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Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros climbs to first place among American League batters after both win Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Dillon Dingler of the Tigers, Trea Turner of the Phillies, Angels pitcher José Soriano and Willson Contreras of the Red Sox.
Player of the Day: George Kirby, Mariners
Kirby struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Reds.
Kirby earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 122nd among all players and 44th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Trea Turner, Phillies
Turner hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 10-7 win over the Dodgers. Turner also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Turner earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 54th among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day: Dillon Dingler, Tigers
Dingler hit two home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-6, 10-inning win over the Cubs.
Dingler earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, third among AL batters behind Yordan Alvarez of the Astros (7.5 points) and Nick Kurtz of the Athletics (7.0 points).
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Trea Turner.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, July 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 16.0 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 14.4 |
| 4 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 14.0 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 13.7 |
| 6 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 13.7 |
| 7 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 13.4 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.0 |
| 9 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 10 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.4 |
Box-Toppers leader: Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers
Misiorowski increased his lead in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Misiorowski (4IP 4H R 0ER BB 6K ND in the 8-3 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.0 for the season. He leads over second-place player, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez (14.7 points). He also leads Sánchez among NL pitchers.
New AL batting leader: Yordan Alvarez, Astros
Alvarez rises to first among AL batters, passing previous leader Nick Kurtz of the Athletics, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Alvarez (2HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 8-5 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, moving ahead of Kurtz (7.0 points), who falls to second place. Alvarez ranks 29th among all players.
Notable: José Soriano, Angels
Soriano becomes the 17th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Soriano (7IP 4H 2R BB 7K ND in the 3-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 12th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.
This is his second straight season with 10 or more points. In 2025, he had 12.7 points with the Angels, 22nd overall and 11th among AL pitchers.
Also notable: Willson Contreras, Red Sox
Contreras won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second straight day Monday and becomes the second consecutive Red Sox player to win top player honors on back-to-back days.
Contreras (2B 3-4 R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, fourth among AL batters. He also won Player of the Game honors Sunday (HR 1-3 2R 2BI in the 6-1 win over the Rays), earning 1.5 points as AL Batter of the Day.
Previously, teammate Wilyer Abreu won AL Batter of the Day honors on back-to-back days on Friday and Saturday. The Red Sox have won 14 games in a row.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Petey Halpin of the Guardians (2HR 2B 3-5 3R 3BI in the 13-4 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut Sept. 20, 2025, and was playing in his 40th career game.
Braves closing pitcher Victor Mederos (2.1IP H 0R BB K Sv in the 3-2 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut June 30, 2023, and was playing in his 17th career game.
Scoring
Kirby earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Turner earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Dingler earns 1.5 points as AL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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).| 7/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | SEA 8, CIN 0 | George Kirby (W, 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | DET 8, CHC 6 (F/10) | Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +5.0 | PHI 10, LAD 7 | Trea Turner SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | NYY 8, PIT 5 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `LAA 3, STL 2 | José Soriano | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 13, MIN 4 | Petey Halpin CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `KC 4, SF 3 | Michael Wacha | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | `MIL 8, NYM 3 | Jacob Misiorowski | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 8, MIA 5 | Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATH 5, ARI 2 | Luis Medina (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 6, BAL 5 | Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 7, COL 3 | Andrés Chaparro DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | `CHW 10, TEX 3 | Erick Fedde | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +1.1 | ATL 3, SD 2 | Victor Mederos (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | TB 7, TOR 1 | Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | pi sp | mil nl | 16.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | +10.0 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 10.7 | 23.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | -2.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 7.5 | 8.5 | 38.2 | 41.7 | +6.5 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 6.7 | 16.8 | 53.7 | 88.4 | -3.4 |
| Dingler, Dillon 5081 | ca | det al | 6.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +3.0 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | 1b | bos al | 6.0 | 11.7 | 28.7 | 43.2 | +0.3 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp mr | chi al | 5.7 | 8.4 | 30.9 | 35.6 | +3.0 |
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | 2b | nyy al | 4.5 | 11.7 | 23.2 | 24.2 | -2.7 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 15.0 | 55.5 | 55.5 | -7.0 |
| Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b | tb al | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -5.0 |
| Chaparro, Andrés 5409 | 1b dh | dc nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Turner, Trea 3730 | ss | phi nl | 2.7 | 8.2 | 19.9 | 34.1 | -2.8 |
| Medina, Luis 4876 | pi mr sp | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Halpin, Petey 5412 | cf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Mederos, Victor 5413 | pi cp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 13.0 | 33.1 | 104.7 | 138.1 |
| MIN | Rojas, Kendry* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 73.2 | 116.2 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 6.0 | 21.8 | 49.9 | 50.9 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 24.2 | 45.0 |
| NYM | Thornton, Zach* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 30.5 | 42.5 |
| KC | Avila, Luinder 5386 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Schultz, Noah 5330 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 63.8 | 74.2 |
| CHC | Peterson, David 4347 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 23.4 | 25.4 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsua 5307 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31.8 | 49.2 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 34.2 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ARI | Drake, Kohl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 65.6 | 101.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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