Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, April 3.| 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 | Taj Bradley | pi cp | Twins | 2.7 |
| 6 | Joey Wiemer | rf | Nationals | 2.7 |
| 7 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 2.0 |
| 8 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2.0 |
| 9 | Jose Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 2.0 |
| 10 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2.0 |
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Tristan Gray of the Twins, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Andy Pages of the Dodgers.
Player of the Day: Bryan Woo, Mariners
Woo struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-1, 10-inning win over the Angels. Woo did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is seventh in season player rankings. He earned 18.0 points in 2025, fifth among all players and third among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Aaron Nola, Phillies
Nola struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 10-1 win over the Rockies.
Nola earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 18th in season player rankings.
Nola has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 consecutive seasons. He earned his first points in 2015 with the Phillies and now has 122.5 career points, 52nd among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 51st-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1).
He ranks ninth among active, signed players in career points and fourth among active National League pitchers.
Nola’s best season was 2018 with the Phillies when he had 21.1 Box-Toppers points, fifth overall and second among NL pitchers. He earned 5.7 points in 2025 with the Phillies, 51st among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Tristan Gray, Twins
Gray hit a grand slam and a sacrifice fly, in the 10-4 win over the Rays. Gray went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in five runs.
This was Gray’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Gray made his Major League debut Sept. 16, 2023, and was playing in his 51st career game.
NL Batter of the Day: Andy Pages, Dodgers
Pages hit a home run and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 13-6 win over the Nationals.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL batters 1—Paul Goldschmidt #Yankees 88.0 2—Mike Trout #Angels 87.2 3—Giancarlo Stanton #Yankees 82.9 4—Andrew McCutchen #Rangers 82.9 5—José Ramírez #Guardians 76.3 6—Aaron Judge #Yankees 75.9 7—Jose Altuve #Astros 67.5
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 4, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Streak: Aaron Judge, Yankees
Judge has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 on Friday.
Judge (HR 2-3 2R 3BI in the 8-2 win over the Marlins) earned his first points in 2017 with the Yankees and now has 75.9 career points, sixth among active AL batters.
His best season was 2022 with the Yankees, when he had 13.2 points, first among AL batters. He also led AL batters in 2024 with 13.0 points. In 2025, he earned 6.5 points with the Yankees, 20th among AL batters. (Why MVP favorites didn’t perform well in Box-Toppers in 2025.)
Debut
Marcelo Mayer of the Red Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Mayer (HR 2B 2-2 2R 2BI in the 5-2 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut May 24, 2025, and was playing in his 51st career game.
Friday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Valente Bellozo records Friday’s 2nd-highest B-T game score in Rockies’ loss to Phillies
Scoring
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Nola earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Gray and Pages each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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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Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers 1—Chris Sale #Braves 186.5 2—Yu Darvish #Padres 144.4 3—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 125.1 4—Aaron Nola #Phillies 122.5* 5—Carlos Carrasco #Braves 114.2 6—Blake Snell #Dodgers 111.8 *Earns 1.7 B-T points as Friday’s NL Player of the Day
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Patrick Corbin, 36, signed by #BlueJays, 1yr/$1M. He was among the offseason free agents with the most Box-Toppers points: • His 7.0 B-T points in 2025 with #Rangers was 43rd among AL pitchers. • His 104.4 career pts was 3rd among offseason free agents: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/12...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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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).| 4/3 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | `SEA 3, LAA 1 (F/10) | Bryan Woo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +8.0 | ATH 11, HOU 4 | Jeffrey Springs (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.1 | PHI 10, COL 1 | Aaron Nola (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +7.0 | `CHW 5, TOR 4 (F/10) | Sean Burke | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | DET 4, STL 0 | Framber Valdez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `ATL 2, ARI 0 | Grant Holmes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | MIN 10, TB 4 | Tristan Gray SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYY 8, MIA 2 | Aaron Judge RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 5, SD 2 | Marcelo Mayer 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.1 | `CLE 4, CHC 1 | Joey Cantillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | NYM 10, SF 3 | Nolan McLean (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAD 13, WSH 6 | Andy Pages CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | CIN 5, TEX 3 | Spencer Steer LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 5, BAL 4 | Jared Triolo 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 20.0 | 40.4 | 40.4 | -16.0 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.7 | 7.4 | 59.5 | 122.5 | -4.0 |
| Pages, Andy 5123 | cf | lad nl | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Gray, Tristan 5305 | ss | min al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 12.7 | 59.1 | 69.5 | -10.7 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 9.7 | 32.1 | 32.1 | -7.7 |
| McLean, Nolan 5255 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -6.7 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf dh | nyy al | 1.0 | 7.5 | 54.7 | 75.9 | -5.5 |
| Cantillo, Joey 5106 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -4.7 |
| Steer, Spencer 4726 | lf 1b | cin nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -4.0 |
| Burke, Sean 5124 | pi mr sp | chi al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| Holmes, Grant 5127 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Triolo, Jared 4902 | 3b ss 2b 1b | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Mayer, Marcelo 5307 | 2b | bos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 17.4 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 31.4 | 65.7 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad 5131 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| KC | Avila, Luinder* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Fluharty, Mason 5197 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Taylor, Grant 5207 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BAL | Baz, Shane 4560 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 42.8 | 66.5 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsuya* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Morales, Luis 5268 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TB | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 19.1 | 51.4 |
| MIN | Abel, Mick 5184 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| ARI | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 18.4 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 48.6 | 53.3 |
| COL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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