Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano, who led his team to a National League Wild Card Game win over the Reds, is Tuesday's Player of the Day.
Liriano gave up one run over seven innings in the 6-2 win over the Reds. The Pirates, by winning the one-game playoff, will face the Cardinals in the best-of-five NL Divisional Series beginning Thursday in St. Louis.
Liriano finished ninth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season with 16.7 Box-Toppers points (see the top 10 list on the home page). He was sixth among NL pitchers and was the season leader in Box-Toppers points among Pirates players. No Box-Toppers points are awarded during the postseason.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 1001 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 5.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Francisco Liriano (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |