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— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 20, 2016
Graphs for Game 150 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 150:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
H Rondon |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.55 |
.117 |
J Hammel |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0.73 |
.071 |
A Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.67 |
.030 |
Total |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
0.96 |
.218 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
W Contreras |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.83 |
.258 |
D Fowler |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.25 |
.144 |
A Russell |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.14 |
.090 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.58 |
.042 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.35 |
.006 |
J Heyward |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1.34 |
-.008 |
B Zobrist |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.15 |
-.051 |
J Hammel |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.02 |
-.054 |
T La Stella |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.16 |
-.060 |
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.86 |
-.087 |
Total |
33 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
1.08 |
.282 |
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 150: With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Willson Contreras sends a Tim Adleman changeup onto Waveland Avenue for his 10th homer of the season, tying the game at 2-2. WPA impact: +.246.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Willson Contreras (.258). I'm pretty sure that Tucker Barnhart wishes he had that one to call over again based on his reaction in the video.
- Hero - Dexter Fowler (.144). Similar to Contreras, he only had one hit in this game but definitely made it count as it gave the Cubs the lead in the seventh.
- Sidekick - Hector Rondon (.117). It wasn't a perfect eighth, but it was a scoreless one and that's all that mattered. For those wondering about Addison Russell -- because you know you're out there -- his first two plate appearances that ended in a popout and a forceout, both with a runner on first, were what kept him from making the final step despite his 2-for-4 night with a monstrous homer to the back of the left-center-field bleachers in the seventh.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Kris Bryant (-.087). It hasn't been a good September so far for Bryant; he's hitting .194 with a .574 OPS this month which has coincided with his chart position falling from plus-3 back to minus-10.
- Goat - Tommy La Stella (-.060). It's the dreaded pinch-hit Goat: he came into the game in the seventh with Chris Coghlan on second and proceeded to pop out to short.
- Kid - Ben Zobrist (-.051). He had the early single, but the two missed opportunities in the fourth and sixth innings ended up taking it all back and landing him on the final step.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 150: The top of the chart stays quiet while the minus-10 club continues to get a little more crowded.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
20.5 |
11 |
94 |
Kris Bryant |
9.5 |
16.5 |
13 |
74.5 |
Addison Russell |
12 |
11 |
15 |
73 |
Jon Lester |
17 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
60.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
8 |
7 |
13.5 |
51.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
11 |
6 |
3 |
48 |
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
9.5 |
14.5 |
45.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
12.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
43.5 |
Jason Heyward |
4 |
9 |
7 |
37 |
Jason Hammel |
9 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
Javier Baez |
5 |
6 |
8 |
35 |
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
5 |
3.5 |
30 |
John Lackey |
8 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
4 |
8 |
28 |
Tommy La Stella |
3 |
4 |
3.5 |
20.5 |
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6 |
20.5 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
David Ross |
2 |
5 |
3.5 |
19.5 |
Willson Contreras |
4 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
3 |
1.5 |
10.5 |
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 |
Joe Smith |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
Felix Pena |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Kris Bryant |
14.5 |
15.5 |
10 |
84.5 |
Addison Russell |
13 |
14 |
17.5 |
84.5 |
Jason Heyward |
16 |
14 |
6.5 |
82.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
9.5 |
14.5 |
13 |
70.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
12 |
8 |
6 |
58 |
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
17 |
5.5 |
57.5 |
Javier Baez |
8 |
7 |
13.5 |
51.5 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
5 |
11 |
39 |
Willson Contreras |
3.5 |
6.5 |
6 |
29.5 |
Matt Szczur |
1.5 |
5.5 |
9 |
24.5 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
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 |
3 |
20 |
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
Justin Grimm |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
Trevor Cahill |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
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 |
60.5 |
12 |
48.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
48 |
11 |
37 |
Anthony Rizzo |
94 |
57.5 |
36.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
43.5 |
16 |
27.5 |
Jason Hammel |
36 |
21 |
15 |
John Lackey |
28 |
20 |
8 |
Tommy La Stella |
20.5 |
13 |
7.5 |
Miguel Montero |
30 |
23 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
20.5 |
14 |
6.5 |
Rob Zastryzny |
6.5 |
2 |
4.5 |
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Munenori Kawasaki |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Felix Pena |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
8 |
8 |
0 |
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 |
Travis Wood |
20 |
22 |
-2 |
David Ross |
19.5 |
21.5 |
-2 |
Joe Smith |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Trevor Cahill |
10.5 |
13 |
-2.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
10.5 |
-2.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
Brian Matusz |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
Justin Grimm |
8.5 |
13 |
-4.5 |
Kris Bryant |
74.5 |
84.5 |
-10 |
Willson Contreras |
19 |
29.5 |
-10.5 |
Jorge Soler |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
Addison Russell |
73 |
84.5 |
-11.5 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
Dexter Fowler |
45.5 |
58 |
-12.5 |
Matt Szczur |
12 |
24.5 |
-12.5 |
Javier Baez |
35 |
51.5 |
-16.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
51.5 |
70.5 |
-19 |
Jason Heyward |
37 |
82.5 |
-45.5 |