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Giving up singles up the middle to the opposing pitcher won't help, either.
The graphs for Game 39 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
And the stats for Game 39:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Veras |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.35 |
0.015 |
|
N Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.29 |
0.012 |
|
W Wright |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.18 |
0.01 |
|
J Hammel |
5.1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
0.75 |
-0.272 |
|
Total |
8 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
0.59 |
-0.235 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.06 |
0.153 |
|
L Valbuena |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.43 |
0.119 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.49 |
0.053 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.54 |
-0.013 |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.9 |
-0.03 |
|
W Castillo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.41 |
-0.035 |
|
J Hammel |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.3 |
-0.065 |
|
R Kalish |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.56 |
-0.069 |
|
J Lake |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.07 |
-0.078 |
|
J Baker |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.25 |
-0.086 |
|
E Bonifacio |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.71 |
-0.087 |
|
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.19 |
-0.128 |
|
Total |
34 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
1.25 |
-0.265 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Starlin Castro. The two-run homer kept it close for most of the game.
- Hero - Luis Valbuena. 2-for-3 and had the walk to load the bases in the eighth. If only it could have led to more.
- Sidekick - Anthony Rizzo. Beater of shifts! #endtheshifting
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Jason Hammel. Giving up a four-spot early will generally land you here.
- Goat - Nate Schierholtz. Four words he knows all too well: Ground ball to second.
- Kid - Emilio Bonifacio. Not a good day for Boni, going 0-for-5. At least the bases were always empty when he came to the plate. I wonder why...
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 39 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
5 |
3 |
3.5 |
24.5 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
|
Welington Castillo |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
|
Jason Hammel |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
|
Mike Olt |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Darwin Barney |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
8 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
7.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
1 |
25 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
3 |
4.5 |
19.5 |
|
Mike Olt |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Welington Castillo |
1 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
|
Jason Hammel |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
0 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
Jose Veras |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Darwin Barney |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Junior Lake |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Castro becomes the first member of the five-time Superhero club, while Schierholtz increases his lead in the overall Goat standings to 5.5.