Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 3.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the best-of-seven game series.
Buehler struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk. He had a Box-Toppers game score Friday of +10.0, highest among Dodgers players.
He becomes the 11th player this postseason to earn Player of the Game honors more than once. He previously did it Oct. 17 in the NL Championship Series Game 6 win over the Braves. Friday was his fifth 2020 postseason start.
Buehler had 5.7 Box-Toppers points in the 2020 regular season, 25th among all players, 12th among NL pitchers. Since the start of 2019, Buehler has 22.1 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players over 2019-20, third among NL batters in that span and most among all players in the World Series.
Catcher Austin Barnes had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Dodgers batters (HR S 1-3 R 2BI).
Rays starting pitcher Charlie Morton had a Box-Toppers game score Friday of -7.9 (4.1IP 7H 5R BB 6K L). Rays top batter Friday was Randy Arozarena with a game score of -1.0 (HR 1-4 R BI).
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top Dodgers in World Series Game 3: Dodgers 6, Rays 2
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Dodgers who played in World Series Game 3, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Walker Buehler.| 10/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | +10.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Walker Buehler (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| +3.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Blake Treinen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Austin Barnes C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Brusdar Graterol | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| +0.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Justin Turner 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Max Muncy 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑1.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Corey Seager SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑1.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Joc Pederson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑1.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Enrique Hernandez PH‑2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑1.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Kenley Jansen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ‑2.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Mookie Betts RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑2.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Cody Bellinger CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑4.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Will Smith DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑4.0 | LAD 6, TB 2 | Chris Taylor 2B‑LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
World Series Game 4, Dodgers lead Rays, 2-1
Saturday’s starting pitchers:
Dodgers—Julio Urias, 1.0 Box-Toppers point, 315th among all players, 73rd among NL pitchers. Since the start of 2019, Urias has 7.0 Box-Toppers points, 168th among all players over 2019-20, 52nd among NL pitchers.
Urias is one of two players who have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors three times in the 2020 postseason. (Teammate Corey Seager is the other. Urias is one of 11 players who have won more than one Player of the Game honor this postseason).
Urias was Player of the Game in the NL Wild Card Game 1 win over the Brewers on Sept. 30, in the NL Division Series Game 3 win over the Padres on Oct. 8 and in the NL Championship Series Game 7 win over the Braves on Oct. 18. All three of those were relief appearances. Urias has made four appearances this postseason with just one previous start (going five innings) in the NLCS Game 3 win over the Braves on Oct. 14 (in which Seager was Player of the Game).
Rays—Ryan Yarbrough, 3.0 Box-Toppers points, 83rd among all players, 28th among AL pitchers. Since the start of 2019, Yarbrough has 12.4 Box-Toppers points, 32nd among all players over 2019-20, 13th among AL pitchers.
Yarbrough has yet to earn Player of the Game honors in the 2020 postseason. This is his third appearance this postseason and his second start. On Oct. 8, he pitched five innings of relief in the AL Division Series Game 4 loss to the Yankees. On Oct. 13, he started and pitched five innings in the AL Championship Series Game 3 win over the Astros. On Oct. 20, he pitched 2/3 innings of relief in the World Series Game 1 loss to the Dodgers.
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