Hard to believe, but despite the homers by Anthony Rizzo and Arismendy Alcantara, neither of them made the Hero podium Tuesday night. Sometimes it's all about the timing.
Graphs for Game 98 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 98:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
K Hendricks |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1.09 |
.359 |
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.07 |
.005 |
W Wright |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.07 |
.002 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
0.91 |
.367 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
E Bonifacio |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.42 |
.071 |
J Ruggiano |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.95 |
.066 |
S Castro |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.71 |
.058 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.78 |
.052 |
A Alcantara |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.7 |
.002 |
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
.000 |
K Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.32 |
-.004 |
M Olt |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.34 |
-.034 |
W Castillo |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.55 |
-.035 |
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.41 |
-.043 |
Total |
34 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
0.57 |
.133 |
Writer's Note: The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Kyle Hendricks (.359). Yeah, I think he'll be still be around for the St. Louis series.
- Hero - Emilio Bonfiacio (.071). Build up that trade value, Boni!
- Sidekick - Justin Ruggiano (.066). Hopefully whatever caused him to gingerly trot the bases in the seventh on Welington Castillo's double isn't serious.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Junior Lake (-.043). His struggles in the month of July continue, but he'll be staying with the big club when Tsuyoshi Wada comes up later today.
- Goat - Welington Castillo (-.035). Talk about getting hosed. Despite the two hits, the inning-ending flyout in the first with runners on the corners were enough to earn the second podium spot Tuesday night. It's all about the timing, I tell ya.
- Kid - Mike Olt (-.034). And with Tuesday night's 0-for-4 performance, he's on his way back to Iowa. Hopefully he and Manny can figure some things out down there.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 98 (Changes in Bold, Notations Below):
x - Player not on 25-man roster.
y - Player not on 40-man roster.
z - Player no longer with Cubs.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
8 |
8 |
66 |
Starlin Castro |
12.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
59 |
Luis Valbuena |
9 |
8 |
3 |
46 |
Justin Ruggiano |
5.5 |
7.5 |
3 |
34.5 |
Welington Castillo |
7 |
4 |
3 |
32 |
z-Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
Mike Olt |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
5 |
1 |
20 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
1 |
20 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
5 |
17 |
y-Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
John Baker |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
3 |
4.5 |
10.5 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
1 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2 |
6.5 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Nate Schierholtz |
5 |
11 |
7 |
44 |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
6.5 |
14 |
39 |
Luis Valbuena |
5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
35.5 |
Travis Wood |
8 |
3 |
2 |
32 |
Junior Lake |
5 |
6 |
5 |
32 |
Edwin Jackson |
8 |
3 |
1 |
31 |
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
9 |
6 |
30 |
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
6 |
27 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
26.5 |
Justin Grimm |
7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
23.5 |
z-Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Hector Rondon |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Justin Ruggiano |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
Ryan Sweeney |
3 |
3 |
1.5 |
16.5 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
y-Darwin Barney |
0 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Pedro Strop |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
z-Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
y-Eli Whiteside |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
66 |
30 |
36 |
Starlin Castro |
59 |
39 |
20 |
Justin Ruggiano |
34.5 |
18 |
16.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
21 |
9 |
12 |
Luis Valbuena |
46 |
35.5 |
10.5 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
Chris Coghlan |
20 |
13 |
7 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
9 |
2 |
7 |
Brian Schlitter |
17 |
11 |
6 |
Welington Castillo |
32 |
26.5 |
5.5 |
z-Jason Hammel |
28 |
23 |
5 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Neil Ramirez |
6.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
John Baker |
14 |
12 |
2 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
2 |
0 |
2 |
y-Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
15 |
1.5 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
Kyle Hendricks |
3 |
2 |
1 |
x-Blake Parker |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
20 |
23 |
-3 |
Wesley Wright |
6.5 |
10 |
-3.5 |
Pedro Strop |
6 |
11 |
-5 |
Mike Olt |
21 |
27 |
-6 |
Ryan Sweeney |
10.5 |
16.5 |
-6 |
y-Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
James Russell |
8 |
15 |
-7 |
Hector Rondon |
9.5 |
18 |
-8.5 |
z-Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
Travis Wood |
21 |
32 |
-11 |
Junior Lake |
19 |
32 |
-13 |
Carlos Villanueva |
6 |
20 |
-14 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
23.5 |
-17.5 |
Edwin Jackson |
13 |
31 |
-18 |
Nate Schierholtz |
24 |
44 |
-20 |
Hendricks makes his debut on the Hero podium in grand fashion, while Lake slides further down the plus/minus chart.