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So that's what a sweep feels like!
Graphs for Game 57 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 57:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
P Strop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2.24 |
0.118 |
B Schlitter |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.17 |
0.090 |
T Wood |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1.09 |
0.054 |
N Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.41 |
0.031 |
J Grimm |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.18 |
-0.238 |
Total |
9 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
1.29 |
0.056 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.71 |
0.207 |
T Wood |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.86 |
0.190 |
J Lake |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
0.053 |
L Valbuena |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.58 |
0.037 |
D Barney |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.81 |
0.017 |
C Coghlan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.25 |
0.007 |
E Bonifacio |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.78 |
0.003 |
E Whiteside |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.89 |
-0.007 |
N Schierholtz |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.71 |
-0.009 |
S Castro |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.51 |
-0.023 |
J Ruggiano |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.7 |
-0.031 |
Total |
31 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
0.68 |
0.444 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Anthony Rizzo (.207). The swing on that homer just looked so effortless.
- Hero - Travis Wood (.190). Maybe he should star in an updated version of the Maddux/Glavine Nike commercial. Chicks dig the long ball. Actually, everyone does.
- Sidekick - Pedro Strop (.118). Made it a little too interesting in the eighth, but got out of it unscathed.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Justin Grimm (-.238). Eventually somebody in the bullpen had to give up a run. Grimm decided to fall on the sword.
- Goat - Justin Ruggiano (-.031). Despite the walk early, the 0-for-3 night was enough to land him in second on the podium.
- Kid - Starlin Castro (-.023). Also 0-for-3 with a walk; he just timed his outs a little better.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 57 (Changes in Bold):
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
4 |
6 |
35 |
Starlin Castro |
6.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
34 |
Luis Valbuena |
5 |
4 |
2 |
25 |
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Jeff Samardzija |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
Travis Wood |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Justin Ruggiano |
0.5 |
4.5 |
1 |
11.5 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
2.5 |
3 |
11 |
Darwin Barney |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
10.5 |
Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Jake Arrieta |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
John Baker |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
3.5 |
11 |
30 |
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
7 |
3 |
29 |
Mike Olt |
4 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
Carlos Villanueva |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Luis Valbuena |
0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Jeff Samardzija |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
John Baker |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Darwin Barney |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Ryan Sweeney |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
35 |
15 |
20 |
Luis Valbuena |
25 |
11.5 |
13.5 |
Jeff Samardzija |
19 |
9 |
10 |
Welington Castillo |
23 |
17 |
6 |
Jason Hammel |
20 |
14 |
6 |
Brian Schlitter |
11 |
5 |
6 |
Darwin Barney |
10.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
Starlin Castro |
34 |
30 |
4 |
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Justin Ruggiano |
11.5 |
9 |
2.5 |
Travis Wood |
16 |
15 |
1 |
Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
6 |
0.5 |
Neil Ramirez |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Ryan Sweeney |
4 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
16 |
20 |
-4 |
Mike Olt |
16 |
20 |
-4 |
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
16 |
-4 |
John Baker |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
Junior Lake |
13 |
19 |
-6 |
James Russell |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
Nate Schierholtz |
18 |
29 |
-11 |
Carlos Villanueva |
2 |
13 |
-11 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
Rizzo picks up his third Superhero in the last five games, while Grimm collects his team-leading sixth Big Goat of the year.