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Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Reds pitcher Chase Burns, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jac Caglianone of the Royals and Xander Bogaerts of the Padres.
Player of the Day: Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks
Pfaadt struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Braves.
Pfaadt earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 3.7, 199th among all players and 64th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Jac Caglianone, Royals
Caglianone homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 7-6 win over the Angels.
He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 5.2 for the season, 114th among all players and 12th among AL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, Aug. 14 .| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 18.7 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 17.4 |
| 3 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 17.0 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 15.7 |
| 6 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 15.4 |
| 7 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 13.7 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.0 |
| 9 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 13.0 |
| 10 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 12.7 |
NL Batter of the Day: Xander Bogaerts, Padres
Bogaerts hit a home run, a sacrifice fly and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Guardians.
AL Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jac Caglianone.
Notable: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
Yamamoto has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Friday’s Player of the Game winners (6IP 4H R 2BB 9K W in the 3-1 win over the Brewers).
He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, bringing his total to 12.4 for the season, 12th overall and seventh among NL pitchers.
Also notable: Chase Burns, Reds
Friday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day's top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Sale posts Friday’s top game score among non-Player of the Game winners in Braves loss
Burns now has 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026 after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Friday (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 8K W in the 1-0 win over the Marlins).
Burns ranks 24th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Mets pitcher Robert Stock (4.1IP 3H R 0ER 3BB 5K ND in the 4-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut June 24, 2018, and was playing in his 60th career game.
Rafael Flores Jr. of the Pirates (HR 3-4 R 2BI in the 8-4 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 17, 2025, and was playing in his 21st career game. It was the second straight day Flores ranked among his team’s top players in a win. On Thursday, he had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+5.0) among all Major League non-Player of the Game winners in the 13-1 win over the Marlins (2HR 2-5 2R 6BI). Teammate Braxton Ashcraft won Player of the Game honors.
Scoring
Pfaadt earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Caglianone earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Bogaerts earns 1.5 points as NL 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).| 8/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 12.0 | ARI 2, ATL 0 | Brandon Pfaadt (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11.0 | CIN 1, MIA 0 | Chase Burns (W, 14‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7.2 | CHC 3, STL 0 | Clay Holmes (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7.0 | LAD 3, MIL 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 12‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | KC 7, LAA 6 | Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 5.0 | CHW 9, DET 5 | Miguel Vargas 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 4.0 | BAL 6, TB 5 | Gunnar Henderson SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | SD 7, CLE 5 | Xander Bogaerts SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 4.0 | TOR 3, NYY 1 | Shane Bieber (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | ATH 8, TEX 3 | Jeff McNeil 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | COL 5, SF 2 | Kyle Freeland (W, 4‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | `NYM 4, WSH 1 | Robert Stock | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 10, SEA 7 (F/10) | Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 8, BOS 4 | Rafael Flores Jr. 1B | 4 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.4 | 30.1 | 36.5 | 36.5 | -5.3 |
| Burns, Chase 5301 | pi sp | cin nl | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Caglianone, Jac 5377 | 1b | kc al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 4.7 | 8.7 | 29.4 | 49.8 | +0.7 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | hou al | 4.5 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| Vargas, Miguel 5229 | 3b 1b | chi al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +3.5 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 69.3 | +1.0 |
| Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.7 | 11.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -4.0 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | -2.0 |
| Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | ss | bal al | 3.0 | 7.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -1.7 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | sd nl | 2.5 | 8.0 | 28.2 | 54.9 | -3.0 |
| McNeil, Jeff 4050 | 2b 1b | oak al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| Flores, Rafael Jr. 5438 | 1b | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Stock, Robert 5437 | pi sp | nym 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 45.5 |
| NYY | Schlittler, Cam 5261 | 15.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| TOR | Fisher, Braydon 5316 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 34.2 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 64.6 | 67.3 |
| WSH | Lord, Brad 5234 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 44.8 | 73.3 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| TB | Seymour, Ian 5265 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| MIA | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 40.7 | 44.7 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 8.7 | 14.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 17.0 | 34.4 | 65.6 | 70.3 |
| MIN | Prielipp, Connor 5397 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| HOU | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 34.7 | 78.9 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 66.3 | 135.3 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared 4956 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 18.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| LAD | Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | 7.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| KC | Dobnak, Randy 4263 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 36.4 | 36.4 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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