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Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams and Brewers’ reliever JoJo Romero earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in Thursday’s League Championship Series games.
Williams earned the win as the Cleveland Guardians edged the Tampa Bay Rays to take a 2-1 series lead in the American League Championship Series. Romero, meanwhile, led the Milwaukee Brewers as they swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.
Read MoreThe 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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Source: MLB.com
Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Chicago White Sox face the Cleveland Guardians in one best-of-five game series while the New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Rays (first) and the Guardians (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Lucas Spence of the Astros, Guardians pitcher Joey Cantillo and Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Connor Prielipp is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to 15th place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, passing Curt Schilling on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, rising to ninth place.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Joey Cantillo, Royals pitcher Randy Dobnak, Daniel Susac of the Giants and Yainer Diaz of the Astros.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Joey Cantillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other top players Saturday include Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies, Ryan Kreidler of the Twins and Sal Stewart of the Reds.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Joey Cantillo is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Other top players Monday include Orioles pitcher Shane Baz, Drew Swift of the Athletics, Michael Conforto of the Cubs and Padres pitcher Gérman Márquez.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Bryce Elder is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen, Matt Chapman of the Giants, Guardians pitcher Joey Cantillo and Addison Barger of the Blue Jays.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Joey Cantillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a perfect game into the seventh inning and winning his first career Player of the Game honor.
Cantillo struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBox-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.