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Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Royals pitcher Noah Cameron, Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs.
Player of the Day: Kyle Harrison, Brewers
Harrison struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Pirates.
Harrison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 12.0—13th overall and seventh among National League pitchers.
Harrison was making his return after spending 15 days on the injured list with a forearm injury. He exited the game after 69 pitches with calf cramping.
AL Player of the Day: Noah Cameron, Royals
Cameron struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Twins.
Cameron earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 64th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs
Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-6 win over the Dodgers.
He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
AL Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 15 games completed. Pitchers won in 13 games and NL batters won in two.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, Aug. 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 17.7 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 17.4 |
| 3 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 16.0 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 5 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 15.7 |
| 6 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 14.4 |
| 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 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.4 |
Rankings: Bryan Woo, Mariners
Woo rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday (7IP 3H 0R BB 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Tigers).
Woo earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Notable: Sonny Gray, Red Sox
Gray now has 135.3 career Box-Toppers points—38th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 4-0 win over the White Sox).
Gray, who earned 1.0 point Wednesday, trails 37th-ranked player, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (138.1), on the “all-time” career points list. Gray ranks eighth among active, signed players in career points and fifth among active AL pitchers.
Gray also now has 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 18th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Diamondbacks pitcher Mitch Bratt (7IP H 0R 3BB 9K W in the 10-4 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut June 24 and was playing in his sixth career game.
Mets pitcher Chayce McDermott (2IP 0H 0R BB 2K W in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut July 24, 2024, and was playing in his eighth career game.
Scoring
Harrison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Cameron earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Crow-Armstrong earns 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’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).| 8/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | MIL 4, PIT 2 | Kyle Harrison (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | +12.0 | KC 2, MIN 1 | Noah Cameron (W, 6‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +12.0 | ARI 10, SD 4 | Mitch Bratt (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +9.0 | BOS 4, CHW 0 | Sonny Gray (W, 14‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +8.0 | SEA 4, DET 2 | Bryan Woo (W, 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +8.0 | BAL 5, LAA 2 | Trevor Rogers (W, 7‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 4, MIA 1 | Bryce Elder (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | TEX 6, SF 0 | Tyler Alexander (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | `CIN 3, ATH 2 | Brock Burke (H, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CHC 7, LAD 6 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | TB 4, COL 0 | Nick Martinez (W, 11‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 10, PHI 4 (F/11) | CJ Abrams SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 6, CLE 5 (F/10) | Chayce McDermott (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `TOR 5, HOU 4 (F/10) | Mason Fluharty | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.1 | STL 3, NYY 1 | Andre Pallante (W, 12‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 | 30.4 | 50.8 | 50.8 | -5.6 |
| Harrison, Kyle 4914 | pi sp | mil nl | 12.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | +10.0 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | bos al | 11.0 | 25.0 | 66.3 | 135.3 | -3.0 |
| Pallante, Andre 4656 | pi sp | stl nl | 8.7 | 14.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 | +3.0 |
| Abrams, CJ 4688 | ss | dc nl | 8.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +6.0 |
| Crow‑Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 7.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | -2.5 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 | 17.7 | 32.7 | 33.7 | -5.7 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 | 12.7 | 34.8 | 41.5 | -0.7 |
| Elder, Bryce 4709 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 | 10.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | +0.7 |
| Cameron, Noah 5167 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -3.0 |
| Fluharty, Mason 5197 | pi mr cp | tor al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Burke, Brock 4661 | pi mr | cin nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Alexander, Tyler 4196 | pi mr sp | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 0.0 |
| Bratt, Mitch 5429 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| McDermott, Chayce 5430 | pi mr | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 | Johnson, Ryan 5391 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| BAL | Young, Brandon 5253 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ATH | Barnett, Mason 5376 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CLE | Griffin, Foster 5317 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| MIL | May, Dustin 4214 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 20.1 | 24.1 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 17.4 | 26.1 | 92.0 | 94.0 |
| CHC | Peterson, David 4347 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 26.1 | 28.1 |
| DET | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 63.8 | 74.2 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| WSH | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 31.8 | 49.2 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 15.7 | 31.1 | 46.5 | 46.5 |
| CHW | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 65.6 | 101.4 |
| BOS | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 7.0 | 22.8 | 50.9 | 51.9 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| ATL | Perez, Martin 3213 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 27.9 | 47.6 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 53.7 | 88.4 |
| SD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 66.6 |
| ARI | Drake, Kohl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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