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Twins pitcher Taj Bradley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first 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 Tuesday, April 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 4.7 |
| 2 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.0 |
| 3 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 4.0 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 3.0 |
| 5 | Sandy Alcantara | pi sp | Marlins | 3.0 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 2.7 |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 2.7 |
| 8 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 2.7 |
| 9 | Joey Wiemer | rf | Nationals | 2.7 |
| 10 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 2.0 |
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams, Amed Rosario of the Yankees, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet and Dane Myers of the Reds.
Player of the Day: Taj Bradley, Twins
Bradley struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, six hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Tigers.
Bradley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising from sixth to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Yankees pitcher Max Fried (4.0), who falls to second place.
This is Bradley’s third Player of the Game honor in his third start of the 2026 season. He also did it March 28 and April 2 (when he was American League Player of the Day). He earned 6.0 points in 2025 with the Rays, before being traded to the Twins at the trade deadline. His 6.0 points in 2025 were 51st among AL pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Robbie Ray, Giants
Ray struck out seven over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 6-0 win over the Phillies.
Ray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being National League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 27th in season player rankings, 13th among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Amed Rosario, Yankees
Rosario hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 5-3 win over the Athletics. Rosario went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
With his first Player of the Game honor of 2026, Rosario has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 consecutive seasons. Rosario earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2017 with the Mets and now has 24.0 career Box-Toppers points, third among active AL second basemen. His best season was 2022 with the Guardians when he had 6.0 points, third among AL shortstops. He earned 1.0 point in 2025 with the Nationals and Yankees and has extended his streak with just 1.0 point in two other seasons—2018 and 2020, both with the Mets.
NL Batter of the Day: Dane Myers, Reds
Myers won Player of the Game honors despite having no plate appearances; he scored a run as a 10th-inning pinch-runner. On a day in which pitchers won Player of the Game honors in 12 of 15 games, he was the only NL batter to win top player honors. Myers (0-0 R BI) recorded a +1.0 Box-Toppers game score.
Top 10
Three players rose into Box-Toppers’ season player rankings top 10 list for 2026 after all earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
Tuesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Shane Smith strikes out 8 but is not Player of the Game as White Sox lose to Orioles
Cade Horton #Cubs to undergo elbow surgery, miss remainder of season. He earned 9.7 B-T points in his 2025 rookie season, most among NL rookies & 21st among NL pitchers. A B-T look at 2025 top rookies: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/11...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet (6.1IP 5H 2R 2BB 7K W in the 3-2 win over the Brewers) rises to sixth place with 2.7 points.
Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams (5.2IP H R 5BB 8K ND in the 2-1 win over the Royals) rises to seventh place with 2.7 points. (Crochet ranks ahead of Williams on a tiebreaker with more 2025 points—19.8 vs. 11.7).
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (6.1IP 2H R 2BB 6K W in the 7-1 win over the Padres) rises to 10th place with 2.0 points. (Skenes ranks first among the 17 players with 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season because he has the most 2025 points among them—21.1.)
Debut
Cardinals relief pitcher George Soriano made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Soriano (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut April 16, 2023, and was playing in his 77th career game.
Scoring
Bradley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ray earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Rosario and Myers each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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).| 4/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.1 | MIN 4, DET 2 | Taj Bradley (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | +7.2 | SF 6, PHI 0 | Robbie Ray (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| +6.1 | PIT 7, SD 1 | Paul Skenes (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | CHC 9, TB 2 | Javier Assad (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +5.2 | COL 5, HOU 1 | Antonio Senzatela (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.2 | `CLE 2, KC 1 | Gavin Williams | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 7, WSH 6 (F/10) | George Soriano (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | `ATL 7, LAA 2 | Reynaldo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 5, ATH 3 | Amed Rosario 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAD 4, TOR 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | BOS 3, MIL 2 | Garrett Crochet (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 3, SEA 2 | Kyle Higashioka C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 4, CHW 2 | Yennier Cano (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 4, ARI 3 (F/10) | Luke Weaver (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | CIN 6, MIA 3 (F/10) | Dane Myers PR‑CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 10.7 | 27.8 | 27.8 | -1.3 |
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 22.5 | 34.2 | 34.2 | -17.1 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 | 14.4 | 22.1 | 22.1 | -9.0 |
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 23.1 | 36.1 | 36.1 | -19.1 |
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 19.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 | -15.7 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.7 | 11.1 | 46.9 | 91.0 | -7.7 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | 3b 2b | nyy al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 24.0 | +0.5 |
| Myers, Dane 4993 | cf pr | cin nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Assad, Javier 4899 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -1.0 |
| Weaver, Luke 3719 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 32.7 | -1.0 |
| Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | -1.0 |
| Higashioka, Kyle 4505 | ca | tex al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| Cano, Yennier 4611 | pi mr cp | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 22.2 | 43.0 | +1.0 |
| Soriano, George 5315 | pi mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 37.4 | 38.4 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| MIL | Drohan, Shane* | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 55.3 | 124.3 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 2.0 | 20.0 | 40.4 | 40.4 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 29.4 | 29.4 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 78.4 | 92.9 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 76.6 | 78.6 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 31.4 | 33.4 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 33.2 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 59.5 | 122.5 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 38.1 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 23.4 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 |
| TB | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 68.9 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 59.1 | 69.5 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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