Astros closing pitcher Ryan Pressly is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s World Series Game 5.
The Houston Astros win 3-2 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven game series, which resumes Saturday with Game 6 in Houston.
Read MoreFramber Valdez tops players in World Series Game 2, as Astros even series, 1-1
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Houston Astros win 5-2 to tie the Philadelphia Phillies 1-1 in the best-of-seven game series.
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.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler, Astros’ Pena top players in Sunday’s deciding LCS playoff games
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Jeremy Pena of the Astros are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Sunday’s two deciding league championship series games.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros both win their series and advance to the World Series, which begins Friday in Houston.
Read MoreAstros’ 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.
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 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 MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players in Thursday’s AL Division Series win over Mariners
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s National League Division Series playoff game.
Valdez struck out six over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and three walks. Valdez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros were trailing when he exited.
Read MoreBraves’ Wright, Padres’ Cronenworth top players in Wednesday's NLDS games
Braves pitcher Kyle Wright and Jake Cronenworth of the Padres are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s two National League Division series games.
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.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Wednesday, Oct. 5; Dodgers’ Kershaw tops NL players
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day on the regular season’s final day.
Valdez struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Monday, Sept. 12; Giants’ Cobb tops NL players
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing six hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Gallen tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 30, rising to 9th place overall
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.
Gallen struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 12-3 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreAthletics’ Irvin tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 24; Rays’ McClanahan rises to 7th
Athletics pitcher Cole Irvin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Thursday, Aug. 11; Cubs’ Smyly tops NL players
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreNationals’ Corbin tops players for Tuesday, June 28; Mariners’ Ray tops AL players
Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Corbin struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Monday, May 30; Brewers’ Ashby tops NL players
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez pitched a complete-game two-hitter, striking out seven and allowing one run and three walks, in the 5-1 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreRockies’ Blach tops players for Sunday, April 10; Guardians’ Ramirez tops AL players
Rockies pitcher Ty Blach is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Nelson Cruz of the Nationals has now has earned Box-Toppers points in 17 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2022. It’s the third-longest active streak.
Read MorePadres’ Manaea tops players for Friday, April 8, Rays’ McClanahan tops AL players
Padres pitcher Sean Manaea is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Manaea struck out seven over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
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