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Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Alexander Canario of the Mets, Athletics pitcher Osvaldo Bido and Jake Rucker of the Twins.
Player of the Day
Lodolo struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 13-2 win over the Guardians.
Lodolo had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score, best among all Reds players and highest among Sunday’s Player of the Game winners.
Lodolo earned 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most among Sunday’s Player of the Game winners and 32nd among National League pitchers in 2024.
American League Player of the Day
Athletics pitcher Osvaldo Bido struck out three over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Cubs.
Bido earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 61st among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Alexander Canario of the Mets hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 10-2 win over the Marlins. Canario went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Canario played in 21 regular season games with the Cubs over 2023 and 2024 but did not win Player of the Game in any of them and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day
Jake Rucker of the Twins went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-3 win over the Red Sox.
Rucker has played four minor league seasons in the Twins system but has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Sunday’s games
There were 15 completed spring training games between two Major League teams Sunday. In the 15 games, there were six Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In six of Sunday’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.
Three games ended in a tie (Orioles vs. Braves, Rays vs. Yankees and Padres vs. Diamondbacks). There are no Player of the Game designations in tie games.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day:
Lodolo would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bido would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Canario and Rucker would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 3/23 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | CIN 13, CLE 2 | Nick Lodolo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | NYM 10, MIA 2 | Alexander Canario RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | ATH 8, CHC 1 | Osvaldo Bido (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +5.0 | MIL 6, COL 0 | Elvin Rodriguez (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 4, DET 2 | Bryson Stott 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIN 9, BOS 3 | Jake Rucker 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ARI 8, CHW 4 | Juan Morillo (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `LAD 7, LAA 1 | Kirby Yates (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | TOR 2, PIT 1 | Nate Garkow (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 10, MIL 6 | Cal Raleigh C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 8, WSH 6 | Chase Jaworsky 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | WSH 2, STL 1 | Jack Sinclair (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | BAL 5, ATL 5 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | TB 3, NYY 3 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | SD 5, ARI 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 0.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 0.0 | 6.2 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| Stott, Bryson 4607 | 2b | phi nl | 0.0 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi cp | lad nl | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 23.0 |
| Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | pi sp | oak al | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Rodriguez, Elvin 4634 | pi sp | mil nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| PIT | Harrington, Thomas* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 65.2 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| SD | Kolek, Stephen* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 26.4 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 36.9 | 71.6 |
| TEX | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 32.4 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 44.8 | 60.5 |
| LAA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 68.2 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 36.8 | 79.9 |
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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