The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, meeting in the World Series beginning Friday, also met during the regular season for three games in Los Angeles, with the Dodgers winning two of the three games:
On Aug. 8, the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays, 5-1.
On Aug. 9, the Dodgers beat the Blue Jays, 9-1.
On Aug. 10, the Blue Jays beat the Dodgers, 5-4.
Here is a look at Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in each of those games:
Aug. 8—Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1
Player of the Game—Mookie Betts, Dodgers
Betts homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Betts earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game with a +3.0 Box-Toppers game score.
The game featured a pitching matchup of the two players with the most career Box-Toppers points among active players—Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and Max Scherzer of the Blue Jays. At the time, Kershaw led active players with 276.1 career points while Scherzer ranked second with 256.7. (At season’s end, Kershaw led active players with 280.8 points vs. the same 256.7 for Scherzer.)
Though Kershaw picked up the win, he did not earn Player of the Game honors with a 0.0 game score (6IP 7H R BB 4K W). Scherzer had a -2.0 game score in the loss (6IP 6H 2R 3BB 5K L).
Aug. 9—Dodgers 9, Blue Jays 1
Player of the Game—Blake Snell, Dodgers
Snell struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, earning overall Player of the Day honors.
Snell earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game and a bonus 1.0 point as overall Player of the Day, They were his first points of the season as he had missed about four months with left shoulder inflammation. He finished the season with 7.0 Box-Toppers points, 36th among NL pitchers.
Snell recorded a +9.0 Box-Toppers game score to lead the day’s 16 Player of the Game winners
Aug. 10—Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 4
Player of the Game—Mason Fluharty, Blue Jays
Fluharty struck out one over 2/3 of an inning, allowing no runs, hits or walks, and picking up the save.
Fluharty earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game, giving him 2.0 for the season, his final total for the season.
Fluharty recorded a +1.2 Box-Toppers game score, lowest among the day’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Complete Box-Toppers results from Aug. 10
All three of the Player of the Game winners from the regular season are slated to be active in the best-of-seven-game World Series between the two teams which begins Friday.
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Box‑Toppers Player of the Game winners, Dodgers vs. Blue Jays in 2025 regular season
The two World Series teams, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays faced off for three games in the regular season. Here is the Box-Toppers Player of the Game winner in each of those games.| Date | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8 | +3.0 | LAD 5, TOR 1 | Mookie Betts SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 8/9 | +9.0 | LAD 9, TOR 1 | Blake Snell (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8/10 | +1.2 | TOR 5, LAD 4 | Mason Fluharty (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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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