For those of you who may not have watched the game, the charts below in the eighth and ninth innings may look like not much happened. But I'm pretty sure that those red lines in the Leverage section of the chart solidly represent the entirety of Cub fans holding their breath waiting for the final out of each inning.
Graphs for Game 28 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 28:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Hammel |
7 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
0.84 |
.183 |
H Rondon |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1.85 |
.015 |
P Strop |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3.98 |
.007 |
Z Rosscup |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.66 |
.000 |
Total |
9 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
1.24 |
.205 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
.141 |
D Fowler |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.63 |
.119 |
J Soler |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.72 |
.094 |
M Montero |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.45 |
.058 |
J Hammel |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.54 |
.026 |
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.43 |
.000 |
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
-.002 |
C Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.35 |
-.035 |
A Russell |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.61 |
-.051 |
K Bryant |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0.54 |
-.055 |
Total |
37 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
15 |
0.53 |
.295 |
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 - Jason Hammel (.183). The starting rotation really needs more outings like this.
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.141). And after one game of letting the pack try to catch up to him, it's right back to the gas pedal.
- Sidekick - Dexter Fowler (.119). The leadoff homer initially earned him a spot on the podium; the double and steal of third base late in the game sealed it.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Kris Bryant (-.055). Eventually everybody lands at the top of the Goats sometime. It took Bryant 20 games before he finally reached the top step.
- Goat - Addison Russell (-.051). On the good side, the hitting streak is up to 11 now.
- Kid - Chris Coghlan (-.035). It's been seven games since he's been on a podium. It's been 23 games since he's seen the Heroes.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 28 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
6 |
1 |
28 |
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Kris Bryant |
2 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
Miguel Montero |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
13.5 |
Starlin Castro |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Jason Hammel |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Jake Arrieta |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
7.5 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Addison Russell |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
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 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
Jorge Soler |
1 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
Anthony Rizzo |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
Jon Lester |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Kris Bryant |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Addison Russell |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Jason Hammel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Miguel Montero |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
David Ross |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Hector Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Zac Rosscup |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Travis Wood |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
28 |
10 |
18 |
Miguel Montero |
13.5 |
5 |
8.5 |
Kris Bryant |
15 |
7 |
8 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
1 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
7.5 |
3 |
4.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
17 |
14 |
3 |
Jason Hammel |
8 |
5 |
3 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
1 |
3 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
5 |
3 |
2 |
Matt Szczur |
3 |
1 |
2 |
James Russell |
2 |
0 |
2 |
x-Junior Lake |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Jake Arrieta |
7.5 |
6 |
1.5 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Addison Russell |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
David Ross |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Pedro Strop |
1.5 |
5 |
-3.5 |
Starlin Castro |
12 |
16 |
-4 |
Jorge Soler |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
18 |
-17 |
Rizzo opens up an almost-double-digit lead on the plus/minus chart, while Coghlan still ponders how to get himself out of the mire he's in at the bottom of the board.