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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.
Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Luzardo struck out five over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and four walks, in the 2-1 win over the Mets.
Luzardo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, rising to second place in early season player rankings. His 2.0 points ties Thursday’s Player of the Day winner, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease. But Cease ranks first overall over Luzardo on a tiebreaker because he had more 2022 Box-Toppers points—20.4 vs. 4.0.
Luzardo earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 72nd among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Steven Kwan of the Guardians doubled and went 2-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 9-4 win over the Mariners.
Kwan earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks fourth in early season player rankings.
Kwan earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 32nd among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Kyle Lewis of the Diamondbacks hit an eighth-inning pinch-hit, go-ahead, two-run homer, going 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Steven Kwan.
Scoring—Luzardo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kwan earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Lewis earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart below) earn 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
| 3/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +4.2 | MIA 2, NYM 1 | Jesus Luzardo, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| AL | +3.0 | CLE 9, SEA 4 | Steven Kwan, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | ARI 2, LAD 1 | Kyle Lewis, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | COL 4, SD 1 | Kyle Freeland, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, CHW 3 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
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. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | -2.0 |
| Kwan, Steven 4573 | lf | cle al | 1.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -3.3 |
| Lewis, Kyle 4301 | cf ph | ari nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 28.4 | 34.4 | -5.0 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -3.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 40.1 | 43.1 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 34.1 | 69.4 |
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 41.3 | 41.3 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 53.6 | 54.6 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 56.2 | 68.9 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.8 | 59.6 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 57.9 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| OAK | Fujinami, Shintaro* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| BOS | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.1 | 144.6 |
| DET | Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 31.5 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 46.3 | 87.5 |
| KC | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 31.1 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 28.4 | 79.2 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 23.4 |
| SD | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 23.5 | 50.2 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 31.4 | 139.1 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 52.5 | 259.3 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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