Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and Hanley Ramirez of the Red Sox are Box-Toppers Players of the Game in Sunday’s two American League Division Series games.
ALDS Game 3: Yankees 1, Indians 0
Tanaka struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, as the Yankees forced Game 4 in the series.
Tanaka had 11.4 Box-Toppers points in 2017, 23rd among all players, eighth among AL pitchers.
He had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +10.0, highest among Yankees players. Greg Bird had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Yankees batters Sunday (HR 1-2 R BI).
Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco (21.8 Box-Toppers points, sixth among all players, third among AL pitchers) had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.2 (5.2IP 3H 0R 3BB 7K ND).
The Indians lead the best-of-five series, 2-1. Game 4 is Monday.
ALDS Game 3: Red Sox 10, Astros 3
Hanley Ramirez doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, keeping the Red Sox alive for Game 4.
Ramirez had just 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. He had 7.0 points in 2016.
Ramirez had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +5.0, highest among Red Sox players. David Price, who came out of the bullpen in the fourth inning, had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+3.0) among Red Sox pitchers (4IP 4H 0R BB 4K ND).
The Astros lead the best-of-five series, 2-1. Game 4 is Monday.
Top player from each game
| BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 10.0 | NYY 1, CLE 0 | Masahiro Tanaka W (1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5.0 | BOS 10, HOU 3 | Hanley Ramirez DH | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coming Monday: Four division series playoff games resume:
AL Division Series Game 4, Astros lead Red Sox, 2-1
The pitching matchup Monday:
Astros—Charlie Morton, 7.7 Box-Toppers points, 83rd among all players, 27th among AL pitchers.
Red Sox—Rick Porcello, 3.0 Box-Toppers points, 322nd among all players, 83rd among AL pitchers.
NL Division Series Game 3, Cubs at Nationals, Series tied 1-1
The pitching matchup Monday:
Cubs—Jose Quintana, 15.0 Box-Toppers points, 15th among all players, ninth among NL pitchers.
Nationals—Max Scherzer, 25.0 Box-Toppers points, second among all players, first among NL pitchers.
AL Division Series Game 4, Indians lead Yankees, 2-1
The pitching matchup Monday:
Indians—Trevor Bauer, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 39th among all players, 13th among AL pitchers.
Yankees—Luis Severino, 21.1 Box-Toppers points, seventh among all players, fourth among AL pitchers.
NL Division Series Game 3, Dodgers lead Diamondbacks, 2-0
The pitching matchup Monday:
Dodgers—Yu Darvish, 13.0 Box-Toppers points, 20th among all players, 11th among NL pitchers.
Diamondbacks—Zack Greinke, 20.1 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players, fourth among NL pitchers.
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