The "Bummer" fact of the day: It has been 12 games since Starlin Castro has found himself on the Hero podium. It has been 31 games since he's found himself at the top of it.
Graphs for Game 44 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 44:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
T Wada |
5.1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1.35 |
.183 |
J Motte |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
.048 |
Z Rosscup |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.82 |
.043 |
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.42 |
.030 |
J Grimm |
0.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.68 |
-.163 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
1.16 |
.141 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
K Bryant |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.37 |
.234 |
C Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.84 |
.067 |
T Wada |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.85 |
-.043 |
D Ross |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.2 |
-.057 |
M Montero |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.43 |
-.059 |
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.1 |
-.079 |
D Fowler |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.1 |
-.107 |
M Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.61 |
-.109 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.92 |
-.118 |
J Soler |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.65 |
-.174 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.04 |
-.197 |
Total |
30 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1.48 |
-.641 |
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 - Kris Bryant (.234). Once again takes a play out of the Rizzo playbook and takes the top step courtesy of the "graze-ball" in the ninth inning. (Yes, I made that term up.)
- Hero - Tsuyoshi Wada (.183). If he keeps on having outings like his first two have gone, I think everyone will be quite happy.
- Sidekick - Chris Coghlan (.067). Reached base twice and didn't make an out in the later innings.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Starlin Castro (-.197). Had two opportunities with runners on but hit two balls right at Denard Span.
- Goat - Jorge Soler (-.174). Struck out swinging twice -- including the game-ender -- and his only hit was erased when he was caught stealing.
- Kid - Justin Grimm (-.163). Who would have guessed that the homer he gave up in the sixth would have been the deciding run? And the final one, at that?
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 44 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
Bryant creeps back up closer to Rizzo once again, while Coghlan and Soler find themselves getting very close to each other at the basement door.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
9 |
1 |
37 |
Kris Bryant |
4 |
6 |
4 |
28 |
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
2.5 |
0 |
18.5 |
Starlin Castro |
2 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
Jake Arrieta |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
13.5 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
4 |
3.5 |
11.5 |
Jason Hammel |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Addison Russell |
1 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
James Russell |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Junior Lake |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Jorge Soler |
3 |
6 |
4 |
25 |
Starlin Castro |
5 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Kris Bryant |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Anthony Rizzo |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
Addison Russell |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
Miguel Montero |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Pedro Strop |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Jon Lester |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Jason Hammel |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
David Ross |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
x-Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Junior Lake |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
37 |
12 |
25 |
Kris Bryant |
28 |
12 |
16 |
Miguel Montero |
18.5 |
11 |
7.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
26 |
19 |
7 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
Jake Arrieta |
13.5 |
9 |
4.5 |
Jason Hammel |
10 |
7 |
3 |
Hector Rondon |
11.5 |
9 |
2.5 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
Jon Lester |
9 |
7 |
2 |
Kyle Hendricks |
7 |
5 |
2 |
James Russell |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Junior Lake |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Justin Grimm |
2.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Travis Wood |
4.5 |
7 |
-2.5 |
Addison Russell |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Pedro Strop |
3.5 |
8 |
-4.5 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
Jason Motte |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
David Ross |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
Starlin Castro |
16 |
24 |
-8 |
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
Jorge Soler |
15 |
25 |
-10 |
Chris Coghlan |
9 |
21 |
-12 |