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So apparently my prediction of "less than six innings, and four runs" was too much to ask for. At least I got the "less than six innings" part right.
Graphs for Game 93 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 93:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Russell |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.27 |
0.033 |
|
B Schlitter |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.13 |
-0.024 |
|
C Villanueva |
2.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0.36 |
-0.084 |
|
E Jackson |
3.2 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
0.82 |
-0.513 |
|
Total |
9 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
0.56 |
-0.589 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.11 |
0.180 |
|
J Ruggiano |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.99 |
0.114 |
|
A Alcantara |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
0.086 |
|
W Castillo |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.07 |
0.073 |
|
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.08 |
-0.002 |
|
E Jackson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.66 |
-0.016 |
|
J Lake |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.68 |
-0.017 |
|
C Villanueva |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
-0.019 |
|
D Barney |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.59 |
-0.043 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.12 |
-0.050 |
|
L Valbuena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.34 |
-0.053 |
|
M Olt |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.95 |
-0.081 |
|
S Castro |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.99 |
-0.083 |
|
Total |
35 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0.87 |
0.089 |
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 - Chris Coghlan (.180). Decided he would not be outdone by Ruggs two days in a row.
- Hero - Justin Ruggiano (.114). Fun fact: either Ruggiano or Coghlan (or both) have appeared on the Hero podium in eight of the last 11 games.
- Sidekick - Arismendy Alcantara (.086). Another strong day, and even the outs were well-hit.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Edwin Jackson (-.513). Just... no comment.
- Goat - Carlos Villanueva (-.084). Aside from letting all of the baserunners that he inherited score, it actually wasn't a bad day for him.
- Kid - Starlin Castro (-.083). Missed on two opportunities with runners in scoring position, including a bases-loaded whiff in the fifth.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 93 (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 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
5.5 |
6.5 |
2 |
31.5 |
|
Welington Castillo |
6 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
|
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 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
|
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
5 |
17 |
|
Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
|
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 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
5 |
10 |
7 |
42 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
6.5 |
13 |
38 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
32.5 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
8 |
3 |
1 |
31 |
|
Junior Lake |
4 |
6 |
5 |
29 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
8 |
6 |
28 |
|
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 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
Hector Rondon |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
2 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
|
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 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
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 |
|
x-Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
58 |
28 |
30 |
|
Starlin Castro |
59 |
38 |
21 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
46 |
32.5 |
13.5 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
31.5 |
18 |
13.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
21 |
9 |
12 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
17 |
10 |
7 |
|
Welington Castillo |
29 |
22.5 |
6.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
19 |
13 |
6 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
28 |
23 |
5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
5.5 |
3 |
2.5 |
|
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
15 |
1.5 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
x-Blake Parker |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
John Baker |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
x-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 |
|
James Russell |
8 |
14 |
-6 |
|
y-Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
Hector Rondon |
9.5 |
18 |
-8.5 |
|
z-Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
Junior Lake |
18 |
29 |
-11 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
23.5 |
-17.5 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
24 |
42 |
-18 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
13 |
31 |
-18 |
Ruggiano and Coghlan continue their dominance on the Hero podium, while Jackson picks up his team-leading eighth Billy Goat and falls to the bottom of the plus/minus chart.