Diamondbacks’ Carroll tops players in Tuesday’s NL Championship Series Game 7

Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s National League Championship Series Game 7.

Carroll hit a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs.

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Rangers’ Garcia, Diamondbacks’ Kelly top players in Monday’s LCS playoff games

Adolis Garcia of the Rangers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s American League Championship Series Game 7.

Also Monday, Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the National League Championship Series Game 6.

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Diamondbacks’ Pfaadt, Astros’ Abreu top players in Thursday’s LCS playoff games

Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.

Also Thursday, Jose Abreu of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the American League Championship Series Game 4 win over the Rangers.

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Astros’ Dubon tops players in Wednesday’s AL Championship Series Game 3

Mauricio Dubon of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s American League Championship Series Game 3.

Dubon went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in one run.

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NLCS Preview: Phillies favored to advance, though Diamondbacks have pitching edge

Box-Toppers favors the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series, though the Arizona Diamondbacks have the slight edge among starting pitchers.

Both teams fought through higher-ranked teams to make their way to the league championship series, so neither is particularly highly ranked in Box-Toppers team rankings for 2023.

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Castellanos tops players in Thursday’s NLDS win, as Phillies eliminate Braves in 4 games

Nick Castellanos of the Phillies is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s National League Division Series win over the Braves.

Castellanos hit two solo home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs.

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Diamondbacks’ Pfaadt tops players in Wednesday’s 3 league division series games

Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt tops players in Wednesday’s three league division series playoff games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s league division series games: Astros pitcher Ryan Pressly and Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola.

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Diamondbacks’ Kelly tops players in Saturday’s opening league division series games

Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games: Ranger Suarez of the Phillies, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Evan Carter of the Rangers.

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Guardians’ Williams tops players for Tuesday, June 27; Angels’ Ohtani extends lead

Guardians pitcher Gavin Williams is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day

Also Tuesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani increases his lead in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to third place in season player rankings and takes the 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers. In addition, Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Braves rises to first place among NL batters.

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Valdez tops players as Astros win World Series over Phillies in sixth game Saturday

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 6.

The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the best-of-seven game World Series, 4-2.

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Ranger Suarez tops players in World Series Game 3, as Phillies take a 2-1 series lead

Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 3.

The Philadelphia Phillies win 7-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series. Suarez struck out four over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk.

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Phillies, Astros reset World Series pitching matchups after Monday’s rainout

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.

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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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NLCS Preview: Padres favored over Phillies, but favorites are 0-4 in ’22 NL postseason

The San Diego Padres hold the advantage over the Philadelphia Phillies in the upcoming 2022 National League Championship Series.

Going into the postseason, both teams would have been voted Least Likely to Succeed, as they are the two-lowest seeded NL playoff teams and both rank lowest in Box-Toppers rankings among NL postseason teams.

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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’ NL Division Series preview: Padres vs. Dodgers, Phillies vs. Braves

Both National League Division Series begin Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers face the San Diego Padres in one best-of-five game series and the Atlanta Braves face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Dodgers (first) and the Braves (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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