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So let me get this straight... you're telling me that the Cubs had some short guy who used to play second base, and he had a good glove, and he wore number 15?
Why do I not remember this guy?
Graphs for Game 91 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 91:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
B Parker |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.91 |
0.199 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.21 |
0.123 |
|
N Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.7 |
0.123 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.66 |
0.098 |
|
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.54 |
0.036 |
|
K Hendricks |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0.86 |
-0.190 |
|
Total |
12 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
1.38 |
0.389 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
A Alcantara |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1.56 |
0.541 |
|
L Valbuena |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2.32 |
0.317 |
|
J Baker |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.19 |
0.104 |
|
R Sweeney |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.49 |
0.001 |
|
M Olt |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.21 |
-0.029 |
|
K Hendricks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
-0.052 |
|
C Coghlan |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.35 |
-0.053 |
|
J Lake |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.19 |
-0.058 |
|
S Castro |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.41 |
-0.071 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.46 |
-0.088 |
|
W Castillo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.94 |
-0.126 |
|
N Schierholtz |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.28 |
-0.158 |
|
J Ruggiano |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4.52 |
-0.217 |
|
Total |
41 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
1.85 |
0.111 |
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 - Arismendy Alcantara (.541). Fun fact: He is the first Cub to break the .500 WPA mark this season, surpassing the heroics of Starlin Castro and Travis Wood on June 16.
- Hero - Luis Valbuena (.317). If you're only going to get one hit, make it an almost-and-probably-should-have-been-inside-the-park home run in extra innings.
- Sidekick - Blake Parker (.199). Two solid innings to cap off a great day from the bullpen.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Justin Ruggiano (-.217). Nothing will put you at the top of the Goats quicker than a bases-loaded inning-ending popout in extras.
- Goat - Kyle Hendricks (-.190). Aside from that first inning, it was a pretty solid debut.
- Kid - Nate Schierholtz (-.158). Oh, Nate... every out hurt him a little more than the one before.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 91 (Changes in Bold, Notations Below):
x - Player not on 25-man roster.
y - Player not on 40-man roster.
z - Player no longer with Cubs.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
12.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
59 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
12 |
7 |
8 |
58 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
9 |
8 |
3 |
46 |
|
Welington Castillo |
6 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
4.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
26.5 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
|
Mike Olt |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
|
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
5 |
17 |
|
x-Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
John Baker |
1 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
3 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
1 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2 |
6.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
5 |
10 |
7 |
42 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
6.5 |
12 |
37 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
32.5 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
7 |
3 |
1 |
28 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
8 |
6 |
28 |
|
Junior Lake |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
|
Travis Wood |
6 |
3 |
2 |
26 |
|
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
|
Justin Grimm |
7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
23.5 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
|
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
22.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
|
x-Darwin Barney |
0 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
|
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
13.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
|
Pedro Strop |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Wesley Wright |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
z-Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
y-Eli Whiteside |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
58 |
28 |
30 |
|
Starlin Castro |
59 |
37 |
22 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
46 |
32.5 |
13.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
21 |
8 |
13 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
26.5 |
18 |
8.5 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
17 |
10 |
7 |
|
Welington Castillo |
29 |
22.5 |
6.5 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
28 |
23 |
5 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
15 |
1.5 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
4.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
14 |
13 |
1 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
Blake Parker |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
John Baker |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
Wesley Wright |
6.5 |
10 |
-3.5 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
9.5 |
13.5 |
-4 |
|
Travis Wood |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
|
Mike Olt |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
|
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
6 |
11 |
-5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
9.5 |
15 |
-5.5 |
|
James Russell |
8 |
14 |
-6 |
|
y-Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
Junior Lake |
18 |
27 |
-9 |
|
z-Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
6 |
17 |
-11 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
13 |
28 |
-15 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
23.5 |
-17.5 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
24 |
42 |
-18 |
Mendy puts up a huge day at the plate to lead the Heroes, while Schierholtz once again falls to the bottom of the plus/minus chart.