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Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Alec Burleson of the Cardinals and Blue Jays relief pitcher Brendon Little.
Player of the Day: Logan Webb, Giants
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, Aug. 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 17.7 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 17.4 |
| 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 15.7 |
| 5 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 14.4 |
| 6 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 14.0 |
| 7 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 13.7 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.0 |
| 9 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 12.7 |
| 10 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 12.4 |
Webb struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Rangers.
Webb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 7.0, 45th among all players and 20th among National League pitchers.
AL Player of the Day: Brendon Little, Blue Jays
Little struck out four over 1 1/3 scoreless and hitless innings of middle relief, allowing one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Astros.
He earned Player of the Game honors despite pitching fewer than three innings without a win or save because his +4.1 game score over 1 1/3 innings surpassed closer Tyler Rogers (+1.0 game score, save, 1.0 IP), who would have otherwise won the honor.
This was Little’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Little made his Major League debut Aug. 30, 2022, and was playing in his 140th career game.
Little earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 117th among American League pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Alec Burleson, Cardinals
Burleson hit three two-run home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 13-7 win over the Yankees.
Burleson earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, 64th among all players and 11th among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the eight games completed.
Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Box-Toppers review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
⬛ Top pitching matchup fizzles: Wrobleski, Boyd post among Monday’s lowest game scores
Debut
Kevin Alcántara of the Cubs made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor (HR 1-1 R 2BI in the 10-5 win over the Dodgers).
Alcántara made his Major League debut Sept. 25, 2024, and was playing in his 33rd career game.
Scoring
Webb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Little earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Burleson earns 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
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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).| 8/3 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | SF 5, TEX 1 | Logan Webb (W, 7‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | STL 13, NYY 7 | Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +4.1 | `TOR 3, HOU 1 | Brendon Little (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +4.0 | ARI 5, SD 1 | Tim Tawa 1B‑LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TB 13, COL 9 | Ian Seymour (W, 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 6, WSH 3 | Derek Hill CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 10, LAD 5 | Kevin Alcántara LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 4, MIL 3 | Mason Montgomery (S, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 7.0 | 16.0 | 64.6 | 67.3 | -2.0 |
| Seymour, Ian 5265 | pi sp mr | tb al | 6.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | +3.0 |
| Burleson, Alec 4874 | 1b | stl nl | 6.5 | 7.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | +5.5 |
| Tawa, Tim 5404 | 1b lf | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Hill, Derek 5077 | rf cf ph | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Montgomery, Mason 5408 | pi cp | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Little, Brendon 5426 | pi mr | tor al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Alcantara, Kevin 5427 | lf | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 40.7 | 44.7 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 71.3 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 8.7 | 14.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| WSH | Littell, Zack 4533 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 14.0 | 31.4 | 62.6 | 67.3 |
| STL | Dobbins, Hunter 5203 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYY | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| BOS | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 17.7 |
| MIA | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 55.2 | 55.2 |
| KC | Dobnak, Randy 4263 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared 4956 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIL | Henderson, Logan 5150 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| LAD | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 8.7 | 30.8 | 82.0 | 82.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| SF | Tidwell, Blade 5305 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 6.0 | 14.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey 5287 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| HOU | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| TB | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 84.6 |
| COL | Hughes, Gabriel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 33.7 | 77.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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