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Angels pitcher José Soriano is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Willson Contreras of the Red Sox and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, April 12.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 6.0 |
| 2 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 3 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 3.7 |
| 5 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 3.4 |
| 6 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
| 7 | MacKenzie Gore | pi sp | Rangers | 3.0 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 3.0 |
| 9 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 3.0 |
| 10 | Sandy Alcantara | pi sp | Marlins | 3.0 |
Player of the Day: José Soriano, Angels
Soriano struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 9-6 win over the Reds.
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising from third to first place overall, passing previous leader, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley (4.7 points).
It’s Soriano’s fourth Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the season. He’s earned 1.0 point as Player of the Game twice (March 26 and March 31) and 2.0 points as overall Player of the Day twice (he also did it April 6).
Soriano recorded a +12.0 Box-Toppers game score, the same as another Sunday Player of the Game winner, Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen (6IP H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 5-4 win over the Yankees). But Soriano won overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker with more innings pitched than Rasmussen—seven vs. six.
NL Player of the Day: Nick Pivetta, Padres
Pivetta struck out four over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Rockies.
Pivetta exited the game with right elbow stiffness. He did not pitch the required five innings to earn the win, but qualified to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors by pitching at least three innings.
Pivetta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 13th overall and fifth among National League pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Willson Contreras, Red Sox
Contreras homered and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Cardinals.
Contreras has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2026. He earned his first points in 2016 with the Cubs and now has 38.7 career points, fourth among active American League first basemen. His best season was 2025 with the Cardinals, when he had 5.7 points, 26th among NL batters.
NL Batter of the Day: Dansby Swanson, Cubs
Swanson homered and went 1-for-2, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 7-6 win over the Pirates.
Swanson has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2026. Swanson earned his first point in 2016 with the Braves and now has 40.2 career points, 22nd among active NL batters and fourth active among NL shortstops. His best season was 2021 with the Braves when he had 7.0 points, third among NL shortstops. He earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with the Cubs, 49th among NL batters and seventh among NL shortstops.
Career Box-Toppers points—active players 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 257.7 2—Justin Verlander #Tigers 250.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 186.5 4—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 5—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 153.2* 6—Yu Darvish #Padres 144.4 7—Sonny Gray #RedSox 125.3 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Sunday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Notable: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
deGrom now has 153.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
deGrom (6IP 4H R 3BB 9K W in the 5-2 win over the Dodgers) rises to 26th place in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes Greg Maddux (152.7) on the “all-time” career points list. (It should be noted that Maddux would have an estimated 250 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked.)
deGrom now trails 25th-ranked player Adam Wainwright (153.3).
deGrom ranks fifth among active, signed players in career points and fourth among AL pitchers.
Debut
Braves closing pitcher Dylan Dodd made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Dodd (3IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 13-1 win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut April 4, 2023, and was playing in his 37th career game.
Scoring
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Pivetta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Contreras and Swanson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 4/12 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | LAA 9, CIN 6 | José Soriano (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| +12.0 | TB 5, NYY 4 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +7.2 | DET 8, MIA 2 | Tarik Skubal (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | SEA 6, HOU 1 | Logan Gilbert (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | `SD 7, COL 2 | Nick Pivetta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | TEX 5, LAD 2 | Jacob deGrom (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +4.2 | BAL 6, SF 2 | Cade Povich (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.2 | ATH 1, NYM 0 | Aaron Civale (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 13, CLE 1 | Dylan Dodd (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | BOS 9, STL 3 | Willson Contreras 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHW 6, KC 5 | Colson Montgomery SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CHC 7, PIT 6 | Dansby Swanson SS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 4, PHI 3 | Paul Sewald (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 8, TOR 2 | Tristan Gray 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 8, MIL 6 | Keibert Ruiz C | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 | 18.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -6.7 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.7 | 20.4 | 51.8 | 74.5 | -15.0 |
| Gray, Tristan 5305 | ss | min al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 24.1 | 75.3 | 75.3 | -20.1 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 13.0 | 47.8 | 153.2 | -9.0 |
| Sewald, Paul 3940 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | +1.0 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | 1b | bos al | 1.5 | 7.2 | 24.2 | 38.7 | -4.2 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 1.5 | 5.5 | 25.7 | 40.2 | -2.5 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 14.1 | 61.6 | 61.6 | -12.1 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 10.7 | 32.2 | 32.2 | -8.7 |
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp mr | oak al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 35.8 | 41.5 | -4.0 |
| Montgomery, Colson 5235 | ss 3b | chi al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -3.5 |
| Povich, Cade 5029 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Ruiz, Keibert 4616 | ca | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +1.0 |
| Dodd, Dylan 5318 | pi cp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 36.1 | 36.1 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 40.1 | 45.8 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 2.7 | 22.5 | 34.2 | 34.2 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 57.2 | 96.7 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 68.9 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 23.4 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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