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Ah, the Cubs' nemesis once again rears its ugly head: The inability to hit with runners in scoring position.
Graphs for Game 50 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 50:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
B Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.06 |
0.004 |
|
J Veras |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.03 |
0.002 |
|
J Arrieta |
6 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
0.73 |
-0.189 |
|
Total |
8 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
0.59 |
-0.183 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.67 |
0.021 |
|
J Ruggiano |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.59 |
0.013 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.82 |
0.001 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.34 |
-0.009 |
|
J Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-0.029 |
|
W Castillo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.72 |
-0.034 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.67 |
-0.037 |
|
N Schierholtz |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.02 |
-0.071 |
|
L Valbuena |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.92 |
-0.082 |
|
E Bonifacio |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.87 |
-0.09 |
|
Total |
33 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0.78 |
-0.317 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Mike Olt. Yes, a one-out double was all it took to claim the top spot on the hero podium.
- Hero - Justin Ruggiano. Welcome back from the disabled list! Got a single and didn't strand anybody? That gets you second place.
- Sidekick - Blake Parker. Well, you pitched the seventh inning and Jose Veras pitched the eighth, so you win third place by a nose.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Jake Arrieta. Not a horrible outing, but four runs allowed will generally land you in the Goat division.
- Goat - Emilio Bonifacio. 0-for-4 night including two inning-ending outs with runners on.
- Kid - Luis Valbuena. Also 0-for-4, but by the time he ended the sixth with the grounder that left Anthony Rizzo on first, the score was already 4-0.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 50 (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 |
|
Mike Olt |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
3.5 |
1 |
9.5 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1.5 |
2 |
8 |
|
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 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
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 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
2 |
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 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
+/- |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
19 |
6 |
13 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
22 |
10 |
12 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
24 |
15 |
9 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
16 |
7 |
|
Darwin Barney |
10.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
31 |
26.5 |
4.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
9.5 |
5 |
4.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Jason Hammel |
17 |
14 |
3 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Junior Lake |
13 |
12 |
1 |
|
Travis Wood |
13 |
12 |
1 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
John Baker |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
4 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4.5 |
6 |
-1.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
16 |
18 |
-2 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
9 |
14 |
-5 |
|
James Russell |
6 |
11 |
-5 |
|
Mike Olt |
14 |
20 |
-6 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
15 |
-9 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
15 |
26 |
-11 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
2 |
13 |
-11 |
Parker makes his debut in the Hero division with a scoreless inning of work, and Ruggiano returns from injury with his fifth Hero appearance.