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Huge tip of the hat to the Cubs' bullpen tonight, racking up seven innings of shutout ball while striking out eight.
Graphs for Game 68 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 68:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
C Villanueva |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2.51 |
0.233 |
|
B Schlitter |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.21 |
0.208 |
|
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.33 |
0.166 |
|
W Wright |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.42 |
0.125 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3.36 |
0.117 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.65 |
0.117 |
|
J Grimm |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.68 |
-0.160 |
|
J Hammel |
6 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
0.67 |
-0.324 |
|
Total |
13 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
1.63 |
0.481 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
S Castro |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
0.481 |
|
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.12 |
0.417 |
|
L Valbuena |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.78 |
0.082 |
|
J Baker |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.24 |
0.054 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.44 |
-0.038 |
|
J Ruggiano |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.55 |
-0.053 |
|
J Hammel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.46 |
-0.054 |
|
D Barney |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4.62 |
-0.097 |
|
M Olt |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.5 |
-0.121 |
|
N Schierholtz |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.84 |
-0.129 |
|
J Lake |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.5 |
-0.167 |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.95 |
-0.173 |
|
R Sweeney |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.74 |
-0.183 |
|
Total |
48 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
1.73 |
0.019 |
Writer's Note: The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Starlin Castro (.481). The second-biggest WPA game of his career, a mere .001 behind his best game, April 12, 2013 against San Francisco.
- Hero - Travis Wood (.417). Pinch-hits don't get much bigger than that, especially when you're a starting pitcher.
- Sidekick - Carlos Villanueva (.233). Two innings of shutout ball as part of a lights-out pen.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Jason Hammel (-.324). Two subpar starts in a row, and two Billy Goats in a row. Please let this not be the start of a trend.
- Goat - Ryan Sweeney (-.183). A night to forget at the plate, going 0-for-6 including a couple of chances with runners on.
- Kid - Anthony Rizzo (-.173). Had opportunities in the 10th and 12th and came up short both times.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 68 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
8.5 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
44 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
8 |
4 |
8 |
40 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
7 |
7 |
2 |
37 |
|
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
|
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
|
Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1 |
14.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
14.5 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2.5 |
4 |
12 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
John Baker |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
8 |
5 |
33 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
4.5 |
11 |
32 |
|
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
5 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
5 |
3 |
22 |
|
Jason Hammel |
6 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
2 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
17.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
2 |
1.5 |
8.5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
Darwin Barney |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
40 |
17 |
23 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
37 |
17.5 |
19.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
44 |
32 |
12 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
22 |
12 |
10 |
|
Darwin Barney |
14.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
17 |
6 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
14.5 |
9 |
5.5 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
12 |
7 |
5 |
|
Travis Wood |
21 |
17 |
4 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Jason Hammel |
23 |
20 |
3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
10 |
7 |
3 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
4.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Pedro Strop |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
9 |
-2.5 |
|
John Baker |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
4 |
8.5 |
-4.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
James Russell |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
|
Mike Olt |
17 |
25 |
-8 |
|
Junior Lake |
14 |
22 |
-8 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
13 |
-9 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
22 |
-10 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
21 |
33 |
-12 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
Castro extends his lead on the Hero chart while Hammel picks up his sixth Billy Goat, the most among the starting pitchers.