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Graphs like this are a beautiful sight to behold. Take the lead early and make it stick.
Graphs for Game 42 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 42:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
T Wood |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
0.85 |
0.24 |
B Schlitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.96 |
0.072 |
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.86 |
0.071 |
Total |
9 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
0.98 |
0.383 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
W Castillo |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.77 |
0.123 |
L Valbuena |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.69 |
0.088 |
M Olt |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
R Kalish |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.46 |
0.014 |
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.008 |
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.61 |
-0.006 |
T Wood |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.43 |
-0.035 |
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.56 |
-0.047 |
E Bonifacio |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.55 |
-0.048 |
Total |
31 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
0.55 |
0.117 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Travis Wood. Excellent rebound after two subpar starts in a row.
- Hero - Welington Castillo. Back-to-back appearances here for Beef, thanks to the two-run homer in the second.
- Sidekick - Luis Valbuena. The insurance-run double plus the walk ahead of Castillo's bomb bring him third place honors.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Emilio Bonifacio. Primarily a result of his first two at-bats, which included the lineout to end the second that stranded Ryan Kalish.
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo. Second day in a row in the second place position, thanks to the 0-for-3 outing.
- Kid - Travis Wood. Hey, if you have a bat, you can qualify twice as a pitcher. Sometimes you end up a hero as a result of it; some days you go 0-for-3 and whiff twice.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 42 (Changes in Bold):
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
5.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
28 |
Anthony Rizzo |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
Welington Castillo |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
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 |
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
8 |
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
7.5 |
Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
James Russell |
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 |
2 |
26 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
3 |
4.5 |
19.5 |
Mike Olt |
4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
Jason Hammel |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
Chris Coghlan |
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 |
Castillo and Valbuena move closer to Rizzo in the Hero division, while Bonifacio registers his first Big Goat of the season.