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Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s American League Championship Series Game 2.
AL Championship Series Game 2: Yankees 6, Guardians 3
Judge hit a two-run homer, a sacrifice fly and went 1-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs.
The New York Yankees take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven game series over the Cleveland Guardians.
Judge earned 13.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 21st among all players, first among AL batters and first among all batters.
Judge had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +2.0. Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had a -5.9 game score (4.1IP 6H 2R 4BB 4K ND). Yankees reliever Clay Holmes, who earned the win, had a +0.2 game score (0.2IP 0H 0R BB K W). Another Yankees reliever, Tim Hill, had the team’s highest game score Tuesday (+2.2) but did not qualify to win Player of the Game because he did not pitch at least three innings or earn the win or save (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND).
Guardians starter Tanner Bibee had the game’s lowest Box-Toppers game score of -7.9 (1.1IP 5H 3R 2ER BB 2K L). Guardians reliever Cade Smith had a +3.2 game score in the loss (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND).
The series takes Wednesday off for travel and resumes Thursday in Cleveland.
ALCS Preview: Top-ranked, top-seeded Yankees favored over Guardians
Tuesday’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).| 10/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.0 | NYY 6, CLE 3 | Aaron Judge CF | 3 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | dh cf | nyy al | 13.0 | 25.0 | 52.2 | 68.4 | +1.0 |
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Wednesday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart):
NLCS Game 3: Dodgers at Mets, series tied 1-1
Dodgers—Walker Buehler, 1.7 points, 524th overall, 149th among NL pitchers.
Mets—Luis Severino, 6.7 points, 111th overall, 45th among NL pitchers.
Buehler was limited to 16 starts in 2024 after missing much of 2022 and all of 2023 recovering from Tommy John surgery. His time was also limited in 2024 due to a hip injury. His longest outing in 2024 was six innings, which he did three times. In 2021, he had 16.7 Box-Toppers points with the Dodgers, 10th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.
Severino also underwent Tommy John surgery in 2020 and built up to more than 30 starts in 2024 for the first time since his best seasons in 2017 and 2018 with the Yankees. In 2017, he had 21.1 Box-Toppers points, seventh overall and fourth among AL pitchers. In 2018, he had 17.7 points, 10th overall and eighth among AL pitchers.
NLCS Preview: Surging Mets favored over injury-depleted Dodgers
A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 44.5 | 59.6 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 64.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
What are those numbers after players' names?
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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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