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▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
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Wander Franco of the Rays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s spring training games.
Franco homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-2 win over the Orioles.
Franco would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Franco earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2022 in his only regular season Player of the Game honor.
Franco had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +6.0, the same as Roman Quinn of the Guardians, who was Player of the Game in the 12-4 win over the Cubs (2HR 2-3 2R 5BI). But Franco held the tiebreaker over Quinn to earn overall Player of the Day because he had more base hits—three vs. two.
National League Player of the Day—Edmundo Sosa of the Phillies hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-7 win over the Pirates.
Sosa would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Sosa earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
AL and NL Batters of the Day—There are no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Wander Franco and the NL Player of the Day is batter Edmundo Sosa.
Notable—Braves pitcher Max Fried has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Monday.
Fried (2IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 7-0 win over the Blue Jays) earned 16.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, eighth among NL pitchers.
In Monday’s 15 games, 10 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, Franco would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sosa would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Monday’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).Back to top
| 2/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | TB 14, BAL 2 | Wander Franco, SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | CLE 12, CHC 4 | Roman Quinn, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | +5.0 | PHI 9, PIT 7 | Edumundo Sosa, 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 12, NYM 7 | Brendan Donovan, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 10, KC 4 | Hedbert Pérez, LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 7, TOR 0 | Max Fried, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 7, OAK 3 | Elias Díaz, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 10, SEA 1 | Adam Haseley, CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 4, HOU 3 | Peyton Burdick, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 3, CHC 0 | Emmanuel Rivera, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 13, CIN 2 | Mark Mathias, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 8, DET 5 | Taylor Aguilar, RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 8, LAA 6 | Aaron Fletcher, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 4, MIN 1 | Jarren Duran, CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 7, SD 6 | Jorbit Vivas, PR‑3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 would 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.
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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 2023. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2022 (’22). Also shown is their point total for the period 2018-2022 (’18-22) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22 | ’18‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 0.0 | 16.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| Donovan, Brendan 4603 | ss 3b lf 2b | stl nl | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Rivera, Emmanuel 4526 | 3b | ari nl | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Diaz, Elias 3813 | ca | col nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| Mathias, Mark 4718 | dh 1b | tex al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Sosa, Edmundo 4495 | ss ph | phi nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Burdick, Peyton 4759 | rf | fla nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Franco, Wander 4630 | ss | tb al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Haseley, Adam 4265 | cf | chi al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Quinn, Roman 4220 | cf | cle al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 43.1 | 85.3 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 49.9 | 58.9 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 56.2 | 68.9 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| MIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| NYY | Boyle, Sean* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 39.8 | 43.8 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.9 | 83.1 |
| KC | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 31.1 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 0.0 | 19.4 | 45.5 | 52.2 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 55.3 | 55.3 |
| OAK | Fujinami, Shintaro* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Groome, Jay* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 57.9 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.4 | 54.8 |
| CHW | Stiever, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 29.7 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 20.7 | 56.2 |
| MIL | Stock, Robert* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 37.7 | 125.1 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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