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Mauricio Dubon of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s American League Championship Series Game 3.
AL Championship Series Game 3: Astros 8, Rangers 5
Dubon went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in one run.
The Astros win their first game of the best-of-seven game series, with the Rangers leading, 2-1.
Dubon, playing center field Wednesday, earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 527th among all players and 113th among AL batters. He earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors once during the regular season, on May 1, when he was overall AL Player of the Day. Dubon has 4.4 career Box-Toppers points in the regular season from 2019 to 2022, earned by winning Player of the Game honors three times over the past five seasons.
Dubon had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0. Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier had a +0.2 Box-Toppers game score (5.2IP 3H 2R BB 3K W). Astros closer Ryan Pressly had a +1.0 game score (1IP 0H 0R BB K Sv). While Dubon and Pressly both had +1.0 game scores, Dubon won Player of the Game over Pressly because in cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers.
Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer, making his first appearance in a month after a shoulder injury sidelined him, had a Box-Toppers game score of -8.0 (4IP 5H 5R BB 4K L). Rangers third baseman Josh Jung had the highest Box-Toppers game score among all of Wednesday’s players, +4.0 (2HR 2-4 2R 4BI), but was not eligible to earn Player of the Game because he was on the losing team.
Details on Wednesday’s league championship series Player of the Game winner in the chart.
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).| BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.0 | HOU 8, TEX 5 | Mauricio Dubón CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubon, Mauricio 4243 | 2b ss | hou al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | +0.7 |
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Thursday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart):
National League Championship Series Game 3: Phillies lead Diamondbacks, 2-0
Phillies—Ranger Suarez, 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 275th overall, 83rd among NL pitchers.
This is his third postseason appearance. He has earned Player of the Game honors once this postseason, on Oct. 7 in the NL Division Series win over the Braves.
Diamondbacks—Brandon Pfaadt, 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 282nd overall, 88th among NL pitchers.
This is his third postseason appearance. He has earned Player of the Game honors once this postseason, on Oct. 11 in the NL Division Series win over the Dodgers.
More details—Preview of NL Championship Series.
AL Championship Series Game 4: Rangers lead Astros, 2-1.
Astros—Jose Urquidy, 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 423rd overall, 108th among AL pitchers.
This is Urquidy’s second postseason appearance. He started the Game 4 win in the AL Division Series over the Twins on Oct. 11, but was not Player of the Game.
Rangers—Andrew Heaney, 11.4 points, 32nd overall, 16th among AL pitchers.
This is Heaney’s second postseason appearance. He started the Game 1 win in the AL Division Series over the Orioles on Oct. 7, but was not Player of the Game.
A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s Championship Series 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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
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| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 11.4 | 19.4 | 42.5 | 47.5 |
* 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. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)
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