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Perhaps someone switched the Hero and Goat podiums around today as part of some kind of practical joke. But hey, I'll take the win any way it comes.
Graphs for Game 78 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 78:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Hammel |
6.1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
1.02 |
0.087 |
|
B Schlitter |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.78 |
0.075 |
|
W Wright |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.23 |
0.011 |
|
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.006 |
|
Total |
9 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0.85 |
0.178 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Baker |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1.41 |
0.310 |
|
R Sweeney |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0.132 |
|
L Valbuena |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.66 |
0.057 |
|
C Coghlan |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.96 |
0.041 |
|
D Barney |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.17 |
0.012 |
|
J Ruggiano |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.59 |
0.005 |
|
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
0.000 |
|
S Castro |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.66 |
-0.046 |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.55 |
-0.057 |
|
J Hammel |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.23 |
-0.133 |
|
Total |
36 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0.87 |
0.322 |
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 - John Baker (.310). How rare is this event, you ask? Today's game was the fourth in his career in which he broke the .300 WPA mark, and the first since August 11, 2009. It's worth it to look at that page just to see some of the names there.
- Hero - Ryan Sweeney (.132). Huge two-out single in the fourth to give the Cubs the lead that they would not relinquish.
- Sidekick - Jason Hammel, the pitcher (.087). Another solid performance on the mound, and escaped a big jam in the second inning that could have made things completely different.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Jason Hammel, the hitter (-.133). Gotta get those bunts down better, dude.
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.057). A 1-for-5 day when everyone else hit at least a little bit better.
- Kid - Starlin Castro (-.046). Well, almost everyone else. But Castro didn't leave as many runners on as Rizzo did.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 78 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
11.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
54 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
7 |
8 |
52 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
8 |
7 |
2 |
40 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
17.5 |
|
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 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
3.5 |
4 |
14 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
John Baker |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
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 |
9 |
6 |
39 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
4.5 |
12 |
33 |
|
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
24.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
|
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 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
13.5 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
52 |
20 |
32 |
|
Starlin Castro |
54 |
33 |
21 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
40 |
24.5 |
15.5 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
12 |
12 |
|
Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
9 |
7.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
15 |
8 |
7 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
14 |
10 |
4 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Welington Castillo |
23 |
20.5 |
2.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
17.5 |
15 |
2.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
25 |
23 |
2 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
4.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
21 |
20 |
1 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Pedro Strop |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
John Baker |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
9 |
13.5 |
-4.5 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
39 |
-17 |
Baker records his first Superhero of the year on a career day, while Castro and Rizzo still wonder if the podiums got switched around.