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Interesting tidbit: Had Arrieta actually thrown the no-no, it would have likely led to Starlin Castro being a rare negative hero on the night as only one hitter had a WPA above zero.
Graphs for Game 81 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 81:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Arrieta |
7.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0.93 |
0.491 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.98 |
0.094 |
|
P Strop |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.52 |
0.044 |
|
Total |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1.06 |
0.629 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
C Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.72 |
-0.042 |
|
R Sweeney |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.67 |
-0.021 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.74 |
-0.074 |
|
S Castro |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.72 |
-0.010 |
|
L Valbuena |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.87 |
-0.068 |
|
W Castillo |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.67 |
-0.044 |
|
N Schierholtz |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.63 |
0.251 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.57 |
-0.061 |
|
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.74 |
-0.060 |
|
Total |
31 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
0.71 |
-0.129 |
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 - Jake Arrieta (.491). Man, what a performance. Who would have guessed that it would have been Stephen Drew to spoil the party.
- Hero - Nate Schierholtz (.251). First time on the Hero podium since June 18, and only his third and fourth hits since that day.
- Sidekick - Hector Rondon (.094). Closed the books on the team two-hitter with a hint of excitement in the ninth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.074). It took one-half of a season for it to happen, but Rizzo finally ended up at the top of the Goat podium. Even more unbelievable, the only regular who still has not been at the top of the Goats is... Darwin Barney.
- Goat - Luis Valbuena (-.068). Two inning-ending outs with runners on first and second.
- Kid - Junior Lake (-.061). Proud recipient of the Cubs' first Golden Sombrero this season. The last time a Cub achieved the Golden Sombrero was on September 22, 2013, and as it turns out, it was Lake who did it that time as well.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 81 (Changes in Bold):
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
11.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
56 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
7 |
8 |
52 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
9 |
7 |
2 |
43 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
|
Welington Castillo |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
|
Mike Olt |
3 |
2 |
5 |
18 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
1.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
17.5 |
|
Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
4 |
16 |
|
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 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
0 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
5 |
9 |
6 |
39 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
5.5 |
12 |
35 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
26.5 |
|
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
|
Justin Grimm |
7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
23.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
1 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
20.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
|
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 |
|
Hector Rondon |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
Darwin Barney |
0 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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 |
23 |
29 |
|
Starlin Castro |
56 |
35 |
21 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
43 |
26.5 |
16.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
18 |
8 |
10 |
|
Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
16 |
10 |
6 |
|
Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
11 |
5.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Dallas Beeler |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
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 |
11 |
-4 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
9 |
13.5 |
-4.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
7.5 |
12 |
-4.5 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
|
James Russell |
8 |
13 |
-5 |
|
Wesley Wright |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
|
Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
6 |
13 |
-7 |
|
Mike Olt |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
|
Junior Lake |
16 |
24 |
-8 |
|
Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
12 |
25 |
-13 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
24 |
39 |
-15 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
23.5 |
-17.5 |
Arrieta's gem pushes him to the top of the plus/minus chart among starting pitchers, while Rizzo and Schierholtz find themselves part of a strange reversal of fortune.