Carlos Correa of the Astros and Aaron Hicks of the Yankees are Box-Toppers Players of the Game in Monday’s two American League Division Series games.
ALDS Game 1: Astros 10, Athletics 5
Correa hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Correa had 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 275th among all players and 58th among AL batters.
Correa had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +4.0, most among all Astros players. Starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. had a Box-Toppers game score of -9.0 (4IP 8H 5R 4ER BB 5K ND).
ALDS Game 1: Yankees 9, Rays 3
Hicks went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs.
Hicks had no Box-Toppers points in 2020, playing in 54 games. He also had no points in 2019, a season in which he played 59 games. He had 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2018, playing in 137 games, 37th among AL batters.
Hicks had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +2.0, highest among all Yankees players. Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 (6IP 6H 3R 2BB 8K W).
Note—In postseason games, no Box-Toppers points are awarded. Also, there are no separate honors and bonus points for overall Player of the Day, league Player of the Day or top league Batter of the Day. Were this a regular season day, Correa would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points as overall Player of the Day and Hicks would have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.0 | HOU 10, OAK 5 | Carlos Correa, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | NYY 9, TB 3 | Aaron Hicks, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
Coming Tuesday: The American League Division Series playoffs resume with two Game 2s and the National League Division Series begin with two Game 1s:
NL Division Series, Game 1: Marlins vs. Braves
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Marlins—Sandy Alcantara, 3.0 Box-Toppers points, 88th among all players, 29th among NL pitchers.
Braves—Max Fried, 5.7 Box-Toppers points, 26th among all players, 13th among NL pitchers.
AL Division Series Game 2, Astros lead Athletics, 1-0
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Astros—Framber Valdez, 4.7 Box-Toppers points, 35th among all players, 15th among AL pitchers.
Athletics—Sean Manaea, 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 176th among all players, 50th among AL pitchers.
AL Division Series Game 2, Yankees lead Rays, 1-0
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Yankees—Deivi García, 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 225th among all players, 65th among AL pitchers.
Rays—Tyler Glasnow, 8.0 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players, fourth among AL pitchers.
NL Division Series, Game 1: Padres vs. Dodgers
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Padres—Mike Clevinger, 2.0 Box-Toppers points, 151st among all players, 42nd among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Walker Buehler, 5.7 Box-Toppers points, 25th among all players, 12th among NL pitchers.
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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