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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.
Phillies closing pitcher Seranthony Dominguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.
NL Championship Series Game 3: Philies 4, Padres 2
Dominguez struck out three over two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks and earning the save.
The Phillies take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series.
Dominguez earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 339th overall, 98th among NL pitchers and 14th among NL closers.
Dominguez had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0, highest among all Phillies players Friday. Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez had a +3.0 game score (5IP 2H 2R ER 0BB 3K W). Phillies top batter was Alec Bohm with a +1.0 game score (2B 2-3 R BI). Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove had a -7.8 game score (5.2IP 8H 4R 2BB 5K L).
Friday’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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.0 | PHI 4, SD 2 | Seranthony Domínguez, (S 1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominguez, Seranthony 3968 | pi cp mr | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
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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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Saturday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):
AL Championship Series Game 3: Astros lead Yankees, 2-0
Astros—Cristian Javier, 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 16th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
Yankees—Gerrit Cole, 15.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 17th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Javier has made one relief postseason appearance Oct. 11 in the ALDS Game 1 win over the Mariners. Javier was used so sparingly in that series that we excluded him entirely from the ALCS preview, despite the fact that he is the third-ranked Astros starting pitcher and has more points than any Yankees player.
Cole has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in both his postseason starts—ALDS Game 1 win on Oct. 11 over the Guardians and the ALDS Game 4 win on Oct. 16 over the Guardians.
NL Championship Series Game 4: Phillies lead Padres, 2-1
Padres—Mike Clevinger, 6.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 118th among all players and 43rd among NL pitchers.
Phillies—Bailey Falter, 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 245th among all players and 79th among NL pitchers.
Clevinger has one 2022 postseason appearance, starting Oct. 11 in the NLDS Game 1 loss to the Dodgers.
This is Falter’s postseason debut.
A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’s 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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| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 15.7 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 15.4 | 37.8 | 102.4 | 138.3 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 50.9 | 53.9 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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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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