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Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen earned Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day honors, while Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski reclaimed the lead in overall season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, July 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 17.7 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 16.4 |
| 3 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 15.7 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 5 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 14.0 |
| 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 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 11.7 |
Also Sunday, Angels pitcher José Soriano rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox, Bryson Stott of the Phillies, CJ Abrams of the Nationals and Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller.
Player of the Day: Drew Rasmussen, Rays
Rasmussen struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Guardians.
He gave up a first-inning double to Steven Kwan—the only hit he allowed—and threw 87 total pitches.
Rasmussen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 26th among all players and 13th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers
Misiorowski struck out 12 over five innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 11-2 win over the Rockies.
Misiorowski earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 17.7 for the season, rising from second place to regain the overall lead, passing Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease (16.4 points), who only held the lead for one day after passing Misiorowski on Saturday.
Misiorowski also extends his lead among NL pitchers over second-place Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies (14.7 points).
Both Misiorowski and Rasmussen posted a day-high +14.0 Box-Toppers game score Sunday. But Rasmussen earned overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker by pitching more innings (seven vs. five).
AL Batter of the Day: Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
Murakami hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 12-3 win over the Astros.
Murakami earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, fifth among AL batters.
NL Batter of the Day: Bryson Stott, Phillies
Stott homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Yankees.
Rankings: José Soriano, Angels
Soriano rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday (5IP 3H R 0ER 3BB 5K W in the 4-3 win over the Giants).
Soriano earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season, ranking fourth among AL pitchers.
Notable: CJ Abrams, Nationals
Abrams earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second straight day Sunday (2HR 3-5 2R 3BI in the 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks). He was also Player of the Game in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks (HR 2B 3-4 R 3BI).
He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point each day, giving him 7.0 for the season, fifth among NL batters.
Also notable: Mason Miller, Padres
Miller becomes the 18th player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 5-3 win over the Marlins).
Miller earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 17th among all players, ninth among NL pitchers and first among NL closing pitchers, ahead of second-place Paul Sewald of the Diamondbacks (6.0 points).
This is Miller’s first season with 10 or more points. His previous high was 7.0 in 2025 with the Athletics and Padres, finishing the season 38th among NL pitchers and second among NL closing pitchers.
Sunday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Guardians’ Messick records best game score among day’s non-Player of the Game winners
Scoring
Rasmussen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Misiorowski earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Murakami and Stott 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).| 7/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | TB 1, CLE 0 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 9‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | +14.0 | MIL 11, COL 2 | Jacob Misiorowski (W, 11‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | CHW 12, HOU 3 | Munetaka Murakami 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | `BOS 6, TOR 1 | Ranger Suarez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | MIN 11, ATH 8 | Connor Prielipp (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.2 | `ATL 3, BAL 2 (F/11) | Reynaldo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | PHI 11, NYY 4 | Bryson Stott 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 8, CHC 7 | Ryan O’Hearn 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 8, LAD 3 | Cionel Pérez (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | SEA 6, TEX 4 | Gabe Speier (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | CIN 5, STL 3 (F/10) | Brock Burke (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 10, ARI 7 | CJ Abrams SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 4, SF 3 | José Soriano (W, 9‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 5, DET 4 | Michael Massey PH‑2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 5, MIA 3 | Mason Miller (S, 27) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | +11.7 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 11.7 | 24.4 | 28.4 | 28.4 | -1.0 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | sd nl | 10.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | +3.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 | 18.7 | 40.2 | 40.2 | -0.7 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | bos al | 7.0 | 22.8 | 50.9 | 51.9 | -8.8 |
| Abrams, CJ 4688 | ss | dc nl | 7.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +5.0 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | 1b rf | pit nl | 6.0 | 10.5 | 19.5 | 24.0 | +1.5 |
| Murakami, Munetaka 5308 | 1b | chi al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 25.2 | 46.0 | +4.0 |
| Stott, Bryson 4607 | 2b | phi nl | 3.0 | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | +1.5 |
| Massey, Michael 4749 | 2b ph | kc al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Prielipp, Connor 5397 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Speier, Gabe 4268 | pi mr | sea al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Burke, Brock 4661 | pi mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Perez, Cionel 4702 | pi mr | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +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 | Kirby, George 4595 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 55.5 | 55.5 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 3.7 | 16.4 | 45.4 | 57.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 41.4 | 42.4 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| DET | Montero, Keider 5057 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 13.0 | 33.1 | 104.7 | 138.1 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 56.5 | 257.7 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 26.2 | 45.9 |
| NYM | Thornton, Zac 5414 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 9.0 | 23.4 | 73.6 | 90.3 |
| CHW | Schultz, Noah 5330 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHC | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 25.1 | 27.1 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| HOU | Imai, Tatsua 5307 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIL | Sproat, Brandon 5324 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 30.5 | 42.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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