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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ B-T game scores of winning team’s players.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top player.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 3.
The Philadelphia Phillies win 7-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series over the Houston Astros.
Suarez struck out four over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk.
Suarez earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 162nd overall and 56th among NL pitchers. This was his fifth postseason appearance and his third start, but his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the playoffs. Suarez previously started Oct. 11 in the NLDS Game 1 win over the Braves and Oct. 21 in the NLCS Game 3 win over the Padres. He’s also made two relief appearances—Oct. 23 in the NLCS Game 5 win over the Padres and Oct. 28 in the World Series Game 1 win over the Astros.
Suarez had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, highest among Phillies players Tuesday. Phillies top batter was center fielder Brandon Marsh with a +2.0 game score (HR 2-3 2R BI). Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. had a =11.9 game score (4.1IP 6H 7R BB 5K L).
Top Phillies in World Series Game 3: Philadelphia 7, Houston 0,
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Phillies players who appeared in World Series Game 3, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Ranger Suarez.Back to top
| 11/1 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| POG | +5.0 | Ranger Suárez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +2.0 | Brandon Marsh, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | Andrew Bellatti | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | Connor Brogdon | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | Kyle Gibson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Bryce Harper, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Alec Bohm, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Matt Vierling, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Edmundo Sosa, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Nick Nelson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| -3.0 | Nick Castellanos, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Bryson Stott, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Jean Segura, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -4.0 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winner
Here is the Box-Toppers point totals of the Player of the Game winner. Shown is their Box-Toppers point total in 2022 (’22), their point total for this season and last (’21-22), the period 2017-2022 (’17-22) and their career point total. Also shown is how their 2022 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2021 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -4.0 |
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NOTE: These are player point totals as of the end of the 2022 regular season. No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.
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World Series Game 4, Phillies lead Astros, 2-1
Wednesday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):
Astros—Cristian Javier, 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 16th overall and seventh among AL pitchers.
Phillies—Aaron Nola, 16.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 13th overall and ninth among NL pitchers.
Javier has made two postseason starts, earning Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors once, Oct. 22 in the ALCS Game 3 win over the Yankees. He also started the Oct. 11 ALDS Game 1 win over the Mariners.
Nola has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors twice in four postseason starts. He was Player of the Game Oct. 8 in the NL Wild Card Game 2 win over the Phillies and Oct. 14 in the NL Division Series Game 3 win over the Braves. He also started Oct. 19 in the NL Championship Series Game 2 loss to the Padres and Oct. 28 in the World Series Game 1 win over the Astros, but had the lowest Box-Toppers game score among all Phillies players in that game, giving up five early runs.
A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 15.7 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 16.0 | 26.7 | 81.0 | 89.7 |
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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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