Peralta tops players in Tuesday’s AL Championship Series Game 2, as Rays even series

Pitcher Freddy Peralta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s American League Championship Series Game 2.

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Pitcher Freddy Peralta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s American League Championship Series Game 2, as the Rays beat the Guardians to even the series.

AL Championship Series Game 2: Rays 3, Guardians 1

(Rays tie best-of-seven series, 1-1)

Freddy Peralta struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, as the Rays beat the Guardians 3-1.

Peralta 2026 Regular Season

Peralta earned 5.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026 (148th overall, 57th among AL pitchers). He began the season with the Mets, but earned no Box-Toppers points as both he and the team struggled. He was traded Aug. 2 to the Rays and won his first Player of the Game honor Aug. 26, and went on a hot streak, earning four more in September. At his September pace over a full season, he would have finished with around 24 points.

After earning 14.7 points in 2025 with the Brewers (12th overall, 8th among National League pitchers), he was traded to the Mets for 2026. Peralta had earned 10 or more points in four of five seasons from 2021 to 2025. His 5.7 points in 2026 were the fewest he had earned in a full season in his nine-year career.

Two of the three Rays’ fourth-inning runs were driven in by Liam Hicks, who had the highest Box-Toppers game score among Rays batters.

Notable Box-Toppers Game Scores

  • Freddy Peralta (+6.0)—Player of the Game winner with a game-high score (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 6K W).

  • Bryan Baker (+1.0)—Rays closing pitcher (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv).

  • Liam Hicks (+1.0)—Rays top batter (2-3 0R 2BI).

  • Parker Messick (-3.0)—Guardians starting pitcher (5IP 6H 3R 0ER 2BB 3K L).

  • Chase DeLauter (0.0)—Guardians top batter (2B 1-2 0R BI).

All of Tuesday’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).
10/13 BTG Game Player AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
  6.0 TB 3, CLE 1 Freddy Peralta (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 4 0 0 2 6
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 +/‑
Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp tb al 5.7 20.4 71.6 90.3 -9.0
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Wednesday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):

NL Championship Series Game 3, Brewers lead Dodgers, 2-0

Brewers—Robert Gasser, 6.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 142nd overall, 48th among NL pitchers.

Dodgers—Blake Snell, 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2026, 197th overall, 63rd among NL pitchers.

A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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
MIL Gasser, Robert 4998 6.0 6.0 8.7 8.7
LAD Snell, Blake 3688 4.7 11.7 66.6 116.5
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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