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Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers, Luis Torrens of the Mets, Caleb Durbin of the Red Sox and Dansby Swanson of the Cubs.
Player of the Day: Jesús Luzardo, Phillies
Luzardo struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Luzardo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 16.0 and moving him from sixth to third place overall, behind Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski (17.7 points) and Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease (17.4 points). Luzardo now ranks second among National League pitchers, 1.7 points behind Misiorowski.
AL Player of the Day: Ryan Weathers, Yankees
Weathers struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals.
Weathers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, bringing his season total to 6.7, 27th among AL pitchers.
NL Batter of the Day: Luis Torrens, Mets
Torrens hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Guardians.
AL Batter of the Day: Caleb Durbin, Red Sox
Durbin hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-2 win over the White Sox.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, Aug. 4.| 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 | Taj Bradley | pi sp | Twins | 12.4 |
Notable: Dansby Swanson, Cubs
Swanson maintains third place among NL batters in 2026 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday (HR 2B 3-4 2R BI in the 5-1 win over the Dodgers).
Swanson earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.2 for the season, 26th among all players. He is third among NL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers (13.7) and Sal Stewart of the Reds (9.5). It should be noted that Ohtani has earned only 5.0 of his 13.7 points as a batter; the rest have come as a pitcher. So Swanson now has the second-most points earned purely as a batter in the Major Leagues, behind only Stewart.
Debut
Reds relief pitcher Julian Garcia made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-4 win over the Athletics).
Andrew McCutchen, 39, released by #Braves, a month after signing minor league deal. His 82.9 career Box-Toppers points were 6th among active batters. He’s earned B-T points in 17 straight seasons (2009-25)—tied for 2nd-longest active streak—but has 0 points in 2026 with TEX, ATL.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) 2:24 PM · Aug 4, 2026
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Garcia made his Major League debut June 23 and was playing in his 16th career game.
Scoring
Luzardo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Weathers earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Torrens and Durbin each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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).| 8/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | PHI 5, WSH 0 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| AL | +7.0 | NYY 2, STL 0 | Ryan Weathers (W, 5‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | DET 8, SEA 0 | Troy Melton (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 6, CLE 2 | Luis Torrens C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | BOS 14, CHW 2 | Caleb Durbin 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIL 4, PIT 2 | Logan Henderson (W, 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | BAL 3, LAA 1 | Cade Povich (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 4, MIA 2 | Grant Holmes (W, 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 9, ARI 4 | Randy Vásquez (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +4.0 | `TEX 5, SF 4 | MacKenzie Gore | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 7, TOR 2 | Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 8, MIN 2 | Sterling Marte PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 5, ATH 4 | Julian Garcia (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 9, COL 7 (F/11) | Bryan Baker (S, 32) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 5, LAD 1 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 16.0 | 33.4 | 64.6 | 69.3 | -1.4 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 9.2 | 13.2 | 33.4 | 47.9 | +5.2 |
| Vasquez, Randy 4841 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.4 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | +2.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | tex al | 7.0 | 15.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 | -1.7 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.7 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | +4.7 |
| Melton, Troy 5231 | pi sp | det al | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | +2.3 |
| Henderson, Logan 5150 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +3.0 |
| Holmes, Grant 5127 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Torrens, Luis 4452 | ca ph | nym nl | 2.5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Durbin, Caleb 5415 | 3b | bos al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Povich, Cade 5029 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Baker, Bryan 4710 | pi mr cp | tb al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b lf dh | hou al | 1.0 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 68.5 | -7.0 |
| Marte, Starling 3122 | rf ph | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 31.0 | +1.0 |
| Garcia, Julian 5428 | pi mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 70.6 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| LAD | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 30.4 | 43.8 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 33.7 | 33.7 |
| SF | Whisenhunt, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| TB | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 33.8 | 40.5 |
| COL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 31.7 | 32.7 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| CIN | Lowder, Rhett 5107 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYM | Scott, Christian 5344 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| PHI | Painter, Andrew 5302 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 5.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| BOS | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 10.0 | 24.0 | 65.3 | 134.3 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 11.0 | 32.1 | 45.1 | 45.1 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| MIN | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 36.8 | 38.5 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| DET | Anderson, Drew 4559 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 11.4 | 29.4 | 49.8 | 49.8 |
| SD | Mize, Casey 4377 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| ARI | Bratt, Mitch* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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