Guerrero tops players in World Series Game 4 as Blue Jays tie series with Dodgers, 2-2

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.

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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.

The Toronto Blue Jays win 6-2 to tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-2.

Guerrero hit a third-inning, go-ahead, two-run home run and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs. He was also walked intentionally in the seventh inning.

Guerrero had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 on Tuesday, which was actually second-best among Blue Jays players. However, relief pitcher Chris Bassitt (2IP H 0R 0BB 2K ND), who had a higher game score (+3.0), did not qualify to win Player of the Game honors because:

  • He had fewer than three innings pitched.

  • He did not earn the win or save.

  • He did not have a higher game score and did not pitch the same or more innings as the pitcher who would have otherwise been Player of the Game. For example, if another pitcher had earned the save, pitching 1 1/3 innings with a +2.1 game score and been in line to be Player of the Game, Bassitt would have beaten him—even with a no-decision—because he had a higher game score and more innings pitched.

Guerrero earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in the 2025 regular season, 245th among all players, 47th among American League batters and ninth among AL first basemen.

This was his second Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2025 postseason. He also did it in the AL Division Series Game 1 win over the Yankees on Oct. 4 (HR SF 3-4 R 2BI) with a +2.0 game score.

Guerrero is now one of seven players who have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors more than once this postseason. Three Dodgers players—Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani—have done it three times. Three other players have won twice: Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow, Jorge Polanco of the Mariners and Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski.

Blue Jays starting pitcher Shane Bieber recorded a -0.9 Box-Toppers game score Tuesday (5.1IP 4H R 3BB 3K W).

Blue Jays starting pitcher Shane Bieber recorded a -0.9 Box-Toppers game score Tuesday (5.1IP 4H R 3BB 3K W). Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani recorded a -3.0 game score in the loss (6IP 6H 4R BB 6K L).

Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani recorded a -3.0 game score in the loss (6IP 6H 4R BB 6K L).

Only four players had Box-Toppers game scores above 0.0 on Tuesday. Along with Bassitt and Guerrero, they are:

  • Blue Jays reliever Mason Fluharty with a +1.2 game score (0.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND).

  • Dodgers reliever Jack Dreyer with a +2.0 game score (2IP 2H 0R BB 3K ND).

Dodgers top batter Tommy Edman had a -1.0 game score (1-3 0R BI).

A look at Box-Toppers game scores of all Dodgers players in World Series Game 4 (chart).

Top Blue Jays in World Series Game 4: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2

Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Blue Jays players who appeared in World Series Game 4, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

10/28 BTG Player of the Game AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
  +3.0 Chris Bassitt* ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
POG +2.0 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 2 2 2   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +1.2 Mason Fluharty (H, 1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  0.0 Nathan Lukes LF 3 1 2 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  0.0 Andrés Giménez SS 3 1 1 1   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  0.0 Ty France PH 1 0 0 1   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑0.9 Shane Bieber (W, 2‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   5.1 4 1 1 3 3
  ‑1.0 Ernie Clement 3B 4 1 2 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑1.0 Myles Straw LF 1 0 0 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑2.0 Addison Barger RF 5 0 2 1   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑2.0 Bo Bichette DH 4 0 1 1   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑2.0 Louis Varland ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  ‑3.0 Daulton Varsho CF 5 1 1 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑4.0 Alejandro Kirk C 4 0 0 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  ‑4.0 Isiah Kiner‑Falefa 2B 4 0 0 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
* Though Bassitt had the highest Box-Toppers game score, he did not meet the requirements for a pitcher to earn Player of the Game honors (see story).
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.
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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 +/‑
Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 1b tor al 4.0 9.0 19.4 25.6 -1.0
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World Series Game 5, Blue Jays at Dodgers, series tied, 2-2

Wednesday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart below):

It is a starting pitching rematch of Game 1 won by the Blue Jays. However, neither starter was Box-Toppers Player of the Game and both recorded negative game scores.

Blue Jays—Trey Yesavage, 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2025, tied for 709th among all players, tied for 194th among AL pitchers. Yesavage made his Major League debut Sept. 15 and has appeared in three regular-season games.

He’s made four postseason appearances:

  • He was Player of the Game in the ALDS Game 2 win over the Yankees on Oct. 5 (5.1IP 0H 0R BB 11K W).

  • He started the ALCS Game 2 loss to the Mariners on Oct. 13, recording a game-low -9.0 Box-Toppers game score (4IP 4H 5R 3BB 4K L).

  • He started in the ALCS Game 6 win over the Mariners on Oct. 19, but was not Player of the Game, recording a -0.8 Box-Toppers game score (5.2IP 6H 2R 3BB 7K W).

  • He started in the World Series Game 1 win over the Dodgers on Oct. 24, but was not Player of the Game, recording a -2.0 Box-Toppers game score (4IP 4H 2R 3BB 5K ND).

Dodgers—Blake Snell, 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 98th among all players and 36th among National League pitchers.

He earned Player of the Game honors in his first three 2025 postseason starts:

  • The NL Wild Card Game 1 win over the Reds on Sept. 30.

  • The NL Division Series Game 2 win over the Phillies on Oct. 6.

  • The NL Championship Series Game 1 win over the Brewers on Oct. 13.

He also started in the World Series Game 1 loss to the Blue Jays on Oct. 24, recording the game’s lowest Box-Toppers game score in the loss of -12.0 (5IP 8H 5R 3BB 4K L).

A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s World 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 Yesavage, Trey 5287 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
LAD Snell, Blake 3688 7.0 22.7 65.6 111.8
Starters subject to change.
* 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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