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Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Twins pitcher Taj Bradley rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Kevin Gausman is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cubs pitcher Kevin Gausman is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen, Daylen Lile of the Nationals and Corey Seager of the Rangers.
Gausman struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 92nd among all players and 34th among National League pitchers.
It is the first points he has earned since being traded from the Blue Jays before the Aug. 3 trade deadline and his first points in more than three months (the last was May 22).
Gausman also has 118.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 56th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Monday, he passes five players on the “all-time” career points list—Todd Helton (116.4), Mark Buehrle (116.7), Adrian Beltre (116.8), Barry Zito (117.4) and Johnny Cueto (118.2). (Though he has the same point total as Cueto, Gausman ranks ahead on a tiebreaker, having earned points more recently.) Gausman now trails 56th-ranked player Carlos Delgado (118.7).
Gausman ranks 10th among active, signed players in career points, fifth among active NL pitchers.
Raleigh hit three home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 9-2 win over the Phillies.
Raleigh earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points as American League Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 60th among AL batters.
AL Player of the Day: Cal Raleigh, Mariners.
Lile hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-3 win over the Rockies.
Lile earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 21st among NL batters.
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Cal Raleigh.
Drew Rasmussen, Rays, has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
Box-Toppers review of the day's top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest B-T game scores:
Rasmussen has the most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
Rasmussen (6IP 3H R 0BB 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season, 16th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Seager has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2026 Monday.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | pi sp | Brewers | 21.4 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Blue Jays | 18.4 |
| 3 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 18.0 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | pi sp | Pirates | 16.4 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 6 | Cam Schlittler | pi sp | Yankees | 15.7 |
| 7 | Shohei Ohtani | pi sp dh | Dodgers | 15.7 |
| 8 | Gavin Williams | pi sp | Guardians | 13.7 |
| 9 | Kyle Harrison | pi sp | Brewers | 13.7 |
| 10 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 13.4 |
Seager (2-2B 3-4 R 3BI in the 11-2 win over the White Sox) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Dodgers and now has 34.2 career points, 20th among active AL batters and fourth among active AL shortstops.
Seager’s best season was 2017 with the Dodgers, when he had 7.0 points, first among NL shortstops. In 2025, he had 1.0 point with the Rangers, one of three previous seasons when he extended his consecutive-season streak with just 1.0 point (he also did it in 2018 and 2019).
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day.
Raleigh earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Lile 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.
Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.
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| 8/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | CHC 7, ARI 0 | Kevin Gausman (W, 7‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| AL | 7.0 | SEA 9, PHI 2 | Cal Raleigh C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 6.0 | TB 4, DET 1 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 14‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | WSH 13, COL 3 | Daylen Lile LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 5.0 | MIN 9, ATH 6 | Zebby Matthews (W, 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | SF 5, CIN 0 | Jason Foley (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | CLE 4, LAA 2 | Parker Messick (W, 10‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | PIT 3, SD 2 (F/12) | Yohan Ramírez (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 11, CHW 2 | Corey Seager SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 1.0 | BOS 4, MIA 2 | Mickey Gasper DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 | 22.7 | 44.2 | 44.2 | +3.3 |
| Messick Parker 5266 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +8.7 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.0 | 20.1 | 75.2 | 118.2 | -8.1 |
| Lile, Daylen 5353 | lf | dc nl | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Matthews, Zebby 5186 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +0.7 |
| Ramirez, Yohan 4756 | pi cp mr | pit nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 2.7 | 8.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 | -3.3 |
| Gasper, Mickey 5267 | dh ca | bos al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 16.2 | 34.2 | 0.0 |
| Foley, Jason 4906 | pi mr cp | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Game | Starter | ’26 | ’25‑26 | ’21‑26 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | Tolle, Payton 5348 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| MIA | Phillips, Tyler 5064 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Seymour, Ian 5265 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| DET | Jobe, Jackson 5141 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Adams, Mason | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| HOU | Pecko, Ethan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 5.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 56.5 | 257.7 |
| MIL | Harrison, Kyle 4914 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| NYM | Thornton, Zac 5414 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 47.5 | 71.2 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 59.2 | 164.6 |
| CHW | Kay, Anthony 4285 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| BAL | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 60.5 | 79.6 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| LAA | Ureña, Walbert 5350 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHC | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| MIN | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 13.4 | 19.4 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| ATH | Jump, Gage 5372 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 63.5 | 126.5 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 56.5 | 56.5 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 11.0 | 32.1 | 45.1 | 45.1 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 37.8 | 37.8 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 40.7 | 44.7 |
| SF | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 24.1 |
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