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Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo, Miguel Vargas of the White Sox and Braxton Fulford of the Rockies.
Player of the Day: Michael Soroka, Diamondbacks
Soroka struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 9-6 win over the Tigers.
Soroka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first of the season, and is one of seven players with 2.0 points. He ranks last among them, in eighth place overall, with the fewest 2025 points in the group—he earned 2.0 with the Nationals and Cubs last season.
AL Player of the Day: Lance McCullers Jr., Astros
McCullers struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Red Sox.
McCullers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 12th in season player rankings. He earned 2.0 points in 2025.
AL Batter of the Day: Miguel Vargas, White Sox
Vargas hit a grand slam, a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 9-4 win over the Marlins.
NL Batter of the Day: Braxton Fulford, Rockies
Fulford homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 14-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Streak: Luis Castillo, Mariners
Castillo has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 on Monday.
Castillo (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Yankees) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2017 with the Reds and now has 98.7 career points, seventh among active AL pitchers. His best seasons were 2023 and 2025 with the Mariners, when he earned 16.1 points each season. In 2023, he ranked fifth among AL pitchers. In 2025, he ranked fourth among AL pitchers.
Debut
Reds pitcher Chase Burns made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Burns (5IP H 0R 3BB 7K W in the 2-0 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut June 24, 2025, and was playing in his 14th career game.
Scoring
Soroka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
McCullers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Vargas and Fulford 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.
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Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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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).| 3/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | ARI 9, DET 6 | Michael Soroka (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | +9.0 | HOU 8, BOS 1 | Lance McCullers Jr. (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +9.0 | SF 3, SD 2 | Landen Roupp (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +9.0 | CHC 7, LAA 2 | Edward Cabrera (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +9.0 | `SEA 2, NYY 1 | Luis Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | CIN 2, PIT 0 | Chase Burns (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | CHW 9, MIA 4 | Miguel Vargas 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | CLE 4, LAD 2 | Parker Messick (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 4, ATH 0 | Bryce Elder (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.1 | `NYM 4, STL 2 | Tobias Myers (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 5, BAL 2 | Jack Leiter (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | `WSH 13, PHI 2 | Brad Lord (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | COL 14, TOR 5 | Braxton Fulford PH‑DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | KC 3, MIN 1 | Kris Bubic (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | TB 3, MIL 2 | Jonny DeLuca CF‑RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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. 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 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soroka, Michael 3956 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 1.7 | 3.7 | 17.8 | 53.4 | -0.3 |
| Fulford, Braxton 5206 | dh ca ph | col nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Vargas, Miguel 5229 | 1b | chi al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 17.1 | 62.9 | 98.7 | -15.1 |
| Cabrera, Edward 4641 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 12.7 | 24.8 | 24.8 | -10.7 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -7.7 |
| Leiter, Jack 5132 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -5.7 |
| Elder, Bryce 4709 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -4.0 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -3.7 |
| Lord, Brad 5234 | pi mr sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Messick Parker 5266 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Myers, Tobias 5026 | pi mr sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| DeLuca, Jonny 4995 | cf rf | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Burns, Chase 5301 | pi sp | cin nl | 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 2026 (’26)†, last year (’25), over five years (’21-25), and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 45.8 | 151.2 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 30.1 | 54.2 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 25.2 | 29.9 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| WSH | Poulin, PJ 5263 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Painter, Andrew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 55.5 | 256.7 |
| ATH | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 34.8 | 40.5 |
| ATL | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 43.2 | 69.6 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 54.6 | 71.3 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 66.6 | 83.3 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 60.6 | 60.6 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
| SD | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 53.9 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 76.7 | 91.2 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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