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Angels pitcher José Soriano is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, April 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 2 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 4.0 |
| 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
| 4 | Sandy Alcantara | pi sp | Marlins | 3.0 |
| 5 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 2.7 |
| 6 | Taj Bradley | pi cp | Twins | 2.7 |
| 7 | Joey Wiemer | rf | Nationals | 2.7 |
| 8 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 2.0 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 2.0 |
| 10 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2.0 |
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson, Dalton Rushing of the Dodgers, Bryce Harper of the Phillies and Jonathan India of the Royals.
Player of the Day: José Soriano, Angels
Soriano struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Braves.
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising from 10th to second place in season player rankings. He now trails only Yankees pitcher Max Fried for the season lead; while both have 4.0 points, Fried holds the tiebreaker based on higher 2025 totals (14.4 vs. 12.7).
Soriano is the first player this season to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors three times. He did it twice previously, earning 1.0 point each time, on March 26 and March 31. (Fried earned his 4.0 points by twice winning overall Player of the Day honors, worth 2.0 points each.)
Soriano’s 12.7 points in 2025 were 11th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Brandon Williamson, Reds
Williamson struck out four over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Marlins.
Williamson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 30th in season player rankings.
NL Batter of the Day: Dalton Rushing, Dodgers
Rushing hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 14-2 win over the Blue Jays.
This was Rushing’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Rushing made his Major League debut May 15, 2025, and was playing in his 56th career game.
AL Batter of the Day: Jonathan India, Royals
India homered and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 4-2 win over the Guardians.
Streak: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
Active season streaks
Here are the 11 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 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh rf ph | Yankees | 2010‑2025 | 82.9 |
| 16 | Aroldis Chapman | pi mr cp | Red Sox | 2010‑2025 | 75.1 |
| 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 |
| 13 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Red Sox | 2013‑2025 | 124.3 |
| 13 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 2014‑2026 | 152.2 |
| 13 | Christian Yelich | dh | Brewers | 2014‑2026 | 80.1 |
| 13 | Eugenio Suárez | 3b | Reds | 2014‑2026 | 61.5 |
deGrom has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Monday. It is tied for the eighth-longest active season points streak.
deGrom (5IP H R BB 6K ND in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) earned his first points in 2014 with the Mets and now has 152.2 career Box-Toppers points, 27th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Monday, he passes Barry Bonds (152.2) on the “all-time” career points list. Though they both have 152.2 career points, deGrom ranks ahead of Bonds because he’s earned points more recently. (It should be noted that Bonds would have a projected 230 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked.)
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 152.2* 6—Yu Darvish #Padres 144.4 7—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 125.1 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Monday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
deGrom now trails 26th-ranked player Greg Maddux (152.7). (It should be noted that Maddux would have an estimated 250 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked.)
deGrom ranks fifth among active players in career points and fourth among AL pitchers.
deGrom’s best season was 2015 with the Mets, when he earned 22.4 Box-Toppers points, third overall and third among National League pitchers. deGrom extended his streak in 2024, earning just 1.0 Box-Toppers point on Sept. 27, coming back after more than a year away recovering from elbow surgery. He earned his previous Box-Toppers point April 28, 2023.
deGrom had a bounce-back season in 2025, earning 11.0 Box-Toppers points with the Rangers, 20th among AL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL batters 1—Freddie Freeman #Dodgers 95.9 2—Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers 92.9† 3—Christian Yelich #Brewers 80.1* 4—Bryce Harper #Phillies 77.6* 5—Mookie Betts #Dodgers 71.2 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt Monday †Ohtani's earned 43.7 pts batting, 49.2 pitching
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Streak: Bryce Harper, Phillies
Harper has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Monday.
Harper (2-2B 3-4 R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Giants) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2012 with the Nationals, but his streak began in 2015 with the Nationals, as he earned no points in 2014.
His 77.6 career Box-Toppers points are fourth among active NL batters. His best season was 2013 with the Nationals when he earned 9.4 points, fifth among NL batters. He earned 2.0 points in 2025, playing in 132 games.
Debut
Twins closing pitcher Cody Laweryson also made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Laweryson (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 7-3 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Sept. 13, 2025, and was playing in his ninth career game.
Scoring
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Williamson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Rushing and Indian each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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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).| 4/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | LAA 6, ATL 2 | José Soriano (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| +7.0 | `TEX 2, SEA 1 | Jacob deGrom | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NL | +6.2 | CIN 2, MIA 0 | Brandon Williamson (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | LAD 14, TOR 2 | Dalton Rushing C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | WSH 9, STL 6 | James Wood RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | MIN 7, DET 3 | Cody Laweryson (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 6, SF 4 | Bryce Harper 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 2, CHW 1 | Brandon Young (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 9, HOU 7 | Troy Johnston RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | KC 4, CLE 2 | Jonathan India 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SD 5, PIT 0 | Germán Márquez (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 6, CHC 4 | Kevin Kelly (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 8, BOS 6 | Christian Yelich DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -8.7 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | dh ph | mil nl | 2.0 | 13.2 | 34.9 | 80.1 | -9.2 |
| Williamson, Brandon 4813 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | +1.7 |
| India, Jonathan 4469 | 2b 3b dh | kc al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 17.2 | 17.2 | -1.5 |
| Rushing, Dalton 5313 | ca | lad nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 12.0 | 46.8 | 152.2 | -10.0 |
| Wood, James 5078 | rf dh | dc nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -6.7 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b | phi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 26.2 | 77.6 | -1.0 |
| Young, Brandon 5253 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 24.8 | 54.9 | -0.7 |
| Johnston, Troy 5285 | rf 1b | col nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Kelly, Kevin 4932 | pi mr cp | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Laweryson, Cody 5314 | pi cp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 31.2 | 31.2 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 48.8 | 58.2 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 50.1 | 72.8 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 1.7 | 21.5 | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATH | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 34.8 | 40.5 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 71.2 | 114.2 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 1.0 | 23.1 | 74.3 | 74.3 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 57.2 | 96.7 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 25.7 | 46.1 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 42.0 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 40.1 | 45.8 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 45.2 | 89.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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