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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 MorePitcher Robert Gasser is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s National League Championship Series Game 3, as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.
Gasser struck out three over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk. Although the Dodgers took a brief lead after he exited, Milwaukee rallied to move within one win of the NL pennant over the two-time defending champion Dodgers.
Read MorePitcher 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.
Freddy Peralta struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, as the Rays beat the Guardians 3-1.
Read MoreMiddle 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.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto leads Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s National League Division Series games.
Yamamoto won top player honors in the Game 3 win over the Braves. Meanwhile, Jake Cronenworth is Box-Toppers’ top player in Tuesday’s other NL Division Series game, keeping the Padres alive with their win over the Brewers.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2025 but with player injuries factored in, the New York Mets hold the overall edge.
The current 2025 roster of last year’s World Series champion Dodgers accumulated 118.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, most of any team. However, with several players injured and expected to miss time in 2025, their injury-adjusted Box-Toppers point total drops to 106.7, fifth among all teams.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Michael King is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.