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Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies, J.P. Crawford of the Marinrs and Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore.
Player of the Day: Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers
Wrobleski struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Phillies.
The only hit Wrobleski allowed was a solo home run to Kyle Schwarber with two outs in the sixth inning.
Wrobleski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 38th among all players and 17th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: J.P. Crawford, Mariners
Crawford hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
Crawford earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 18th among AL batters.
NL Batter of the Day: Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies
Tovar hit two home runs, including a walk-off, ninth-inning, two-run homer, in the 8-6 win over the Giants. Tovar went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs,
AL Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter J.P. Crawford.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, May 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 10.7 |
| 2 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 3 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 9.4 |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 6 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 8.7 |
| 7 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 8.7 |
| 8 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 8.0 |
| 9 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 8.0 |
| 10 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 7.0 |
Friday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Bello records Friday’s 2nd-best Box-Toppers game score, but Red Sox lose to Guardians
Notable: MacKenzie Gore, Rangers
Gore has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Friday’s Player of the Game winners.
Gore (6.1IP 4H 0R BB 3K W in the 9-1 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, 30th among all players and 15th among AL pitchers.
Scoring
Wrobleski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Crawford earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Tovar earns 1.5 points as NL 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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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).| 5/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | LAD 4, PHI 2 | Justin Wrobleski (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| +6.0 | `PIT 6, MIN 5 | Wilber Dotel | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | COL 8, SF 6 | Ezequiel Tovar SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | SEA 7, ARI 6 (F/10) | J.P. Crawford SS | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | TEX 9, KC 1 | MacKenzie Gore (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | STL 6, CHC 5 | Nelson Velázquez DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 9, MIA 7 (F/10) | MJ Melendez PH‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.1 | `SD 7, WSH 5 | Adrian Morejon (H, 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 8, ATH 2 | Ben Rice DH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 4, BOS 3 | Cade Smith (S, 20) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 5, HOU 4 (F/10) | Trevor Megill (S, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `TOR 6, BAL 5 | Connor Seabold | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 8, LAA 5 | Yandy Díaz DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.1 | ATL 8, CIN 3 | Didier Fuentes (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CHW 4, DET 3 (F/10) | Miguel Vargas 3B‑1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | tex al | 5.0 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 | -3.7 |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -1.3 |
| Smith, Cade 5066 | pi cp | cle al | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -2.0 |
| Diaz, Yandy 3896 | dh | tb al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 23.7 | +4.0 |
| Vargas, Miguel 5229 | 3b 1b | chi al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +2.5 |
| Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 2.7 | 6.2 | 18.7 | 26.2 | -0.8 |
| Tovar, Ezequiel 4801 | ss | col nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 0.0 |
| Morejon, Adrian 4298 | pi mr | sd nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | -4.0 |
| Dotel, Wilber 5367 | pi mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Fuentes, Didier 5352 | pi mr | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Rice, Ben 5055 | dh 1b | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.5 |
| Megill, Trevor 4531 | pi cp | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -2.0 |
| Velazquez, Nelson 4694 | dh ph | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Melendez, MJ 4615 | dh lf ph | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 |
| Seabold, Connor 4845 | pi mr sp | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 61.1 | 71.5 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster 5317 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey 5287 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon 5253 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 59.3 | 128.3 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYM | Scott, Christian 5344 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 24.2 | 43.9 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 6.4 | 24.4 | 44.8 | 44.8 |
| PHI | Painter, Andrew 5302 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Sasaki, Roki 5358 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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