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Braves pitcher Spencer Strider is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Strider, who led all players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points in 2023, is the first player to earn Player of the Game honors for the third time this spring training season. He also recorded the highest Box-Toppers game score (+11.0) of any Player of the Game winner this spring.
Strider struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Twins.
Strider would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Strider previously earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors twice this spring:
On Feb. 29: 3IP 2H 0R BB 5K W in the 5-0 win over the Twins.
On March 5: 4IP 4H 0R BB 4K ND in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.
In the 19 days of spring training so far, Strider’s +11.0 Box-Toppers game score Monday is the highest among all Player of the Game winners. Game scores for pitchers have the possibility of increasing as they pitch more innings as spring progresses. Strider’s five innings pitched is tied for the most for pitchers who earned Player of the Game this spring with Sunday’s overall Player of the Day, Marlins pitcher Ryan Weathers.
American League Player of the Day
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil struck out eight over 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk in the 2-1 win over the Phillies.
Gil would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Gil earned no Box-Toppers points in 2023 as he recovered from 2022 Tommy John surgery. He has 1.0 career Box-Toppers point, earned in 2021 with the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day
Jose Azocar of the Padres hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 13-3 win over the Mariners.
Azocar would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Azocar earned no Box-Toppers points in 2023, playing in 55 games for the Padres. He has 2.0 career Box-Toppers points, earned in 2022 with the Padres, when he played in 98 games.
American League Batter of the Day
Zack Gelof of the Athletics homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Gelof would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Gelof earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 93rd among AL batters.
Monday’s games
In Monday’s 14 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were nine Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
In five of Monday’s games, the Player of the Game winner was a player who has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in the regular season and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Strider would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gil would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Azocar and Gelof would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart) would have earned 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).| 3/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | ATL 3, MIN 0 | Spencer Strider (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| AL | +9.2 | NYY 2, PHI 1 | Luis Gil (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | SD 13, SEA 3 | José Azocar PR‑LF‑CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | MIA 1, NYM 0 | Trevor Rogers W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.2 | `BOS 1, PIT 0 | Cooper Criswell | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | WSH 11, STL 4 | Juan Yepez 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | CLE 5, LAD 1 | Triston McKenzie (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 12, KC 9 | Joey Bart DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | OAK 6, ARI 5 | Zack Gelof DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | TEX 15, LAA 5 | Wyatt Langford DH | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 7, CHW 2 | Michael Toglia 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 5, HOU 3 | Eddys Leonard 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 9, TB 2 | Ernie Clement SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 5, BAL 3 | Austin Wells C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
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. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2024. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for the period 2019-2023 (’19-23) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 0.0 | 21.1 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| Gelof, Zack 4881 | 2b | oak al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Criswell, Cooper 4840 | pi mr | bos al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Azocar, Jose 4624 | dh pr | sd nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Clement, Ernie 4482 | dh 3b pr | tor al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Bart, Joey 4712 | ca | sf nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Gil, Luis 4498 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 2024 (’24)†, last year (’23), over a five-year period (’19-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 33.9 | 64.6 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 29.2 |
| PIT | Anderson, Chase 3328 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 44.5 |
| NYY | Santana, Dennis 4275 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 42.5 | 69.3 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 33.9 | 33.9 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| OAK | Wood, Alex 3246 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 63.1 |
| SF | Enlow, Blayne* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 42.8 | 48.8 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 53.9 | 60.3 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.8 | 47.5 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| COL | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 51.1 | 51.1 |
| SD | Thorpe, Drew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 83.1 |
| WSH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2024.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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