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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón, Jung Hoo Lee of the Giants and Josh Rojas of the Royals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, June 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 11.7 |
| 2 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 3 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 4 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 5 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 6 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 7 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 9.0 |
| 8 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 9 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 8.7 |
| 10 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.4 |
Player of the Day: Zack Wheeler, Phillies
Wheeler struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two runs, two hits and three walks, in the 6-4 win over the Padres.
Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 13th among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.
Wheeler also now has 132.1 career Box-Toppers points, 40th-most among all players since tracking began in 1995. He trails 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).
AL Player of the Day: Carlos Rodón, Yankees
Rodón struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Guardians. Rodón did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Rodón earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 71st among AL pitchers.
Rodón and Wheeler both recorded +6.0 Box-Toppers game scores Thursday, but Wheeler beat Rodón for overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker with more innings pitched—seven vs. six.
This was Rodón’s fifth start of the season. His season debut was delayed until May following mid-October 2025 arthroscopic elbow surgery.
NL Batter of the Day: Jung Hoo Lee, Giants
Lee doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 12-9 win over the Brewers.
AL Batter of the Day: Josh Rojas, Royals
Rojas drove in the go-ahead run on a ninth-inning single, in the 8-6 win over the Twins. Rojas went 1-for-1 with two runs batted in.
Scoring
Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Rodón earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Lee and Rojas each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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).| 6/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | PHI 6, SD 4 | Zack Wheeler (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| AL | +6.0 | `NYY 2, CLE 1 | Carlos Rodón | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| +4.2 | CHC 7, ATH 6 | Ryan Rolison (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SF 12, MIL 9 | Jung Hoo Lee RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PIT 5, HOU 1 | Jared Jones (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +2.1 | TOR 7, ATL 2 | Louis Varland (S, 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | KC 8, MIN 6 | Josh Rojas PH‑3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | ARI 3, LAD 2 | Paul Sewald (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 8, BOS 2 | Coby Mayo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 | 27.1 | 98.7 | 132.1 | -13.1 |
| Sewald, Paul 3940 | pi cp | ari nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | +3.0 |
| Mayo, Coby 5245 | dh 3b 1b | bal al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Rolison, Ryan 5349 | pi cp | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.7 | 15.4 | 60.6 | 85.7 | -12.0 |
| Lee, Jung Hoo 5139 | rf | sf nl | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -5.0 |
| Rojas, Josh 4244 | 3b ph | kc al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | +1.5 |
| Varland, Louis 4758 | pi cp mr sp | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Jones, Jared 4956 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 47.9 | 92.0 |
| CHC | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 7.0 | 24.4 | 55.6 | 60.3 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 8.4 | 26.4 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 61.1 | 71.5 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 60.3 | 129.3 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon 5253 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey 5287 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| MIA | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 24.2 | 43.9 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| STL | Leahy, Kyle 5001 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 51.7 | 86.4 |
| MIN | Matthews, Zebby 5186 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYM | Scott, Christian 5344 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 4.0 | 8.4 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster 5317 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 44.4 | 56.4 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| LAD | Sasaki, Roki 5358 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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