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Tigers pitcher Drew Anderson is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Other top players Friday include Rafael Marchán of the Phillies, Yohel Pozo of the Cardinals, Nathan Lukes of the Blue Jays and Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams.
Player of the Day: Drew Anderson, Tigers
Anderson struck out four over 3 1/3 scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 11-3 win over the Red Sox.
Anderson, 31, returns to the Tigers organization after a global odyssey. Since earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point with the Rangers in 2021, he spent two seasons with Japan’s Hiroshima Carp (2022–2023). After a brief minor league stint with Detroit and a dominant finish to 2024 in Korea’s KBO League, he parlayed a stellar 2025 KBO season (2.25 ERA) into a one-year, $7 million major league contract this December.
NL Player of the Day: Rafael Marchán, Phillies
Marchán hit two doubles and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-10 win over the Pirates.
Marchán earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, ninth among National League catchers.
Because Marchán takes the overall NL Player of the Day honors, there is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday.
AL Batter of the Day: Nathan Lukes, Blue Jays
Lukes hit a grand slam and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-2 win over the Pirates.
Lukes earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 51st among American League outfielders.
Notable
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Friday’s Player of the Game winners.
Williams (3.2IP 4H 2R ER 0BB 5K ND in the 5-3 win over the Angels) enters 2026 coming off a breakout 2025 campaign where he earned 11.7 Box-Toppers points, ranking 16th among all American League pitchers.
Also notable
Yohel Pozo of the Cardinals won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second time in the 2026 spring training season.
Pozo (2B 2-2 2R 2BI in the 10-2 win over the Orioles) also earned Player of the Game honors Monday (1-2 R 0BI in the 3-2 win over the Marlins).
Friday’s games
In 16 spring training games between two Major League teams Friday:
13 Games: Won by player with previous regular-season Box-Toppers points (see table).
3 Games: Won by players with 0.0 career regular-season Box-Toppers points.
(Note: This excludes all games involving World Baseball Classic teams.)
Friday’s Scoring Summary
No official Box-Toppers points are awarded for preseason exhibition games. Had this been the regular season, points would have been awarded as follows:
Drew Anderson, Tigers: 2.0 points (Player of the Day)
Rafael Marchán, Phillies: 1.7 points (NL Player of the Day)
Nathan Lukes, Blue Jays: 1.5 points (AL Batter of the Day)
All other winners, listed in the chart: 1.0 point
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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).| 3/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | DET 11, BOS 3 | Drew Anderson (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NL | +5.0 | PHI 14, PIT 10 | Rafael Marchán C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIA 2, NYM 0 | Max Meyer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.2 | HOU 7, WSH 1 | Mike Burrows (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | STL 10, BAL 2 | Yohel Pozo C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 9, PIT 2 | Nathan Lukes RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SD 3, CHC 0 | Germán Márquez (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 5, TEX 1 | Kade Anderson (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | NYY 3, TB 0 | Cam Schlittler (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 11, ATH 6 | Chad Stevens SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 6, KC 0 | Freddie Freeman 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 6, ARI 2 | Mike Boeve 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 6, CIN 3 | Tyler Mahle (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `ATL 4, MIN 1 | Martín Pérez (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 6, ARI 0 | Jarred Kelenic RF‑CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | `CLE 5, LAA 3 | Gavin Williams | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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 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 2026. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for the period 2021-2025 (’21-25) 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 | ’26 | ’25 | ’21‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 11.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| Schlittler, Cam 5261 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | sf nl | 0.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 38.1 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 0.0 | 4.5 | 33.0 | 95.9 |
| Meyer, Max 4965 | pi sp | fla nl | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Marchan, Rafael 4346 | ca | phi nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Burrows, Mike 5196 | pi sp | hou al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Lukes, Nathan 5128 | cf rf | tor al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp mr | atl nl | 0.0 | 1.7 | 22.2 | 41.9 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | sd nl | 0.0 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 53.9 |
| Pozo, Yohel 4508 | ca dh ph | stl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Kelenic, Jarred 4408 | lf cf | chi al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Anderson, Drew 4559 | pi mr | det al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 2026 (’26)†, last year (’25), over five years (’21-25), and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’26† | ’25 | ’21‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 |
| HOU | Alexander, Jason 5241 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| PIT | Barco, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TB | Johnson, Ty* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| MIN | Abel, Mick 5184 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 55.5 | 256.7 |
| PHI | Painter, Andrew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | De León, Luis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| ATH | Barnett, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TEX | Latz, Jacob 5204 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Whisenhunt, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ARI | Drake, Kohl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Taylor, Grant 5207 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 60.6 | 60.6 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 54.6 | 71.3 |
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| LAA | Johnson, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| COL | Sullivan, Sean* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Knack, Landon 5009 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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 2026.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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