In four league division series playoff games Tuesday these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners:
Travis d'Arnaud of the Braves is top player in Tuesday’s 9-5 win over the Marlins.
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is top player in Tuesday’s 5-1 win over the Padres.
George Springer of the Astros is top player in Tuesday’s 5-2 win over the Athletics.
Manuel Margot of the Rays is top player in Tuesday’s 7-5 win over the Yankees.
NLDS Game 1: Braves 9, Marlins 5
d’Arnaud hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs.
d’Arnaud had 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2020. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0 Tuesday, best among all Braves players.
The Braves lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0.
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers 5, Padres 1
May struck out three over two scoreless innings, pitching the fifth and sixth innings, allowing no hits, no walks and picking up the win.
May had 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0 Tuesday, best among all qualifying Dodgers players.
The Dodgers lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0.
ALDS Game 2: Astros 5, Athletics 2
Springer hit two homers and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Springer had 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 Tuesday, best among all Astros players.
The Astros lead the best-of-five game series, 2-0.
ALDS Game 2: Rays 7, Yankees 5
Margot homered and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs.
Margot had 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2020. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 Tuesday, best among all Rays players.
The best-of-five game series is tied, 1-1.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.0 | ATL 9, MIA 5 | Travis d'Arnaud, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 5, SD 1 | Dustin May, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +3.0 | HOU 5, OAK 2 | George Springer, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TB 7, NYY 5 | Manuel Margot, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
Coming Wednesday: The league division series playoffs continue:
NLDS Game 2: Braves lead Marlins, 1-0
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Marlins—Pablo Lopez, 6.0 Box-Toppers points, 20th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.
Braves—Ian Anderson, 2.7 Box-Toppers points, 126th among all players, 41st among NL pitchers.
ALDS Game 3: Astros lead Athletics, 2-0
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Athletics—Jesus Luzardo, 4.7 Box-Toppers points, 37th among all players, 16th among AL pitchers.
Astros—Jose Urquidy, 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 191st among all players, 53rd among AL pitchers.
ALDS Game 3: Rays vs. Yankees, series tied 1-1
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Rays—Charlie Morton, 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 149th among all players, 44th among AL pitchers.
Yankees—Masahiro Tanaka, 1.0 Box-Toppers point, 295th among all players, 77th among AL pitchers.
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers lead Padres, 1-0
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Padres—Zach Davies, 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 172nd among all players, 48th among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Clayton Kershaw, 7.7 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players, fifth among NL pitchers.
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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