Two homers in 30 seconds! That's called efficiency.
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— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 1, 2016
Graphs for Game 160 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 160:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Buchanan |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
.287 |
J Smith |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.14 |
.080 |
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.09 |
.007 |
C Edwards Jr. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.19 |
.003 |
T Cahill |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.39 |
-.051 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
0.87 |
.326 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
B Zobrist |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.82 |
.212 |
D Fowler |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.04 |
.062 |
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.69 |
.050 |
T La Stella |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.45 |
.018 |
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
.000 |
M Montero |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.64 |
-.004 |
K Bryant |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.97 |
-.009 |
J Buchanan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.46 |
-.012 |
J Baez |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.25 |
-.013 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.79 |
-.021 |
J Heyward |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.71 |
-.049 |
C Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.58 |
-.061 |
Total |
33 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0.76 |
.174 |
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 Ramirez Catalyst of Game 160: With the game still scoreless -- and with the Cubs still hitless -- heading into the top of the fifth, Ben Zobrist starts the inning with his 16th home run of the season, this one to right field to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. WPA impact: +.142.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Jake Buchanan (.287 / .275). Remember all of those times that the Cubs would be facing a new starter and were doomed seemingly every time that it happened? It's kind of nice seeing it go the other way once in a while, isn't it?
- Hero - Ben Zobrist (.212). Why hit just one homer to right when you can hit a second one for the same price?
- Sidekick - Joe Smith (.080). And once again, the scoreless seventh is good for the final spot of the podium. People are going to start petitioning to pitch this inning if this trend keeps up.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Chris Coghlan (-.061). He had one chance with a runner in scoring position and grounded out on a hard hit to short; aside from that, there weren't any major opportunities for him in this one.
- Goat - Trevor Cahill (-.051). Only gave up a double in his inning of work but it ended up scoring as a result of a wild pitch and a groundout afterward.
- Kid - Jason Heyward (-.049). He's still got a chance to get himself back out of the minus-50 club, but he's going to need one appearance on one of the top two steps of the Hero podium to do it.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 160: All of the action aside from Buchanan once again occurs on the bottom side of the chart, with Smith doing his best to make it back to even ground before the regular season ends.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
15 |
21.5 |
12 |
100 |
Kris Bryant |
9.5 |
16.5 |
15 |
76.5 |
Addison Russell |
12 |
11 |
15 |
73 |
Jon Lester |
19 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
66.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
9 |
9 |
14 |
59 |
Kyle Hendricks |
12 |
6 |
3 |
51 |
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
11.5 |
14.5 |
49.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
13.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
46.5 |
Javier Baez |
5 |
7 |
8 |
37 |
Jason Heyward |
4 |
9 |
7 |
37 |
Jason Hammel |
9 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
Miguel Montero |
6.5 |
5 |
3.5 |
33 |
John Lackey |
8 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
4 |
8 |
28 |
Willson Contreras |
5 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
2 |
22 |
Tommy La Stella |
3 |
4 |
4.5 |
21.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
6 |
3.5 |
21.5 |
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6 |
20.5 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
3 |
2.5 |
11.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Rob Zastryzny |
2 |
0 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
Aroldis Chapman |
0 |
2 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Joe Smith |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Jake Buchanan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Felix Pena |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Joel Peralta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Munenori Kawasaki |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Ryan Kalish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Tim Federowicz |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Spencer Patton |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Addison Russell |
15 |
15 |
17.5 |
92.5 |
Jason Heyward |
16 |
15 |
10.5 |
88.5 |
Kris Bryant |
15.5 |
15.5 |
11 |
88.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
9.5 |
14.5 |
13 |
70.5 |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
18 |
7.5 |
64.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
12 |
8 |
7 |
59 |
Javier Baez |
8 |
9 |
14.5 |
56.5 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
5 |
11 |
39 |
Willson Contreras |
4.5 |
6.5 |
6 |
32.5 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
8 |
4 |
29 |
Matt Szczur |
1.5 |
5.5 |
9 |
24.5 |
Jason Hammel |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
David Ross |
3 |
4 |
6.5 |
23.5 |
Travis Wood |
5 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
Justin Grimm |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
Trevor Cahill |
2 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
2 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
2 |
3.5 |
13.5 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Mike Montgomery |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Joe Smith |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Aroldis Chapman |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Tim Federowicz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Brian Matusz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Joel Peralta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Rob Zastryzny |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Spencer Patton |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Munenori Kawasaki |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Jon Lester |
66.5 |
12 |
54.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
51 |
11 |
40 |
Anthony Rizzo |
100 |
64.5 |
35.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
46.5 |
19 |
27.5 |
Jason Hammel |
36 |
24 |
12 |
John Lackey |
30 |
20 |
10 |
Tommy La Stella |
21.5 |
14 |
7.5 |
Hector Rondon |
20.5 |
14 |
6.5 |
Rob Zastryzny |
7.5 |
2 |
5.5 |
Miguel Montero |
33 |
29 |
4 |
Jake Buchanan |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Felix Pena |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Munenori Kawasaki |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Aroldis Chapman |
6.5 |
6 |
0.5 |
Travis Wood |
22 |
22 |
0 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
8 |
8 |
0 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Spencer Patton |
1.5 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Joe Smith |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
Joel Peralta |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
David Ross |
21.5 |
23.5 |
-2 |
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Chris Coghlan |
11 |
13.5 |
-2.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
Brian Matusz |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Trevor Cahill |
11.5 |
15 |
-3.5 |
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
15 |
-7 |
Justin Grimm |
8.5 |
16 |
-7.5 |
Willson Contreras |
24 |
32.5 |
-8.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
49.5 |
59 |
-9.5 |
Jorge Soler |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
Ben Zobrist |
59 |
70.5 |
-11.5 |
Kris Bryant |
76.5 |
88.5 |
-12 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
Matt Szczur |
12 |
24.5 |
-12.5 |
Addison Russell |
73 |
92.5 |
-19.5 |
Javier Baez |
37 |
56.5 |
-19.5 |
Jason Heyward |
37 |
88.5 |
-51.5 |