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Cardinals pitcher Dustin May is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, with a complete-game, one-hit shutout.
Also Monday, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics extends his lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other top players Monday include Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, Colt Keith of the Tigers, Eugenio Suárez of the Reds and Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks.
Player of the Day: Dustin May, Cardinals
May pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one, in the 3—0 win over the Padres.
May carried a perfect game into the seventh inning before giving up a walk to Fernando Tatis Jr. Two batters later, he lost the no-hitter, giving up a single to Manny Machado, the only hit of the game. He threw 101 pitches.
It’s the second time this season May has flirted with a no-hitter. On May 27, he pitched seven no-hit innings against the Brewers but ended up losing that game despite a +11.0 game score (the highest that day for a non-Player of the Game winner). On Monday, his dominant shutout earned a +16.0 score
May earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 33rd among all players and 18th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Colt Keith, Tigers
Keith hit three home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 9-3 win over the Astros.
Keith earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 57th among AL batters.
NL Batter of the Day: Eugenio Suárez, Reds
Suárez hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 12-0 win over the Mets.
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 AL batter Colt Keith.
Rankings: Nick Kurtz, Athletics
Kurtz extends his lead among AL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Kurtz (2HR 3-4 2R 5BI in the 11-2 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, 29th among all players. He extends his lead among AL batters, ahead of second-place Dillon Dingler of the Tigers (5.0 points).
Notable: Zack Wheeler, Phillies
Wheeler has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners and also now has 133.1 career points, 40th-most since player tracking began in 1995.
Wheeler (6IP 2H 0R 3BB 9K W in the 7-0 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, 14th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
Wheeler’s 133.1 career points trail 39th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4) on the “all-time” career points list. Wheeler is seventh among active, signed players in career points and third among active NL pitchers, behind Chris Sale of the Braves (190.5) and Yu Darvish of the Padres (144.4).
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, June 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 13.0 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 5 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 6 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 8 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 9 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 9.7 |
| 10 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
Also notable: Geraldo Perdomo, Diamondbacks
Perdomo won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second straight day Monday.
Perdomo (2B 1-2 R BI in the 4-3 win over the Angels) was also Player of the Game Sunday in the 5-3 win over the Reds (HR 2-3 R 2BI).
He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point each time, giving him 2.0 for the season, 47th among NL batters.
Scoring
May earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Keith earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Suárez 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).| 6/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | STL 3, SD 0 | Dustin May (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +10.0 | PHI 7, MIA 0 | Zack Wheeler (W, 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | DET 9, HOU 3 | Colt Keith 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | ATH 11, PIT 2 | Nick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | CIN 12, NYM 0 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHC 5, COL 4 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | MIN 4, TEX 2 | Yoendrys Gómez (S, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 4, TB 3 | Kyle Tucker RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 7, KC 3 | Nasim Nuñez 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ARI 4, LAA 3 | Geraldo Perdomo SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 | 28.1 | 99.7 | 133.1 | -12.1 |
| Kurtz, Nick 5221 | 1b | oak al | 6.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +1.5 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.7 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 23.1 | 0.0 |
| Crow-Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -6.5 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 2.5 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 63.0 | -5.0 |
| Perdomo, Geraldo 4601 | ss | ari nl | 2.0 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -4.5 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 36.9 | 41.9 | -2.7 |
| Gómez, Yoendrys 5249 | pi cp sp | min al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Nuñez, Nasim 5278 | 2b ss | dc nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 3b 1b dh 2b | det al | 1.7 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -0.3 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 8.0 | 25.4 | 56.6 | 61.3 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 51.7 | 86.4 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster 5317 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 8.4 | 17.1 | 83.0 | 85.0 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 167.0 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| MIL | Gasser, Robert 4998 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| MIN | Matthews, Zebby 5186 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 61.1 | 71.5 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 44.4 | 56.4 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon 5253 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 5.0 | 18.1 | 65.6 | 65.6 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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