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Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Other top Monday players include Rays pitcher Ian Seymour, Josh Naylor of the Mariners and Andrew Vaughn of the Brewers.
Player of the Day: Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies
Sánchez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Sánchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 13.7. This extends his first-place lead overall and among National League pitchers ahead of second-place Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (11.0). Sánchez earned 15.4 points in 2025, finishing 11th overall and seventh among NL pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Ian Seymour, Rays
Seymour struck out five over four innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Red Sox. Seymour did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings as a starting pitcher.
Seymour earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 82nd among AL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Josh Naylor, Mariners
Naylor hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-3 win over the Orioles.
Naylor earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, ninth among AL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, June 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 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 |
NL Batter of the Day: Andrew Vaughn, Brewers
Vaughn homered, doubled and went 4-for-6, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 15-14, 12-inning win over the Athletics.
Scoring
Sánchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Seymour earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Naylor and Vaughn each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Giants’ Webb posts best game score among Monday’s non-Player of the Game winners
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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).| 6/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | PHI 5, TOR 2 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | +5.0 | `TB 3, BOS 1 | Ian Seymour | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | SEA 6, BAL 3 | Josh Naylor 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | HOU 5, LAA 4 (F/10) | Josh Hader (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | NYY 7, CLE 5 (F/10) | David Bednar (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | `WSH 4, SF 3 | Miles Mikolas | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 15, ATH 14 (F/12) | Andrew Vaughn 1B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.2 | SD 6, CIN 2 | Adrian Morejon (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 13.7 | 29.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 | -1.7 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | sea al | 3.5 | 8.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | -1.0 |
| Morejon, Adrian 4298 | pi mr | sd nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | -3.0 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | -5.0 |
| Seymour, Ian 5265 | pi sp | tb al | 1.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | -2.0 |
| Vaughn, Andrew 4445 | 1b | mil nl | 1.5 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -2.0 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi mr cp | hou al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 65.4 | -6.0 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi mr sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 48.2 | -6.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.0 | 17.1 | 64.6 | 64.6 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 65.5 | 77.2 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| LAD | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 41.8 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 9.0 | 30.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 167.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 7.0 | 27.1 | 98.7 | 132.1 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 6.4 | 15.1 | 81.0 | 83.0 |
| STL | May, Dustin 4214 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 19.4 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CHW | Eisert, Brandon 5199 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.7 | 20.1 | 62.9 | 102.4 |
| KC | Kolek, Stephen 5046 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| HOU | Teng, Kai-Wei 5247 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SD | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 29.8 | 57.5 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
| MIL | Gasser, Robert 4998 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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