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Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games:
Luke Weaver of the Yankees.
Reed Garrett of the Mets.
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.
AL Division Series Game 1: Guardians 7, Tigers 0
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee struck out six over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four runs and one walk. Bibee did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings to earn the win.
The Guardians take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five game series.
Bibee earned 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 14th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Bibee had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +5.2, best among all Guardians players. Guardians top batter, designated hitter David Fry, had a +2.0 Box-Toppers game score (2B 2-3 R 2BI). Tigers starting pitcher Tyler Holton had a -10.0 Box-Toppers game score (0IP 2H 4R 3ER BB 0K L). Reese Olson, who came on in long relief after Holton, had a +3.0 game score (5IP 3H R BB 4K ND).
AL Division Series Game 1: Yankees 6, Royals 5
Yankees closing pitcher Luke Weaver struck out three over 1 1/3 hitless and scoreless innings, walking none.
The Yankees now lead the best-of-five series, 1-0.
Weaver earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 75th among AL pitchers and 11th among AL closers.
Weaver had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.1, best among all Yankees players Saturday. Yankees top batter, second baseman Gleyber Torres, had a +2.0 Box-Toppers game score (HR 1-3 2R 2BI). Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha had a -6.0 game score in the loss (4IP 4H 3R 3BB 3K ND). Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had a -7.0 game score (5IP 7H 4R 3ER 2BB 4K ND).
NL Division Series Game 1: Mets 6, Phillies 2
Mets relief pitcher Reed Garrett struck out one over two hitless and scoreless middle relief innings, allowing no walks.
Garrett picked up the win because he was the active pitcher when the Mets took the lead in the eighth inning. Garrett pitched the sixth and seventh innings.
The Mets now lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0.
Garrett earned 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 77th among NL pitchers and 11th among NL closing pitchers.
Garrett had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0. Mets top batter, pinch-runner and centerfielder Harrison Bader, had a +2.0 game score (1-1 2R 0BI). Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga had a +1.0 game score (2IP H R BB 3K ND). Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler had a +11.0 Box-Toppers game score (7IP H 0R 4BB 9K ND). Wheeler led all players in 2024 Box-Toppers points with 21.4.
NL Division Series Game 1: Dodgers 7, Padres 5
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
The Dodgers take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five game series.
Ohtani earned 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 41st among all players and first among NL batters.
Ohtani had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 to top Dodgers players. Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a -13.0 Box-Toppers game score (3IP 5H 5R 2BB K ND). Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease had a -9.9 game score (3.1IP 6H 5R 2BB 5K ND).
All of Saturday’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).| 10/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | `CLE 7, DET 0 | Tanner Bibee | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | NYY 6, KC 5 | Luke Weaver (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 6, PHI 2 | Reed Garrett (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 7, SD 5 | Shohei Ohtani DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibee, Tanner 4792 | pi sp | cle al | 14.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | +5.3 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh | lad nl | 11.0 | 30.4 | 77.7 | 85.7 | -8.4 |
| Garrett, Reed 4963 | pi cp | nym nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Weaver, Luke 3719 | pi cp | nyy al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 29.7 | +4.0 |
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Sunday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):
NL Division Series Game 2, Mets lead Phillies, 1-0
Mets—Luis Severino, 6.7 points in 2024, 111th overall, 45th among NL pitchers.
Phillies—Cristopher Sanchez, 11.4 points, 40th overall, 20th among NL pitchers.
More details—Previews of NL Division Series.
NL Division Series Game 2, Dodgers lead Padres, 1-0
Padres—Yu Darvish, 8.7 points, 78th overall, 34th among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Jack Flaherty, 12.0 points, 34th overall, 17th among NL pitchers.
More details—Previews of NL Division Series.
Both AL Division Series are idle Sunday and will resume with Game 2s Monday.
A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’s League Division 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 64.9 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 8.7 | 15.7 | 65.7 | 139.7 |
| LAD | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 44.2 | 57.3 |
* 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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