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Closing pitcher Josh Sborz is Box-Toppers Player of the Game Wednesday as the Rangers defeat the Diamondbacks to win the 2023 World Series in five games.
The Texas Rangers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 to win the best-of-seven game series, 4-1.
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The Texas Rangers win 6-5 in 11 innings to take a 1-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the best-of-seven game series.
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The Texas Rangers hold significant Box-Toppers points advantages over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series.
The Rangers finished first in Box-Toppers team rankings for the season while the Diamondbacks finished 14th, lowest among all postseason teams.
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Read MoreAstros pitcher Framber Valdez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing six hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Tigers.
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Cardinals pitcher Mike Leake is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Leake pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven, in the 6-1 win over the Nationals.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 5 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 8 | Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 |
| 9 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 |
American League Player of the Day—Trey Mancini of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Red Sox.
This was Mancini’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Mancini made his Major League debut Sept. 20, 2016, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,766th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Eugenio Suarez of the Reds doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-2 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day was batter Trey Mancini.
Debuts—In addition to Mancini, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Leake earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Mancini earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Suarez earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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| 4/12 | Score | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | STL 6, WSH 1 | Mike Leake (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9.0 | MIL 2, TOR 0 | Chase Anderson (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | BAL 12, BOS 5 | Trey Mancini, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | CHW 2, CLE 1 | Derek Holland (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | DET 5, MIN 3 | Andrew Romine, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | NYY 8, TB 4 | Aaron Judge, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | HOU 10, SEA 5 | Josh Reddick, RF-LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | OAK 8, KC 3 | Andrew Triggs (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | CIN 9, PIT 2 | Eugenio Suarez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | ATL 5, MIA 4 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 6, COL 0 | Ryan Schimpf, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 2, CHC 0 | Brandon McCarthy (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | TEX 8, LAA 3 | Jose Leclerc (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 5, PHI 4 | Michael Conforto, CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | SF 6, ARI 2 | Jarrett Parker, LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Leake, Mike 2709 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 37.4 | 46.6 | -3.0 |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | lf | bal al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 1.5 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | -7.0 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -6.0 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 3b 2b | sd nl | 1.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | -4.2 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | cf | nym nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
| Holland, Derek 2634 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 27.1 | 46.8 | -3.0 |
| Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 24.4 | 25.4 | -2.5 |
| McCarthy, Brandon 2082 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 37.5 | -1.7 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Romine, Andrew 3666 | cf dh | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Parker, Jarrett 3600 | lf | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Leclerc, Jose 3768 | pi cp | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.