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Royals pitcher Kris Bubic is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Max Muncy of the Dodgers and Jorge Soler of the Angels.
Player of the Day: Kris Bubic, Royals
Bubic struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the White Sox.
Bubic earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to eighth in season player rankings, sixth among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Max Muncy, Dodgers
Muncy hit three solo home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring five times and driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Rangers.
Muncy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being National League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 37th in season player rankings, eighth among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day: Jorge Soler, Angels
Soler hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-2 win over the Reds.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Max Muncy.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, April 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 2 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 3 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 4.0 |
| 4 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 3.4 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
| 6 | MacKenzie Gore | pi sp | Rangers | 3.0 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 3.0 |
| 8 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 3.0 |
| 9 | Sandy Alcantara | pi sp | Marlins | 3.0 |
| 10 | Alec Burleson | 1b dh | Cardinals | 3.0 |
Debut
Blue Jays closing pitcher Braydon Fisher made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Fisher (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 10-4 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut May 11, 2025, and was playing in his 58th career game.
Scoring
Bubic earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Muncy earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Soler earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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).| 4/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | KC 2, CHW 0 | Kris Bubic (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +10.0 | DET 2, MIA 0 | Keider Montero (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | LAD 8, TEX 7 | Max Muncy 3B | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | `SD 5, COL 2 | Walker Buehler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | `ATH 4, NYM 0 | J.T. Ginn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | `TOR 10, MIN 4 | Braydon Fisher | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 5, NYY 3 | Steven Matz (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAA 10, CIN 2 | Jorge Soler DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ATL 11, CLE 5 | Dominic Smith DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 3, BOS 2 | Dustin May (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 2, CHC 0 | Dennis Santana (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 9, HOU 6 | Randy Arozarena LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | WSH 7, MIL 3 | James Wood RF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SF 6, BAL 3 | Casey Schmitt DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ARI 5, PHI 4 | James McCann C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -5.7 |
| Wood, James 5078 | rf dh | dc nl | 2.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -5.7 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi cp sp | tb al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21.1 | 53.4 | 0.0 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 1.7 | 9.2 | 29.4 | 40.9 | -5.8 |
| Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh rf | ana al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 16.7 | 35.1 | +0.5 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 | -5.0 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 18.4 | -4.7 |
| Ginn, J.T. 5142 | pi sp mr | oak al | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -4.7 |
| Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf | sea al | 1.0 | 6.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | -4.5 |
| Montero, Keider 5057 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -3.0 |
| Schmitt, Casey 4807 | dh 3b 2b | sf nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.5 |
| Santana, Dennis 4275 | pi cp | pit nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | -2.0 |
| Smith, Dominic 3890 | dh 1b | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 9.5 | +1.0 |
| McCann, James 3649 | ca | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 18.4 | +1.0 |
| Fisher, Braydon 5316 | pi cp | tor al | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 29.8 | 62.2 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CHC | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 41.8 |
| LAA | Klassen, George* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 25.2 | 29.9 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 47.0 | 81.7 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 4.0 | 18.4 | 68.6 | 85.3 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 29.8 | 36.5 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 22.2 | 41.9 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 78.6 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 43.9 | 44.9 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SD | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 24.8 | 54.9 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 17.8 | 53.4 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 62.9 | 98.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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