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Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Jonathan Aranda of the Rays and Rafael Devers of the Giants.
Player of the Day: Michael Soroka, Diamondbacks
Soroka struck out five over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Rangers.
Soroka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 19th among all players and 10th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Jonathan Aranda, Rays
Aranda homered, hit a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Aranda earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 31st among AL batters.
NL Batter of the Day: Rafael Devers, Giants
Devers homered and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 9-3 win over the Dodgers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, May 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 8.0 |
| 2 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 7.7 |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 7.0 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 7.0 |
| 5 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 7.0 |
| 6 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 6.7 |
| 7 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 5.7 |
| 8 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 5.7 |
| 9 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 5.7 |
| 10 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 5.7 |
AL Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jonathan Aranda.
Scoring
Soroka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Aranda earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Devers earns 1.5 points as NL 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 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).| 5/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | ARI 1, TEX 0 | Michael Soroka (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | +4.0 | TB 8, TOR 5 | Jonathan Aranda 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | SF 9, LAD 3 | Rafael Devers DH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CLE 7, LAA 2 | Joey Cantillo (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 3, NYY 2 | Coby Mayo DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 3, HOU 1 | George Kirby (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soroka, Michael 3956 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 21.4 | +3.0 |
| Cantillo, Joey 5106 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -2.7 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 13.0 | 53.5 | 53.5 | -9.0 |
| Aranda, Jonathan 4926 | 1b | tb al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +0.7 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | dh | sf nl | 1.5 | 9.2 | 33.2 | 47.7 | -6.2 |
| Mayo, Coby 5245 | dh 1b | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 33.2 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 7.0 | 28.1 | 41.1 | 41.1 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 1.0 | 21.1 | 92.7 | 126.1 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 104.4 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 32.4 | 66.7 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 26.2 | 30.9 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 4.7 | 22.7 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsua 5307 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| 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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