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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ B-T game scores of winning team’s players.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top player.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Phillies relief pitcher Seranthony Dominguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 1.
The Philadelphia Phillies win 6-5 in 10 innings to take a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series.
Dominguez struck out three over 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks. Dominguez was the Phillies’ next-to-last pitcher, pitching in the eighth and ninth innings and picked up the win as the Phillies took the lead in the top of the 10th inning.
Dominguez earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 339th overall, 98th among National League pitchers and 14th among NL closers. This is his second Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2022 postseason, after doing it Oct. 21 in the NL Championship Series Game 3 win over the Padres.
Dominguez had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.2, highest among Phillies players Friday.
Catcher J.T. Realmuto, who hit the solo homer in the top of the 10th inning to give Philadelphia the 6-5 lead, had the highest game score among Phillies batters, +2.0 (HR 2B 2-4 R 3BI).
Both starting pitchers, who each led their teams in 2022 Box-Toppers points, fared poorly Friday. Starting pitcher Aaron Nola had a -8.9 game score, lowest among Phillies players (4.1IP 6H 5R 2BB 5K ND). Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander had a -8.0 game score (5IP 6H 5R 2BB 5K ND). Verlander led all players in 2022 with 26.0 Box-Toppers points. Nola was ninth among NL pitchers in 2022 with 16.0 points.
The highest Box-Toppers game score in Friday’s game was +4.0 by Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker (2HR 3-5 2R 4BI). But of course he does not earn Player of the Game honors because the Astros lost.
Top Phillies in World Series Game 1: Philadelphia 6, Houston 5 (F/10)
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Phillies players who appeared in World Series Game 1, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Seranthony Dominguez.Back to top
| 10/28 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| POG | +3.2 | Seranthony Domínguez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +2.0 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | Jose Alvarado | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | David Robertson, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +0.2 | Ranger Suárez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Edumndo Sosa, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -0.9 | Zach Eflin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| -1.0 | Bryce Harper, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Alec Bohm, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Nick Castellanos, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Brandon Marsh, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Bryson Stott, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -5.0 | Jean Segura, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -8.9 | Aaron Nola | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winner
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of the Player of the Game winner. Shown is their Box-Toppers point total in 2022 (’22), their point total for this season and last (’21-22), the period 2017-2022 (’17-22) and their career point total. Also shown is how their 2022 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2021 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominguez, Seranthony 3968 | pi cp mr | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
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NOTE: These are player point totals as of the end of the 2022 regular season. No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.
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World Series Game 2: Phillies lead Astros, 1-0
Saturday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart below):
Phillies—Zack Wheeler, 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 22nd overall and 11th among NL pitchers.
Astros—Framber Valdez, 16.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 14th overall and fifth among AL pitchers.
Wheeler is one of two players who has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors three times this postseason. (The other is Padres closing pitcher Josh Hader.) Wheeler was Player of the Game:
Oct. 7: NL Wild Card series Game 1 win over the Cardinals.
Oct. 18: NLCS Game 1 win over the Padres.
Oct. 23: NLCS Game 5 win over the Padres.
He also started the NLDS Game 2 loss to the Braves.
Valdez is among six players this postseason with multiple Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Valdez was Player of the Game in both of his 2022 postseason appearances:
A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 14.4 | 35.5 | 57.2 | 68.9 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
What are those numbers after players' names?
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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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