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Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez tops players in Sunday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS game.
AL Division Series Game 2: Twins 6, Astros 2
Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and one walk.
The Twins tied the the best-of-five game series, 1-1.
Lopez earned 13.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 16th among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.
Lopez had a game-best Box-Toppers game score of +7.0. Twins top batter, shortstop Carlos Correa, had a +2.0 Box-Toppers game score (2-2B 3-4 0R 3BI). Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez had a -10.9 Box-Toppers game score (4.1IP 7H 5R 3BB 5K L).
AL Division Series Game 2: Rangers 11, Orioles 8
Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford struck out four over 3 2/3 scoreless middle relief innings, allowing three hits, no walks and picking up the win.
The Rangers take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five game series.
Bradford earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2023, making his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor on Sept. 14.
Bradford had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.2 to top Rangers players. Rangers top batter was designated hitter Mitch Garver with a +3.0 Box-Toppers game score (GS 2-6 2R 5BI). Rangers starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery had a -13.0 Box-Toppers game score (4IP 9H 5R 4ER BB 2K ND). Orioles starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez had a -16.8 Box-Toppers game score (1.2IP 6H 5R 4BB 2K L).
All of Sunday’s Player of the Game winners are listed in the chart.
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 | |
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| +7.0 | MIN 6, HOU 2 | Pablo López (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +4.2 | TEX 11, BAL 8 | Cody Bradford (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
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| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 13.4 | 24.1 | 47.2 | 47.2 | +2.7 |
| Bradford, Cody 4938 | pi mr | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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Monday’s pitching matchups (for more, see matchups chart):
NL Division Series Game 2, Phillies lead Braves, 1-0
Phillies—Zack Wheeler, 14.7 Box-Toppers points, 11th among all players, fifth among NL pitchers and first among Phillies players. He was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in their NL Wild Card Game 1 win over the Marlins.
Braves—Max Fried, 9.0 points, 58th overall, 21st among NL pitchers.
More details—Previews of NL Division Series.
NL Division Series Game 2, Diamondbacks lead Dodgers, 1-0
Diamondbacks—Zac Gallen, 16.7 points, eighth overall, fourth among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Bobby Miller, 8.7 points, 70th overall, 24th among NL pitchers.
More details—Previews of NL Division Series.
Both AL Division Series are idle Monday for a travel day and will resume with Game 3s Tuesday.
A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s Division Series round 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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
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| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 14.7 | 29.1 | 70.9 | 83.6 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 16.7 | 35.4 | 51.1 | 51.1 |
| LAD | Miller, Bobby 4820 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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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. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)
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