That's a nice way to start the series. Now let's see how the next couple of games go. Be prepared to avert your eyes.
Graphs for Game 104 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 104:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
T Wada |
7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1.29 |
.321 |
P Strop |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3.11 |
.166 |
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.41 |
.031 |
J Russell |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.84 |
-.048 |
Total |
9 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1.46 |
.471 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Alcantara |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.81 |
.097 |
S Castro |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.82 |
.030 |
E Bonifacio |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.78 |
.026 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.73 |
.024 |
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.57 |
.024 |
J Ruggiano |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.12 |
.012 |
J Baker |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.56 |
.001 |
T Wada |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.37 |
-.019 |
L Valbuena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.08 |
-.030 |
J Lake |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.77 |
-.039 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.94 |
-.097 |
Total |
28 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
0.77 |
.029 |
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 - Tsuyoshi Wada (.321). Very nice rebound after his rough outing last week.
- Hero - Pedro Strop (.166). Worked his way out of the jam he inherited in the eighth.
- Sidekick - Arismendy Alcantara (.097). Gets a table-setting podium spot thanks to his double in the fourth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Chris Coghlan (-.097). Not a good night at the plate with a double play and a couple of whiffs.
- Goat - James Russell (-.048). Some nights, all you need to do is give up one hit.
- Kid - Junior Lake (-.039). Silver Lining: Neither of his outs were strikeouts. So there's that.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 104 (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 |
9 |
8 |
68 |
Starlin Castro |
13.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
62 |
Luis Valbuena |
11 |
8 |
4 |
53 |
Justin Ruggiano |
5.5 |
7.5 |
3 |
34.5 |
Welington Castillo |
7 |
4 |
3 |
32 |
z-Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
3 |
27 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
9 |
1 |
22 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
x-Mike Olt |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
5 |
1 |
20 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
6 |
18 |
z-Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
John Baker |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
4 |
4.5 |
12.5 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
1 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2 |
8.5 |
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
5 |
8.5 |
14 |
46 |
Nate Schierholtz |
5 |
11 |
7 |
44 |
Luis Valbuena |
5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
37.5 |
Travis Wood |
9 |
3 |
2 |
35 |
Edwin Jackson |
9 |
3 |
1 |
34 |
Junior Lake |
5 |
6 |
6 |
33 |
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
9 |
6 |
30 |
x-Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
6 |
27 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
26.5 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
9 |
4 |
25 |
Justin Grimm |
7 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
24.5 |
z-Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
James Russell |
3 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
Hector Rondon |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Justin Ruggiano |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
Ryan Sweeney |
3 |
3 |
1.5 |
16.5 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
z-Darwin Barney |
0 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Pedro Strop |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
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 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
68 |
30 |
38 |
Justin Ruggiano |
34.5 |
18 |
16.5 |
Starlin Castro |
62 |
46 |
16 |
Luis Valbuena |
53 |
37.5 |
15.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
22 |
9 |
13 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
10 |
3 |
7 |
Welington Castillo |
32 |
26.5 |
5.5 |
z-Jason Hammel |
28 |
23 |
5 |
Brian Schlitter |
18 |
13 |
5 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
6.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
20 |
17 |
3 |
Kyle Hendricks |
6 |
3 |
3 |
John Baker |
14 |
12 |
2 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
3 |
2 |
z-Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
15 |
1.5 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
Blake Parker |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
Wesley Wright |
8.5 |
11 |
-2.5 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
22 |
25 |
-3 |
Ryan Sweeney |
12.5 |
16.5 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
21 |
27 |
-6 |
y-Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
Hector Rondon |
10.5 |
18 |
-7.5 |
z-Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
James Russell |
8 |
20 |
-12 |
Carlos Villanueva |
8 |
20 |
-12 |
Travis Wood |
21 |
35 |
-14 |
Junior Lake |
19 |
33 |
-14 |
Nate Schierholtz |
27 |
44 |
-17 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
24.5 |
-18.5 |
Edwin Jackson |
13 |
34 |
-21 |
Wada and Strop cruise to the top spots on the Hero podium, while Coghlan's 0-for-3 evening puts him at the top of the Goats.