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Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Royals pitcher Michael Wacha and Warming Bernabel of the Rockies.
Player of the Day
Singer struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Braves.
Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 52nd among all players and 20th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Royals pitcher Michael Wacha struck out five over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Wacha earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.1 for the season, 37th among all players and 18th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Warming Bernabel of the Rockies hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 4-for-6, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 17-16 win over the Pirates.
This was Bernabel’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Bernabel made his Major League debut July 26 and was playing in his sixth career game.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no AL Batter of the Day for Friday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 15 games completed.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, Aug. 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 19.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 16.4 |
| 3 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 15.7 |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 14.4 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 13.1 |
| 6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 13.0 |
| 7 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 12.7 |
| 8 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 10 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
Rankings
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Pivetta (7IP H R 0BB 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season. He trails overall leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (19.1 points) and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (16.4 points). Pivetta ranks second among NL pitchers, 3.4 points behind Wheeler. With the possibility of earning as many as 2.0 Box-Toppers points per appearance, it would take at least two starts for Pivetta to catch or pass Wheeler.
Debut
In addition to Bernabel, Otto Kemp of the Phillies also made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Kemp (2B 2-2 2R BI in the 5-4 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut June 7 and was playing in his 39th career game.
Scoring
Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Wacha earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Bernabel earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
(Editor’s note, correction: Friday’s post on Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners was changed after corrections were made. Initially, the wrong player was listed as Player of the Game in the Yankees win over the Rays. That player, Yankees relief pitcher Yerry De los Santos, also turned out to be overall Player of the Day, ahead of Mariners pitcher George Kirby, who was initially listed as Player of the Day. I believe the errors have been corrected in the revised post.)
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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).| 8/1 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | CIN 3, ATL 2 | Brady Singer (W, 9‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | SD 4, STL 1 | Nick Pivetta (W, 11‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | KC 9, TOR 3 | Michael Wacha (W, 5‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| +8.0 | `CLE 3, MIN 2 (F/10) | Gavin Williams | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 5, TB 0 | Justin Wrobleski (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `SF 4, NYM 3 (F/10) | Robbie Ray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | CHW 6, LAA 3 | Jordan Leasure (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 17, PIT 16 | Warming Bernabel 1B | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIL 16, WSH 9 | Andrew Vaughn 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 13, NYY 12 | Javier Sanoja 3B‑LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 5, DET 4 | Otto Kemp PH‑LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATH 5, ARI 1 | Jacob Lopez (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 1, BAL 0 | Cade Horton (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +2.1 | `SEA 4, TEX 3 | Gabe Speier | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | `BOS 2, HOU 1 (F/10) | Aroldis Chapman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.7 | 25.4 | 48.1 | 69.8 | +6.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.4 | 12.1 | 45.2 | 88.3 | +4.7 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 8.1 | 18.5 | 45.0 | 79.7 | -2.3 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.0 | 17.0 | 40.7 | 40.7 | -3.0 |
| Lopez, Jacob 5202 | pi sp | oak al | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 5.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +1.3 |
| Vaughn, Andrew 4445 | 1b | mil nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +3.5 |
| Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp mr | bos al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 72.1 | 0.0 |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi cp mr sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Horton, Cade 5216 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Leasure, Jordan 5175 | pi mr cp | chi al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Speier, Gabe 4268 | pi mr | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Sanoja, Javier 5151 | lf 3b | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Bernabel, Warming 5239 | 1b | col nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Kemp, Otto 5240 | lf ph | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 58.6 | 104.8 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 29.2 | 29.2 |
| BAL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 42.5 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 58.5 | 255.7 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 14.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 24.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 16.4 | 37.5 | 67.6 | 67.6 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 19.1 | 40.5 | 91.7 | 124.1 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 55.9 | 65.6 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| HOU | Gordon, Colton 5210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 32.1 | 63.6 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| NYY | Schlitter, Cam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| SF | Teng, Kai-Wei* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| TEX | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 42.7 | 50.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 61.2 | 92.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 65.8 | 71.5 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHW | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 33.5 | 36.5 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 30.4 | 84.3 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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