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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Springs struck out 12 over six scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Tigers.
Springs was pulled after 81 pitches despite the no-hitter and Rays reliever Colin Poche gave up a hit to his first batter in the seventh inning.
Springs earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first of the season and ranks second in early season player rankings, behind White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease (2.0). Though Cease and Springs both have 2.0 Box-Toppers points, Cease ranks higher because he has more 2022 Box-Toppers points—20.4 vs. 10.7.
Springs’ 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022 was 24th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Seth Lugo struck out seven over seven innings allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Rockies.
Lugo earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is eighth in early season player rankings.
Lugo earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Twins hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and doubled, in the 7-4 win over the Royals. Gallo went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Gorman earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 31st among NL batters.
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor. They are also the first three players to make their Box-Toppers debut in 2023:
Yankees pitcher Jhony Brito (5IP 2H 0R BB 6K W in the 6-0 win over the Giants) was making his Major League debut.
Mets pitcher Kodai Senga (5.1IP 3H R 3BB 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Marlins) was making his Major League debut.
Masataka Yoshida of the Red Sox (2-4 3R 2BI in the 9-5 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut March 30 and was playing in his third career game.
Scoring—Springs earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lugo earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Gallo and Gorman each earn 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 below) 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).Back to top
| 4/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.0 | TB 5, DET 1 | Jeffrey Springs, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| NL | +8.0 | SD 3, COL 1 | Seth Lugo, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +8.0 | NYY 6, SF 0 | Jhony Brito, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | CHW 6, HOU 3 | Mike Clevinger, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | MIN 7, KC 4 | Joey Gallo, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | CIN 3, PIT 1 | Graham Ashcraft, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.1 | NYM 5, MIA 1 | Kodai Senga, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | CLE 6, SEA 5 (F/10) | Mike Zunino, C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | STL 9, TOR 4 | Nolan Gorman, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAA 6, OAK 0 | Tyler Anderson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 9, BAL 5 | Masataka Yoshida, DH | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 9, CHC 5 | Jesse Winker, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | `TEX 2, PHI 1 | Jonathan Hernández, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.1 | WSH 4, ATL 1 | MacKenzie Gore, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +1.2 | ARI 2, LAD 1 | Andrew Chafin, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -8.7 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi cp mr | sd nl | 1.7 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 19.7 | -0.3 |
| Gorman, Nolan 4633 | dh 2b | stl nl | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -3.5 |
| Gallo, Joey 3485 | 1b rf lf ph | min al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 20.0 | 28.0 | -0.5 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 | -11.7 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 7.4 | 40.5 | 54.9 | -5.4 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -3.7 |
| Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Zunino, Mike 3390 | ca ph | cle al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 16.5 | -0.5 |
| Winker, Jesse 3988 | dh lf | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Hernandez, Jonathan 4242 | pi mr cp | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Chafin, Andrew 3397 | pi mr cp | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Brito, Jhony 4761 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Yoshida, Masataka 4763 | dh | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 38.8 | 38.8 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.4 | 38.1 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 20.7 | 56.2 |
| CIN | Overton, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| MIA | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 16.4 | 118.2 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 49.5 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 23.7 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 49.9 | 58.9 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 58.7 | 94.1 |
| STL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 45.4 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| SD | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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