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Rockies pitcher Chase Dollander is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Guardians pitcher Parker Messick rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, April 16.| 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 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.7 |
| 6 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 3.7 |
| 7 | Parker Messick | pi sp | Guardians | 3.7 |
| 8 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 3.4 |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 3.0 |
| 10 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Jo Adell of the Angels, Joc Pederson of the Rangers and Drew Millas of the Nationals.
Player of the Day: Chase Dollander, Rockies
Dollander struck out nine over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 3-2 win over the Astros. Dollander came on in relief in the second inning after Juan Mejia opened the game.
Dollander earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 54th in season player rankings, 22nd among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Parker Messick, Guardians
Messick struck out nine over eight innings, allowing two runs, two hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Orioles.
Messick carried a no-hitter into the ninth before allowing consecutive singles to Leody Taveras and Blaze Alexander. Both runners eventually scored after Messick’s exit.
Messick earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to seventh overall and fifth among American League pitchers. He’s one of three players with 3.7 points, but ranks lowest among them based on 2025 Box-Toppers points. Messick earned 1.0 point in his 2025 rookie season.
AL Batter of the Day: Jo Adell, Angels
Adell hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-4 win over the Yankees.
NL Batter of the Day: Drew Millas, Nationals
Millas doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once, in the 8-7, 10-inning win over the Pirates.
This was his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honors. Millas made his Major League debut Aug. 28, 2023, and was playing in his 63rd career game.
Streak: Joc Pederson, Rangers
Pederson has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 on Thursday.
Pederson (1-1 2R BI in the 9-6 win over the Athletics) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2016 with the Dodgers and now has 39.9 career points, 15th among active AL batters.
Pederson’s best season was 2024 with the Diamondbacks, when he earned 6.4 points, 14th among NL batters. In 2025, he earned 1.0 point with the Rangers.
Debut
Brewers pitcher Brandon Sproat made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Sproat (6.2IP 4H R BB 6K ND in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Sept. 7, 2025, and was playing in his eighth career game.
Scoring
Dollander earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Messick earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Adell and Millas each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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).| 4/16 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.1 | COL 3, HOU 2 | Chase Dollander (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| AL | +9.0 | CLE 4, BAL 2 | Parker Messick (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| +9.0 | SF 3, CIN 0 | Landen Roupp (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | `MIL 2, TOR 1 | Brandon Sproat | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAA 11, NYY 4 | Jo Adell RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SD 5, SEA 2 | Mason Miller (S, 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 10, KC 9 | Riley Greene LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 9, ATH 6 | Joc Pederson PH‑DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TB 5, CHW 3 | Richie Palacios PH‑2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | WSH 8, PIT 7 (F/10) | Drew Millas C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messick Parker 5266 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | sd nl | 3.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -4.0 |
| Greene, Riley 4675 | dh lf | det al | 2.0 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -7.0 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -2.7 |
| Dollander, Chase 5169 | pi mr sp | col nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Adell, Jo 4527 | rf | ana al | 1.5 | 8.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -5.5 |
| Millas, Drew 5325 | ca | dc nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh ph | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22.7 | 39.9 | 0.0 |
| Palacios, Richie 4654 | 2b rf ph | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Sproat, Brandon 5324 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| CHC | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 78.6 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 22.2 | 41.9 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 29.8 | 62.2 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 29.8 | 36.5 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
| WSH | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 49.0 | 83.7 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| MIL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 1.0 | 16.8 | 44.9 | 45.9 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 43.8 | 67.5 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| ATH | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 35.8 | 41.5 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 47.8 | 153.2 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 61.6 | 61.6 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 41.8 |
| ARI | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 18.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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