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Orioles pitcher Cade Povich is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Rockies pitcher Chase Dollander, Reds pitcher Nick Martinez, Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Victor Robles of the Mariners and Keibert Ruiz of the Nationals.
Player of the Day
Povich struck out six over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing three walks, in the 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Povich had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score Tuesday, best among all Tuesday spring training Player of the Game winners.
Povich earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in his 2024 rookie season with the Orioles, 77th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Rockies pitcher Chase Dollander struck out seven over 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Giants.
Dollander, 23, was the ninth overall pick in the 2023 amateur draft and has pitched one minor league season. He has yet to make his Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day
Victor Robles of the Mariners hit a three-run homer, a sacrifice bunt and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Brewers.
Robles earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2024.
National League Batter of the Day
Keibert Ruiz of the Nationals hit a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 4-3 win over the Astros.
Ruiz earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 28th among NL batters.
Notable
Reds pitcher Nick Martinez has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s spring training Player of the Game winners.
Martinez (4IP H 0R 3BB 6K W in the 1-0 win over the Angels) earned 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 27th among NL pitchers.
Also notable
Giants pitcher Robbie Ray earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time during the 2025 spring training season.
Ray (5IP 2H R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Padres) was also overall Player of the Day on March 2 in the 9-5 win over the Angels (3IP H 0R 0BB 6K W).
Ray earned 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024. His 79.9 career Box-Toppers points is 10th among active NL pitchers.
Tuesday’s games
There were 11 completed spring training games between two Major League teams Tuesday. In the 11 games, there were six Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In three of Tuesday’s games, the Player of the Game winner was a player who has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in the regular season and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Two games ended in a tie (Red Sox vs. Yankees and Marlins vs. Cardinals). No Player of the Game honors are awarded in tie games.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Povich would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Dollander would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Robles and Ruiz would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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).| 3/18 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | BAL 8, TOR 2 | Cade Povich (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| NL | +6.2 | COL 3, SF 1 | Chase Dollander (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | CIN 1, LAA 0 | Nick Martinez (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 4, SD 3 | Robbie Ray (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SEA 9, MIL 3 | Victor Robles CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TEX 7, CLE 3 | Tyler Mahle (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 3, PHI 2 | Wilkin Ramos (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | WSH 4, HOU 3 | Keibert Ruiz DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | DET 6, MIN 5 | Andrew Navigato SS‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | BOS 4, NYY 4 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | MIA 4, STL 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 2025. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for the period 2020-2024 (’20-24) 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 | ’25 | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi mr sp | cin nl | 0.0 | 9.7 | 22.1 | 28.8 |
| Ruiz, Keibert 4616 | ca | dc nl | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Povich, Cade 5029 | pi sp | bal al | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 0.0 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 79.9 |
| Robles, Victor 4087 | cf | sea al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 10.5 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | tex al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 32.4 |
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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 2025 (’25)†, last year (’24), over a five-year period (’20-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25† | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| BOS | Fitts, Richard* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 49.4 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 36.8 | 56.5 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 65.2 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 45.4 |
| COL | Blalock, Bradley* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.5 | 37.5 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 43.5 | 140.2 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYY | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 18.1 | 113.2 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 36.9 | 71.6 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2025.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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