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When the highlight of the game is Brian Schlitter getting a hit in his first-ever major league plate appearance, you know there are probably better ways to spend your afternoon.
Graphs for Game 54 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 54:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
B Schlitter |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
J Grimm |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.000 |
|
J Samardzija |
3 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0.63 |
-0.347 |
|
Total |
8 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
0.34 |
-0.346 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
A Rizzo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.32 |
0.006 |
|
B Schlitter |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.03 |
0.001 |
|
J Ruggiano |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
C Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.03 |
-0.001 |
|
J Baker |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.09 |
-0.004 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.19 |
-0.010 |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.16 |
-0.012 |
|
J Samardzija |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.57 |
-0.014 |
|
W Castillo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.63 |
-0.015 |
|
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.29 |
-0.022 |
|
N Schierholtz |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.35 |
-0.024 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.25 |
-0.027 |
|
E Bonifacio |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
-0.031 |
|
Total |
30 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0.24 |
-0.154 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Anthony Rizzo (.006). In what could be the weakest Superhero award of the season, he wins it by getting beaned (OK, beaned in the knee.)
- Hero - Brian Schlitter (.001). Fun fact: He is currently the 62nd player in history to have a hit in one career plate appearance.
- Sidekick - Brian Schlitter (.000). With four players tied at zero (Schlitter, Justin Grimm, James Russell, Justin Ruggiano), I'm invoking executive power to break it based on two innings of work and no runs allowed. The fourth decimal place is probably in his favor.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Jeff Samardzija (-.347). Apparently he was just in a hurry to get the road trip over with.
- Goat - Emilio Bonifacio (-.031). Days like this, it doesn't pay to lead off.
- Kid - Starlin Castro (-.027). I know he wants to play every game, but someone really needs to talk him out of it.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 54 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
5.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
31 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
3 |
6 |
30 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
5 |
4 |
2 |
25 |
|
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
2 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
4.5 |
1 |
11.5 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2.5 |
3 |
11 |
|
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
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 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
7 |
2 |
28 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
3 |
9.5 |
27.5 |
|
Mike Olt |
4 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Junior Lake |
2 |
4 |
2 |
16 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Hector Rondon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
John Baker |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
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 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
30 |
15 |
15 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
25 |
10 |
15 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
19 |
9 |
10 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
17 |
6 |
|
Jason Hammel |
20 |
14 |
6 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
11 |
5 |
6 |
|
Darwin Barney |
10.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
11.5 |
7 |
4.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Starlin Castro |
31 |
27.5 |
3.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
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 |
|
Travis Wood |
14 |
15 |
-1 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4.5 |
6 |
-1.5 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
14 |
-2 |
|
John Baker |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
Junior Lake |
13 |
16 |
-3 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
16 |
20 |
-4 |
|
Mike Olt |
16 |
20 |
-4 |
|
James Russell |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
16 |
-10 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
2 |
13 |
-11 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
15 |
28 |
-13 |
Rizzo rejoins Valbuena at the top of the plus/minus chart, while Samardzija picks up his second Big Goat of the year in epic fashion.