Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.

Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.

Matz struck out five over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Marlins.

Matz 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.

Matz earned 6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021 with the Blue Jays, 42nd among American League pitchers.

Craig Dedelow of the White Sox is Box-Toppers AL Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.

American League Player of the Day—Craig Dedelow of the White Sox hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-6 win over the Padres.

Dedelow would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day in a regular season day. Dedelow 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.

National League Batter of the Day—Nick Senzel of the Reds hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 12-9 win over the Mariners.

Senzel would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. Senzel earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, appearing in 36 games. He has 1.5 career Box-Toppers points, earned in 2019.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the AL Player of the Day is batter Craig Dedelow.

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s spring training win over the Orioles.

Notable—Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners.

Manoah (4.2IP 4H R 0ER 0BB 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Orioles) earned 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 15th among AL pitchers. He earned Player of the Game honors for a second time this spring, also doing it March 31.

Two other players also earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time this spring:

Brewers pitcher Adrian Houser is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s spring training win over the Royals.

Brewers pitcher Adrian Houser (6IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 5-4 win over the Royals) also was Player of the Game on March 21.
Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin (3.2IP 4H R 0BB 7K W in the 5-1 win over the Pirates) was also NL Player of the Day on March 31.

Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s spring training win over the Pirates.

There were 15 spring training games played Tuesday. One ended in a tie, so no Player of the Game honors were awarded in that game. Of the remaining 14 games, eight who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past; the remaining six 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, Matz would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Dedelow would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Senzel would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers 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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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).





    4/5
    BTG
    Game
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  


    MLB
    +8.2
    STL 7, MIA 0
    Steven Matz, (W 1‑1)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    6.2
    2
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    +8.0
    `MIL 5, KC 4
    Adrian Houser
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    +6.2
    WSH 14, NYM 0
    Erick Fedde, (W 1‑0)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    4.2
    2
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    AL
    +5.0
    CHW 9, SD 6
    Craig Dedelow, PR‑LF‑RF
    1
    1
    1
    4
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +4.2
    PHI 5, PIT 1
    Zach Eflin, (W 2‑0)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    3.2
    4
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    
    +4.0
    DET 5, NYY 3
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    3
    1
    3
    3
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    BAT
    +4.0
    CIN 12, SEA 9
    Nick Senzel, CF
    2
    1
    2
    3
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.2
    `TOR 2, BAL 1
    Alek Manoah
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    4.2
    4
    1
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    +3.2
    `ATL 1, TB 0
    Bryce Elder
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    4.2
    0
    0
    0
    3
    2
  

    
    +3.0
    COL 10, CLE 3
    Charlie Blackmon, RF
    3
    2
    3
    1
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.0
    TEX 11, CHC 5
    Cam Cauley, SS
    3
    3
    2
    1
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +3.0
    BOS 10, MIN 6
    Ahbram Liendo, 2B
    2
    1
    1
    3
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +2.0
    ARI 3, CLE 1
    Jean Walters, SS
    1
    1
    1
    1
    
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
  

    
    +2.0
    LAD 5, LAA 0
    Bobby Miller, (W 1‑0)
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    ‑
    
    3.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    2
  

    
    0.0
    OAK 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
Manoah, Alek 4424	pi sp	tor al	10.7	10.7	10.7
Fedde, Erick 4065	pi sp	dc nl	10.4	15.1	15.1
Houser, Adrian 4162	pi sp	mil nl	8.0	11.0	11.0
Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	stl nl	6.7	23.4	39.0
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	5.0	13.5	158.4
Eflin, Zach 3679	pi sp	phi nl	3.7	23.8	27.8
Blackmon, Charlie 2891	rf	col nl	3.5	18.2	30.2
Senzel, Nick 4236	cf	cin nl	0.0	1.5	1.5

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