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Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Singer struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 11-0 win over the Twins.
Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 2.0 for the season. He’s one of seven players atop Box-Toppers season player rankings with 2.0 points. He ranks fourth overall since his 5.0 Box-Toppers points earned in 2023 is fourth among those seven players.
Singer’s 5.0 points in 2023 was 55th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Ha-Seong Kim of the Padres hit a three-run homer, double and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 13-4 win over the Giants.
Kim earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 1.7 for the season, 11th among all players.
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Ha-Seong Kim. There is no AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Streak
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 consecutive seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024 Sunday.
Gausman (4.1IP 2H R 0BB 6K ND in the 9-2 win over the Rays) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2013 with the Orioles and now has 89.1 career points, sixth among active American League pitchers.
His best season was 2023 with the Blue Jays when he earned 18.7 points, fourth overall and third among AL pitchers, behind Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays (20.1) and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (19.4).
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, both with their first career Player of the Game honors:
Brewers pitcher Bryan Hudson (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 4-1 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut June 17, 2023, and was playing in his seventh career game.
Alika Williams of the Pirates (3B SAC 1-4 2R 2BI in the 9-7, 10-inning win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut July 25, 2023, and was playing in his 47th career game.
Scoring
Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Kim earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Among Sunday’s 3 starting pitchers with most 2023 Box-Toppers points, 1 won Player of the Game, while 2 did not (thread):
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) April 1, 2024
Kevin Gausman @BlueJay (18.7 B-T pts in 2023, 4th overall) was Player of the Game (4.1IP 2H R 0BB 6K ND vs. TB) w/+6.1 B-T game score.https://t.co/zy3QSp9PIn pic.twitter.com/Hn004b2Ycx
Sunday’s highest Box-Toppers game scores by players who did not earn B-T points (thread):
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) April 1, 2024
+5.1—Tyler Holton @Tigers 1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K W
+5.0—Justin Turner @BlueJays HR 2B 3-4 2R 4BI
+4.0—Salvador Perez @Royals HR 3-5 2R 4BI
Sunday’s Player of Game winners—https://t.co/zy3QSp9PIn
Sunday’s lowest Box-Toppers game scores:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) April 1, 2024
-23.9—Bailey Ober @Twins (1.1IP 9H 8R BB K L vs. KC)
-20.0—Daulton Jefferies @SFGiants
-14.0—Bailey Falter @Pirates
-13.8—Jon Gray @Rangers
-11.8—José Leclerc @Rangers
SU’s B-T Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/zy3QSp9PIn
Sunday’s lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) April 1, 2024
-5.0—Adolis García @Rangers 0-5 3Ks
-5.0—Yordan Alvarez @Astros, Jarren Duran @RedSox, Keibert Ruiz @Nationals, all 0-5 K
-4.0—Nolan Gorman @Cardinals 0-4 4Ks
SU’s B-T Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/zy3QSpanxV
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).| 3/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | KC 11, MIN 0 | Brady Singer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +8.0 | BOS 5, SEA 1 | Garrett Whitlock (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | `DET 3, CHW 2 | Jack Flaherty | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.1 | `TOR 9, TB 2 | Kevin Gausman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | `OAK 4, CLE 3 | Paul Blackburn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | SD 13, SF 4 | Ha‑Seong Kim SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAA 4, BAL 1 | Reid Detmers (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | `MIL 4, NYM 1 | Bryan Hudson (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 5, COL 1 | Brandon Pfaadt (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 5, STL 4 | Nabil Crismatt (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | `PHI 5, ATL 4 | Jeff Hoffman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 9, TEX 5 | Ian Happ DH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 6, WSH 5 | Will Benson CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | NYY 4, HOU 3 | Nick Burdi (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 9, MIA 7 (F/10) | Alika Williams SS‑2B | 4 | 2 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 25.7 | 25.7 | -3.0 |
| Kim, Ha-Seong 4373 | ss 2b | sd nl | 1.7 | 3.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | +0.2 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 19.7 | 50.1 | 89.1 | -17.7 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -5.7 |
| Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | -3.7 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -3.0 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | dh lf | chi nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 14.5 | -3.0 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 33.2 | 46.3 | -3.0 |
| Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -2.7 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi mr cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 10.7 | -2.0 |
| Benson, Will 4851 | cf rf | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Burdi, Nick 4113 | pi mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Hudson, Bryan 4957 | pi mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Williams, Alika 4958 | ss 2b | pit nl | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 53.9 | 104.1 |
| CHW | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| COL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 36.5 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 30.5 | 61.2 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| LAA | Silseth, Chase 4605 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 31.1 | 53.9 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| OAK | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 35.8 | 62.2 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Winn, Keaton 4931 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Paxton, James 3280 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 60.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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