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Los Angeles Dodgers have Box-Toppers' edge against Houston Astros in 2017 World Series

Shawn Plank October 24, 2017

The Los Angeles Dodgers should be considered favorites against the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series.

The Dodgers were the dominant, hottest team much of the season. And though they slumped in August and September, losing 16 of 17 games from Aug. 26 to Sept. 11, they finished strong, ending with baseball’s best record and the second-highest Box-Toppers point total among all teams.

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Tags Postseason, World Series, Playoff preview, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks, League Division Series, Chicago Cubs, League Championship Series, Bost\, New York Yankees, Clayton Kershaw, Alex Wood, Justin Verlander, Yu Darvish, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Rich Hill, Kenta Maeda, Dallas Keuchel, Lance McCullers, Cody Bellinger, Josh Reddick, Kenley Jansen, Masahiro Tanaka, Corey Seager, Curtis Granderson, Justin Turner, Enrique Hernandez

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Box-Toppers

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.

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