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Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon and Mets closing pitcher Edwin Diaz are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two League Championship Series games.
The Yankees take a 1-0 lead over the Guardians in the American League, while in the National League, the Mets tie the series with the Dodgers, 1-1.
AL Championship Series Game 1: Yankees 5, Guardians 3
Rodon struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks.
The New York Yankees take a 1-0 lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the best-of-seven game series.
Rodon earned 12.7 Box-Toppers points in the 2024 regular season, 26th among all players and 13th among AL pitchers.
Rodon had a +10.0 Box-Toppers game score Monday, best among all Yankees players. Yankees top batter, right fielder Juan Soto, had a +1.0 game score (HR 2-3 R BI). Yankees closing pitcher Luke Weaver had a +4.2 game score (1.2IP 0H BB 4K Sv).
Guardians starting pitcher Alex Cobb (2.2IP 5H 3R 3BB 3K L) had the game’s lowest Box-Toppers game score of -8.8. Guardians reliever Pedro Avila had a +3.2 game score (2.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND). Guardians top batter Brayan Rocchio had a +1.0 game score (HR 2-3 R BI).
NL Championship Series Game 2: Mets 7, Dodgers 3
Diaz struck out three over 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks.
The New York Mets tie the best-of-seven-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-1.
Diaz earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 250th overall, 85th among NL pitchers and 16th among NL closers.
Diaz had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.1, best among all Mets players Monday. Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea had a +1.0 game score (5IP 2H 3R 2ER 4BB 7K W). Mets top batter Mark Vientos had a +2.0 game score (GS 2-5 R 4BI).
Dodgers starting pitcher Ryan Brasier had a -3.0 game score (1IP H R BB 0K L). Dodgers top batter Tommy Edman had a +1.0 game score (3-4 0R 2BI). Notably, Dodgers reliever Landon Knack had the lowest game score (-14.0) of any player on either team (2IP 5H 4R 3BB 2K ND), while another Dodgers reliever, Brent Honeywell, had the highest game score (+3.0) of any of the game’s players (3IP H 0R BB 2K ND).
The series takes Tuesday off for travel and resumes Wednesday in New York.
NLCS Preview: Surging Mets favored over injury-depleted Dodgers
Monday’s Player of the Game winners are listed 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).| 10/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +10.0 | NYY 5, CLE 2 | Carlos Rodón (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +2.1 | NYM 7, LAD 3 | Edwin Díaz (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 12.7 | 13.7 | 47.2 | 70.3 | +11.7 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 45.7 | +4.0 |
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Tuesday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart):
ALCS Game 2, Yankees lead Guardians, 1-0
Guardians—Tanner Bibee, 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 14th overall, eighth among AL pitchers.
Bibee previously earned Player of the Game honors this postseason on Oct. 5 in the ALDS Game 1 win over the Tigers.
Yankees—Gerrit Cole, 9.7 points, 61st overall, 28th among AL pitchers.
Cole previously earned Player of the Game honors this postseason on Oct. 10 in the ALDS Game 4 win over the Royals.
ALCS Preview: Top-ranked, top-seeded Yankees favored over Guardians
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s League 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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
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| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 14.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 104.1 | 165.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career 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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