Barger tops players in Sunday’s ALCS Game 6, as Blue Jays force Game 7 Monday

Addison Barger of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 6.

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Addison Barger of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 6.

The Toronto Blue Jays tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Seattle Mariners at three games apiece, forcing a deciding Game 7 on Monday.

AL Championship Series Game 6: Blue Jays 6, Mariners 2

Barger homered and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs.

Barger earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 397th among all players, 84th among AL batters and 35th among AL outfielders. He earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors twice during the regular season, on July 2 and on Sept. 3, when he earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day.

He recorded a +3.0 Box-Toppers game score Sunday to lead Blue Jays players. Blue Jays closing pitcher Jeff Hoffman had a higher game score of +5.0 (2IP 0H 0R BB 4K ND) but did not qualify for initial consideration as Player of the Game because he did not pitch at least three innings nor did he earn the win or save. Hoffman did not qualify for the save because he entered the game with the Blue Jays leading by more than three runs (they led by four).

Blue Jays starting pitcher Trey Yesavage recorded a -0.8 Box-Toppers game score (5.2IP 6H 2R 3BB 7K W). Blue Jays relief pitcher Louis Varland recorded a +2.1 game score (1.1IP H 0R 0BB 2K ND). Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert recorded a game-low -10.0 game score (4IP 7H 5R 4ER BB 3K L).

All of Sunday’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).
10/19 BTG Game Player of the Game AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
  +3.0 TOR 6, SEA 2 Addison Barger RF 3 1 2 3   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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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 +/‑
Barger, Addison 5214 rf tor al 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 +2.5
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Monday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart below):

AL Championship Series Game 7, Mariners at Blue Jays, series tied, 3-3

This is a pitching rematch of Game 3 won by the Blue Jays:

Mariners—George Kirby, 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 34th overall and 19th among AL pitchers.

Kirby was Player of the Game in the ALDS Game 5 win over the Tigers on Oct. 10. 

Kirby has made three postseason appearances in 2025. He also started in the ALDS Game 1 loss to the Tigers on Oct. 4 with a +2.0 Box-Toppers game score (5IP 6H 2R BB 8K ND) and the ALCS Game 3 loss to the Blue Jays on Oct. 15 with a -18.0 Box-Toppers game score (4IP 8H 8R 2BB 4K L).

Blue Jays—Shane Bieber, 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 330th overall and 98th among AL pitchers.

Bieber was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the ALCS Game 3 win over the Mariners on Oct. 15 with a +5.0 Box-Toppers game score (6IP 4H 2R BB 8K W). He also started in the ALDS Game 3 loss to the Yankees on Oct. 7, recording a -6.8 game score (2.2IP 5H 3R 2ER BB 2K ND).

Bieber began the season with the Guardians, rehabbing from elbow reconstruction surgery. He was traded to the Blue Jays on July 31 and made his season debut Aug. 22, winning Box-Toppers Player of the Day honors.

More details—Previews of AL Championship Series.

A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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
SEA Kirby, George 4595 11.0 26.4 51.5 51.5
TOR Bieber, Shane 4005 3.0 5.0 40.8 65.3
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* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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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. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)

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