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Royals pitcher Noah Cameron is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Two players moved up in the Box-Toppers top 10 season rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rises to sixth place.
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to ninth place.
Other top Sunday players include Sebastián Rivero of the Angels, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara and Carson Benge of the Mets.
Player of the Day: Noah Cameron, Royals
Cameron struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and no walks, in the 6-5 win over the Twins.
Cameron earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for Player of the Day, his first points of the season in his 12th start. He now ranks 191st overall and 59th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Sandy Alcantara, Marlins
Alcantara struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 10-0 win over the Guardians.
Alcantara earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 16th among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Sebastián Rivero, Angels
Rivero doubled and went 5-for-5, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 13-5 win over the Dodgers.
This was Rivero’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Rivero made his Major League debut May 8, 2021, and was playing in his 68th career game.
NL Batter of the Day: Carson Benge, Mets
Benge homered, tripled and went 5-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 win over the Padres.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, June 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 11.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 11.0 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 5 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 9.7 |
| 6 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.0 |
| 8 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 9.0 |
| 9 | Jacob deGrom | pi sp | Rangers | 8.7 |
| 10 | Davis Martin | pi sp | White Sox | 8.7 |
Rankings: Cam Schlittler, Yankees
Schlittler rises from eighth to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Schlittler (5.2IP 4H R BB 5K ND in the 6-1 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers behind Gavin Williams (9.7 points), who holds the tiebreaker based on higher 2025 points (11.7 vs. 7.4).
Rankings: Jacob deGrom, Rangers
deGrom rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
deGrom (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 10-0 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Gavin Williams of the Guardians and Cam Schlittler of the Yankees, who both have 9.7 points.
deGrom also now has 159.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 21st place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With Sunday’s win, he passes Miguel Cabrera (159.4) on the “all-time” career points list. He now trails 20th-ranked John Smoltz (160.9 points). (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 ranks fifth among active, signed players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—active players 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 257.7 2—Justin Verlander #Tigers 250.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 190.5 4—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 167.0 5—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 159.9* 6—Yu Darvish #Padres 144.4 7—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 132.1 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Sunday
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 7:41 AM · Jun 8, 2026
Sunday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Emergency reliever Assad posts Sunday’s highest B-T game score, but Cubs lose
Debut
In addition to Rivero, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Kevin McGonigle of the Tigers (HR 2-4 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut March 26 and was playing in his 63rd career game.
Giants closing pitcher Dylan Smith (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut June 2, 2025, and was playing in his 10th career game.
Scoring
Cameron earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Alcantara earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Rivero and Benge each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 6/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | KC 6, MIN 5 | Noah Cameron (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | LAA 13, LAD 5 | Sebastián Rivero C | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | TEX 10, CLE 0 | Jacob deGrom (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | MIA 4, TB 1 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | ARI 5, WSH 1 | Michael Soroka (W, 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 7, SD 3 | Carson Benge RF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | `NYY 6, BOS 1 | Cam Schlittler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | ATH 5, HOU 0 | Gage Jump (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 3, PIT 2 | Michael Harris II PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | TOR 6, BAL 4 | Louis Varland (S, 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 12, COL 4 | Garrett Mitchell CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 5, SEA 4 | Kevin McGonigle SS‑3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 9, CHW 5 | Brandon Marsh LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 2, CHC 1 (F/10) | Dylan Smith (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | `STL 5, CIN 3 | Michael McGreevy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlittler, Cam 5261 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.7 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | +2.3 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 8.7 | 19.7 | 54.5 | 159.9 | -2.3 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf ph | atl nl | 6.5 | 8.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | +4.5 |
| Soroka, Michael 3956 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 22.4 | +4.0 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.7 | 13.7 | 51.5 | 60.9 | -2.3 |
| McGreevy, Michael 5113 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Benge, Carson 5360 | rf | nym nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Mitchell, Garrett 4723 | cf | mil nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +2.5 |
| Cameron, Noah 5167 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -4.7 |
| Varland, Louis 4758 | pi cp mr sp | tor al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Jump, Gage 5372 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Rivero, Sebastián 5373 | ca | ana al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Marsh, Brandon 4670 | lf | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +1.0 |
| McGonigle, Kevin 5374 | ss 3b | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Smith, Dylan 5375 | pi cp | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 60.5 | 79.6 |
| BOS | Early, Connelly 5282 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TB | Seymour, Ian 5265 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 11.7 | 27.1 | 42.5 | 42.5 |
| TOR | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 105.4 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 59.6 | 62.3 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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