Brandon Lowe of the Rays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Lowe hit a grand slam and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 9-4 win over the Orioles.
Lowe would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Lowe earned 10.5 Box-Toppers points in 2021, third among American League batters.
National League Player of the Day—Hunter Stovall of the Rockies hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 17-1 win over the Cubs.
Stovall would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day in a regular season day. Stovall has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
AL and NL Batters of the Day—There are no separate AL or NL Batters of the Day for Friday because the overall Player of the Day was AL batter Brandon Lowe and the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Hunter Stovall.
Notable—There were 14 spring training games played Friday. Two ended in a tie, so no Player of the Game honors were awarded in those. Of the remaining 12 games, nine who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past; the remaining three players have yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Lowe would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stovall would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Friday’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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Box‑Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box‑Toppers game score (BTG).| 3/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | TB 9, BAL 4 | Brandon Lowe, 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +4.0 | COL 17, CHC 1 | Hunter Stovall, 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 6, BOS 3 | Ian Anderson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 10, SF 2 | Yu Chang, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 8, KC 4 | Ezequiel Duran, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 8, TOR 4 | Zack Short, PR‑SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `PIT 2, MIN 1 | Dillon Peters | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 2, NYM 1 | Ronel Blanco, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | `SEA 3, CHW 0 | Ken Giles | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 6, NYY 5 | Seranthony Domínguez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 5, WSH 4 | Harrison Bader, CF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 6, MIL 3 | Justin Grimm, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | LAA 5, ARI 5 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | SD 5, LAD 5 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
BTP—Box-Toppers points
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 Player of the Game winners
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 2022. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2021 (’21). Also shown is their point total for the period 2017-2021 (’17-21) and their career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21 | ’17‑21 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 0.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| Anderson, Ian 4312 | pi sp | atl nl | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Bader, Harrison 4071 | cf | stl nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Peters, Dillon 4524 | pi sp | pit nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Short, Zack 4453 | ss | det al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Chang, Yu 4528 | 1b | cle al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Giles, Ken 3402 | pi cp | sea al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 |
| Dominguez, Seranthony 3968 | pi cp | phi nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Grimm, Justin 3153 | pi mr | oak al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
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