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Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Francisco Lindor of the Mets, Joc Pederson of the Rangers and Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees.
Player of the Day: Cristian Javier, Astros
Javier struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-4 win over the Angels.
After spending nearly three months on the injured list with a shoulder strain, Javier returned July 4 in a relief role. Monday marked his fifth relief appearance, pitching from the fourth through eighth innings.
Javier earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 341st among all players, 93rd among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Francisco Lindor, Mets
Lindor hit two home runs—including a three-run shot—and tripled while going 3-for-5 with two runs scored and six RBIs in a 14-3 win over the Braves.
Lindor earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, marking his first points of the season and placing him 92nd among NL batters.
Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ D-backs’ Kelly posts best game score among Monday’s non-Player of the Game winners
AL Batter of the Day: Joc Pederson, Rangers
Pederson hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-3 win over the Mariners.
Pederson earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
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 Francisco Lindor.
Notable: Jazz Chisholm Jr., Yankees
Chisholm has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners.
Chisholm (2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 9-5 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.5 for the season, 79th among all players and sixth 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, July 27.| 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 |
Scoring
Javier earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Lindor earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Pederson 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).| 7/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | HOU 6, LAA 4 | Cristian Javier (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | +6.0 | NYM 14, ATL 3 | Francisco Lindor SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHC 7, STL 3 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TEX 7, SEA 3 | Joc Pederson DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SF 3, MIL 0 | Tyler Mahle (W, 3‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | BAL 8, DET 5 | Grant Wolfram (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 4, ATH 2 | Aroldis Chapman (S, 25) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.1 | TOR 3, WSH 2 | Mason Fluharty (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 8, PHI 7 | Heriberto Hernández LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 9, CHW 5 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 3, ARI 2 (F/10) | Brandon Lowe 2B | 5 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | 2b | nyy al | 5.5 | 12.7 | 24.2 | 25.2 | -1.7 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.4 | 11.1 | 31.5 | 43.5 | -0.3 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh | tex al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 26.7 | 43.9 | +4.0 |
| Hernandez, Heriberto 5246 | lf dh ph | fla nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp | bos al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 77.1 | -4.0 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 3.7 | 33.4 | 35.4 | +0.3 |
| Hoerner, Nico 4245 | 2b ss | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 1.7 | 9.2 | 37.8 | 59.9 | -5.8 |
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | pit nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | -6.0 |
| Wolfram, Grant 5222 | pi mr | bal al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Fluharty, Mason 5197 | pi mr cp | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 25.5 | 25.5 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 36.8 | 38.5 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 62.5 | 125.5 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 52.5 | 61.9 |
| TEX | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 26.4 | 30.4 |
| TB | Jax, Griffin 4478 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TOR | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 32.4 | 68.3 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 9.4 | 20.8 | 50.6 | 193.2 |
| NYM | Scott, Christian 5344 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 10.7 | 22.4 | 30.1 | 30.1 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 40.7 | 44.7 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 167.0 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 23.1 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| HOU | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| BOS | Bennett, Jake 5396 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage 5372 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 34.2 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| MIL | Henderson, Logan 5150 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 65.6 | 101.4 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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