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Marcus Semien of the Rangers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.
The Texas Rangers win 11-7 to lead the best-of-seven game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1.
Semien hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Semien earned 6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 113th among all players, 15th among American League batters and most among all Rangers batters. It is his first Player of the Game honor of the 2023 postseason.
Semien had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +4.0, best among all Rangers players. Rangers starting pitcher Andrew Heaney had a 0.0 Box-Toppers game score (5IP 4H R 2BB 3K W).
Diamondbacks starting pitcher Joe Mantiply had a -1.9 Box-Toppers game score (1.1IP H R BB K L).
Two notable Diamondbacks players fared well in Tuesday’s loss: Reliever Ryne Nelson had a +6.1 Box-Toppers game score (5.1IP 3H R 0BB 6K ND) and left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a +4.0 Box-Toppers game score (HR SF 2-3 R 4BI).
Two players both had -8.9 Box-Toppers game scores Tuesday, the lowest among all players: Rangers reliever Brock Burke (0.1IP 3H 3R 0BB 0K ND), who pitched during the Diamondback’s eighth-inning rally, and Diamondbacks reliever Miguel Castro (0.1IP 2H 3R BB 0K ND), who pitched during the Ranger’s second-inning rally.
A look at Box-Toppers game scores of all Rangers players in World Series Game 4 (chart).
Top Rangers in World Series Game 4: Rangers 11, Diamondbacks 7
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Rangers players who appeared in World Series Game 4, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Marcus Semien.| 10/31 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | +4.0 | Marcus Semien 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | Travis Jankowski RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | Cody Bradford | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Josh Jung 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Corey Seager SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Jonah Heim C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Josh Smith PR‑SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Andrew Heaney (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| ‑0.9 | Jose Leclerc | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ‑1.0 | Dane Dunning | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ‑2.0 | Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑2.0 | Leody Taveras CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑2.8 | Chris Stratton | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ‑3.8 | Will Smith | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| ‑4.0 | Mitch Garver DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑4.0 | Evan Carter LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| ‑8.9 | Brock Burke | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b | tex al | 6.7 | 13.7 | 33.1 | 45.1 | -0.3 |
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World Series Game 5, Rangers lead Diamondbacks, 3-1
Wednesday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart):
A rematch of World Series Game 1.
Rangers—Nathan Eovaldi, 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 56th overall, 30th among AL pitchers.
Diamondbacks—Zac Gallen, 16.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, eighth overall, fourth among NL pitchers.
Eovaldi is one of three players who has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors three times this postseason in five starts—he was Player of the Game in the AL Wild Card win over the Rays on Oct. 4, in the AL Division Series win over the Orioles on Oct. 10 and in the AL Championship Series win over the Astros on Oct. 16. He also started Oct. 22 in the ALCS Game 6 win over the Astros and Oct. 27 in the World Series Game 1 win over the Diamondbacks, but was not Player of the Game in either.
Gallen has not earned Player of the Game honors in five postseason starts—two Diamondbacks wins, Oct. 4 in NL Wild Card Game 2 and Oct. 9 in NL Division Series Game 2 and three Diamondbacks losses, Oct. 16 in the NL Championship Series Game 1, Oct. 21 in the NL Championship Game 5 and Oct. 27 in World Series Game 1.
Zac Gallen @Dbacks 2023 starts
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 1, 2023
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s World Series pitching matchup
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 9.7 | 15.7 | 43.5 | 69.3 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 16.7 | 35.4 | 51.1 | 51.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)
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