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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Cubs pitcher Hayden Wesneski is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Wesneski struck out four over four scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks and picking up the win, in the 5-2 win over the Dodgers.
Wesneski 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.
Wesneski earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
American League Player of the Day—Parker Meadows of the Tigers hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 16-7 win over the Braves.
Meadows would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Meadows has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Buddy Reed of the Dodgers homered and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 13-8 win over the Giants.
Reed has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Parker Meadows.
Notable—Jose Ramirez of the Guardians has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Ramirez (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Athletics) earned 11.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, second among AL batters behind Aaron Judge of the Yankees (13.2).
Also notable—Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres earned Player of the Game honors in a spring training game Saturday though he is still under suspension in regular season games until April 20.
Tatis (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the White Sox) was suspended for 80 games in August 2022 for testing positive for use of a banned substance. His suspension carries over 12 games into the 2023 regular season.
Tatis did not play in 2022 as he was recovering from injury prior to his suspension. He last earned Box-Toppers regular season Player of the Game honors on Sept. 4, 2021, a season in which he had 10.2 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters.
In Saturday’s 16 spring training games, eight who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); the remaining eight 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, Wesneski would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Meadows would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Reed would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 3/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | CHC 5, LAD 2 | Hayden Wesneski, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| AL | +6.0 | DET 16, ATL 7 | Parker Meadows, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | LAA 11, ARI 10 | Anthony Rendon, 3B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 13, SF 8 | Buddy Reed, PR‑CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PIT 3, NYY 0 | Johan Oviedo, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 5, TB 3 | Steven Okert, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 8, BAL 6 | Orelvis Martinez, 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 10, NYM 7 | Armando Cruz, SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 6, NYY 3 | Andrew Schultz, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | MIN 4, BOS 3 | Cole Sands, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 12, MIL 2 | Matt Beaty, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 8, CIN 7 | Robbie Grossman, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 6, CHW 5 | Fernando Tatis Jr., RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 4, OAK 2 | Jose Ramírez, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 4, COL 2 | Zach DeLoach, LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 3, STL 2 | Chad Stevens, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 0.0 | 11.7 | 35.7 | 50.7 |
| Oviedo, Johan 4442 | pi sp mr | pit nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | pi cp | chi nl | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Grossman, Robbie 3267 | lf | tex al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| Okert, Steven 3745 | pi mr | fla nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | ana al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 34.0 |
| Beaty, Matt 4295 | 1b | kc al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 27.8 | 44.4 |
| MIN | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 22.4 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| ATL | Shuster, Jared* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Smeltzer, Devin 4149 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Gomez, Yoendrys* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TB | Patino, Luis 4308 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| CLE | Curry, Xzavion* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SF | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 32.4 | 38.1 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| MIL | Junk, Janson 4697 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| COL | Kauffman, Karl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Jameson, Drey 4742 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 31.1 | 36.1 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.4 | 54.8 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include World Baseball Classic or games vs. non-MLB teams.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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