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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.
Rockies pitcher German Marquez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Marquez struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Cubs.
Marquez 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.
Marquez earned 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022. He earned 17.4 Box-Toppers points in 2021, seventh overall and fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Kenny Rosenberg struck out five over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 8-6 win over the Guardians.
Rosenberg would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Rosenberg made his Major League debut April 18, 2022, and has played in three games, but has yet to earn his first regular season Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Marcell Ozuna of the Braves doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 15-5 win over the Phillies.
Ozuna earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
American League Batter of the Day—Andres Chaparro of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Chaparro has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Notable—Erik Gonzalez of the White Sox earned his second Box-Toppers Player of the Game of the 2023 spring training season Tuesday.
Gonzalez (2B 2-2 R BI in the 5-4 win over the Athletics) was also Player of the Game March 4.
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 Tuesday’s 15 spring training games, two ended in a tie in which no Player of the Game honors were awarded (see chart below for game details). In the remaining 13, five 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, Marquez would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rosenberg would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Ozuna and Chaparro would have each earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s 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).Back to top
| 3/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | COL 5, CHC 2 | German Márquez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +8.0 | LAA 8, CLE 6 | Kenny Rosenberg, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | `CIN 5, KC 3 | Hunter Greene | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ATL 15, PHI 5 | Marcell Ozuna, DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | `MIA 1, HOU 0 | Daniel Castano | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 10, TOR 3 | Andres Chaparro, 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | DET 6, BOS 2 | Mason Englert (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 7, ARI 6 | Melvin Adon, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 7, MIN 4 | Tristan Gray, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 8, KC 6 | Randy Bednar, LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | WSH 5, NYM 0 | Cade Cavalli, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 7, PIT 6 | Coby Mayo, 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 5, OAK 4 | Erik González, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | PIT 2, MIN 2 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | STL 3, HOU 3 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 0.0 | 4.7 | 47.5 | 52.2 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf dh | atl nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 49.2 |
| Medina, Adonis 4650 | pi cp mr | korea | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Gonzalez, Erik 3960 | lf 3b ph | chi al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | McKendry, Evan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 37.7 | 125.1 |
| HOU | Garcia, Bryan 4379 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 65.2 | 89.7 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 27.4 | 53.5 |
| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 34.1 | 69.4 |
| STL | Thomas, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 78.6 | 232.6 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 43.1 | 85.3 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 32.5 | 36.5 |
| OAK | Oller, Adam 4719 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 31.1 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 40.1 | 43.1 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 60.1 |
| SF | Hjelle, Sean* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 31.4 | 139.1 |
| CHC | Kilian, Caleb* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Overton, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 52.5 | 259.3 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 |
| SD | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 23.5 | 50.2 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 53.6 | 54.6 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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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