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So while the Cubs were busy winning 6-1 on Tuesday night, I got to spend my evening doing this, courtesy of an award won at my daughter's school:
Oh, the things we do for our kids. It was a fun time, though, despite the insistence from both of my daughters to utter the words "Let's Go Cardinals". I think I muttered it under my breath just to satisfy them. Sorry, BCB. Won't happen again.
Graphs for Game 43 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 43:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Hammel |
5.2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1.08 |
0.159 |
|
J Grimm |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.76 |
0.07 |
|
B Schlitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.59 |
0.045 |
|
J Russell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.23 |
0.011 |
|
H Rondon |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.28 |
0.004 |
|
N Ramirez |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.1 |
0.002 |
|
Total |
9 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
0.84 |
0.291 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Baker |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.84 |
0.147 |
|
L Valbuena |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.63 |
0.129 |
|
M Olt |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1.07 |
0.054 |
|
N Schierholtz |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.97 |
0.043 |
|
E Bonifacio |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.78 |
0.033 |
|
R Kalish |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
0 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.15 |
-0.004 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.46 |
-0.011 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.79 |
-0.053 |
|
J Lake |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.49 |
-0.054 |
|
J Hammel |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.32 |
-0.075 |
|
Total |
32 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
0.74 |
0.209 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Jason Hammel. Another excellent outing, albeit short.
- Hero - Um... wait a minute. John Baker? I can't be reading this thing right.
- Sidekick - Luis Valbuena. Despite not driving in a run, the 3-for-4 night with two doubles while the game was still tight made all the difference.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Jason Hammel. Yeah, I know; life's not fair. It's nothing personal. But when you bunt into a forceout at the plate, the WPA gods will tend to frown upon you.
- Goat - Junior Lake. A single in the eighth when the game was well in the bag didn't help the 0-for-4 that preceded it.
- Kid - Starlin Castro. Big outs early did him in, including the inning-ending groundout in the second with two runners on.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 43 (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 |
2 |
20 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
|
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 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
2 |
26 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
3 |
5.5 |
20.5 |
|
Mike Olt |
4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
Junior Lake |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
Jose Veras |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Darwin Barney |
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 |
Baker triples his Hero point total with one night of work, while Hammel pulls the rare Superhero - Big Goat daily double.