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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.
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Houston Astros win 5-2 to tie the Philadelphia Phillies 1-1 in the best-of-seven game series.
Valdez struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks.
Valdez earned 16.0 Box-Toppers points in the regular season, 14th overall and fifth among AL pitchers. This is his third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the 2022 postseason, earning the honor in each of his three playoff starts. He also did it:
Valdez becomes the third player with three Player of the Game honors in the 2022 postseason, joining Padres closing pitcher Josh Hader and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, his starting pitching opponent Saturday.
Valdez had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.1, highest among Astros players Saturday. Astros top batter was designated hitter Yordan Alvarez with a +1.0 game score (2B 1-3 2R BI). Phillies’ starter Zach Wheeler had a -10.0 game score (5IP 6H 5R 4ER 3BB 3K L).
The series resumes Monday in Philadelphia after a Sunday travel day.
Top Astros in World Series Game 2: Houston 5, Philadelphia 2
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Astros players who appeared in World Series Game 2, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Framber Valdez.Back to top
| 10/29 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| POG | +6.1 | Framber Valdez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| +1.0 | Yordan Alvarez, DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.2 | Rafael Montero | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Ryan Pressly | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Mauricio Dubón, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Jeremy Peña, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Chaz McCormick, CF‑LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Aledmys Díaz, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Martin Maldonado, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -4.0 | Yuli Gurriel, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 16.0 | 21.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 | +11.0 |
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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 3, Astros at Phillies, series tied 1-1
Monday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart below):
Astros—Lance McCullers Jr., 5.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 156th overall and 55th among AL pitchers.
Phillies—Noah Syndergaard, 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 335th overall and 96th among NL pitchers.
McCullers has made two postseason starts but did not win Player of the Game honors in either: Oct. 15 in ALDS Game 3 win over the Mariners and Oct. 23 in the ALCS Game 4 win over the Yankees. While his 5.4 points for 2022 is relatively low, he was out with injury much of the season, pitching only the final six weeks. Extrapolating that over the entire season would give him more than 20.0 points, which would be among the top 10 overall players.
Syndergaard has made three postseason appearances, earning Player of the Game honors once in his only start, in the Oct. 15 NLDS Game 4 win over the Braves. He also appeared in relief in both the Oct. 12 NLDS Game 2 loss to the Braves and the Oct. 22 NLCS Game 4 win over the Padres.
A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 5.4 | 14.1 | 36.9 | 49.7 |
| PHI | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 52.5 |
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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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