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Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 58

The Hammel and Rizzo shows roll on, and the Cubs extend their winning streak to four.

Honestly, I think Boni just likes the spotlight.
Honestly, I think Boni just likes the spotlight.
Jonathan Daniel

It bears mentioning: What you won't see on the Hero podium today are Brian Schlitter and Carlos Villanueva, both tied at .267 with two scoreless innings each. Huge tip of the hat to both of them for keeping the game going.

Graphs for Game 58 (courtesy of Fangraphs):

Game-58

Stats for Game 58:

Pitcher

IP

H

HR

ER

BB

SO

pLI

WPA

J Hammel

7

6

0

0

1

8

1.32

0.449

B Schlitter

2

2

0

0

0

2

2.63

0.267

C Villanueva

2

0

0

0

0

3

1.78

0.267

N Ramirez

0.2

0

0

0

0

2

1.29

0.064

W Wright

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

2.15

0.054

H Rondon

1

4

0

3

0

2

2.49

-0.335

Total

13

12

0

3

1

17

1.75

0.767

Batter

AB

R

H

HR

RBI

BB

SO

pLI

WPA

C Coghlan

4

0

2

0

1

1

1

1.7

0.312

A Rizzo

6

1

2

1

4

0

1

1.15

0.304

J Ruggiano

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0.38

0.025

J Baker

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

0.8

-0.023

J Lake

6

2

1

0

0

0

2

1.11

-0.028

J Hammel

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

1.03

-0.052

M Olt

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2.26

-0.062

N Schierholtz

5

1

2

0

0

0

0

1.08

-0.075

L Valbuena

5

0

1

0

0

0

1

1.13

-0.079

D Barney

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

2.61

-0.112

S Castro

5

0

0

0

0

0

3

0.96

-0.119

E Whiteside

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

2.71

-0.146

E Bonifacio

6

0

1

0

0

0

2

1.51

-0.211

Total

46

5

10

1

5

2

16

1.3

-0.267

THE THREE HEROES:

  • Superhero - Jason Hammel (.449). Another gem today, despite no win to show for it.
  • Hero - Chris Coghlan (.312). Had J.T. Realmuto not dropped the ball on the hit-and-run play in the 12th, Coghlan might be off of the podium.
  • Sidekick Anthony Rizzo (.304). In my best Charley Steiner: Follow me! Follow me to freedom!!

THE THREE GOATS:

  • Big Goat - Hector Rondon (-.335). Dinked and dunked to death, and couldn't fight his way out of it.
  • Goat - Emilio Bonifacio (-.211). Absolutely brutal whiff in the 12th to end the inning.
  • Kid - Eli Whiteside (-.146). Maybe there's someone else in Iowa that we can try...

UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 58 (Changes in Bold):

Heroes

1st

2nd

3rd

Total

Anthony Rizzo

7

4

7

36

Starlin Castro

6.5

4.5

5.5

34

Luis Valbuena

5

4

2

25

Welington Castillo

5

3

2

23

Jason Hammel

5

3

2

23

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

Chris Coghlan

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

Blake Parker

0

0

1

1

Goats

1st

2nd

3rd

Total

Starlin Castro

4

3.5

11

30

Nate Schierholtz

4

7

3

29

Emilio Bonifacio

1

8

3

22

Mike Olt

4

2

4

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

Hector Rondon

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

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

Eli Whiteside

0

0

1

1

Overall

Hero

Goat

+/-

Anthony Rizzo

36

15

21

Luis Valbuena

25

11.5

13.5

Jeff Samardzija

19

9

10

Jason Hammel

23

14

9

Welington Castillo

23

17

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

Chris Coghlan

4

3

1

Neil Ramirez

3.5

3

0.5

Blake Parker

1

1

0

Ryan Sweeney

4

4.5

-0.5

Eli Whiteside

0

1

-1

Hector Rondon

6.5

9

-2.5

Wesley Wright

5

8

-3

Jake Arrieta

4

7

-3

Mike Olt

16

20

-4

Edwin Jackson

12

16

-4

John Baker

4

9

-5

Emilio Bonifacio

16

22

-6

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 extends his lead on the plus/minus chart, and Whiteside makes his debut as a Goat.