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Guardians pitcher Joey Cantillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Saturday include Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies, Ryan Kreidler of the Twins and Sal Stewart of the Reds.
Player of the Day: Joey Cantillo, Guardians
Cantillo struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Astros.
Cantillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 36th among all players and 17th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
Schwarber hit three home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 15-3 win over the Mets. Schwarber went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in six runs.
Schwarber earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 40th among all players and fourth among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day: Ryan Kreidler, Twins
Kreidler tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 16-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
This was Kreidler’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Kreidler made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2022, and was playing in his 124th career game.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Kyle Schwarber.
Saturday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Bazzana hits 2 HRs in win but loses Player of the Game to Guardians’ teammate Cantillo
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, June 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 13.0 |
| 3 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 4 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 5 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 10.4 |
| 6 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 7 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 8 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
| 9 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 10 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 9.7 |
Notable: Sal Stewart, Reds
Stewart has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s Player of the Game winners.
Stewart (2-2B SF 2-4 R 6BI in the 10-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 20th among all players and second among NL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (10.7).
Stewart has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among full-time batters, ahead of Michael Harris II of the Braves (6.5 points). Ohtani has earned only 3.0 of his 10.7 points as a batter, with the other 7.7 coming as a pitcher. However, because at least 25% of his Player of the Game honors have come from each role (33.3% batting, 66.7% pitching), he qualifies to rank at both positions with his full 10.7-point total.
Debut
Marlins pitcher Tyler Zuber also made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Zuber (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 6-3 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut July 24, 2020, and was playing in his 73rd career game.
Scoring
Cantillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Schwarber earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Kreidler earns 1.5 points as AL Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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2026 Box-Toppers points, NL batters 1—Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers 10.7† 2—Sal Stewart #Reds 7.0* 3—Michael Harris II #Braves 6.5 4—Kyle Schwarber #Phillies 5.7** 5—James Wood #Nationals 5.5 †3.0 pts as batter, 7.7 as pitcher *Earned 1.0 B-T pt Saturday **Earned 1.7 B-T pts Saturday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 9:37 AM · Jun 21, 2026
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).| 6/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | CLE 8, HOU 1 | Joey Cantillo (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +10.0 | BAL 3, LAD 2 | Trevor Rogers (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NL | +9.0 | PHI 15, NYM 3 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | BOS 5, SEA 1 | Connelly Early (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | LAA 7, ATH 0 | Walbert Ureña (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 6, TEX 4 (F/10) | Adrian Morejon (W, 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `WSH 4, TB 3 | Brad Lord (H, 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | MIN 16, ARI 8 | Ryan Kreidler SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | ATL 4, MIL 3 | Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 10, NYY 2 | Sal Stewart 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | DET 4, CHW 1 | Troy Melton (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | COL 2, PIT 1 | Tomoyuki Sugano (W, 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 8, CHC 6 | Louis Varland (S, 15) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | `MIA 6, SF 3 | Tyler Zuber | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart, Sal 5288 | 1b | cin nl | 7.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +4.5 |
| Cantillo, Joey 5106 | pi sp | cle al | 6.0 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +0.3 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 5.7 | 17.7 | 38.2 | 58.2 | -6.3 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 4.5 | 7.5 | 21.0 | 30.5 | +1.5 |
| Morejon, Adrian 4298 | pi mr | sd nl | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | -2.0 |
| Varland, Louis 4758 | pi cp | tor al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| Early, Connelly 5282 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +2.3 |
| Ureña, Walbert 5350 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 13.7 | 28.7 | 29.7 | -9.7 |
| Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | pi sp | col nl | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -4.7 |
| Lord, Brad 5234 | pi mr sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Kreidler, Ryan 5389 | ss | min al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Melton, Troy 5231 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -2.7 |
| Zuber, Tyler 5390 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| NYY | Rodriguez, Elmer* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Gasser, Robert 4998 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 60.6 | 63.3 |
| MIA | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| HOU | Teng, Kai-Wei 5247 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 23.1 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 9.4 | 18.1 | 84.0 | 86.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 32.7 | 32.7 |
| SD | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 29.8 | 57.5 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.7 | 20.1 | 62.9 | 102.4 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared 4956 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 34.2 |
| MIN | Paredes, Mike* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Cabrera, Jose* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon 5253 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.0 | 20.1 | 67.6 | 67.6 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 23.4 | 25.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 8.0 | 28.1 | 99.7 | 133.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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