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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 closing pitcher Ryan Pressly is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s World Series Game 5.
The Houston Astros win 3-2 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven game series over the Philadelphia Phillies,, which resumes Saturday with Game 6 in Houston.
Pressly struck out two over 1 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits, no walks and earning the save.
Pressly earned 6.0 Box-Toppers points in the regular season, 131st among all players, 49th among American League pitchers and second among AL closing pitchers, behind Scott Barlow of the Royals (7.0).
This was Pressly’s ninth appearance of the 2022 postseason, but his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor this postseason. He’s earned five saves as the Astros have gone 8-1 in those appearances.
Pressly had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.2, highest among Astros players Thursday. Astros top batter was shortstop Jeremy Pena with a +2.0 game score (HR 3-4 R 2BI). Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander had a +1.0 game score (5IP 4H R 4BB 6K W), picking up his first World Series win in his ninth career appearance in the Fall Classic. Phillies starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard had a 0.0 game score (3IP 3H 2R 0BB 4K L).
The series pauses for a travel day Friday before resuming in Houston Saturday with Game 6.
Top Astros in World Series Game 5: Houston 3, Philadelphia 2
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Astros players who appeared in World Series Game 5, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Ryan Pressly.Back to top
| 11/3 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | +3.2 | Ryan Pressly, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| +3.1 | Bryan Abreu, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | Jeremy Peña, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | Justin Verlander, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +0.2 | Hector Neris, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -1.0 | Trey Mancini, PH‑1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Yuli Gurriel, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | David Hensley, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Martin Maldonado, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Yordan Alvarez, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.9 | Rafael Montero, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| -4.0 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -4.0 | Chas McCormick, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winner
Here are 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressly, Ryan 3186 | pi cp | hou al | 6.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | +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 6, Astros lead Phillies, 3-2
Saturday’s pitching matchups (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.
This is a rematch of last Saturday’s World Series Game 2 won by the Astros 5-2, in which Valdez earned Player of the Game honors.
Wheeler and Valdez are two of three players who have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors three times this postseason, most among all players. (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 and the Oct. 29 World Series Game 2 loss to the Astros.
Valdez was Player of the Game in all three 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 |
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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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