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Fun fact I learned today while listening to the game: The Cubs' record of 18-13 in their last 31 games is the best record of any team in the National League during that span. As Jack Palance would say: "Believe it, or not."
Graphs for Game 71 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 71:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
E Jackson |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
0.86 |
0.052 |
|
N Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.53 |
0.045 |
|
W Wright |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.65 |
0.042 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.77 |
0.041 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.41 |
0.031 |
|
B Schlitter |
0.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.23 |
0.004 |
|
Total |
9 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
0.97 |
0.214 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
C Coghlan |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.89 |
0.201 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1.18 |
0.107 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.73 |
0.054 |
|
E Jackson |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.46 |
0.025 |
|
J Lake |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.002 |
|
L Valbuena |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
-0.001 |
|
J Ruggiano |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.37 |
-0.009 |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.24 |
-0.014 |
|
J Baker |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.37 |
-0.021 |
|
R Sweeney |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.36 |
-0.027 |
|
N Schierholtz |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.3 |
-0.031 |
|
Total |
32 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
0.55 |
0.286 |
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: Basically all three spots today were determined by the events of the first and third innings.
- Superhero - Chris Coghlan (.201). The difference between Coghlan and the rest of the podium? He didn't strand anyone in the first, whereas...
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.107) and the third-place Hero did strand someone, namely Coghlan. And the main thing that separated Rizzo from...
- Sidekick - Starlin Castro (.054) was the score of the game when the runs were driven in. A three-run homer when the score is 2-0 has less impact than a two-run double when the game is still scoreless.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Nate Schierholtz (-.031). When you're 0-for-4 and no one else is, odds are pretty good that you'll take the top spot.
- Goat - Ryan Sweeney (-.027). Had the single in the fifth, but with two outs already recorded in the inning and the Cubs holding a three-run lead at the time, the impact was minimal.
- Kid - John Baker (-.021). Pretty much the same story as Sweeney's.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 71 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
9.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
48 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
8 |
5 |
8 |
42 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
8 |
7 |
2 |
40 |
|
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
5 |
3 |
22 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
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 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2.5 |
4 |
12 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
36 |
|
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 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
20.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
6 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
|
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 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
3 |
1.5 |
10.5 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Darwin Barney |
0 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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 |
42 |
18 |
24 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
40 |
20.5 |
19.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
48 |
32 |
16 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
22 |
12 |
10 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
17 |
6 |
|
Darwin Barney |
14.5 |
9 |
5.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
21 |
17 |
4 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
12 |
8 |
4 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
14.5 |
11 |
3.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
23 |
20 |
3 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
12 |
10 |
2 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
4.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Pedro Strop |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
9 |
-2.5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
John Baker |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
5 |
10.5 |
-5.5 |
|
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 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
22 |
36 |
-14 |
Movement on both extremes of the plus/minus chart as Rizzo climbs higher and Schierholtz returns to the basement.