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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee and Nathaniel Lowe of the Nationals.
Player of the Day
Pivetta struck out four over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Braves.
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and now ranks third among all players.
Pivetta is one of six players with 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025. They are ranked based on their 2024 point totals and Pivetta has the third-most among the six—his 9.7 points in 2024 with the Red Sox ranked 30th among AL pitchers. Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert, Thursday’s Player of the Day, also with 2.0 points, ranks first. He earned 13.0 points in 2024.
American League Player of the Day
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 12-3 win over the Brewers. Chisholm went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Chisholm earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and now ranks ninth among all players.
Chisholm earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 72nd among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Nathaniel Lowe of the Nationals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-1 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Notable
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s Player of the Game winners.
Bibee (5.2IP 2H 0R 2BB 2K W in the 6-2 win over the Royals) earned 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, eighth among AL pitchers.
Active season streaks
Here are the 14 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 12 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2024 | 272.4 |
| 16 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2009‑2024 | 253.7 |
| 16 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Pirates | 2009‑2024 | 81.9 |
| 15 | Craig Kimbrel | pi cp | Braves | 2010‑2024 | 94.1 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh rf | Yankees | 2010‑2024 | 78.9 |
| 15 | Aroldis Chapman | pi mr cp | Red Sox | 2010‑2024 | 69.1 |
| 14 | Freddie Freeman | 1b | Dodgers | 2011‑2024 | 91.4 |
| 14 | Kenley Jansen | pi cp | Angels | 2011‑2024 | 69.4 |
| 13 | Starling Marte | rf | Mets | 2012‑2024 | 30.0 |
| 12 | Gerrit Cole | pi sp | Yankees | 2013‑2024 | 165.0 |
| 12 | Charlie Morton | pi sp | Orioles | 2013‑2024 | 113.5 |
| 12 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 2013‑2024 | 110.3 |
| 12 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2013‑2024 | 98.1 |
| 12 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 2014‑2025 | 141.2 |
Streak
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Sunday. It is tied for the 10th-longest active seasons points streak.
deGrom (5IP 2H 0R 2BB 6K ND in the 7-2 win over the Red Sox) earned his first points in 2014 with the Mets and now has 141.2 career Box-Toppers points, 33rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. deGrom trails 32nd-ranked player, Jake Peavy (141.8). He ranks sixth among active, signed players in career points, third among active AL pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Blue Jays (253.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (165.0).
Most career Box-Toppers points—active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 141.2* 4—Charlie Morton #Orioles 113.5 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 113.2 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game Sunday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/3/...
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deGrom’s best season was 2015 with the Mets, when he earned 22.4 Box-Toppers points, third overall and third among NL pitchers. In 2023, deGrom earned 7.7 Box-Toppers points with the Rangers, 41st among AL pitchers.
deGrom extended his streak in 2024, earning just 1.0 Box-Toppers point on Sept. 27, coming back after more than a year away recovering from elbow surgery. He earned his previous Box-Toppers point April 28, 2023.
Scoring
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Chisholm earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Lowe earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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Top pitching matchup
▪️Tanner Bibee, Guardians14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 8th among AL pitchers
▪️Michael Wacha, Royals
10.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 25th among AL pitchers
Result—CLE 6, KC 2
Bibee was Player of the Game with +3.2 Box-Toppers game score (5.2IP 2H 0R 2BB 2K W).
Wacha had -4.0 B-T game score in loss (4IP 4H R 4BB 2K L).
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.0—Aaron Judge, Yankees (HR 1-1 4R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. MIL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2HR 3-4 3R 5BI) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+4.2—JP Sears, Athletics (6.2IP 5H 2R 0BB 7K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Bryan Woo, Mariners (6IP 3H R 2BB 5K W) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+4.1—Tim Hill, Yankees (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. MIL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2HR 3-4 3R 5BI) with +7.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 387 total players Sunday, 108 pitchers-21.8—Bailey Ober, Twins (2.2IP 8H 8R 3BB 3K L vs. STL)
-18.8—Eli Morgan, Cubs
-13.8—Joel Payamps, Brewers
-10.0—Aaron Civale, Brewers
-8.9—Joe Mantiply, Diamondbacks
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 279 total batters Sunday-5.0—Bo Naylor, Guardians 0-5 2K
-5.0—Willson Contreras, Cardinals 0-5
-5.0—Alec Bohm, Phillies 0-5
-4.0—Ryan McMahon, Rockies 0-4 3K
-4.0—James Wood, Nationals 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
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).| 3/30 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | SD 5, ATL 0 | Nick Pivetta (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| AL | +7.0 | NYY 12, MIL 3 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | `TEX 3, BOS 2 | Jacob deGrom | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 9, MIN 2 | Steven Matz (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 6, COL 4 | Taj Bradley (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 2, ATH 1 | Bryan Woo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.2 | CLE 6, KC 2 | Tanner Bibee (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +3.2 | `MIA 3, PIT 2 | Max Meyer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | WSH 5, PHI 1 | Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 10, CHC 6 | Alek Thomas CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 3, BAL 1 | Jeff Hoffman (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, CIN 3 | Camilo Doval (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | `LAA 3, CHW 2 | Jack Kochanowicz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 56.1 | -7.7 |
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | cf | nyy al | 1.7 | 4.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | -0.8 |
| Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b | dc nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | -0.5 |
| Bibee, Tanner 4792 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 15.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | -13.0 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 13.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | -11.1 |
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 12.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | -10.7 |
| Doval, Camilo 4658 | pi cp | sf nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -5.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi cp mr | tor al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 15.7 | -4.0 |
| Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Meyer, Max 4965 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 44.5 | 141.2 | 0.0 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi cp sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.1 | 50.4 | 0.0 |
| Thomas, Alek 4648 | cf | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +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), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIL | Rodriguez, Elvin 4634 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| CHW | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.5 | 40.2 |
| BOS | Newcomb, Sean 3831 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 20.1 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.1 | 52.2 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| MIA | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 33.7 | 33.7 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| WSH | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 45.4 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SD | Hart, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Jobe, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| ATH | Estes, Joey 5000 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 44.8 | 60.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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