To elaborate further: Two of the three outs in the eighth inning ended up sealing podium positions for the evening. The other out just put the icing on the cake that was already finished.
Graphs for Game 46 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 46:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Motte |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.53 |
.038 |
J Lester |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0.93 |
.034 |
J Russell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.4 |
-.016 |
T Wood |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.18 |
-.030 |
Total |
9 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
0.78 |
.027 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.3 |
.106 |
J Soler |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.57 |
.103 |
J Herrera |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.14 |
.009 |
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.83 |
-.018 |
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.2 |
-.023 |
M Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.96 |
-.023 |
M Montero |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.93 |
-.046 |
J Lester |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.37 |
-.073 |
D Ross |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.5 |
-.076 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.17 |
-.081 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
-.089 |
D Fowler |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.95 |
-.145 |
K Bryant |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.1 |
-.171 |
Total |
33 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
1.39 |
-.527 |
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 - Anthony Rizzo (.106). For purpose of comparison, Rizzo had 87 Hero points last season. He already has 40 this season through 46 games. Oh, and he got plunked yet again.
- Hero - Jorge Soler (.103). Got the double to lead off the eighth... unfortunately it didn't lead to anything other than setting up the Goat podium.
- Sidekick - Jason Motte (.038). Finished off the eighth without incident after James Russell's walk to Bryce Harper to start it.
THE THREE GOATS: So after Soler led off the eighth with a double and Rizzo was hit by a pitch, the Cubs then got:
- Billy Goat - Kris Bryant (-.171). A popout to first (-.117),
- Goat - Dexter Fowler (-.145). A bunt to the pitcher that ended up as a sacrifice (-.048), and...
- Kid - Starlin Castro (-.089). A groundout to -- you guessed it -- shortstop (-.110).
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 46 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
The gap between Rizzo and Bryant widens once again at the top, while Castro joins Soler just outside the basement door at the bottom.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
9 |
1 |
40 |
Kris Bryant |
4 |
7 |
4 |
30 |
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
2.5 |
0 |
18.5 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
Starlin Castro |
2 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Jake Arrieta |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
13.5 |
Addison Russell |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
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 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
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 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Jorge Soler |
3 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
Starlin Castro |
5 |
2 |
7 |
26 |
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
Kris Bryant |
3 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Anthony Rizzo |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
Addison Russell |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
Pedro Strop |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
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 |
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 |
40 |
12 |
28 |
Kris Bryant |
30 |
15 |
15 |
Miguel Montero |
18.5 |
11 |
7.5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
Dexter Fowler |
26 |
21 |
5 |
Jake Arrieta |
13.5 |
9 |
4.5 |
Jason Hammel |
10 |
7 |
3 |
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
5 |
3 |
Hector Rondon |
11.5 |
9 |
2.5 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
Jon Lester |
9 |
7 |
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 |
Addison Russell |
12 |
12 |
0 |
x-Matt Szczur |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Travis Wood |
4.5 |
7 |
-2.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Jason Motte |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
David Ross |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
Pedro Strop |
3.5 |
11 |
-7.5 |
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
Starlin Castro |
16 |
26 |
-10 |
Chris Coghlan |
9 |
21 |
-12 |