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Now I've always found that when I'm digging into a box of chocolates, I'm normally safe grabbing one of the square ones. More times than not, those end up being caramels, and you can't go wrong with a caramel. The round ones, however, are always dangerous. And there's nothing worse than getting a coconut one. Seriously, nothing worse.
Oh, yeah. The Cubs got shut out, too.
Graphs for Game 51 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 51:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
E Jackson |
5.1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1.05 |
0.148 |
|
B Schlitter |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.38 |
-0.053 |
|
J Grimm |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.25 |
-0.083 |
|
J Russell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.18 |
-0.108 |
|
Total |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
0.91 |
-0.097 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Ruggiano |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.47 |
0.035 |
|
J Baker |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.08 |
0.021 |
|
E Bonifacio |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.36 |
0.006 |
|
L Valbuena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
0 |
|
M Olt |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.99 |
-0.015 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.79 |
-0.018 |
|
E Jackson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.02 |
-0.051 |
|
N Schierholtz |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.02 |
-0.056 |
|
D Barney |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
-0.062 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.08 |
-0.064 |
|
C Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.56 |
-0.068 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.96 |
-0.13 |
|
Total |
30 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1.07 |
-0.403 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Edwin Jackson. I really wish he'd just pick an identity and stick with it.
- Hero - Justin Ruggiano. Once again, given the lack of offense on the day, all it takes is a pinch-hit walk while everyone else makes outs.
- Sidekick - John Baker. Thank you for your service in keeping the streak alive. 7,714 and counting!
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Junior Lake. The double play in the fifth and the strikeout in the first did him in.
- Goat - James Russell. Remember last Sunday?
- Kid - Justin Grimm. Yes, Mike Olt should get part of the blame. But the wild pitch and double are all on the reaper.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 51 (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 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
4.5 |
1 |
11.5 |
|
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
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 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
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 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|
Junior Lake |
2 |
4 |
1 |
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 |
|
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|
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 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
11.5 |
5 |
6.5 |
|
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 |
|
Travis Wood |
13 |
12 |
1 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
John Baker |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
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 |
|
Junior Lake |
13 |
15 |
-2 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
14 |
-2 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Mike Olt |
14 |
20 |
-6 |
|
James Russell |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
16 |
-10 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
15 |
26 |
-11 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
2 |
13 |
-11 |
Jackson picks up his fourth Superhero of the year, while Lake falls into net negative territory on the plus/minus chart.