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It was unfortunate that the Cubs lost, but to be honest I'm glad that the game didn't go any longer than 10 innings. I don't think I could handle another night of short sleep. I'm selfish, I know.
Graphs for Game 106 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 106:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.91 |
.134 |
|
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.44 |
.033 |
|
B Schlitter |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.6 |
.027 |
|
T Wood |
6 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
0.66 |
-.188 |
|
W Wright |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2.61 |
-.413 |
|
Total |
10 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
1.01 |
-.408 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
L Valbuena |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1.43 |
.461 |
|
R Sweeney |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.12 |
.178 |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.94 |
.014 |
|
T Wood |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.06 |
-.016 |
|
S Castro |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.95 |
-.045 |
|
J Ruggiano |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.12 |
-.059 |
|
J Baker |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.82 |
-.068 |
|
N Schierholtz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.9 |
-.069 |
|
A Alcantara |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.43 |
-.150 |
|
C Coghlan |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.39 |
-.159 |
|
J Lake |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.44 |
-.181 |
|
Total |
41 |
4 |
14 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
1.35 |
-.092 |
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 - Luis Valbuena (.461). Just how many game-changing homers can one guy hit in a month?
- Hero - Ryan Sweeney (.178). His first three-hit game since September 24, 2013.
- Sidekick - Hector Rondon (.134). Successfully worked through a non-save situation.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Wesley Wright (-.413). The walks were a bad start. The hits and wild pitch were an even worse finish.
- Goat - Travis Wood (-.188). Once he got past the second inning, he looked really darn good. Unfortunately, the first two innings still count.
- Kid - Junior Lake (-.180). From the World of Ugly Statistics: He's now 4-for-41 in July.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 106 (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 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
9 |
8 |
68 |
|
Starlin Castro |
13.5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
62 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
12 |
8 |
4 |
56 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
5.5 |
7.5 |
3 |
34.5 |
|
Welington Castillo |
7 |
4 |
3 |
32 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
4 |
6 |
3 |
27 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
9 |
1 |
22 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
5 |
1 |
20 |
|
Junior Lake |
3 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
6 |
18 |
|
z-Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
5 |
4.5 |
14.5 |
|
John Baker |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
1 |
9.5 |
11.5 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
|
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2 |
8.5 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
6 |
11 |
7 |
47 |
|
Starlin Castro |
5 |
8.5 |
14 |
46 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
37.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
9 |
4 |
2 |
37 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
9 |
3 |
1 |
34 |
|
Junior Lake |
5 |
6 |
7 |
34 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
9 |
6 |
30 |
|
Welington Castillo |
2 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
27.5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
6 |
27 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
9 |
4 |
25 |
|
Justin Grimm |
7 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
24.5 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
James Russell |
3 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
2 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
|
Hector Rondon |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
3 |
3 |
1.5 |
16.5 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
|
z-Darwin Barney |
0 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
|
Wesley Wright |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
|
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
|
Pedro Strop |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
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 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
68 |
30 |
38 |
|
Luis Valbuena |
56 |
37.5 |
18.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
62 |
46 |
16 |
|
Justin Ruggiano |
34.5 |
20 |
14.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
22 |
9 |
13 |
|
z-Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
|
Arismendy Alcantara |
10 |
3 |
7 |
|
z-Jason Hammel |
28 |
23 |
5 |
|
Brian Schlitter |
18 |
13 |
5 |
|
Welington Castillo |
32 |
27.5 |
4.5 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
6.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
20 |
17 |
3 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
John Baker |
14 |
12 |
2 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Blake Parker |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
z-Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
15 |
1.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
12 |
11 |
1 |
|
x-Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
Ryan Sweeney |
14.5 |
16.5 |
-2 |
|
x-Chris Rusin |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
Emilio Bonifacio |
22 |
25 |
-3 |
|
Wesley Wright |
8.5 |
14 |
-5.5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
21 |
27 |
-6 |
|
y-Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
Hector Rondon |
11.5 |
18 |
-6.5 |
|
z-Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
|
James Russell |
10 |
20 |
-10 |
|
Carlos Villanueva |
8 |
20 |
-12 |
|
Junior Lake |
19 |
34 |
-15 |
|
Travis Wood |
21 |
37 |
-16 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6 |
24.5 |
-18.5 |
|
Nate Schierholtz |
27 |
47 |
-20 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
13 |
34 |
-21 |
Valbuena leapfrogs Starlin Castro for second place on the plus/minus chart, while Wright picks up his first Billy Goat since May 9.
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