Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.

Bumgarner struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Cubs.

Bumgarner 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.

Bumgarner earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 25th among National League pitchers.

Astros pitcher Luis Garcia is Box-Toppers AL Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Luis Garcia struck out six over 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Marlins.

Garcia would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day in a regular season day. Garcia earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 18th among AL pitchers.

Byron Buxton of the Twins is Box-Toppers AL Batter of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.

American League Batter of the Day—Byron Buxton of the Twins hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 2-1 win over the Braves. Buxton went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs.

Buxton would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. Buxton earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2021. This is his second Player of the Game honor during the 2022 spring training season. He was also AL Batter of the Day on March 30.

Kramer Robertson of the Cardinals is Box-Toppers NL Batter of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.

National League Batter of the Day—Kramer Robertson of the Cardinals doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-2 win over the Mets.

Robertson would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. Robertson 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.

Notable—There were 15 spring training games played Friday. Two ended in a tie, so no Player of the Game honors were awarded in those. Of the remaining 13 games, 10 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, Bumgarner would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garcia would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Buxton and Robertson would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter 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).





    4/1
    BTG
    Game
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  


    MLB
    +10.0
    ARI 6, CHC 0
    Madison Bumgarner, (W 1‑1)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    5.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    AL
    +8.2
    HOU 2, MIA 1
    Luis Garcia, (W 1‑0)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    3.2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    BAT
    +6.0
    MIN 8, ATL 7
    Bryon Buxton, CF
    3
    2
    3
    4
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +4.0
    OAK 12, CHW 4
    Denzel Clarke, RF
    1
    1
    1
    3
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +4.0
    CLE 5, ARI 1
    Zach Plesac, (W 2‑1)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    3.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    +3.0
    NYY 6, DET 2
    Kyle Higashioka, C
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    BAT
    +3.0
    STL 7, NYM 2
    Kramer Robertson, 2B
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.0
    TB 9, BOS 3
    Manuel Margot, CF
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.0
    SD 4, KC 2
    Trent Grisham, CF
    2
    1
    2
    2
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.0
    MIL 5, CHC 3
    Pedro Severino, C
    1
    1
    1
    2
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.0
    COL 2, SEA 1
    Daniel Bard, (W 1‑0)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    +2.0
    LAA 7, CIN 6
    Anthony Rendon, 3B
    3
    2
    2
    1
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +2.0
    BAL 3, PHI 2
    Jorge Mateo, SS
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    0.0
    TOR 6, PIT 6
    N/A
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    0.0
    TEX 7, SF 7
    N/A
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

No points are awarded for exhibition games, but were this an actual regular season day, this is how points would be awarded:

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	’21	’17‑21	Career
Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	ari nl	10.0	29.7	135.4
Garcia, Luis 4423	pi sp	hou al	10.0	10.0	10.0
Plesac, Zach 4168	pi sp	cle al	5.4	15.5	15.5
Rendon, Anthony 3258	3b	ana al	2.5	22.0	34.0
Higashioka, Kyle 4505	ca ph	nyy al	2.5	2.5	2.5
Margot, Manuel 3861	rf	tb al	2.0	10.5	10.5
Buxton, Byron 3604	cf	min al	1.5	9.5	15.2
Grisham, Trent 4246	cf	sd nl	1.0	8.0	8.0
Bard, Daniel 2657	pi cp mr	col nl	1.0	5.0	10.7
Severino, Pedro 4201	ca	mil nl	1.0	3.5	3.5

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