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Mariners pitcher Luis M. Castillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Enrique Hernández of the Dodgers, Michael A. Taylor of the White Sox and Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo.
Also Saturday, Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks became the 19th player in Major League Baseball history to hit four home runs in a game but did not win Player of the Game honors because Arizona lost to Atlanta. Suárez is just the third player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a losing effort.
Player of the Day
Castillo struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 14-0 win over the Marlins.
Castillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 60th in season player rankings, 20th among American League pitchers. Castillo earned 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 21st among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Giants pitcher Robbie Ray struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Rangers. Ray did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Ray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 43rd among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Enrique Hernández of the Dodgers hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the Pirates.
Hernández has now won Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2025.
Hernández earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2015 with the Dodgers and now has 23.5 career points, 46th among active NL batters. His best season was 2024 with the Dodgers when he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points, 39th among NL batters and fourth among NL third basemen. He has ended four seasons with 1.0 point, the minimum to keep the streak alive—2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022.
American League Batter of the Day
Michael A. Taylor of the White Sox hit three doubles and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-3 win over the Athletics.
Notable
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s 16 Player of the Game winners.
Luzardo (6IP 3H 2R 0ER 3BB 5K W in the 10-4 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season, 18th in season player rankings and eighth among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, April 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 3 | Andrew Heaney | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.0 |
| 5 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
| 6 | Tyler Mahle | pi sp | Rangers | 4.7 |
| 7 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 4.5 |
| 8 | Carson Kelly | ca | Cubs | 4.5 |
| 9 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 4.4 |
| 10 | Shane Baz | pi sp | Rays | 4.0 |
Also notable
Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks became the 19th player in Major League history to hit four home runs in a game but did not win Player of the Game honors because his team lost, 8-7 in 10 innings, to the Braves.
Suárez (4HR 4-4 4R 5BI) had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+9.0) of all Saturday’s MLB players. But Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors went to Sean Murphy of the Braves (HR 1-2 R BI) with a +1.0 game score.
Suárez is just the third player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a losing effort. It was also done by Ed Delahanty of the Phillies in 1896 and Bob Horner of the Braves in 1986. Suárez’s five runs batted in were the second-fewest by a player with four home runs in a game—in 2002 Mike Cameron of the Mariners hit four solo home runs with four RBIs. The Diamondbacks’ seven runs Saturday are the fewest by any of the 19 teams in MLB history with a player hitting four home runs in a game.
Suárez has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, ninth among NL batters. He earned 8.5 points in 2024, eighth among NL batters.
Scoring
Castillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ray earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Hernández and Taylor each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Saturday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays11.0 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 25th among AL pitchers
▪️Max Fried, Yankees
17.1 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 6th among AL pitchers
Result—Game rained out Saturday, both starters expected to match up in Game 1 of a doubleheader between teams Sunday.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+9.0—Eugenio Suárez, Diamondbacks (4HR 4-4 4R 5BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. ATL.
Player of the Game—Sean Murphy, Braves (HR 1-2 R BI) with +1.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Luke Raley, Mariners (3-3 3R BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. MIA.
Player of the Game—Teammate Luis M.Castillo (6IP H 0R 2BB 5K W) with +8.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Framber Valdez, Astros (8IP 3H 2R 2BB 5K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. KC.
Player of the Game—Michael Wacha, Royals (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 6K W) with +6.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 438 total players Saturday, 140 pitchers-19.0—Yusei Kikuchi, Angels (2IP 9H 4R 4BB 0K L vs. MIN)
-19.0—Connor Gillispie, Marlins (2IP 6H 7R 3BB 2K L vs. SEA)
-17.0—Doug Nikhazy, Guardians
-14.0—Quinn Priester, Brewers
-13.8—Ben Brown, Cubs
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 298 total batters Saturday’s-5.0—Brenton Doyle, Rockies 0-5 4K
-5.0—Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks 0-5 3K
-5.0—Matt McLain, Reds 0-5 3K
-5.0—Austin Riley, Braves 0-5 3K
-5.0—Dansby Swanson, Cubs 0-5 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
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).| 4/26 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | SEA 14, MIA 0 | Luis M. Castillo (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| +6.1 | MIN 5, LAA 1 | Simeon Woods Richardson (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | KC 2, HOU 0 | Michael Wacha (W, 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | `SF 3, TEX 2 | Robbie Ray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 8, PIT 4 | Enrique Hernández PH‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | CHW 10, ATH 3 | Michael A. Taylor RF‑CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BOS 7, CLE 3 | Jarren Duran LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 10, CHC 4 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 2, WSH 0 | Clay Holmes (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `CLE 5, BOS 4 | Emmanuel Clase (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | DET 4, BAL 3 | Will Vest (S, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, MIL 5 | Lars Nootbaar RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 6, COL 4 | Austin Hays DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 6, BAL 2 | Riley Greene CF‑LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 4, SD 1 | Ryan Pepiot (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 8, ARI 7 (F/10) | Sean Murphy C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.7 | 5.7 | 39.6 | 39.6 | +1.7 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 12.7 | 52.8 | 83.6 | -8.7 |
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -7.7 |
| Greene, Riley 4675 | cf lf dh | det al | 2.0 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -3.2 |
| Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca | atl nl | 2.0 | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | -0.5 |
| Vest, Will 4608 | pi mr cp | det al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.7 | 5.4 | 38.5 | 81.6 | -2.0 |
| Hernandez, Enrique 3541 | 3b | lad nl | 1.5 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 23.5 | -3.0 |
| Taylor, Michael A. 3447 | rf cf | chi al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 18.7 | -1.5 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 11.4 | 37.9 | 72.6 | -9.4 |
| Clase, Emmanuel 4225 | pi mr cp | cle al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | -3.0 |
| Hays, Austin 4538 | dh lf | cin nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -2.0 |
| Duran, Jarren 4783 | lf | bos al | 1.0 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -1.5 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 57.1 | 99.1 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 3.7 | 17.1 | 59.6 | 70.6 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 53.2 | 53.2 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 4.4 | 16.4 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| MIL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 94.1 |
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 24.5 | 28.2 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATH | Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SEA | Evans, Logan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 46.8 | 62.5 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 60.9 | 73.6 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 59.8 | 115.1 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 33.1 | 59.5 |
| MIA | Gillispie, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 50.8 | 81.6 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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