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Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Thursday include Dalton Rushing of the Dodgers and Evan Carter of the Rangers.
Player of the Day: Bryce Miller, Mariners
Miller struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Angels.
Miller allowed no hits until giving up back-to-back singles to start the seventh inning, stranding them as he retired the final three batters he faced.
Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 32nd among all players and 14th among American League pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Dalton Rushing, Dodgers
Rushing homered, doubled and hit a sacrifice fly, in the 12-7 win over the Padres. Rushing went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
Rushing earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, 35th among NL batters.
Thursday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ In day’s top pitching matchup, Brewers’ Misiorowski Ks 10 but is not Player of the Game
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, July 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 14.0 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 12.7 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 12.4 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.4 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 10.4 |
| 8 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 10.0 |
| 9 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 10.0 |
| 10 | José Soriano | pi sp | Angels | 9.7 |
AL Batter of the Day: Evan Carter, Rangers
Carter homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 10-4 win over the Tigers.
NL Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Dalton Rushing.
Scoring
Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Rushing earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Carter earns 1.5 points as AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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).| 7/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | SEA 1, LAA 0 | Bryce Miller (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | TB 5, KC 2 | Ian Seymour (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | LAD 12, SD 7 | Dalton Rushing C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | COL 14, MIA 4 | Jake McCarthy RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | STL 11, ATL 5 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 6, PHI 1 | Jared Jones | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 7, MIL 2 | Jose Trevino C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TEX 10, DET 4 | Evan Carter PH‑CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | CLE 6, CHW 5 | David Fry PH‑LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 6.7 | 9.7 | 38.5 | 38.5 | +3.7 |
| McCarthy, Jake 4621 | cf rf | col nl | 5.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +5.5 |
| Walker, Jordan 4918 | rf | stl nl | 4.5 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +3.5 |
| Seymour, Ian 5265 | pi sp mr | tb al | 3.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| Rushing, Dalton 5312 | ca | lad nl | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Carter, Evan 4947 | cf ph | tex al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.05 |
| Jones, Jared 4956 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| Fry, David 4848 | lf dh ca ph | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
| Trevino, Jose 4241 | ca | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CHC | Peterson, David 4347 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 23.4 | 25.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 40.4 | 41.4 |
| WSH | Griffin, Foster 5317 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| MIN | Paredes, Mike* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 167.0 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 39.7 | 43.7 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| NYM | Scott, Christian 5344 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 62.6 | 65.3 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| BOS | Bennett, Jake 5396 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| ARI | Cabrera, Jose* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 12.7 | 18.2 | 89.4 | 103.9 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 10.4 | 19.1 | 85.0 | 87.0 |
| 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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