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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.
Padres pitcher Nick Martinez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s spring training games.
Martinez struck out four over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-1, seven-inning win over the Rangers.
Martinez 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.
Martinez earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 64th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Zach Thompson struck out three over two hitless, scoreless middle relief innings, allowing no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Orioles.
Thompson would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Thompson earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
National League Batter of the Day—Carson Kelly of the Diamondbacks homered and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 8-5 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—Eric Haase of the Tigers homered and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Phillies.
Among Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners, Haase was the highest-ranking in 2022 Box-Toppers points. He earned 5.0 points in 2022, 28th among AL batters, second among AL catchers.
Notable—Four of Wednesday’s 15 games ended in ties, so no Player of the Game honors were awarded in those (see chart below for game details). Of the remaining 11 games, seven who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those seven players here); the remaining four 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, Martinez would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Thompson would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Kelly and Haase each would have earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 3/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | SD 5, TEX 1 (F/7) | Nick Martinez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 8, SF 5 | Carson Kelly, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | TOR 2, BAL 1 | Zach Thompson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 8, PIT 7 | Eric Haase, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CLE 9, CHW 6 | Johnathan Rodriguez, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 8, MIA 4 | Ronny Mauricio, PH‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 4, WSH 2 | Ryan Weber, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.0 | `LAA 4, MIL 3 | Andrew Wantz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 8, COL 6 | Nick Loftin, 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 5, SEA 3 | Yan Gomes, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 4, TEX 2 (F/7) | Will Smith, C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | BOS 4, HOU 4 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | PHI 4, MIN 4 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | TB 3, ATL 3 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | OAK 14, CIN 14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haase, Eric 4461 | ca | det al | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | sd nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 |
| Smith, Will 4175 | ca dh | lad nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Thompson, Zach 4437 | pi sp | tor al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca | ari nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Gomes, Yan 3177 | ca | chi nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 19.2 |
| Weber, Ryan 3598 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 152.3 |
| MIN | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 53.5 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 31.5 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYY | Abreu, Albert 4583 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| ATL | Allard, Kolby 4232 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Mayers, Mike 3983 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 26.7 | 54.5 |
| SF | Beck, Tristan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 113.8 |
| COL | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 44.2 | 44.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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