Yankees' Nathan Eovaldi tops players in Sunday, March 29's spring games

Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Sunday’s spring training Player of the Day.

Eovaldi pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five in the 7-0 win over the Astros.

Matt McBride of the Rockies is Sunday’s National League Player of the Day. McBride hit two home runs and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the 11-10 win over the Diamondbacks.

Oswaldo Arcia of the Twins is Sunday’s American League Batter of the Day. Arcia homered, doubled and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the 6-5 win over the Orioles.

Box-Toppers points aren’t awarded for spring training games, but if this were the regular season, Eovaldi would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McBride would earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Arcia would earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Seventeen spring training games were scheduled Friday. One game which ended in a tie (Tigers and Phillies tied at 4) was not included in Box-Toppers results.

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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

329 Score Team Player AB R H RBI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 6.2 Yankees Nathan Eovaldi (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 4.2 3 0 0 0 5
6.1 Athletics Kendall Graveman (W, 3-0) - - - - - - 6.1 3 0 0 0 3
NL 6.0 Rockies Matt McBride LF 4 3 3 4 0 0 - - - - - -
5.2 Cubs Edwin Jackson (W, 2-1) - - - - - - 4.2 1 0 0 1 3
5.1 Padres Andrew Cashner (W, 3-0) - - - - - - 6.1 4 1 1 1 6
5.0 Reds Chris Dominguez 1B 5 2 4 4 0 0 - - - - - -
5.0 Dodgers Buck Britton 3B 4 3 3 3 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 Giants Matt Duffy 3B 4 2 3 3 1 0 - - - - - -
4.0 `Rockies Jordan Lyles - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 1 4
3.0 Nationals Wilson Ramos C 3 1 3 2 0 0 - - - - - -
BAT 3.0 Twins Oswaldo Arcia LF 3 2 2 2 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Pirates Jung-Ho Kang 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Mets Curtis Granderson RF 2 2 2 0 1 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Orioles Rey Navarro 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 White Sox Jace Fry (S, 1) - - - - - - 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
1.0 Red Sox Deven Marrero SS 2 0 1 2 0 0 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Tigers' Rick Porcello (CG 0R) tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 20

Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Porcello pitched a complete game shutout, allowing three hits, in the 6-0 win over the Rays.

Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn is National League Player of the Day. Lynn pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out five in the 7-3 win over the Reds. Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season. He becomes the 32nd player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 27th among all players and 11th among NL pitchers.

Matt McBride of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. McBride hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3 in the 5-2 win over the Royals. This was McBride’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,400th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut Aug. 4, 2012 and was playing in his 32nd career game.

Josh Hamilton of the Angels is AL Batter of the Day. Hamilton doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring a run and driving in three more, in the 8-3 win over the Red Sox.

Porcello receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lynn receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. McBride and Hamilton each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

820 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 10.0 Tigers Rick Porcello (W, 14-8) - - - - - - 9.0 3 0 0 0 4
NL 6.0 Cardinals Lance Lynn (W, 14-8) - - - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 2 5
BAT 4.0 Rockies Matt McBride 1B 3 1 2 4 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 `Phillies Jake Diekman (H, 14) - - - - - - 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
3.1 Indians T.J. House (W, 2-3) - - - - - - 5.1 4 0 0 3 5
3.0 Mets Lucas Duda 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 - - - - - -
BAT 3.0 Angels Josh Hamilton CF 3 1 2 3 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 `Nationals Tanner Roark - - - - - - 7.0 5 0 0 1 2
3.0 Padres Eric Stults (W, 6-13) - - - - - - 5.0 4 1 1 1 5
2.0 Giants Travis Ishikawa 1B, LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Orioles Adam Jones CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Pirates Mark Melancon (W, 2-3) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 Blue Jays Jose Reyes SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Rangers Alex Rios RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 - - - - - -
0.0 Astros Robbie Grossman RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 - - - - - -

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.