Dodgers’ Glasnow, Blue Jays’ Giménez top players in Thursday’s LCS games

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.

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Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow and Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s league championship series games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven-game National League Championship Series, while the Toronto Blue Jays tie the American League Championship Series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.

NL Championship Series Game 3: Dodgers 3, Brewers 1

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks. Glasnow did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited.

The Los Angeles Dodgers take a 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven-game NL Championship Series.

Glasnow earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 185th among all players and 57th among NL pitchers. He missed about two and a half months in 2025 from late April to early July with right shoulder inflammation, earning 2.0 Box-Toppers points before the injury and 3.0 after returning. He has three previous seasons in which he earned more than 10 Box-Toppers points:

  • 2021 with the Rays, 12.7 points, eighth among AL pitchers.

  • 2023 with the Rays, 12.4 points, 14th among AL pitchers.

  • 2024 with the Dodgers, 11.7 points, 19th among NL pitchers.

This was Glasnow’s second Player of the Game honor of the 2025 postseason. He also did it Oct. 9 in the NLDS Game 4 win over the Phillies. He’s made three postseason appearances, also pitching in relief on Oct. 4 in the NLDS Game 1 win over the Phillies.

Glasnow is the fifth player to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors at least twice this postseason, joining Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (who’s done it three times) and these three players who done it twice each: Jorge Polanco of the Mariners, Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Glasnow recorded a +5.2 Box-Toppers game score Thursday to lead Dodgers players. Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, who picked up the win, recorded a +0.2 game score (0.2IP H 0R 0B K W). Dodgers closing pitcher Roki Sasaki, who earned the save, had a +2.0 game score (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv). In the low-scoring game, the top Dodgers batter, Mookie Betts, had a -2.0 game score (2B 1-4 0R BI).

Brewers opening pitcher Aaron Ashby recorded a -3.9 Box-Toppers game score (0.1IP 2H R BB K ND). Jacob Misiorowksi picked up the loss for the Mariners, recording a game-high +7.0 game score (5IP 3H 2R ER BB 9K L).

Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s American League Championship Series Game 4.

AL Championship Series Game 4: Blue Jays 4, Mariners 2

Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays hit a two-run homer, a sacrifice bunt and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs.

The Toronto Blue Jays tie the best-of-seven game series with Seattle Mariners, 2-2.

Giménez earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 378th among all players, 77th among AL batters and 12th among AL second basemen. He has 13.5 career Box-Toppers points since making his debut in 2020, with his best seasons in 2023 and 2024 with the Guardians, when he earned 4.0 points in both seasons.

Giménez recorded a +4.0 Box-Toppers game score on Thursday to lead Blue Jays players. Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer recorded a -0.8 game score (5.2IP 3H 2R 4BB 5K W). Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman recorded a +3.0 game score (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND). Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo recorded a -8.9 game score in the loss (2.1IP 5H 3R BB K L).

Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, 41, who ranks second among active players in career Box-Toppers points (256.7), recorded a -0.8 Box-Toppers game score in his 31st career postseason appearance.

All of Thursday’s Player of the Game winners are listed in the chart.

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).
10/16 BTG Game Player of the Game AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
  +5.2 `LAD 3, MIL 1 Tyler Glasnow ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   5.2 3 1 1 3 8
  +4.0 TOR 8, SEA 2 Andrés Giménez SS 3 1 2 4   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.
` 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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’25 ’24‑25 ’20‑25 Career +/‑
Glasnow, Tyler 3948 pi sp lad nl 5.0 16.7 49.8 65.5 -6.7
Gimenez, Andres 4288 2b tor al 2.5 6.5 13.5 13.5 -1.5
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Friday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):

AL Championship Series Game 5, Blue Jays at Mariners, series tied, 2-2

It is a rematch of the starting pitchers from ALCS Game 1 (won by the Mariners):

Blue Jays—Kevin Gausman, 14.1 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 15th among all players, seventh among AL pitchers.

Gausman has started twice this postseason, but did not earn Player of the Game either time:

  • In the ALDS Game 1 win over the Yankees on Oct. 4.

  • In the ALCS Game 1 loss to the Mariners on Oct. 12.

Mariners—Bryce Miller, 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 302nd among all players, 89th among AL pitchers.

Miller was Player of the Game in the ALCS Game 1 win over the Blue Jays on Oct. 12. He also started in the ALDS Game 4 loss against the Tigers on Oct. 8.

More details—Previews of AL Championship Series.

NL Championship Series Game 4, Dodgers lead Brewers, 3-0

Brewers—Jose Quintana, 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 407th among all players and 111th among NL pitchers.

Quintana earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Mets, 25th among NL pitchers. He made fewer starts in 2025 than 2024 (24 vs. 31), earned Player of the Game honors less often and missed about two weeks at the end of the season with a left calf strain. He returned for the postseason, pitching in relief in the NLDS Game 3 loss on Oct. 8.

Dodgers—Shohei Ohtani, 5.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 171st overall, 55th among NL pitchers.

Ohtani won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in his start in NLDS Game 1 on Oct. 4, his only postseason appearance (6IP 3H 3R BB 9K W).

Ohtani earned 3.5 of his points as a batter, all June 27 and before. He earned 2.0 points as a pitcher, all July 12 and later. Ohtani only made his 2025 pitching debut on June 16, after rehabbing from 2023 elbow surgery. He started pitching just one inning per game, but was slowly ramped up to five innings or more in three of his last four regular-season starts.

More details—Previews of NL Championship Series.

A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s League Championship Series 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.
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Game Starter ’25 ’24‑25 ’20‑25 Career
TOR Gausman, Kevin 3191 14.1 24.1 70.2 112.2
SEA Miller, Bryce 4797 3.0 18.7 31.8 31.8
MIL Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LAD Ohtani, Shohei 3933 5.5 16.5 76.7 91.2
Starters subject to change.
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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. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)

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