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Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Tyler O'Neill of the Orioles became the first to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time in 2025. Other Player of the Game winners Monday include White Sox pitcher Martín Pérez, Carson Kelly of the Cubs and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays.
Player of the Day
Singer struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and seven walks, in the 14-3 win over the Rangers.
Singer 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.
Singer is one of eight players with 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025. They are ranked based on their 2024 point totals and Singer has the third-most among the six—his 10.0 points in 2024 with the Royals ranked 27th among AL pitchers. Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert, Player of the Day on Thursday, March 27, also with 2.0 points, ranks first. He earned 13.0 points in 2024.
American League Player of the Day
White Sox pitcher Martín Pérez struck out nine over six scoreless and hitless innings, allowing three walks, in the 9-0 win over the Twins.
Pérez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 10th among all players.
Pérez had a +12.0 Box-Toppers game score Monday, the same as Singer. But Singer beat Pérez for overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker with more innings pitched—seven vs. six.
National League Batter of the Day
Carson Kelly of the Cubs homered, tripled, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 18-3 win over the Athletics.
American League Batter of the Day
Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 5-2 win over the Nationals.
Notable
Tyler O’Neill of the Orioles became the first to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time in 2025.
O’Neill (2B 4-4 2R BI in the 9-5 win over the Red Sox) was also Player of the Game Thursday, March 27, in the 12-2 win over the Blue Jays (HR 3-3 3R 3BI).
He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for each Player of the Game honor, giving him 2.0 for the season, one of eight players atop Box-Toppers season player rankings with 2.0 points, ranking seventh among them based on his 2024 point total—his 4.2 points with the Red Sox ranked 34th among AL batters.
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Top Monday pitchers
Two of the three pitchers with the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers
11.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 37th overall
Won Player of the Game in win vs. NYM
(5IP 2H 0R 3BB 8K W), +8.0 B-T game score
▪️Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies
11.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 40th overall
Won Player of the Game in win vs. COL
(5.1IP 4H R 2BB 7K ND), +4.1 B-T game score
▪️Ronel Blanco, Astros
10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 49th overall
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SF
(5IP 3H 3R 3BB 6K L), -1.0 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Jordan Hicks, Giants (6IP H 0R 2BB 6K W), +9.0 B-T game score
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+10.0—Elly De La Cruz, Reds (2HR 2B 4-5 4R 7BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. TEX.
Player of the Game—Teammate Brady Singer (7IP H 0R 2BB 8K W) with +12.0 game score.
▪️+6.0—Matt McLain, Reds (HR 2-3 4R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. TEX.
Player of the Game—Teammate Brady Singer (7IP H 0R 2BB 8K W) with +12.0 game score.
▪️+6.0—Germán Márquez, Rockies (6IP 4H 0R 0BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. PHI.
Player of the Game—Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies (5.1IP 4H R 2BB 7K ND) with +4.1 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 418 total players Monday, 121 pitchers-22.9—Chris Paddack, Twins (3.1IP 6H 9R 4BB 2K L vs. CHW)
-20.8—Luis Ortiz, Guardians
-19.8—Emerson Hancock, Mariners
-19.0—Joey Estes, Athletics
-17.0—Noah Murdock, Athletics
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 297 total batters Monday-5.0—Masyn Winn, Cardinals 0-5 2K
-5.0—Zach McKinstry, Tigers 0-5 K
-4.0—Brandon Lowe, Rays 0-4 3K
-4.0—Logan O'Hoppe, Angels 0-4 3K
-4.0—Austin Riley, Braves 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Debut
Kyren Paris of the Angels made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Paris (3B 1-2 2R BI in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2023, and was playing in his 40th career game.
Scoring
Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Pérez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Kelly and Giménez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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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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).| 3/31 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | CIN 14, TEX 3 | Brady Singer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | +12.0 | CHW 9, MIN 0 | Martín Pérez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| +9.0 | KC 11, MIL 1 | Kris Bubic (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +9.0 | SF 7, HOU 2 | Jordan Hicks (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +8.0 | CHC 18, ATH 3 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | LAD 6, ATL 1 | Tyler Glasnow (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | TB 6, PIT 1 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 7, CLE 2 | Gavin Sheets DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.1 | `PHI 6, COL 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 10, MIA 4 | Pete Alonso 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 5, WSH 2 | Andrés Giménez 2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BAL 8, BOS 5 | Tyler O’Neill LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 9, SEA 6 | Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 5, STL 4 (F/10) | Kyren Paris CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 12.0 | 35.7 | 35.7 | -8.0 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | rf lf dh | bal al | 2.0 | 6.2 | 22.7 | 26.7 | -2.2 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp mr | chi al | 1.7 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 41.9 | -4.0 |
| Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | tor al | 1.5 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -2.5 |
| Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca | chi nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 12.7 | 45.8 | 61.5 | -10.7 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | -10.4 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 37.4 | 44.4 | -4.0 |
| Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 14.4 | -3.4 |
| Sheets, Gavin 4457 | dh rf | sd nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -2.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp cp | tb al | 1.0 | 2.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 | -0.7 |
| Dingler, Dillon 5081 | ca | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Paris, Kyren 5130 | cf | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 41.8 | 48.2 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 46.8 | 82.3 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson 5048 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ARI | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 64.6 | 67.6 |
| NYY | Warren, Will* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 35.4 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 79.0 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.2 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 25.4 | 79.3 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 49.6 | 51.3 |
| HOU | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 19.1 | 64.9 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 29.8 | 172.4 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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