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Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle, Cardinals pitcher Cooper Hjerpe, Jake Burger of the Rangers, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves, Padres closing pitcher Mason Miller and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes.
Player of the Day: Bryan Woo, Mariners
Woo struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
The only hit Woo gave up was a fourth-inning, lead-off single to Henry Bolte.
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.4 for the season, rising to sixth among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays (20.4 points) and Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (18.7).
NL Player of the Day: Cooper Hjerpe, Cardinals
Hjerpe struck out six over four hitless and scoreless innings of middle relief, walking none, in the 10-8 win over the Rockies.
This was Hjerpe’s Major League debut and his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 129th among NL pitchers.
AL Batter of the Day: Jake Burger, Rangers
Burger hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-6 win over the Rays.
NL Batter of the Day: Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves
Acuña hit a three-run homer, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 5-4 win over the Phillies.
Notable
In addition to Woo, three players with more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026 earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Mason Miller, Padres
Miller (1IP 0H 0R BB 3K Sv in the 4-3 win over the Yankees) now has 14.0 Box-Toppers points, 14th overall, seventh among NL pitchers and extends his lead among all closing pitchers, ahead of second-place Jacob Latz of the Rangers (8.0 points).
Paul Skenes, Pirates
Skenes (5.1IP 4H 0R BB 4K W in the 1-0 win over the Angels) now has 13.7 Box-Toppers points, 15th overall and eighth among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2026 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, Sept. 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 21.4 |
| 2 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 21.0 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 20.4 |
| 4 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 18.7 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 17.7 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 16.4 |
| 7 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 16.4 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 9 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 15.7 |
| 10 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 15.7 |
Payton Tolle, Red Sox
Tolle becomes the 29th player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026 after earning Player of the Game honors in the 3-1 win over the Orioles (6IP 4H R 0BB 12K W).
He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 27th overall and 12th among AL pitchers.
This is Tolle’s first season earning Box-Toppers points. He ranks second among all rookies in 2026 Box-Toppers points, behind Sal Stewart of the Reds (13.0). He ranks first among AL rookies, ahead of second-place, Guardians pitcher Parker Messick (9.7).
Debut
Two other 2026 rookies also made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
White Sox relief pitcher Hagen Smith (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 10-1 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut Aug. 9 and was playing in his 10th career game.
Juan Brito of the Reds (2B 3-4 3R BI in the 12-8 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut April 7 and was playing in his 19th career game.
Scoring
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Hjerpe earns 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day.
Burger and Acuña each earn 1.5 points as their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 9/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 14.0 | SEA 2, ATH 0 | Bryan Woo (W, 11‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 12.0 | BOS 3, BAL 1 | Payton Tolle (W, 9‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
| NL | 10.0 | STL 10, COL 8 | Cooper Hjerpe (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7.0 | CHW 10, MIN 1 | Hagen Smith (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7.0 | CLE 3, DET 2 (F/10) | Cade Smith (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | ARI 3, HOU 2 | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 15‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TEX 8, TB 6 | Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 5, PHI 4 | Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 3.2 | `NYM 4, SF 2 | Christian Scott | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 12, MIL 8 | Juan Brito 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | KC 6, TOR 1 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | SD 4, NYY 3 | Mason Miller (S, 33) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.1 | PIT 1, LAA 0 | Paul Skenes (W, 10‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | MIA 10, CHC 3 | Heriberto Hernández LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 7, WSH 5 | Edgardo Henriquez (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 16.4 | 34.4 | 54.8 | 54.8 | -1.6 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | sd nl | 14.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | +7.0 |
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.7 | 34.8 | 47.8 | 47.8 | -7.4 |
| Tolle, Payton 5348 | pi sp | bos al | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.0 | 13.7 | 37.7 | 81.9 | +4.3 |
| Smith, Cade 5066 | pi cp | cle al | 7.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +1.0 |
| Scott, Christian 5344 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Hernandez, Heriberto 5246 | lf dh ph | fla nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +5.0 |
| Burger, Jake 4629 | 1b | tex al | 4.5 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | +3.0 |
| Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 4.2 | 8.7 | 23.9 | 38.3 | -0.3 |
| Pasquantino, Vinnie 4766 | 1b | kc al | 2.5 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -3.2 |
| Henriquez, Edgardo 5293 | pi mr cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Hjerpe, Cooper 5466 | pi mr | stl nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Brito, Juan 5468 | 2b | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Smith, Hagen 5467 | pi mr | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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), this year and last year ('25-26), over six years ('21-26), and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 21.0 | 38.4 | 69.6 | 74.3 |
| NYM | Tong, Jonah 5291 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 8.4 | 15.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| LAA | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 9.7 | 15.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 32.7 | 33.7 |
| ARI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 45.5 |
| MIL | Gasser, Robert 4998 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| MIN | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Melton, Troy 5231 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 2.7 | 20.4 | 51.8 | 74.5 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 65.6 | 68.3 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase 5301 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 20.4 | 29.1 | 95.0 | 97.0 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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