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I bet he's relieved to finally have that giant albatross off of his back.
Graphs for Game 49 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 49:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.67 |
0.045 |
|
N Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.44 |
0.013 |
|
J Samardzija |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0.76 |
-0.118 |
|
Total |
9 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
0.71 |
-0.06 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
W Castillo |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.98 |
0.185 |
|
J Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.65 |
0.143 |
|
E Bonifacio |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.7 |
0.132 |
|
N Schierholtz |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.16 |
0.098 |
|
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.19 |
0.053 |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.53 |
0.033 |
|
L Valbuena |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.015 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.65 |
-0.045 |
|
J Lake |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.63 |
-0.054 |
|
Total |
38 |
8 |
13 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
0.77 |
0.56 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Welington Castillo. Two hits in critical situations, two (well, three) outs in much less meaningful ones.
- Hero - Jeff Samardzija. Not with his arm, but with his bat on the tie-breaking double.
- Sidekick - Emilio Bonifacio. Would have taken the top spot on the podium today if not for getting caught stealing in the first.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Jeff Samardzija. Almost not fair, given that it was his first win of the year. Didn't allow a lot of baserunners, but two-thirds of them scored.
- Goat - Junior Lake. Primarily the result of his inning-ending whiff in the fifth stranding Bonifacio at third.
- Kid - Starlin Castro. The only Cub to not record a hit.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 49 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
5.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
31 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
4 |
3 |
6 |
24 |
|
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
4 |
2 |
22 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
2 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
Mike Olt |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
8 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
7.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
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 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
3 |
8.5 |
26.5 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
2 |
26 |
|
Mike Olt |
4 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|
Junior Lake |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
|
James Russell |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Hector Rondon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Darwin Barney |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Luis Valbuena |
22 |
9 |
13 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
19 |
6 |
13 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
24 |
15 |
9 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
16 |
7 |
|
Darwin Barney |
10.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
31 |
26.5 |
4.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Jason Hammel |
17 |
14 |
3 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
|
Junior Lake |
13 |
12 |
1 |
|
Travis Wood |
13 |
12 |
1 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Pedro Strop |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
John Baker |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
4 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4.5 |
6 |
-1.5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
9 |
14 |
-5 |
|
James Russell |
6 |
11 |
-5 |
|
Mike Olt |
11 |
20 |
-9 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
15 |
-9 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
15 |
26 |
-11 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
2 |
13 |
-11 |
Castro now has the interesting honor of leading both the Hero and Goat divisions after Monday's win.