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White Sox pitcher Davis Martin is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Giants pitcher Trevor McDonald, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Alex Freeland of the Dodgers.
Player of the Day: Davis Martin, White Sox
Martin struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Angels.
Martin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 20th among all players and ninth among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Trevor McDonald, Giants
McDonald struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Padres.
McDonald earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being National League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 48th among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Aaron Judge, Yankees
Judge homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-1 win over the Orioles.
Judge earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, seventh among AL batters.
NL Batter of the Day: Alex Freeland, Dodgers
Freeland homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 8-3 win over the Astros.
Freeland earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, eighth among NL batters.
Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Angels’ Soriano, 2nd in 2026 B-T points, has an aberrant rough outing in a loss to White Sox
Notable: Aaron Nola, Phillies
Nola now has 123.5 career Box-Toppers points—52nd-most among all players since player tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Nola (6IP 5H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 1-0 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now trails 51st-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1) on the “all-time” career points list. (Sheffield would have an estimated 155 points if his entire career from 1988 were tracked.)
Nola ranks ninth among active, signed players in career points and fourth among active National League pitchers.
Nola now has 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 23rd among NL pitchers.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle (7IP H 2R 0ER BB 8K W in the 5-4 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Aug. 29, 2025, and was playing in his 10th career game.
Cubs pitcher Ryan Rolison (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 5-4 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut May 13, 2025, and was playing in his 36th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, May 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 7.0 |
| 2 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 6.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 6.7 |
| 5 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 5.7 |
| 6 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 5.7 |
| 7 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.7 |
| 8 | Randy Vásquez | pi sp | Padres | 5.4 |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 10 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 5.0 |
Scoring
Martin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
McDonald earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Judge and Freeland 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.
About Box-Toppers
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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Tarik Skubal #Tigers to go on the injured list & have surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow. Timetable for return TBA. 📈Skubal led all players in 2025 with 22.1 Box-Toppers points. 📈His 21.1 B-T points in 2024 led AL pitchers. ➡️His 3.0 B-T points in 2026 are 15th among AL pitchers.
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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).| 5/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | CHW 6, LAA 0 | Davis Martin (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | BOS 5, DET 4 | Payton Tolle (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NL | +11.0 | SF 3, SD 2 | Trevor McDonald (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| +6.0 | PHI 1, MIA 0 | Aaron Nola (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 12, BAL 1 | Aaron Judge RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHC 5, CIN 4 | Ryan Rolison (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 5, TOR 1 | Ryan Vilade RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 5, ATL 4 | Luke Raley RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 4, COL 2 | David Peterson (W, 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | LAD 8, HOU 3 | Alex Freeland 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | STL 6, MIL 3 | JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | KC 6, CLE 2 | Michael Wacha (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Davis 4657 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +1.0 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 13.1 | 50.0 | 84.7 | -7.1 |
| Freeland, Alex 5299 | 2b | lad nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.7 | 8.4 | 60.5 | 123.5 | -3.0 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf dh | nyy al | 2.5 | 9.0 | 56.2 | 77.4 | -4.0 |
| Vilade, Ryan 5340 | rf | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Wetherholt, JJ 5320 | 2b | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| McDonald, Trevor 5297 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.7 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi mr sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 6.7 | 22.4 | 24.4 | -4.7 |
| Raley, Luke 4868 | rf 1b | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Rolison, Ryan 5349 | pi cp | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Tolle, Payton 5348 | pi sp | bos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 24.1 | 69.9 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 78.6 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 48.8 | 58.2 |
| BOS | Moran, Jovani 4859 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 61.1 | 71.5 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 71.2 | 114.2 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 49.5 | 154.9 |
| NYY | Rodriguez, Elmer* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 70.6 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 6.7 | 18.4 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 80.4 | 94.9 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 33.2 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 26.2 | 30.9 |
| LAA | Aldegheri, Samuel 5103 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 28.7 | 72.9 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 57.6 | 60.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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