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If my math is correct, Tuesday night's performance by Arrieta makes four straight starts for him with a game score above 70. Given that he had four such starts in all of 2012 and 2013, I'd say that's a big deal.
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Graphs for Game 75 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 75:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Arrieta |
7 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0.78 |
0.289 |
J Russell |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.52 |
0.080 |
B Schlitter |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.69 |
0.069 |
N Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
0.006 |
J Grimm |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2.27 |
-0.010 |
W Wright |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.42 |
-0.066 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
0.95 |
0.367 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.56 |
0.184 |
N Schierholtz |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.72 |
0.053 |
W Castillo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.55 |
0.042 |
S Castro |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.76 |
0.011 |
J Arrieta |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.007 |
R Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.21 |
-0.005 |
J Lake |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.55 |
-0.010 |
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.43 |
-0.032 |
M Olt |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.45 |
-0.045 |
C Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.73 |
-0.072 |
Total |
28 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
0.58 |
0.133 |
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 - Jake Arrieta (.289). It's safe to say that the month of June has been very good to him.
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.184). The basket shot to right started off the offense once again.
- Sidekick - James Russell (.080). Winner of the eighth-inning Reliever-fest!
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Chris Coghlan (-.072). Leading off the last four games: 1-for-14. Overall batting first: 2-for-25. Um, I think someone else can lead off now.
- Goat - Wesley Wright (-.066). Loser of the eighth-inning Reliever-fest.
- Kid - Mike Olt (-.045). The word "toast" comes to mind.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 75 (Changes in Bold):
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
10.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
51 |
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
6 |
8 |
50 |
Luis Valbuena |
8 |
7 |
2 |
40 |
Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
5 |
3 |
22 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
14.5 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
3.5 |
4 |
14 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
John Baker |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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 |
5 |
26 |
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
23.5 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
Edwin Jackson |
5 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
5 |
3 |
22 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
20.5 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
20.5 |
Jason Hammel |
6 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Jeff Samardzija |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
3 |
1.5 |
10.5 |
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
John Baker |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Darwin Barney |
0 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
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 |
50 |
18 |
32 |
Starlin Castro |
51 |
32 |
19 |
Luis Valbuena |
40 |
23.5 |
16.5 |
Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
12 |
12 |
Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
9 |
7.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
15 |
8 |
7 |
Jason Hammel |
24 |
20 |
4 |
Brian Schlitter |
14 |
10 |
4 |
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Welington Castillo |
23 |
20.5 |
2.5 |
Neil Ramirez |
4.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
Travis Wood |
21 |
20 |
1 |
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Justin Ruggiano |
14.5 |
15 |
-0.5 |
Pedro Strop |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
Chris Coghlan |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
John Baker |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
Wesley Wright |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
12 |
-5.5 |
Ryan Sweeney |
5 |
10.5 |
-5.5 |
Junior Lake |
16 |
22 |
-6 |
James Russell |
7 |
13 |
-6 |
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
13 |
-8 |
Mike Olt |
17 |
26 |
-9 |
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
22 |
-10 |
Nate Schierholtz |
22 |
36 |
-14 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
20.5 |
-14.5 |
Arrieta puts up his fourth straight Hero podium start, and Rizzo continues padding his plus/minus lead.