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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.
Michael Toglia of the Rockies is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Toglia homered and hit two doubles, going 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 12-8 win over the Brewers.
Toglia 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.
Toglia made his regular season Major League debut Aug. 30, 2022, has played in 31 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.
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Joe Ryan struck out four over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-4 win over the Pirates.
Ryan would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Ryan earned 14.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 10th among AL pitchers and most among Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners. This was his second Player of the Game honor of 2023 spring training. He also did it March 22.
American League Batter of the Day—Eric Wagaman of the Yankees homered and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the Rays.
Wagaman 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—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Michael Toglia.
Notable—In Monday’s 12 spring training games between two Major League clubs, two ended in a tie in which no Player of the Game honor was awarded (see chart below for game details). In the remaining 10, four who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); 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, Toglia would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ryan would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Wagaman would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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
| 3/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | COL 12, MIL 8 | Michael Toglia, RF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +4.1 | MIN 8, PIT 4 | Joe Ryan, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 8, TB 4 | Eric Wagaman, PH‑DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | PHI 5, TOR 2 | Taijuan Walker, (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 6, BOS 1 | Eddie Rosario, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 5, LAD 4 | Taylor Ward, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 8, BAL 2 | Chandler Redmond, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 12, SF 6 | Esteury Ruiz, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 7, CLE 6 | Jordan Lawlar, SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `SD 4, SEA 2 | Brent Honeywell | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0.0 | CHW 6, CHC 6 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | KC 4, TEX 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 0.0 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | phi nl | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 49.5 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | rf | ana al | 0.0 | 5.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Rosario, Eddie 3542 | lf dh | atl nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 24.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 49.9 | 58.9 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 23.7 |
| MIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 58.7 | 94.1 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 29.8 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 38.8 | 38.8 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 20.7 | 56.2 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| LAD | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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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