Phillies’ Dominguez tops players in Friday’s NL Division Series Game 3

Phillies closing pitcher Seranthony Dominguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.

Dominguez struck out three over two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks and earning the save.

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Astros’ Valdez tops players in Thursday’s AL Championship Series Game 2

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s American League Championship Series Game 2.

Valdez struck out nine over seven innings, allowing two runs (none earned), four hits and no walks.

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Astros’ Verlander, Padres’ Hader top players in Wednesday’s LCS playoff games

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander and Padres closing pitcher Josh Hader are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s two league championship series games.

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Phillies’ Wheeler tops players in Tuesday’s NL Championship Series Game 1

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s National League Championship Series Game 1.

Wheeler struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk.

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ALCS Preview: Astros favored because of pitching advantage, but Yankees have bats

Box-Toppers numbers favor the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees in the upcoming American League Championship Series.

Both teams were the two top seeds among AL postseason teams (Astros in first, Yankees in second) and both teams dominated the AL all season, with one or the other leading Box-Toppers team rankings nearly every week of the season.

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Astros’ Garcia tops players in Saturday’s league division series playoff games

Astros pitcher Luis Garcia tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games: Padres closing pitcher Josh Hader, Phillies pitcher Noah Syndergaard and Guardians closing pitcher Eli Morgan.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players in Tuesday’s opening league division series games

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole tops players in Tuesday’s four league division series playoff games:

Other Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s league division series games: Yordan Alvarez of the Astros, Nick Castellanos of the Phillies and Trea Turner of the Dodgers.

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Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: Guardians vs. Yankees, Mariners vs. Astros

Both American League Division Series begin Tuesday.

The Houston Astros face the Seattle Mariners in one best-of-five game series and the New York Yankees face the Cleveland Guardians in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Astros (first) and the Yankees (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played over the weekend.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Tuesday, Oct. 4, retaking player rankings lead

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, retaking the season Box-Toppers points lead on the next-to-last day of the season.

Verlander struck out 10 over five hitless and scoreless innings, allowing one walk, in the 10-0 win over the Phillies. Verlander was pitching a no-hitter through five innings, but was pulled after 77 pitches, saving himself for the postseason. The no-hitter continued until the ninth inning, when Astros reliever Will Smith gave up three hits.

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Padres’ Snell tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 21; Guardians’ McKenzie tops AL players

Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Snell struck out 13 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 7, rising to 9th in player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.

Cole struck out 14 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Twins.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Friday, Aug. 26, rising to 10th in player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Cole struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Thursday, Aug. 4, rising to lead player rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.

Verlander struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Guardians.

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