Marlins’ Pérez posts +11.0 game score, best among day’s non-Player of the Game winners
Sunday, July 19 Box-Toppers Sidelights Sidebar
Also Sunday: Rockies’ Goodman hits 3 homers but does not win Player of the Game honors in loss vs. Reds
Marlins pitcher Eury Pérez posted Sunday’s highest Box-Toppers game score among non-Player of the Game winners.
Pérez struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, but did not win Player of the Game honors because the Marlins lost to the Brewers, 3-1. Pérez had Sunday’s second-highest Box-Toppers game score of +11.0.
Player of the Game honors instead went to Brewers’ top player, pitcher Robert Gasser (5IP 3H R 0BB 5K ND), who recorded a +5.0 game score.
Pérez has 6.4 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 17th among National League pitchers.
Also Sunday, Hunter Goodman of the Rockies hit three home runs but did not win Player of the Game honors in the 9-6 loss to the Reds. Goodman (3HR 3-4 3R 5BI) recorded the second-best game score among non-Player of the Game winners (+7.0). Player of the Game honors instead went to Tyler Stephenson of the Reds (2HR 2B 3-4 2R 3BI) with a +4.0 game score.
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.
Sunday’s top pitching matchup—LAD at NYY
⚾️ Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers, 9.4 B-T points in 2026, 20th*
⚾️ Cam Schlittler, Yankees, 13.7 B-T points in 2026, 5th*
*Overall rank, 2026
Result—LAD 8, NYY 2
✅ Yamamoto won Player of the Game (CG 4H 2R 0BB 7K W) with +8.0 B-T game score, 4th-best among all players Sunday.
🔻 Schlittler (4.1IP 6H 3R 0BB 8K L) had +0.1 B-T game score in the loss.
▶️ Yamamoto earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 10.4 for 2026, rising to 13th overall.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:
▪️+11.0—Eury Pérez, Marlins (6IP H 0R 3BB 9K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIL
Player of the Game—Robert Gasser, Brewers (5IP 3H R 0BB 5K ND) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—Hunter Goodman, Rockies (3HR 3-4 3R 5BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Tyler Stephenson, Reds (2HR 2B 3-4 2R 3BI) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Austin Riley, Braves (2HR 3-4 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. TEX
Player of the Game—Teammate Drake Baldwin (2HR 5-5 3R 2BI) with +5.0 game score.
Both Baldwin and Riley had +5.0 game scores. Baldwin won Player of the Game honors on a tiebreaker with more at-bats—5 vs. 4.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 454 total players Sunday, 132 pitchers
-23.0—Zebby Matthews, Twins (3IP 9H 10R 8ER 3BB 4K L vs. CHC)
-21.9—Ryan Feltner, Rockies
-19.0—Noah Cameron, Royals
-18.0—Tyler Tolbert, Royals
-14.9—Jake Bird, Yankees
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 322 total batters Sunday
-5.0—Bryan Reynolds, Pirates 0-5 4K
-5.0—Marcus Semien, Mets 0-5 4K
-5.0—James Wood, Nationals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Yandy Díaz, Rays 0-5 2K
-5.0—Ozzie Albies, Braves 0-5 K
-5.0—Spencer Steer, Reds 0-5 K
⚾️ PREVIEW
Top Monday pitchers
🔥 Box-Toppers’ top 3 pitchers are slated to start Monday:
▪️Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers
15.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 1st* vs. NYM
▪️Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies
14.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 2nd* vs. LAD
▪️Dylan Cease, Blue Jays
14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 3rd* vs. TB
* Overall rank, 2026
All of Monday’s pitching matchups
About Box-Toppers Sidelights Sidebar
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.
