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He didn't make the list tonight, but special mention to Carlos Villanueva for three innings of work without anything blowing up.
Graphs for Game 45 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 45:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Arrieta |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0.82 |
0.118 |
C Villanueva |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.44 |
0.056 |
Total |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0.68 |
0.174 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.72 |
0.248 |
J Lake |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.085 |
D Barney |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.63 |
0.059 |
N Schierholtz |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.35 |
0.055 |
E Bonifacio |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.55 |
0.045 |
C Villanueva |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.03 |
-0.001 |
W Castillo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.31 |
-0.029 |
J Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.65 |
-0.036 |
M Olt |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.47 |
-0.045 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.55 |
-0.055 |
Total |
33 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0.52 |
0.326 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Anthony Rizzo. That bomb into the sandbox was mighty impressive.
- Hero - Jake Arrieta. Thank you for staying in the game longer than five innings tonight.
- Sidekick - Junior Lake. Nice drag bunt to keep "the streak" alive, plus the double in the fifth to cap the scoring for the night.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Starlin Castro. His 0-for-10 slump has dropped his average from .301 to .284.
- Goat - Mike Olt. Your garden-variety 0-for-4.
- Kid - Jake Arrieta. On a night where everything else goes right, an 0-for-2 performance with a successful sacrifice bunt will land you in third place.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 45 (Changes in Bold):
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
5.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
28 |
Anthony Rizzo |
4 |
3 |
6 |
24 |
Welington Castillo |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Jeff Samardzija |
5 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
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 |
2 |
7 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Jake Arrieta |
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 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
John Baker |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
2 |
26 |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
3 |
6.5 |
24.5 |
Mike Olt |
4 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
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 |
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
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 |
Hector Rondon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Darwin Barney |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Neil Ramirez |
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 |
Lake and Arrieta make rare visits to the Hero section tonight, while Castro and Olt make much more common visits to the Goats.