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Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the third-highest Box-Toppers game score of the season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, June 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 14.0 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 12.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 12.4 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.4 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 10.4 |
| 8 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 10.0 |
| 9 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 10 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo bolsters his sixth-place spot in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other top players Tuesday include Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Tommy Edman of the Dodgers and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros.
Player of the Day: Cade Cavalli, Nationals
Cavalli struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run (none earned), one hit and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Red Sox.
Cavalli allowed a double to Anthony Seigler on the third pitch of the game—his only hit allowed—and retired 19 in a row. In the fourth inning, he was in the middle of a benches-clearing incident after appearing to shout at Willson Contreras after striking him out. Contreras was ejected after charging the mound and throwing a helmet, but Cavalli was allowed to remain in the game.
Three others were ejected in the incident: Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy, Nate Eaton of the Red Sox and Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas. Neither Eaton nor Mikolas was playing in the game.
Cavalli recorded a +18.0 Box-Toppers game score, third-highest for a Player of the Game winner this season, behind:
+23.0 on June 12 by Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (CG H 0R 0BB 15K W in the 6-0 win over the Phillies).
+19.0 on May 24 by Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (8IP H R 0BB 14K ND in the 2-1 win over the Rangers).
Cavalli earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 179th among all players and 50th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Tarik Skubal, Tigers
Skubal struck out nine over six innings, allowing two runs (one earned), one hit and no walks, in the 9-3 win over the Yankees.
Skubal earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 29th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Tommy Edman, Dodgers
Edman hit a three-run home run and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Athletics.
AL Batter of the Day: Yordan Alvarez, Astros
Alvarez hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs,in the 6-4 win over the Twins.
Alvarez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, third among AL batters, behind Nick Kurtz of the Athletics (7.0) and Dillon Dingler of the Tigers (5.0). (Alvarez ranks behind Dingler because Dingler held the tiebreaker from 2025 points, 3.5 to 1.0.)
New leader: Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies
Sánchez rises from second place to regain the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Sánchez (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 9K W in the 8-0 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season, passing previous leader, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (14.0), who took the lead from Sánchez on Sunday. Before that, Sánchez led player rankings for the longest stretch this season (29 days) from May 27 to June 25.
Sánchez also regains the lead among NL pitchers ahead of Misiorowski.
Rankings: Bryan Woo, Mariners
Woo maintains sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Woo (6.1IP 4H 2R BB 5K W in the 8-3 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He also maintains his second-place rank among AL pitchers, behind Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (11.7 points).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Retired | 280.8 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 257.7 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Tigers | 250.0 |
| 5 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | Retired | 244.8 |
| 6 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Free agent | 224.5 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Retired | 207.8 |
| 8 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | Retired | 203.4 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | Retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 190.5 |
| 11 | Alex Rodriguez | 3b | Retired | 187.0 |
| 12 | Jon Lester | pi sp | Retired | 179.3 |
| 13 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | Retired | 175.1 |
| 14 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | Retired | 174.2 |
| 15 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | Retired | 170.7 |
| 16 | Gerrit Cole | pi sp | Yankees | 167.0 |
| 17 | Johan Santana | pi sp | Retired | 166.6 |
| 18 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | Retired | 166.2 |
| 19 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | Retired | 164.8 |
| 20 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 160.9 |
Notable: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
deGrom rises to 20th place in career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995, after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
deGrom (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 160.9 career points, passing John Smoltz (160.9) on the “all-time” career points list. (Though tied at 160.9, deGrom takes the lead because his points are more recent. Also, it should be noted that Smoltz began his career in 1988, before the 1995 advent of Box-Toppers. If his entire career were tracked, he would have an estimated 255 career points.)
deGrom now trails 19th-ranked player Roger Clemens (164.8). (Like Smoltz, Clemens began his career prior to the 1995 start of Box-Toppers tracking. He would have an estimated 320 points if his entire career from 1984 were tracked.)
deGrom ranks fifth among active, signed players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
He also now has 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 12th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Debut
White Sox closing pitcher Tyler Schweitzer made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
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 160.9* 5—Sonny Gray #RedSox 133.3 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) 9:15 AM · Jul 1, 2026
Schweitzer (4IP 4H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 9-3 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Scoring
Cavalli earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Skubal earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Edman and Alvarez 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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Tuesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Upcoming top pitching matchup features Box-Toppers top NL pitchers of past 2 seasons
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).| 6/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +18.0 | WSH 8, BOS 1 | Cade Cavalli (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| +11.0 | PHI 8, PIT 0 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 10‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| AL | +11.0 | DET 9, NYY 3 | Tarik Skubal (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | TEX 4, CLE 2 | Jacob deGrom (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | STL 5, ATL 3 | Matthew Liberatore (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
| +6.0 | NYM 3, TOR 0 | Nolan McLean (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +5.1 | MIA 14, COL 3 | Eury Pérez (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAD 9, ATH 3 | Tommy Edman 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | HOU 6, MIN 4 | Yordan Alvarez LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHC 9, SD 7 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 7, CIN 2 | Jake Bauers 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 9, BAL 3 | Tyler Schweitzer (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.1 | SEA 8, LAA 3 | Bryan Woo (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 8, SF 2 | Gabriel Moreno C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TB 10, KC 4 | Junior Caminero 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.7 | 30.1 | 45.5 | 45.5 | -0.7 |
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 | 29.4 | 49.8 | 49.8 | -6.6 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 9.7 | 20.7 | 55.5 | 160.9 | -1.3 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 6.5 | 10.5 | 30.7 | 45.2 | +2.5 |
| McLean, Nolan 5255 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -2.7 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.0 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -1.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 35.7 | 39.2 | +4.0 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 4.7 | 26.8 | 78.0 | 78.0 | -17.4 |
| Perez, Eury 4814 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.4 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -2.6 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | 1b | mil nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 25.0 | -1.0 |
| Cavalli, Cade 5244 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Moreno, Gabriel 4781 | ca ph | ari nl | 3.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +1.5 |
| Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b | tb al | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -7.0 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | 3b cf ss | lad nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | +1.5 |
| Schweitzer, Tyler 5399 | pi cp | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Schultz, Noah 5330 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| TOR | Fisher, Braydon 5316 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 9.0 | 30.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 9.0 | 29.1 | 100.7 | 134.1 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 23.2 | 44.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| MIL | Drohan, Shane 5359 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsua 5307 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 27.4 | 47.8 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SF | McDonald, Trevor 5297 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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