Maybe the Mets just really like Edible Arrangements. Their chocolate-covered strawberries are pretty good.
Graphs for Game 34 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 34:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
P Strop |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.72 |
.173 |
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
.146 |
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.97 |
.070 |
J Russell |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.08 |
.021 |
J Motte |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.94 |
-.063 |
T Wood |
4.1 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0.68 |
-.226 |
Total |
9 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
1.31 |
.121 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
D Fowler |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.56 |
.379 |
A Rizzo |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.67 |
.227 |
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.19 |
.097 |
M Szczur |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.11 |
.049 |
C Coghlan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.46 |
.025 |
A Russell |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.12 |
.013 |
M Montero |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.62 |
-.014 |
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.76 |
-.018 |
J Soler |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.79 |
-.028 |
D Ross |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.97 |
-.059 |
W Castillo |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
-.109 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.58 |
-.181 |
Total |
31 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1.32 |
.379 |
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 - Dexter Fowler (.379). It's not to take away from his day at all -- which was a really good one -- but a big fruit basket goes out to Anthony Recker for his passed ball that gave the Cubs the lead.
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.227). When you get as much WPA in a day from getting beaned as you do from everything else, that might be a sign.
- Sidekick - Pedro Strop (.173). Got the edge over the rest of the pen for stranding Curtis Granderson in the seventh.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Travis Wood (-.226). Yeah, giving up three homers just isn't going to cut it. When you have a 0.0 fWAR as a starting pitcher, you know you're doing something wrong.
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.181). 0-for-4 and lost a lot of points for his foulout with runners on the corners in the fifth.
- Kid - Welington Castillo (-.109). Followed up Castro's out in the fifth with a groundout of his own to take the bottom step.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 34 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
Rizzo continues to edge away from the pack, doubling his lead on the next closest player on the plus/minus chart.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
8 |
1 |
32 |
Dexter Fowler |
5 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
Kris Bryant |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
Starlin Castro |
2 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Miguel Montero |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
13.5 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Jake Arrieta |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
Jason Hammel |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
3 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Addison Russell |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Jon Lester |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Matt Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Junior Lake |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
5 |
3 |
19 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
Anthony Rizzo |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
Kris Bryant |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Addison Russell |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Jon Lester |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Miguel Montero |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
David Ross |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Jason Hammel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Hector Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
32 |
10 |
22 |
Kris Bryant |
20 |
9 |
11 |
Miguel Montero |
13.5 |
6 |
7.5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
1 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
9.5 |
3 |
6.5 |
Jason Hammel |
10 |
5 |
5 |
Jake Arrieta |
10.5 |
6 |
4.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
21 |
17 |
4 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
James Russell |
2 |
0 |
2 |
x-Junior Lake |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Matt Szczur |
3 |
2 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
8 |
8 |
0 |
Addison Russell |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
Kyle Hendricks |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Pedro Strop |
3.5 |
5 |
-1.5 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Starlin Castro |
16 |
21 |
-5 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
David Ross |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
7 |
-6 |
Jorge Soler |
11 |
18 |
-7 |
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
19 |
-17 |