In four league division series playoff games Friday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners:
Giants pitcher Logan Webb is top player in Friday’s 4-0 win over the Dodgers.
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is top player in Friday’s 2-1 win over the Braves.
Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is top player in Friday’s 14-6 win over the Rays.
Kyle Tucker of the Astros is top player in Friday’s 9-4 win over the White Sox.
NLDS Game 1: Giants 4, Dodgers 0
Webb struck out 10 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks.
Webb had 15.5 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 14th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers and most among all Giants players.
Webb had a Box-Toppers game score of +12.2, best among all Giants players Friday. Giants top batter Friday was left fielder Kris Bryant with a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (HR 3-3 R BI). Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler had a game score of -1.9 (6.1IP 6H 3R BB 5K L).
NLDS Game 1: Brewers 2, Braves 1
Burnes struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks. Burnes did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Burnes earned 18.1 Box-Toppers points in 2021, fifth among all players, fourth among NL pitchers and most among Brewers players.
Burnes had a Box-Toppers game score Friday of +7.0, most among Brewers players Friday. Brewers top batter Friday was first baseman Rowdy Tellez with a game score of +1.0 (HR 1-3 R 2BI). Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton had a game score of +7.0 in the loss (6IP 3H 2R BB 9K L).
ALDS Game 2: Red Sox 14, Rays 6
Houck struck out five over five innings of middle relief, allowing one run, two hits and no walks.
The Red Sox tie the best-of-five game series, 1-1. It resumes Sunday in Boston.
Houck earned 6.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 132nd among all players and 46th among AL pitchers.
Houck had a Box-Toppers game score Friday of +6.0, best among Red Sox players. Red Sox top batter was Enrique Hernandez with a game score of +5.0 (HR 3-2B 5-6 3R 3BI). Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale lasted only one inning before being relieved by Houck and had a disastrous game score of -12.0 (1IP 4H 5R BB 2K ND). Rays starter Shane Baz had a game score of -8.9 (2.1IP 6H 3R BB 2K ND).
ALDS Game 2: Astros 9, White Sox 4
Tucker homered and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs.
The Astros lead the best-of-five game series, 2-0. It resumes Sunday in Chicago.
Tucker had 7.2 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 93rd among all players, 12th among AL batters, fifth among all Astros players and first among Astros batters.
Tucker had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0, best among all Astros players. Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez had a game score of -5.9 (4.1IP 7H 4R BB 6K ND). White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito had a game score of -7.9 (4.1IP 3H 4R 5BB 4K ND).
Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box‑Toppers game score (BTG).| BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | SF 4, LAD 0 | Logan Webb, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +7.0 | `MIL 2, ATL 1 | Corbin Burnes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | BOS 14, TB 6 | Tanner Houck, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| +2.0 | HOU 9, CHW 4 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Coming Saturday: The National League Division Series playoffs resume with two Game 2s:
NLDS Game 2: Brewers lead Braves, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Braves—Max Fried, 11.8 Box-Toppers points, 30th among all players, 19th among NL pitchers.
Brewers—Brandon Woodruff, 17.1 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players, sixth among NL pitchers.
NLDS Game 2: Giants lead Dodgers, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Dodgers—Julio Urias, 19.1 Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players, third among NL pitchers.
Giants—Kevin Gausman, 13.7 Box-Toppers points, 11th 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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