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So I have to admit, I didn't see the early portion of today's game because we were out running some errands. During our travels, I picked up a Chromecast, which I had been meaning to do for some time now. After getting it set up and watching MLB.tv on my television, I can safely say it's the best $35 I've ever spent.
Also, I can only hope I look as good as Lennie Merullo when I'm 97. What a guy.
Graphs for Game 59 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 59:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Samardzija |
7 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1.05 |
0.183 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.41 |
0.031 |
|
W Wright |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.85 |
0.021 |
|
J Grimm |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.38 |
0.019 |
|
Total |
9 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.95 |
0.255 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
E Bonifacio |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.81 |
0.176 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.45 |
0.150 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.84 |
0.048 |
|
J Samardzija |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.010 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.39 |
0.000 |
|
D Barney |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.39 |
0.000 |
|
L Valbuena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
-0.002 |
|
J Ruggiano |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.66 |
-0.004 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.38 |
-0.010 |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.73 |
-0.053 |
|
E Whiteside |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.86 |
-0.069 |
|
Total |
33 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0.62 |
0.245 |
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Jeff Samardzija (.183). Great comeback outing today after the debacle in Milwaukee.
- Hero - Emilio Bonifacio (.176). One homer that tips the scales in your favor is greater than two homers when the scales are already on your side.
- Sidekick - Junior Lake (.150). But two homers are still a very good thing.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Big Goat - Eli Whiteside (-.069). It's the new John Baker! But we still have the old John Baker!
- Goat - Mike Olt (-.053). Well, at least he only struck out once.
- Kid - Chris Coghlan (-.010). Some days everything goes so well around you that you make the podium for a simple pinch-hit whiff.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 59 (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 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
|
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
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 |
|
Mike Olt |
4 |
3 |
4 |
22 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
3 |
22 |
|
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 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
36 |
15 |
21 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
25 |
11.5 |
13.5 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
22 |
9 |
13 |
|
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 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
4 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
6.5 |
9 |
-2.5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
22 |
-4 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
16 |
-4 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
Junior Lake |
14 |
19 |
-5 |
|
John Baker |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
|
Mike Olt |
16 |
22 |
-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 |
Shark edges closer to Hammel on the Hero list, while Whiteside makes the Goats for the second day in a row.