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Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Saturday include Nationals pitcher Foster Griffin, Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Rays pitcher Michael Grove and Jo Adell of the Angels.
Player of the Day: Logan Webb, Giants
Webb struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Braves.
After giving up a second-inning double and walk, Webb retired the final 15 Braves batters he faced.
Webb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 53rd among all players and 23rd among National League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, June 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 14.0 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 3 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 12.4 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 5 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 11.7 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 10.4 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 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 |
AL Player of the Day: Michael Grove, Rays
Grove struck out four over three scoreless middle relief innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Grove earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 97th among AL pitchers, 20th among AL middle relievers.
Grove and two other AL pitchers who won Player of the Game honors Saturday recorded +6.0 Box-Toppers game scores, but Grove prevailed as AL Player of the Day on tiebreakers:
Grant Taylor of the White Sox (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 2-1 win over the Royals). Grove had more innings pitched—three vs. two.
Cal Quantrill of the Rangers (4IP 2H 0R BB 5K ND in the 7-4 win over the Blue Jays). Grove earned the win in his game, while Quantrill picked up a no-decision.
NL Batter of the Day: Hunter Goodman, Rockies
Goodman hit three home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 8-5 win over the Twins. Goodman went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Goodman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season, 16th among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day: Jo Adell, Angels
Adell tripled, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Athletics.
Notable: Foster Griffin, Nationals
Griffin has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s Player of the Game winners.
Griffin (7IP 3H R 0ER 2BB 9K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, 21st among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
Griffin recorded a +10.0 Box-Toppers game score Saturday, the same as Giants pitcher Logan Webb, who beat Griffin for overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker—Webb earned the win in his game, while Griffin picked up a no-decision.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Edwin Arroyo of the Reds (2B SAC 2-2 2R BI in the 9-7 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut June 1 and was playing in his 21st career game.
Red Sox pitcher Jake Bennett (6.1IP 3H R 2BB 3K W in the 4-1 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut May 1 and was playing in his sixth career game.
Scoring
Webb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Grove earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Goodman and Adell each earn 1.5 points as their league’s 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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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).| 6/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | SF 5, ATL 0 | Logan Webb (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| +10.0 | `WSH 4, BAL 3 (F/10) | Foster Griffin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | COL 8, MIN 5 | Hunter Goodman DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +6.0 | TB 4, ARI 2 | Michael Grove (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | CHW 2, KC 1 | Grant Taylor (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | `TEX 7, TOR 4 | Cal Quantrill | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | CLE 4, SEA 3 | Slade Cecconi (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.1 | `MIA 5, STL 1 | Ryan Gusto | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 15, SD 3 | Kyle Tucker RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAA 5, ATH 2 | Jo Adell RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CIN 9, PIT 7 | Edwin Arroyo 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | `BOS 4, NYY 1 | Jake Bennett (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 8, DET 6 | Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 6, PHI 2 | Juan Soto LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 8, MIL 2 | Michael Conforto PH | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin, Foster 5317 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | 14.0 | 62.6 | 65.3 | -4.0 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | lf | nym nl | 4.2 | 11.2 | 39.7 | 55.2 | -2.8 |
| Goodman, Hunter 5033 | ca dh | col nl | 4.2 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | -1.7 |
| Adell, Jo 4527 | rf | ana al | 3.0 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -4.0 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | lad nl | 3.0 | 7.7 | 37.9 | 42.9 | -1.7 |
| Gusto, Ryan 5156 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Cecconi, Slade 4913 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -4.0 |
| Grove, Michael 4774 | pi sp mr | tb al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | +1.7 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 26.4 | 30.4 | -5.7 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | lf ph | chi nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 40.2 | -2.5 |
| Taylor, Grant 5207 | pi cp mr | chi al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Pena, Jeremy 5025 | ss | hou al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Arroyo, Edwin 5395 | 2b | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Bennett, Jake 5396 | pi sp | bos al | 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 | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 |
| WSH | Littell, Zack 4533 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| TOR | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 29.4 | 65.3 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 44.4 | 56.4 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 32.4 | 66.7 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 9.0 | 26.4 | 57.6 | 62.3 |
| NYM | Perez, Cionel 4702 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| CHC | Rolison, Ryan 5349 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 3.0 | 12.7 | 57.6 | 74.3 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| MIN | Prielipp. Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Avila, Luinder 5386 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| ATH | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 35.8 | 41.5 |
| LAA | Aldegheri, Samuel 5103 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 47.9 | 190.5 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 49.9 | 94.0 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 60.6 | 85.7 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 62.3 | 131.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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