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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.
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Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Burnes struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Reds.
Burnes 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.
Burnes earned 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 10th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Brandon Lowe of the Rays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-5 win over the Tigers.
Lowe would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Lowe earned 3.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022. This is his second Player of the Game honor of 2023 spring training. He also did it March 9.
National League Batter of the Day—Eli White of the Braves hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 6-5, seven-inning win over the Orioles.
White earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Brandon Lowe.
Notable—In addition to Lowe, two other Player of the Game winners Monday have multiple top player honors in 2023 spring training:
Angels pitcher Tucker Davidson (3IP 2H R 0ER BB 4K ND in the 8-2 win over the Mariners) earned his third Player of the Game honor of the spring. He also did it Feb. 25 and March 7.
Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays (2HR 2-4 2R 4BI in the 16-3 win over the Red Sox) earned his second Player of the Game honor of the spring. He also did it March 3.
Box-Toppers tracks spring training games between two Major League teams and does not track World Baseball Classic games or other games that involve non-Major League teams. In Monday’s 13 spring training games, 10 who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); 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, Burnes would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lowe would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. White would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter 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
| 3/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | MIL 8, CIN 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | ATL 6, BAL 5 (F/7) | Eli White, RF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | TB 9, DET 5 | Brandon Lowe, 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ARI 11, TEX 8 | P.J. Higgins, OF‑C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 16, BOS 3 | Bo Bichette, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 1, NYY 0 | Sean Mooney, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 8, COL 7 | Jesus Aguilar, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 9, MIA 3 | Tomas Nido, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 11, DET 7 | Max Wagner, 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 11, CLE 4 | Max Muncy, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 11, SD 9 | Bryce Johnson, CF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 7, HOU 6 | Michael Chavis, PH‑DH‑OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `LAA 8, SEA 2 | Tucker Davidson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 0.0 | 15.4 | 44.2 | 44.2 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 0.0 | 7.2 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| Aguilar, Jesus 3787 | 1b dh | oak al | 0.0 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 23.5 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 0.0 | 6.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Chavis, Michael 4127 | 1b | dc nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 0.0 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Nido, Tomas 4121 | ca | nym nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| White, Eli 4462 | cf | atl nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Higgins, P.J. 4720 | 1b | ari nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Davidson, Tucker 4429 | pi sp | ana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 27.4 | 35.4 |
| DET | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 28.4 | 79.2 |
| STL | Thompson, Zack* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Bielak, Brandon 4297 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PIT | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.1 | 28.1 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| MIN | Dobnak, Randy 4263 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 31.5 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Cavali, Cade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| HOU | Murray, Jayden* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Castano, Daniel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Silseth, Chase 4605 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| OAK | Rucinski, Drew 4001 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 27.9 | 27.9 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 95.4 | 138.3 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 47.5 | 52.2 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 46.3 | 222.5 |
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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