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Dodgers closing pitcher Evan Phillips is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s regular season opening game in Seoul, South Korea.
Phillips struck out one in one scoreless, hitless inning, walking none and picking up the save, in the 5-2 win over the Padres, the first official game of the 2024 season.
Phillips earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and takes the early lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings with those 2.0 points.
Phillips earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2023 with the Dodgers, his only career Player of the Game honor on Sept. 8.
Phillips had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +2.0, best among Dodgers players.
Two Dodgers batters had 0.0 Box-Toppers game scores, Jason Heyward and Enrique Hernandez, who both had similar line scores (SF 0-1 0R BI). Mookie Betts had a -1.0 game score (2-4 0R BI) and Shohei Ohtani had a -2.0 game score (2-5 0R BI).
Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow had a -2.0 game score (5IP 2H 2R 4BBB 3K ND). Dodgers reliever Daniel Hudson, who picked up the win, had a +1.0 game score (1IP H 0R 0BB K W).
Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish had a +0.2 game score in the loss (3.2IP 2H R 0ER 3BB 3K ND).
Scoring
Phillips earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, the only points awarded in the single-game opening day Wednesday.
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).| 3/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +2.0 | LAD 5, SD 2 | Evan Phillips (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips, Evan 4930 | pi cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s Seoul Series pitching matchups
Major League Baseball’s regular season opens this week in South Korea with the Dodgers facing the Padres. This is a Box-Toppers look at the probable pitching matchups for Thursday. 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), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 50.5 | 60.2 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
What are those numbers after players' names?
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