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Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Royals pitcher Noah Cameron, Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos, Travis d'Arnaud of the Angels and Matt Chapman of the Giants.
Player of the Day
Gallen struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), five hits and one walk, in the 6-3 win over the Padres.
Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 22nd among all players and ninth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Royals pitcher Noah Cameron struck out seven over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 9-3 win over the Pirates.
Cameron earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 69th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Travis d’Arnaud of the Angels homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day
Matt Chapman of the Giants doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in no runs, in the 3-1 win over the Phillies.
Notable
Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners.
Berríos (6IP 2H R 2BB 4K W in the 6-4 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season, 14th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Debut
Roman Anthony of the Red Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Anthony (HR 3-5 2R 2BI in the 9-3 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut June 9 and was playing in his 25th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, July 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 18.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 14.4 |
| 3 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 4 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 5 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 12.0 |
| 6 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 7 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 11.0 |
| 9 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 10.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
Scoring
Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Cameron earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
d’Arnaud and Chapman each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—CLE 7, HOU 5A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups Notable—CLE at HOU Tanner Bibee #Guardians 18.0 B-T points over 2024-25, 14th* Hunter Brown #Astros 24.4 B-T points over 2024-25, 2nd* *Rank among AL pitchers, 2024-25 All Monday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Tanner Bibee, Guardians, had -5.8 B-T game score (4.2IP 4H 4R BB 3K ND).
Hunter Brown, Astros, did not pitch; his scheduled start was pushed to Tuesday to give him extra rest.
Player of the Game—José Ramirez, Guardians (HR 2B 2-5 R 3BI) with +1.0 B-T game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+5.0—Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies (7IP 7H R BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SF.
Player of the Game—Matt Chapman, Giants (2B 3-4 2R 0BI) with +1.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Tyler Alexander, White Sox (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TOR.
Player of the Game—José Berríos, Blue Jays (6IP 2H R 2BB 4K W) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Bobby Witt Jr., Royals (HR 2-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. PIT.
Player of the Game—Teammate Noah Cameron (7IP 3H 2R BB 7K W) with +6.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 287 total players Monday, 82 pitchers-14.0—Sean Burke, White Sox (5IP 6H 6R 3BB 2K L vs. TOR)
-13.8—Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
-10.8—Colton Gordon, Astros
-10.0—Andrew Heaney, Pirates
-8.8—Chase Shugart, Pirates
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 205 total batters Monday-5.0—Jackson Merrill, Padres 0-5 3K
-5.0—George Springer, Blue Jays 0-5 K
-4.0—Hyesong Kim, Dodgers 0-4 2K
-4.0—Heliot Ramos, Giants 0-4 2K
-4.0—Miguel Rojas, Dodgers 0-4 2K
-4.0—Gavin Sheets, Padres 0-4 2K
-4.0—Cam Smith, Astros 0-4 2K
-4.0—Hunter Goodman, Rockies 0-4 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
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).| 7/7 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | ARI 6, SD 3 | Zac Gallen (W, 7‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +7.0 | MIL 9, LAD 1 | Freddy Peralta (W, 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | KC 9, PIT 3 | Noah Cameron (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| +5.0 | MIA 5, CIN 1 | Janson Junk (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 8, CHW 4 | José Berríos (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAA 6, TEX 5 | Travis d’Arnaud C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | DET 5, TB 1 | Keider Montero (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 9, COL 3 | Roman Anthony DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 7, HOU 5 | José Ramírez 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | SF 3, PHI 1 | Matt Chapman 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 8.7 | 18.4 | 50.2 | 87.7 | -1.0 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 | 20.4 | 65.8 | 71.5 | -4.4 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.0 | 20.4 | 60.2 | 76.9 | -6.4 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.0 | 13.9 | 48.3 | 70.8 | -5.9 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | sf nl | 3.5 | 13.7 | 26.2 | 42.2 | -6.7 |
| Cameron, Noah 5167 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Montero, Keider 5057 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| Junk, Janson 4697 | pi mr sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +2.0 |
| d’Arnaud, Travis 3384 | ca | ana al | 1.5 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 31.9 | -2.0 |
| Anthony, Roman 5220 | dh | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 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 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 30.7 | 60.3 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 53.2 | 53.2 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.7 | 42.1 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 25.8 | 32.5 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 4.0 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 48.6 | 276.1 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 4.7 | 16.4 | 35.4 | 36.4 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 29.5 | 42.5 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 62.9 | 75.6 |
| CHW | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 10.0 | 22.4 | 56.0 | 120.3 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 12.4 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 6.7 | 19.7 | 53.5 | 89.0 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 41.7 | 49.7 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 12.0 | 21.7 | 44.4 | 66.1 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 61.2 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 87.3 |
| ATL | Fuentes, Didier* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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