Brewers’ Brice Turang tops players in Sunday’s NLCS Game 1 win over Dodgers

Brice Turang of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s National League Championship Series Game 1.

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Brice Turang of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s National League Championship Series Game 1.

NL Championship Series Game 1: Brewers 2, Dodgers 1

(Brewers lead best-of-seven series, 1-0)

Turang hit a game-tying, fourth-inning solo home run and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in one run, as the Brewers prevailed.

It was a game that featured the two most recent Box-Toppers Player of the Year winners. But neither Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal, who led players with the Tigers in 2025 with 22.1 Box-Toppers points, nor Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski, who led players in 2026 with 26.1, won Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Turang 2026 Regular Season

Turang earned 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026 (201st overall, 39th among NL batters).

Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski recorded a -0.9 Box-Toppers game score Sunday (4.1IP 5H R 3BB 5K ND).

Notable Box-Toppers Game Scores

  • Brice Turang (+1.0)—Player of the Game winner with a game-high score (HR 1-2 R BI).

  • Jacob Misiorowski (-0.9)—Brewers starting pitcher (4.1IP 5H R 3BB 5K ND).

  • DL Hall (+0.2)—Brewers reliever who picked up the win (0.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K W).

  • Trevor Megill (-1.0)—Brewers closer who picked up the save (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv).

  • Tarik Skubal (+1.0)—Dodgers starter who picked up the loss (5IP 5H 2R 2BB 7K L).

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

Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal posted a +1.0 Box-Toppers game score in the loss (5IP 5H 2R 2BB 7K L).

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).
10/11 BTG Game Player AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
  1.0 MIL 2, LAD 1 Brice Turang 2B 2 1 1 1   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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.

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 2026 (’26). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’25-26), the period 2021-2026 (’21-26) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2026 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2025 total (+/-).
Player of the Game Pos Team ’26 ’25‑26 ’21‑26 Career +/‑
Turang, Brice 4779 2b mil nl 4.7 6.7 9.7 9.7 +2.7
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Monday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):

NL Championship Series Game 2, Brewers lead Dodgers, 1-0

Dodgers—Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 17.4 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 8th overall, 5th among NL pitchers. He was Player of the Game Oct. 6 in the NL Division Series Game 3 win over the Braves.

Brewers—Logan Henderson, 10.4 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 37th overall, 18th among NL pitchers.

American League Championship Series Game 1, Guardians at Rays

Guardians—Foster Griffin, 9.4 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 48th overall, 23rd among AL pitchers. Griffin was Player of the Game Oct. 7 in the ALDS Game 3 win over the White Sox, pitching in middle relief.

Rays—Drew Rasmussen, 15.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 18th overall, 8th among AL pitchers. Rasmussen was Player of the Game Oct. 3 in the ALDS Game 1 win over the Yankees.

A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 2026 ('26), this year and last year ('25-26), over six years ('21-26), and their career point total.
Game Starter ’26 ’25‑26 ’21‑26 Career
LAD Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 17.4 35.1 41.5 41.5
MIL Henderson, Logan 5150 10.4 13.4 13.4 13.4
CLE Griffin, Foster 5317 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4
TB Rasmussen, Drew 4547 15.0 24.7 46.2 46.2
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 contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.) More on how Box-Toppers works.

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