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Brewers pitcher Brandon Sproat is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
For the second straight day, a Milwaukee pitcher named Brandon took home overall top honors (Brandon Woodruff did it Monday) in remarkably similar fashion.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, June 23.| 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 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 10.4 |
| 7 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 8 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 9 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
| 10 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
Other top players Tuesday include Angels pitcher Ryan Johnson, Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray, Bryson Stott of the Phillies and Nick Loftin of the Royals.
Player of the Day: Brandon Sproat, Brewers
Sproat struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Reds.
Sproat did not allow a baserunner until the fourth inning, when he hit JJ Bleday with a pitch. He did not allow a hit until the sixth inning, giving up a single to Jose Trevino.
On Monday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff won Box-Toppers Player of the Day with a very similar linescore—striking out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Reds. Like Sproat, Woodruff also carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning (in Woodruff’s case, a perfect game) before surrendering his only hit. While Woodruff didn't factor into the decision of his 10-inning game, both Brandons recorded matching +15.0 Box-Toppers game scores.
Sproat earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 100th among all players and 36th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Ryan Johnson, Angels
Johnson struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Orioles.
Johnson was also pitching a no-hitter into the sixth inning before giving up his only hit to Jeremiah Jackson with one out.
Johnson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day in his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Johnson made his Major League debut March 27, 2025, and was playing in his 20th career game.
Johnson’s 1.7 points in 2026 ranks 95th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Bryson Stott, Phillies
Stott hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead, three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 14-9 win over the Nationals.
AL Batter of the Day: Nick Loftin, Royals
Loftin homered and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 12-5 win over the Rays.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 257.7 2—Justin Verlander #Tigers 250.0 3—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 167.0 4—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 159.9 5—Sonny Gray #RedSox 131.3* 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 116.2 7—Patrick Corbin #BlueJays 105.4 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Tuesday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 8:18 AM · Jun 24, 2026
Tuesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Messick records highest game score among Tuesday’s non-Player of the Game winners
Notable: Sonny Gray, Red Sox
Gray now has 131.3 career Box-Toppers points, 41st-most among all players since tracking began in 1995, after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Gray (7IP 6H R 3BB 11K W in the 5-2 win over the Rockies) trails 40th-ranked player, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (133.1) on the “all-time” career points list.
Gray ranks eighth among active, signed players in career points, fifth among active AL pitchers.
His 7.0 points in 2026 are 21st among all players, 10th among AL pitchers.
Scoring
Sproat earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Johnson earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Stott and Loftin each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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).| 6/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | MIL 2, CIN 0 | Brandon Sproat (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | +12.0 | LAA 5, BAL 1 | Ryan Johnson (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | SF 3, ATH 1 | Robbie Ray (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | BOS 5, COL 2 | Sonny Gray (W, 9‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | PHI 14, WSH 9 | Bryson Stott 2B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.2 | `ARI 4, STL 3 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | KC 12, TB 5 | Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | HOU 9, TOR 7 (F/11) | Joey Loperfido PH‑LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SD 7, ATL 6 (F/10) | Mason Miller (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 9, NYM 6 | Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 3, PIT 2 | Andrés Muñoz (S, 14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | CHW 2, CLE 1 | Sean Newcomb (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 12, MIN 3 | Andy Pages CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 4, DET 3 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 6, TEX 4 | Heriberto Hernández DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | bos al | 7.0 | 21.0 | 62.3 | 131.3 | -7.0 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | sd nl | 7.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| Pages, Andy 5123 | cf | lad nl | 5.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +3.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.7 | 14.1 | 49.9 | 94.0 | -4.7 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.0 | 8.7 | 32.7 | 76.9 | -0.7 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 28.2 | 42.7 | 0.0 |
| Hernandez, Heriberto 5246 | lf dh ph | fla nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Sproat, Brandon 5324 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | 2b | nyy al | 3.5 | 10.7 | 22.2 | 23.2 | -3.7 |
| Munoz, Andres 4222 | pi cp | sea al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Newcomb, Sean 3831 | pi mr cp | chi al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 23.1 | +1.0 |
| Johnson, Ryan 5392 | pi sp | ana al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Loftin, Nick 4936 | 3b 2b lf | kc al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Stott, Bryson 4607 | 2b | phi nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Loperfido, Joey 5051 | lf 1b | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 54.5 | 159.9 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| CHC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 32.7 | 32.7 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 28.9 | 33.6 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 6.0 | 21.8 | 49.9 | 50.9 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 27.4 | 47.8 |
| BAL | Gibson, Trey* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| TB | Jax, Griffin 4478 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 3.0 | 25.1 | 76.3 | 76.3 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 10.4 | 28.4 | 48.8 | 48.8 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 62.5 | 125.5 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31.8 | 49.2 |
| HOU | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey 5287 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 71.3 |
| MIL | Drohan, Shane 5359 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 10.7 | 16.2 | 87.4 | 101.9 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| ARI | Bratt, Mitch* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 26.2 | 45.9 |
| SD | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage 5372 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 41.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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