The Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros have reset their World Series pitching matchups after rain postponed Game 3 in Philadelphia Monday.
The best-of-seven game series is tied at 1-1.
Read MoreReliever Dominguez tops players in World Series Game 1, as Phillies defeat Astros
Phillies relief pitcher Seranthony Dominguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 1.
The Philadelphia Phillies win 6-5 in 10 innings to take a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series.
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Astros hold Box-Toppers points edge over Phillies in 2022 World Series
The Houston Astros hold significant Box-Toppers points advantages over the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series.
The Astros were Box-Toppers’ second-ranked team in the regular season while the Phillies were 13th overall, just barely above the middle of the pack of all 30 teams. The Astros are the highest-ranked American League team in Box-Toppers rankings, while the Phillies are the lowest-ranking National League postseason team.
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Box-Toppers’ choices for major postseason awards: American League Most Valuable Player—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, National League Most Valuable Player—Pete Alonso of the Mets, AL Cy Young Award—Justin Verlander of the Astros and NL Cy Young Award—Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins.
Box-Toppers votes Ohtani AL MVP over Judge—plus our other postseason award picks
Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League batter in 2022. But Shohei Ohtani of the Angels is Box-Toppers’ choice for AL Most Valuable Player.
Box-Toppers cast votes for postseason honors for Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Sandy Alcantara and Pete Alonso, among others, in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) balloting, completed at the end of the regular season, prior to the start of postseason play.
Read MoreAstros’ 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.
Read MorePhillies’ 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.
Read MoreALCS 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.
Read MoreYankees’ 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.
Read MoreBox-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’ Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers’ 2022 Player of the Year
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is 2022 Box-Toppers Player of the Year, regaining the season Box-Toppers points lead on the next-to-last day of the season.
Verlander took the lead with 26.0 Box-Toppers points after earning 2.0 points as Player of the Day Tuesday, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (24.7).
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Dodgers lead over Astros narrows in final Box-Toppers team rankings report for 2022
The Los Angeles Dodgers finish the 2022 season leading Box-Toppers team rankings, but the gap between them and the second-place Houston Astros has narrowed.
The Dodgers lead for the ninth straight week, but their cushion over the second-place team, which once was as much as 8.9 Box-Toppers points, has narrowed in the final standings to just 1.7 points.
Read MoreAstros’ 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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Shohei Ohtani passes Justin Verlander to retake 2022 Box-Toppers points lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led for eight straight weeks.
Ohtani also takes the lead among American League pitchers from Verlander. Meanwhile, the other three category leaders remain the same: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters and Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters.
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Dodgers remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings with seasons’ final week ahead
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings report for the eighth straight week, with just one week to go in the season.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain the lead among American League teams and the Detroit Tigers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, Sept. 29, regaining season player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.
Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Saturday, Sept. 24, rising to 3rd in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings and extending his lead among National League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Verlander leads player rankings, Alcantra leads NL pitchers, Judge leads AL batters
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins rises to regain the lead among National League pitchers and Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters after previous leader, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, no longer qualified to rank among batters.
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Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 7th week, Astros remain top AL team
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings report for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain the lead among American League teams and the San Diego Padres are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreCardinals’ Quintana tops players for Saturday, Sept. 17; Angels’ Ohtani maintains 2nd
Cardinals pitcher Jose Quintana is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani earns American League Player of the Day honors as a starting pitcher. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, but loses his status to rank among batters because he’s now earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher. And because of this, he falls from first place among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points, giving the lead to Aaron Judge of the Yankees.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Friday, Sept. 16, extending his player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Verlander struck out nine over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Athletics.
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