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Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Alcantara struck out eight over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Astros. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros took the lead after he exited.
Read MoreMets pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Braves.
Read MoreBox-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.