Before we get to the Szczur story, I think two words sum up the podiums from Friday's game: Relievers EVERYWHERE!!
Well, almost.
Graphs for Game 35 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 35:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Russell |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.22 |
.246 |
Z Rosscup |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.49 |
.145 |
E Jackson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3.21 |
.123 |
K Hendricks |
5.2 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
0.75 |
.059 |
J Motte |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.32 |
-.036 |
P Strop |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.85 |
-.072 |
J Grimm |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.78 |
-.144 |
H Rondon |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2.77 |
-.231 |
Total |
12 |
15 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
1.48 |
.091 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
M Montero |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.61 |
.388 |
S Castro |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.75 |
.139 |
J Soler |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2.03 |
.112 |
K Bryant |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.088 |
A Russell |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.12 |
.018 |
K Hendricks |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.63 |
.009 |
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.17 |
-.004 |
J Herrera |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.24 |
-.006 |
A Rizzo |
7 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.15 |
-.008 |
D Fowler |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.18 |
-.019 |
W Castillo |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.85 |
-.052 |
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.18 |
-.053 |
M Szczur |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2.13 |
-.204 |
Total |
47 |
11 |
15 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
1.26 |
.409 |
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 - Miguel Montero (.388). Wins the carbon-copy table-setter award for hitting two singles -- one in the 10th and one in the 12th -- both times advancing Starlin Castro to third.
- Hero - James Russell (.246). Allowed three baserunners in two innings of work but got out of it unscathed.
- Sidekick - Zac Rosscup (.145). Came into a bases-loaded situation and got a huge out to end the threat in the sixth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Hector Rondon (-.231). All he needed was... One. More. Strike.
- Goat - Matt Szczur (-.204). So there was the crazy game-winning single in the 12th which was good for .173 WPA. Unfortunately there was the carbon-copy double-play flyout in the 10th which was good for a -.327 WPA.
- Kid - Justin Grimm (-.144). A quick recap of his day: Three batters faced, zero batters retired. That's what folks like to call a bad ratio.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 35 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
Montero joins Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant on the double-digit plus list and puts himself a half of a point behind Bryant in third place.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
8 |
1 |
32 |
Dexter Fowler |
5 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
Kris Bryant |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
16.5 |
Starlin Castro |
2 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
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 |
3 |
9 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Addison Russell |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
James Russell |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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 |
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 |
Hector Rondon |
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 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Justin Grimm |
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 |
16.5 |
6 |
10.5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
1 |
7 |
Jason Hammel |
10 |
5 |
5 |
Jake Arrieta |
10.5 |
6 |
4.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
21 |
17 |
4 |
James Russell |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Hector Rondon |
9.5 |
6 |
3.5 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
x-Junior Lake |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Zac Rosscup |
9 |
8 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Addison Russell |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
Kyle Hendricks |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
Matt Szczur |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
-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 |