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Graphs for Game 144 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 144:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Smith |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.49 |
.020 |
J Grimm |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.45 |
.012 |
F Pena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
.012 |
J Hammel |
5.2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
0.99 |
-.228 |
Total |
8 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
0.83 |
-.184 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
D Fowler |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1.23 |
.086 |
B Zobrist |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.05 |
.024 |
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.12 |
-.007 |
T La Stella |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
-.012 |
W Contreras |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.01 |
-.034 |
J Hammel |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.35 |
-.040 |
J Soler |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1.64 |
-.043 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.05 |
-.046 |
J Heyward |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.29 |
-.115 |
K Bryant |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.37 |
-.128 |
Total |
30 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
1.22 |
-.316 |
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 Gonzalez Mishap of Game 144: With one on and two out in the bottom of the sixth, Brandon Moss takes a Jason Hammel fastball and promptly sends it into the seats in right field, giving the Cardinals a 4-2 lead. WPA impact: -.304.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Dexter Fowler (.086). Got the game started on the right foot with a leadoff homer to dead center and then added a couple of walks for good measure, but the extra cushion wasn't really necessary since...
- Hero - Ben Zobrist (.024). ...the rest of the offense took the night off, allowing two walks from Zobrist to end up on the second spot of the podium...
- Sidekick - Joe Smith (.020). ...and a shaky scoreless seventh inning from Smith -- featuring a nice pickoff throw by Willson Contreras -- to round out the podium in this one.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Jason Hammel (-.228 / -.268). As soon as Moss hit that ball in the sixth, Hammel knew it was gone. In his last five starts, he's allowed seven homers as his ERA has gone from 2.75 back to 3.60.
- Goat - Kris Bryant (-.128). Five men left on in this one, including a bases-loaded strikeout in the second and a flyout to left with two on in the fourth.
- Kid - Jason Heyward (-.115). One inning after Bryant left the bases loaded, Heyward left two in scoring position by ending the third with a foulout.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 144: Hammel continues to lose ground on the top four in the pack... and the minus-50 club is unfortunately now open for business.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
20.5 |
11 |
94 |
Addison Russell |
12 |
11 |
14 |
72 |
Kris Bryant |
8.5 |
16.5 |
13 |
71.5 |
Jon Lester |
16 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
57.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
8 |
7 |
13.5 |
51.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
11 |
6 |
3 |
48 |
Jake Arrieta |
12.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
43.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
8.5 |
14.5 |
43.5 |
Jason Hammel |
9 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
Javier Baez |
5 |
5 |
8 |
33 |
Jason Heyward |
3 |
9 |
5 |
32 |
John Lackey |
8 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
5 |
3.5 |
27 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
8 |
26 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5 |
19.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
4 |
3.5 |
17.5 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
4 |
3.5 |
17.5 |
Willson Contreras |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
3 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Rob Zastryzny |
2 |
0 |
0.5 |
6.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Aroldis Chapman |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Joel Peralta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Ryan Kalish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Tim Federowicz |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Joe Smith |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Spencer Patton |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Felix Pena |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Jason Heyward |
16 |
14 |
6.5 |
82.5 |
Addison Russell |
13 |
14 |
15.5 |
82.5 |
Kris Bryant |
12.5 |
13.5 |
10 |
74.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
8.5 |
14.5 |
12 |
66.5 |
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
17 |
5.5 |
57.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
12 |
7 |
6 |
56 |
Javier Baez |
7 |
7 |
13.5 |
48.5 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
5 |
11 |
39 |
Willson Contreras |
3.5 |
6.5 |
5 |
28.5 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
Matt Szczur |
1.5 |
4.5 |
9 |
22.5 |
Travis Wood |
5 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
David Ross |
3 |
3 |
6.5 |
21.5 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
Trevor Cahill |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
Justin Grimm |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Mike Montgomery |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Joe Smith |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Aroldis Chapman |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Jon Lester |
57.5 |
12 |
45.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
48 |
11 |
37 |
Anthony Rizzo |
94 |
57.5 |
36.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
43.5 |
13 |
30.5 |
Jason Hammel |
36 |
21 |
15 |
John Lackey |
28 |
19 |
9 |
Tommy La Stella |
17.5 |
11 |
6.5 |
Hector Rondon |
19.5 |
14 |
5.5 |
Rob Zastryzny |
6.5 |
2 |
4.5 |
Miguel Montero |
27 |
23 |
4 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
8 |
6 |
2 |
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Felix Pena |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
Aroldis Chapman |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Spencer Patton |
1.5 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Joel Peralta |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Justin Grimm |
8.5 |
10 |
-1.5 |
Travis Wood |
20 |
22 |
-2 |
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
10.5 |
-2.5 |
Kris Bryant |
71.5 |
74.5 |
-3 |
Mike Montgomery |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
Brian Matusz |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Trevor Cahill |
9.5 |
13 |
-3.5 |
David Ross |
17.5 |
21.5 |
-4 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
Joe Smith |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
Addison Russell |
72 |
82.5 |
-10.5 |
Matt Szczur |
12 |
22.5 |
-10.5 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
Dexter Fowler |
43.5 |
56 |
-12.5 |
Willson Contreras |
16 |
28.5 |
-12.5 |
Jorge Soler |
26 |
39 |
-13 |
Ben Zobrist |
51.5 |
66.5 |
-15 |
Javier Baez |
33 |
48.5 |
-15.5 |
Jason Heyward |
32 |
82.5 |
-50.5 |