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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 Cristian Javier is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 4.
Javier led a group of four Houston Astros pitchers in a combined no-hitter—the second in World Series history after Don Larsen’s 1956 perfect game—winning 5-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies to tie the best-of-seven game series at 2-2.
Javier struck out nine over six scoreless and hitless innings, walking two.
Javier earned 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 16th overall and seventh among AL pitchers. This was his second Player of the Game honor of the 2022 postseason. He also did it Oct. 22 in the ALCS Game 3 win over the Yankees. He also started the Oct. 11 ALDS Game 1 win over the Mariners.
Javier had a Box-Toppers game score of +13.0, highest among Astros players Wednesday. Javier exited after throwing 97 pitches. The three Astros relievers who completed the no-hitter had the next three-highest ranking game scores:
Bryan Abreu, who pitched the seventh inning, had a +4.0 game score (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND).
Rafael Montero, who pitched the eighth inning, had a +2.0 game score (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND).
Ryan Pressley, who pitched the ninth inning, had +1.0 game score (1IP 0H 0R BB K ND).
Astros top batter was right fielder Kyle Tucker with 0.0 game score (2B 1-2 0R BI). Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola had a -5.0 game score (4IP 7H 3R 0BB 4K L).
Javier and the three Astros relievers pitched the first combined no-hitter in World Series history. The only other World Series no-hitter was 66 years ago in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series, when Yankees pitcher Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Larsen allowed no baserunners. The four Astros Wednesday allowed three baserunners on walks.
Top Astros in World Series Game 4: Houston 5, Philadelphia 0
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Astros players who appeared in World Series Game 4, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Cristian Javier.Back to top
| 11/2 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| POG | +13.0 | Cristian Javier, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +4.0 | Bryan Abreu | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | Rafael Montero | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | Ryan Pressly | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Mauricio Dubón, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Yuli Gurriel, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Yordan Alvarez, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Jeremy Peña, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Chas McCormick, CF‑LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Christian Vázquez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -4.0 | Aledmys Díaz, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winner
Here is the 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 15.7 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | +9.7 |
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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 5, Astros at Phillies, series tied, 2-2
Thursday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart below):
Astros—Justin Verlander, 26.0 Box-Toppers points, first among all players and first among AL pitchers.
Phillies—Noah Syndergaard, 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 335th overall and 96th among NL pitchers.
Verlander has made three starts this postseason, earning Player of the Game honors once—in the Oct. 19 AL Championship Series Game 1 win over the Yankees. But Verlander has had two uncharacteristically bad starts this postseason:
Oct. 11 in the AL Division Series Game 1 win over the Mariners, in which he had a -16.0 Box-Toppers game score (4IP 10H 6R BB 3K ND).
Oct. 28 in the World Series Game 1 loss to the Phillies, in which he had a -8.0 game score (5IP 6H 5R 2BB 5K ND).
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 Thursday’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 |
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| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 93.3 | 232.6 |
| 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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