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The offense pounded out six hits again Wednesday night, only this time it didn't lead to seven runs.
Graphs for Game 76 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 76:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Russell |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.57 |
0.022 |
|
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.18 |
0.014 |
|
C Villanueva |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.16 |
0.007 |
|
E Jackson |
5.1 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1.18 |
-0.204 |
|
Total |
9 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0.91 |
-0.160 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.94 |
0.054 |
|
R Sweeney |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.79 |
0.033 |
|
J Ruggiano |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.17 |
0.011 |
|
L Valbuena |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.99 |
0.001 |
|
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.77 |
-0.008 |
|
M Olt |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.54 |
-0.016 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.01 |
-0.026 |
|
E Jackson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.15 |
-0.055 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.92 |
-0.068 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.78 |
-0.081 |
|
N Schierholtz |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.28 |
-0.090 |
|
J Baker |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.26 |
-0.095 |
|
Total |
33 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0.93 |
-0.340 |
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 (.054). Almost by default as the only player with an RBI and more than one hit.
- Hero - Ryan Sweeney (.033). Had the double that led to the Cubs' only run.
- Sidekick - James Russell (.022). Can you say "weak field"?
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Edwin Jackson (-.204). Why must you torment us so?
- Goat - John Baker (-.095). How do you kill a rally? With a jam-shot popout to second base.
- Kid - Nate Schierholtz (-.090). Or you could always try a broken-bat popout to shortstop.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 76 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
11.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
54 |
|
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 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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 |
|
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 |
6 |
37 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
4.5 |
11 |
32 |
|
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
23.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
|
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 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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 |
|
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 |
54 |
32 |
22 |
|
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 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
7 |
10.5 |
-3.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
|
James Russell |
8 |
13 |
-5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
12 |
-5.5 |
|
Junior Lake |
16 |
22 |
-6 |
|
John Baker |
6 |
12 |
-6 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
13 |
-8 |
|
Mike Olt |
17 |
26 |
-9 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
25 |
-13 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
20.5 |
-14.5 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
22 |
37 |
-15 |
Castro takes his turn to step up to the Hero podium, and Jackson creeps closer to the cellar in the plus/minus race.