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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ A B-T look at today’s pitching matchups.
Braves pitcher Kyle Wright and Jake Cronenworth of the Padres are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s two National League Division series games.
NL Division Series Game 2: Braves 3, Phillies 0
Braves pitcher Kyle Wright struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk.
The Braves tie the best-of-five game series, 1-1.
Wright earned 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 24th overall and 12th among NL pitchers.
Wright had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.0, best among all Braves players Wednesday. Braves top batter was first baseman Matt Olson with a 0.0 game score (1-3 R BI). Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler had a 0.0 game score (6IP 4H 3R BB 5K L).
NL Division Series Game 2: Padres 5, Dodgers 3
Jake Cronenworth of the Padres homered and went 1-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs.
The Padres tie the best-of-five game series, 1-1.
Cronenworth earned 4.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 206th among all players, 32nd among NL batters and second among NL second basemen.
Cronenworth had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0, best among all Padres players Wednesday. Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish had a -3.0 game score (5IP 7H 3R 2BB 7K W). Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw had a -1.0 game score (5IP 6H 3R 0BB 6K ND).
All of Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners are listed in the chart below.
Box‑Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box‑Toppers game score (BTG).Back to top
| BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9.0 | ATL 3, PHI 0 | Kyle Wright, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +1.0 | SD 5, LAD 3 | Jake Cronenworth, 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2022 (’22). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’21-22), the period 2017-2022 (’17-22) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2022 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2021 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +14.4 |
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b | sd nl | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
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NOTE: These are player point totals as of the end of the 2022 regular season. No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.
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Thursday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):
AL Division Series Game 2, Astros lead Mariners, 1-0
Mariners—Luis Castillo, 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 54th among all players and 25th among AL pitchers. Castillo was Player of the Game in the AL Wild Card series Game 1 win over the Blue Jays.
Astros—Framber Valdez, 16.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 14th among all players, fifth among AL pitchers.
More details—Previews of AL Division Series.
AL Division Series Game 2, Yankees lead Guardians, 1-0
NOTE: This game has now been postponed because of inclement weather until Friday, 1 p.m. Eastern time, 12 p.m. Central time.
Guardians—Shane Bieber, 13.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 26th among all players, 13th among AL pitchers. Bieber was Player of the Game in the AL Wild Card series Game 1 win over the Blue Jays.
Yankees—Nestor Cortes, 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 19th overall, ninth among AL pitchers.
A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s Division Series round pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
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| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 54.8 | 54.8 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 13.7 | 20.4 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
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About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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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