Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s final spring training games.
Gomber struck out four over three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 2-1, seven-inning win over the White Sox. Gomber did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.
Gomber would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Box-Toppers Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Gomber earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2020 with the Cardinals. He had 4.7 points in 2018 with the Cardinals and no points in 2019.
American League Player of the Day—Brett Sullivan of the Rays doubled and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-0, seven-inning win over the Tigers.
Sullivan would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day in a regular season day. Sullivan has yet to make his Major League debut in a regular season game and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Ozzie Albies of the Braves hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 5-3, seven-inning win over the Red Sox.
Albies would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. Albies earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2020. He had 6.5 points in 2019, 18th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because AL Player of the Day was batter Brett Sullivan.
There were seven games played Tuesday. No Player of the Game was named in one of the games because it ended in a tie (Pirates 1, Twins 1). Box-Toppers’ Player of the Game winners for the other six games are listed in the chart below.
These are the final games of the 2021 spring training season. The regular season begins with a slate of 15 games on Thursday, April 1.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Gomber would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sullivan would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Albies would have earned 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 3/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | `COL 2, CHW 1 (F/7) | Austin Gomber | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | ATL 5, BOS 3 (F/7) | Ozzie Albies, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAD 6, LAA 4 | Mookie Betts, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | `ARI 3, CLE 2 | Taylor Widener | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| AL | +2.0 | TB 5, DET 0 (F/7) | Brett Sullivan, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIL 6, TEX 3 | Kolten Wong, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.0 | PIT 1, MIN 1 (F/7) | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2021. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2020 (’20). Also shown is their point total for the period 2016-2020 (’16-20) and their career point total.| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20 | ’16‑20 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 34.3 | 39.3 |
| Wong, Kolten 3377 | 2b | mil nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Gomber, Austin 3985 | pi sp | col nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Widener, Taylor* | pi sp | ari nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sullivan, Brett* | lf | tb al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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* Players have yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game and so have 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
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