Patrick Bailey of the Guardians earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Thursday as Cleveland defeated Chicago 9-5 in American League Division Series Game 4 to force a deciding Game 5.
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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: White Sox vs. Guardians, Yankees vs. Rays
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.
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A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29
Four of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games earned more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026, and two are among the season’s top three players.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo—whose 23.0 Box-Toppers points rank second overall and second among National League pitchers—leads the way as he takes the mound for Game 1 against the Braves. Meanwhile, Box-Toppers’ top American League pitcher, Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (21.7 points, third overall), starts Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.
Read MoreNationals’ Alvarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 19; Guardians’ Martínez tops AL players
Nationals pitcher Andrew Alvarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Angel Martínez of the Guardians, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers and Miguel Vargas of the White Sox.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Dylan Cease is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in 2026 All-Star Game
Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease is Box-Toppers 2026 All-Star Player of the Game.
Cease started the game Tuesday for the American League, striking out three in his one inning, allowing no runs or hits, walking one, and picking up the win in the 4-0 win over the National League.
Read MoreD-backs’ Soroka tops players for Monday, March 30; Astros’ McCullers tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Michael Soroka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo, Miguel Vargas of the White Sox and Braxton Fulford of the Rockies.
Read MoreBrewers’ Woodruff tops players for Monday, July 21, Wheeler, Skenes rise in top 10 list
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earn Player of the Game honors: Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, first place overall, extends his lead, and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, rises from ninth to fifth place overall.
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