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Yankees pitcher Will Warren is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease, second overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extends his lead among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Padres pitcher Germán Márquez, Javier Báez of the Tigers and Sal Stewart of the Reds.
Player of the Day: Will Warren, Yankees
Warren struck out seven over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Cubs.
Warren earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 76th among all players and 31st among AL pitchers.
NL Player of the Day: Germán Márquez, Padres
Márquez struck out two over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, closing out the game and picking up the save, in the 7-0 win over the Giants.
Márquez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 4.4, 45th among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Javier Báez, Tigers
Báez went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-1 win over the Athletics.
NL Batter of the Day: Sal Stewart, Reds
Stewart homered and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-7 win over the Pirates.
Stewart earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, bringing his season total to 9.5, 24th among all players and second among NL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (13.7 points). It should be noted that Ohtani has earned only 5.0 of his points as a batter while the other 8.7 have come as a pitcher. So Stewart has the most points among all full-time batters in the Major Leagues, moving ahead of Dansby Swanson of the Cubs, whose 8.2 points are now third among NL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, July 31.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 17.7 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 17.4 |
| 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 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 12.4 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
Rankings: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays
Cease maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among AL pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Cease (6IP 3H R 3BB 7K ND in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.4 for the season. He trails overall leader Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (17.7) by 0.3 points. He extends his lead among AL pitchers, ahead of second-place Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (15.7 points).
Debut
Diamondbacks closing pitcher Brandyn Garcia made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Garcia (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K in the 4-1 win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut July 21, 2025, and was playing in his 50th career game.
Scoring
Warren earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Márquez earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Báez and Stewart 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 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).| 7/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.2 | NYY 2, CHC 0 | Will Warren (W, 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +5.0 | CHW 6, TB 1 | Erick Fedde (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | SD 7, SF 0 | Germán Márquez (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| +5.0 | `TOR 3, STL 1 | Dylan Cease | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 6, LAA 2 | Shane Drohan (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +3.1 | MIN 5, SEA 3 | Kody Funderburk (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 13, ATH 1 | Javier Báez SS‑2B‑SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | CIN 8, PIT 7 | Sal Stewart 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BAL 6, PHI 4 | Pete Alonso 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 5, NYM 2 | Janson Junk (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 9, LAD 4 | Brayan Bello (W, 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 11, TEX 2 | Yainer Diaz C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 6, WSH 2 | Michael Harris II CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 4, CLE 1 | Brandyn Garcia (S, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 3, KC 1 | Jordan Romano (S, 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | tor al | 17.4 | 26.1 | 92.0 | 94.0 | +8.7 |
| Stewart, Sal 5288 | 1b | cin nl | 9.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +7.0 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf ph | atl nl | 7.5 | 9.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | +5.5 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp mr | chi al | 6.7 | 9.4 | 31.9 | 36.6 | +4.0 |
| Warren, Will 5143 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | -3.7 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | bal al | 5.0 | 12.2 | 47.1 | 55.6 | -2.2 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.4 | 11.8 | 22.5 | 22.5 | -3.0 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp cp | sd nl | 4.4 | 6.1 | 28.2 | 58.3 | +2.7 |
| Junk, Janson 4697 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -1.7 |
| Romano, Jordan 4299 | pi cp | col nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | +2.0 |
| Diaz, Yainer 4871 | ca dh | hou al | 2.5 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -0.7 |
| Drohan, Shane 5359 | pi sp cp | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Baez, Javier 3395 | ss 2b cf | det al | 1.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 35.7 | -3.5 |
| Funderburk, Kody 4915 | pi mr | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Garcia, Brandyn 5423 | pi cp | ari nl | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Mathews, Quinn* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 73.2 | 116.2 |
| CHW | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 9.0 | 18.7 | 40.2 | 40.2 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYM | Thornton, Zac 5414 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Prielipp, Connor 5397 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 12.0 | 25.1 | 72.6 | 72.6 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 14.7 | 30.1 | 45.5 | 45.5 |
| BAL | Baz, Shane 4560 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 55.5 | 160.9 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| ARI | Drake, Kohl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31.8 | 49.2 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 25.2 | 46.0 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 9.0 | 23.4 | 73.6 | 90.3 |
| CHC | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 25.1 | 27.1 |
| KC | Avila, Luinder 5386 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SF | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 31.5 | 43.5 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| MIL | Gasser, Robert 4998 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 10.4 | 28.1 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 63.8 | 74.2 |
| ATH | Perkins, Jack 5225 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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