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Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include White Sox pitcher Sean Burke, Tim Tawa of the Diamondbacks and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox.
Player of the Day: Hunter Greene, Reds
Greene struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Cubs.
Greene earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 261st among all players, 67th among National League pitchers.
Greene was making just his second start of the season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in March to remove bone chips. He earned 13.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025 with the Reds, 19th among all players and 10th among NL pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Sean Burke, White Sox
Burke struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 14-1 win over the Athletics.
Burke earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, 26th overall and 12th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Tim Tawa, Diamondbacks
Tawa homered and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Dodgers.
This was Tawa’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Tawa made his Major League debut April 5, 2025, and was playing in his 111th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, July 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 15.0 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 14.4 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 13.7 |
| 5 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 13.7 |
| 6 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 13.4 |
| 7 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 13.0 |
| 8 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.4 |
| 9 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.0 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 11.0 |
AL Batter of the Day: Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox
Abreu homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Mets.
Debut
Orioles pitcher Rico Garcia also made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Garcia (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 5-3 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut Aug. 27, 2019, and was playing in his 102nd career game.
Scoring
Greene earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Burke earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Tawa and Abreu each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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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).| 7/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | CIN 4, CHC 0 | Hunter Greene (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | +10.0 | CHW 14, ATH 1 | Sean Burke (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | ARI 9, LAD 3 | Tim Tawa 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `STL 2, ATL 1 | Kyle Leahy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | `NYY 5, WSH 3 | Ryan Weathers | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | BOS 6, NYM 2 | Wilyer Abreu RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | DET 10, PHI 2 | Jack Flaherty (W, 3‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, SEA 2 | Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 7, HOU 3 | Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 4, MIN 3 | Vaughn Grissom 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 5, SD 3 | Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 5, KC 3 | Rico Garcia (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 4, SF 3 | Antonio Senzatela (W, 9‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 3, MIA 2 | Chase DeLauter RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke, Sean 5124 | pi sp | chi al | 7.4 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | +3.7 |
| Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | pi cp mr | col nl | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | +3.0 |
| Okamoto, Kazuma 5331 | 3b | tor al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +2.0 |
| Grissom, Vaughn 5118 | 1b 3b | ana al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.5 |
| DeLauter, Chase 5298 | rf | cle al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b | tb al | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -6.0 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | det al | 3.0 | 11.4 | 34.4 | 68.7 | -5.4 |
| Leahy, Kyle 5001 | pi sp mr cp | stl nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 15.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 | -11.4 |
| Burger, Jake 4629 | 1b 3b dh | tex al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | +0.5 |
| Abreu, Wilyer 4911 | rf | bos al | 1.5 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -7.0 |
| Tawa, Tim 5404 | 1b | ari nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Garcia, Rico 5405 | pi mr | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Johnson, Ryan 5391 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 55.2 | 55.2 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage 5372 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHW | Hudson, Bryan 4957 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Drohan, Shane 5359 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 13.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31.8 | 49.2 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 27.4 | 47.8 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 30.5 | 42.5 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 11.0 | 24.1 | 71.6 | 71.6 |
| TB | Jax, Griffin 4478 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 14.7 | 30.1 | 45.5 | 45.5 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 24.2 | 45.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey 5287 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 25.5 | 25.5 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 9.4 | 27.1 | 33.5 | 33.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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