ALCS preview: Guardians hold Box-Toppers point advantages over top-seeded Rays

The American League’s top two-seeded teams play in the AL Championship Series, but Box-Toppers favors the second-seeded Cleveland Guardians over the top-seed Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays have far more wins than the Guardians (98 vs. 85) but rank only marginally higher in Box-Toppers team rankings:

  • Rays: 115.0 combined Box-Toppers points in 2026, fifth overall, second among AL teams.

  • Guardians: 112.1 points, seventh overall, third among AL teams.

The Guardians hold the Box-Toppers edge over the Rays in several key categories.

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Middle relievers, led by Guardians’ Griffin, sweep LDS top player honors Wednesday

Middle relievers swept Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Wednesday across all four Division Series games, as three teams advanced to the League Championship Series.

Guardians pitcher Foster Griffin led all winners in Cleveland's ALDS Game 3 victory over the White Sox, staving off elimination and forcing a Game 4.

Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners:

  • Aaron Ashby, Brewers: Earned top player honors in Milwaukee’s NLDS Game 4 victory, eliminating San Diego.

  • Tanner Scott, Dodgers: Earned top player honors in Los Angeles' NLDS Game 4 victory, eliminating Atlanta.

  • Ian Seymour, Rays: Earned top player honors in Tampa Bay's ALDS Game 3 victory, completing a three-game sweep of New York.

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Guardians’ Civale tops players for Monday, Aug. 15; Marlins’ Alcantara rises to 3rd

Guardians pitcher Aaron Civale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to third in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors, increasing his lead among NL pitchers. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias maintains his fifth-place spot in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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