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Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s regular season opening series in Tokyo, Japan.
Knack struck out three over two scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Cubs, as the Dodgers sweep the two-game series.
Knack earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and ranks second in very early Box-Toppers season player rankings with those 2.0 points. Tuesday’s Player of the Day winner, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto ranks first. Though he also has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, he ranks higher because he has more 2024 points than Knack—6.4 vs. 3.0. Knack’s 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 was 101st among NL pitchers.
Knack had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +4.0, best among Dodgers players.
Enrique Hernandez had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) among Dodgers batters (HR SF 1-3 R 3BI).
Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki had a -2.0 Box-Toppers game score (3IP H R 5BB 3K ND) in his Major League debut.
Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele had a -7.0 Box-Toppers game score (4IP 5H 5R BB 5K L).
Scoring
Knack earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, the only points awarded in the single regular season game played Wednesday.
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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).| 3/19 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +4.0 | LAD 6, CHC 3 | Landon Knack (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24-25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knack, Landon 5009 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
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