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On the other hand, had the ball hit by Garrett Jones flown a few inches shorter and ended up as a double, who knows what kind of chaos could have ensued from another potential extra-inning game. Very tarnished silver lining?...
Graphs for Game 69 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 69:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.27 |
0.010 |
|
J Samardzija |
6 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
1.56 |
-0.082 |
|
B Schlitter |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2.15 |
-0.569 |
|
Total |
8 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
1.52 |
-0.642 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
L Valbuena |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.43 |
0.152 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1.58 |
0.109 |
|
R Sweeney |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.92 |
0.099 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.07 |
0.041 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.07 |
0.031 |
|
N Schierholtz |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.13 |
0.012 |
|
J Samardzija |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.18 |
-0.004 |
|
J Baker |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.12 |
-0.030 |
|
E Whiteside |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.26 |
-0.031 |
|
D Barney |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.36 |
-0.035 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1.14 |
-0.099 |
|
J Ruggiano |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.26 |
-0.104 |
|
Total |
34 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1.3 |
0.142 |
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 - Luis Valbuena (.152). Another good night for Val-B with two doubles, one of which gave the Cubs the lead temporarily in the seventh.
- Hero - Junior Lake (.109). Straight ball, he hits very much. Sometimes.
- Sidekick - Ryan Sweeney (.099). Almost took himself right back off the podium going for third on the passed ball in the ninth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Brian Schlitter (-.569). Only the second homer he has given up this year, but it was a backbreaker.
- Goat - Justin Ruggiano (-.104). In cruel irony, he makes the podium as a result of his sacrifice fly in the ninth.
- Kid - Anthony Rizzo (-.099). Another big opportunity missed with runners on first and second in the fifth.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 69 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
8.5 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
44 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
8 |
7 |
2 |
40 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
8 |
4 |
8 |
40 |
|
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 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
|
Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1 |
14.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
14.5 |
|
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 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
2 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
17.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
|
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 |
+/- |
|
Luis Valbuena |
40 |
17.5 |
22.5 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
40 |
18 |
22 |
|
Starlin Castro |
44 |
32 |
12 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
22 |
12 |
10 |
|
Darwin Barney |
14.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
17 |
6 |
|
Travis Wood |
21 |
17 |
4 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
14.5 |
11 |
3.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
23 |
20 |
3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
10 |
7 |
3 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
12 |
10 |
2 |
|
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 |
5 |
8.5 |
-3.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
|
Junior Lake |
16 |
22 |
-6 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
James Russell |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
|
Mike Olt |
17 |
25 |
-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 |
Valbuena takes over the lead on the plus/minus chart thanks to a four-point swing in the podium races.