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Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a complete-game shutout.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Kyle Isbel of the Royals, Brice Turang of the Brewers, Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland and Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez.
Player of the Day: Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
Alcantara pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking none, in the 10-0 win over the White Sox.
Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to third place in season player rankings.
He earned 8.0 points in 2025, 31st among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Gavin Williams, Guardians
Williams struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Dodgers.
Williams earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 14th in season player rankings. He earned 11.7 points in 2025, 16th among AL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Kyle Isbel, Royals
Isbel homered and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 13-9 win over the Twins.
NL Batter of the Day: Brice Turang, Brewers
Turang homered, hit a sacrifice bunt and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-2 win over the Rays.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, April 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
| 3 | Sandy Alcantara | pi sp | Marlins | 3.0 |
| 4 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 2.7 |
| 5 | Joey Wiemer | rf | Nationals | 2.7 |
| 6 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2.0 |
| 7 | Jose Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 2.0 |
| 8 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2.0 |
| 9 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 2.0 |
| 10 | Luis Robert Jr. | cf | Mets | 2.0 |
Notable: Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies
Sánchez rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Sánchez (5.1IP 4H R 4BB 7K ND in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season. He trails first-place player, Yankees pitcher Max Fried (4.0 points). He ranks ahead of third-place player Sandy Alcantara (who also has 3.0 points) on a tiebreaker with more 2025 points—15.4 vs. 8.0.
Notable: Chris Sale, Braves
Sale now has 186.5 career Box-Toppers points, 11th-most since 1995, after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Wednesday.
Sale (6IP H R 0BB 3K W in the 5-1 win over the Athletics) trails 10th-ranked player on the “all-time” points list, Alex Rodriguez (187.0) by just 0.5 points. Sale ranks ninth among all pitchers in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He also ranks third among active players in career points and first among active NL pitchers, ahead of Yu Darvish of the Padres (144.4).
Sale also now has 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026, fourth in season player rankings.
Streak
Two players extended streaks of earning Box-Toppers points to 10 consecutive seasons, as both earned their first career Player of the Game honor of 2026 on Wednesday.
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (5IP H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 7-1 win over the Giants) earned his first points in 2017 with the Phillies and has 72.8 career points, 14th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2025 with the Padres when he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, sixth overall and third among NL pitchers.
Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland (5IP 5H R BB 6K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays) earned his first points in 2017 with the Rockies and now 46.1 career points, 31st among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2018 with the Rockies when he had 12.4 points, 13th among NL pitchers. He earned 4.0 points in 2025 with the Rockies.
Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Gausman records Wednesday’s highest B-T game score in Blue Jays loss to Rockies
Scoring
Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Williams earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Isbel and Turang each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers 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).| 4/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | MIA 10, CHW 0 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +12.0 | CLE 4, LAD 1 | Gavin Williams (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| +11.1 | NYY 5, SEA 3 | Cam Schlittler (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +10.0 | SD 7, SF 1 | Nick Pivetta (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +8.2 | CHC 6, LAA 2 | Matthew Boyd (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +6.0 | ATL 5, ATH 1 | Chris Sale (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | KC 13, MIN 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ARI 1, DET 0 | Zac Gallen (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 8, TEX 3 | Leody Taveras CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 8, TB 2 | Brice Turang 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PIT 8, CIN 3 | Paul Skenes (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `COL 2, TOR 1 (F/10) | Kyle Freeland | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | `PHI 6, WSH 5 (F/10) | Cristopher Sánchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | `STL 2, NYM 1 (F/11) | Matthew Liberatore | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 6, BOS 4 | Carlos Correa SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2026 (’26). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’25-26), the period 2021-2026 (’21-26) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2026 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2025 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | 18.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 | -12.4 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 11.0 | 48.8 | 58.2 | -5.0 |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.7 | 14.1 | 43.9 | 186.5 | -8.7 |
| Schlittler, Cam 5261 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -5.4 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 1.7 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | -10.0 |
| Isbel, Kyle 4548 | cf | kc al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| Turang, Brice 4779 | 2b | mil nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 22.1 | 35.1 | 35.1 | -20.1 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 18.7 | 50.1 | 72.8 | -16.7 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 | -11.7 |
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 43.5 | -9.7 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -5.0 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 25.7 | 46.1 | -3.0 |
| Taveras, Leody 4687 | cf | bal al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -1.0 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 41.4 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 42.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 23.4 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 45.2 | 89.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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