Jump posts day’s highest B‑T game score but fails to win Player of the Game in Athletics’ loss
Wednesday, June 24 Box-Toppers Sidelights Sidebar
Meanwhile, 2 Cubs batters have polar opposite days in doubleheader: Swanson soars, Suzuki Ks 6 times
Gage Jump recorded Wednesday’s highest Box-Toppers game score but did not win Player of the Game honors as the Athletics lost to the Giants.
Jump struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, recording a +10.0 Box-Toppers game score. But because the Atheltics lost 2-1, Player of the Game honors instead went to the top Giants player, Tyler Mahle (5.2IP 2H 0R 2BB 4K ND), who recorded a +5.2 game score.
Jump has 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026, all earned in June.
Also Wednesday, two Cubs batters had polar opposite days as they played two in a doubleheader against the Mets, winning both games:
Dansby Swanson had a combined +10.0 Box-Toppers game score in both games. He was Player of the Game in the first game (2HR 2-4 2R 7BI) with a +7.0 game score. He had a +3.0 game score in the second game (3B 3-5 R 4BI), but Player of the Game honors went to teammate Pedro Ramírez (2B 3-5 4R 2BI) with a +4.0 game score.
Seiya Suzuki, on the other hand, had the two lowest Box-Toppers game scores among all batters who played in Major League games Wednesday, recording a -5.0 game scores in both games with a similar linescore, going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in both games. Two other batters also went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts Wednesday.
Below is a further look at Box-Toppers Sidelights Sidebar, reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers, lowest Box-Toppers game scores and a preview of the coming day’s top pitchers.
Wednesday’s top pitching matchup—SEA at PIT
⚾️ Bryan Woo, Mariners, 10.4 B-T points in 2026, 5th*
⚾️ Braxton Ashcraft, Pirates, 10.4 B-T points in 2026, 7th*
*Overall rank, 2026
Though they both have 10.4 points in 2026, Woo ranks higher than Ashcraft with more 2025 points—18.0 vs. 4.7.
Result—PIT 11, SEA 1
✅ Ashcraft won Player of the Game honors (6IP 5H R 0BB 10K W) with +9.0 B-T game score.
🔻 Woo (4IP 6H 5R 2BB 4K L) had -10.0 B-T game score in the loss, 6th-lowest among all players Wednesday.
▶️ Ashcraft earns 2.0 B-T points as overall Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 in 2026, rising to 3rd overall, passing Woo (10.4 points), who falls from 5th to 6th overall.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:
▪️+10.0—Gage Jump, Athletics (5IP 3H 0R BB 9K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SF.
Player of the Game—Tyler Mahle, Giants (5.2IP 2H 0R 2BB 4K ND) with +5.2 game score.
▪️+4.0—Ryan O’Hearn, Pirates (3-2B 4-5 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Teammate Braxton Ashcraft (6IP 5H R 0BB 10K W) with +9.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Carmen Mlodzinski, Pirates (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 3K Sv)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Teammate Braxton Ashcraft (6IP 5H R 0BB 10K W) with +9.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 479 total players Wednesday, 146 pitchers
-14.0—Kyle Freeland, Rockies (6IP 11H 6R BB 4K ND in win vs. BOS)
-13.9—Matthew Liberatore, Cardinals (5.1IP 8H 6R 2BB 3K L vs. ARI)
-12.0—Nick Davila, Mariners
-11.0—José Soriano, Angels
-11.0—Noah Cameron, Royals
-10.0—Bryan Woo, Mariners
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 333 total batters Wednesday
-5.0—Seiya Suzuki, Cubs 0-5 3K*
-5.0—Seiya Suzuki, Cubs 0-5 3K*
-5.0—Travis Bazzana, Guardians 0-5 3K
-5.0—James Wood, Nationals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Byron Buxton, Twins 0-5 2K
* Suzuki went 0-for-5 with 3 strikeouts in both games of a doubleheader Wednesday.
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Thursday’s top pitching matchup—TEX at TOR
⚾️ MacKenzie Gore, Rangers, 13.7 B-T points over 2025-26, 22nd*
⚾️ Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays, 18.1 B-T points over 2025-26, 15th*
*Rank among AL pitchers, 2025-26
All of Thursday’s pitching matchups
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A review of the day’s top pitchers, overlooked performers, lowest game scores and a preview of the coming day’s top pitchers. For the full list of Player of the Game winners, check today’s Daily Scorecard or visit Box-Toppers.com.
