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Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti, Ildemaro Vargas of the Diamondbacks, Gleyber Torres of the Tigers and Aroldis Chapman of the Red Sox.
Player of the Day: Kyle Harrison, Brewers
Harrison struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates.
Harrison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 36th among all players and 13th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Spencer Arrighetti, Astros
Arrighetti struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 7-4 win over the Yankees.
Arrighetti earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being American League Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 24th among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Ildemaro Vargas, Diamondbacks
Vargas homered, tripled, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 12-7 win over the Padres.
AL Batter of the Day: Gleyber Torres, Tigers
Torres homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 8-3 win over the Reds.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, April 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 7.0 |
| 2 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 6.0 |
| 3 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.7 |
| 4 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 5.4 |
| 5 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 6 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 4.7 |
| 7 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 4.7 |
| 8 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 9 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 4.7 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Springs | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
Rankings: Chris Sale, Braves
Sale rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sale (6IP H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Sale also now has 188.5 career Box-Toppers points, 10th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails ninth-ranked player, Curt Schilling (194.1), on the “all-time” list. (It should be noted that Schilling would have an estimated 232 career points if his entire career from 1988 were tracked.)
Sale ranks third among active players in career points, behind Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (257.7) and Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (250.0). Sale ranks first among active NL pitchers, ahead of Yu Darvish of the Padres (144.4).
Streak: Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox
Chapman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 17 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 on Sunday.
Active season streaks
Here are the 13 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2009‑2026 | 257.7 |
| 17 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Rangers | 2009‑2025 | 82.9 |
| 17 | Aroldis Chapman | pi mr cp | Red Sox | 2010‑2026 | 76.1 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh rf ph | Yankees | 2010‑2025 | 82.9 |
| 16 | Kenley Jansen | pi cp | Tigers | 2011‑2026 | 73.4 |
| 15 | Freddie Freeman | 1b | Dodgers | 2011‑2025 | 95.9 |
| 14 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2013‑2026 | 114.2 |
| 14 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Red Sox | 2013‑2026 | 125.3 |
| 13 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 2014‑2026 | 154.9 |
| 13 | Christian Yelich | dh | Brewers | 2014‑2026 | 80.1 |
| 13 | Nolan Arenado | 3b | Diamondbacks | 2014‑2026 | 68.4 |
| 13 | Eugenio Suárez | 3b | Reds | 2014‑2026 | 61.5 |
| 13 | Xander Bogaerts | ss | Padres | 2014‑2026 | 53.4 |
Chapman (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 5-3 win over the Orioles) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2010 with the Reds and has 76.1 career points, sixth among all closers since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He ranks second among all active closers behind Craig Kimbrel of the Mets (94.1).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 10 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Retired | 280.8 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 257.7 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Tigers | 250.0 |
| 5 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | Retired | 244.8 |
| 6 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Free agent | 224.5 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Retired | 207.8 |
| 8 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | Retired | 203.4 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | Retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 188.5 |
Chapman’s best season was 2012 with the Reds when he had 14.0 Box-Toppers points, second among NL closers, behind Craig Kimbrel of the Braves (15.0). Chapman led NL closers with the Reds in 2015 with 8.0 points. He ranked among the top five NL closers in points for five straight seasons from 2012 to 2016 (he was with the Reds from 2012 to 2015 and finished the 2016 season with the Cubs). In 2025, he had 6.0 points with the Red Sox, fourth among AL closers.
Chapman’s 17-season streak earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the second-longest currently active streak. Only Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer has a longer streak—18 seasons. Andrew McCutchen of the Rangers also has a 17-season streak, which he could extend to 18 seasons if he earns Box-Toppers points in 2026.
Debut
Mariners relief pitcher Eduard Bazardo made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Bazardo (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 3-2 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut April 14, 2021, and was playing in his 135th career game.
Scoring
Harrison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Arrighetti earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Vargas and Torres 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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Career Box-Toppers points—closers, since 1995 1—Trevor Hoffman 128.4 2—Mariano Rivera 126.4 3—Billy Wagner 108.7 4—Craig Kimbrel #Mets 94.1 5—Troy Percival 81.7 6—Aroldis Chapman #RedSox 76.1* 7—Kenley Jansen #Tigers 73.4 *Earned 1.0 pt as Player of the Game Sunday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 6:32 AM · Apr 27, 2026
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).| 4/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | MIL 5, PIT 0 | Kyle Harrison (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| +12.0 | ATL 6, PHI 2 | Chris Sale (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +11.0 | `WSH 2, CHW 1 (F/10) | Foster Griffin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| AL | +9.0 | HOU 7, NYY 4 | Spencer Arrighetti (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | COL 3, NYM 0 | Chase Dollander (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 12, SD 7 | Ildemaro Vargas 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | COL 3, NYM 1 | Jose Quintana (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 6, CHC 0 | Justin Wrobleski (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | ATH 2, TEX 1 | Jack Perkins (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | SF 6, MIA 3 | Landen Roupp (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 8, CIN 3 | Gleyber Torres 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BOS 5, BAL 3 | Aroldis Chapman (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `TB 4, MIN 2 | Griffin Jax | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | SEA 3, STL 2 | Eduard Bazardo (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 11, LAA 9 (F/10) | Lane Thomas CF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 4, CLE 2 | Jesús Sánchez RF | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.7 | 16.1 | 45.9 | 188.5 | -6.7 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -0.7 |
| Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | pi sp | hou al | 3.4 | 4.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | +2.4 |
| Harrison, Kyle 4914 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 |
| Dollander, Chase 5169 | pi sp mr | col nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Perkins, Jack 5225 | pi cp | oak al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi sp cp mr | lad nl | 2.7 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -3.3 |
| Griffin, Foster 5317 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Torres, Gleyber 3972 | 2b | det al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 27.0 | -1.5 |
| Vargas, Ildemaro 3924 | 2b | ari nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 8.5 | +0.5 |
| Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp | bos al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 76.1 | -5.0 |
| Sanchez, Jesus 4551 | rf | tor al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -3.5 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 96.1 | -1.0 |
| Thomas, Lane 4623 | cf | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Jax, Griffin 4478 | pi sp mr | tb al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Bazardo, Eduard 5338 | pi mr | sea al | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Matz, Steven 3516 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21.1 | 53.4 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 19.4 |
| PIT | Montgomery, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 3.0 | 18.8 | 46.9 | 47.9 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 78.3 | 80.3 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 62.9 | 98.7 |
| MIN | Prielipp, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 70.6 | 87.3 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 43.5 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| MIA | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 3.7 | 21.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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