Talk about an ugly stat: Between the two teams, the Cubs and Nationals were 2-for-20 with runners in scoring position. I guess the good part is that the Cubs were 1-for-9 and not 1-for-11.
Graphs for Game 86 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 86:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Arrieta |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0.95 |
0.147 |
B Schlitter |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.55 |
0.084 |
P Strop |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2.56 |
-0.248 |
Total |
8 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
1.25 |
-0.017 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Baker |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.05 |
0.100 |
C Coghlan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.73 |
0.072 |
N Schierholtz |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.51 |
0.067 |
A Rizzo |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.06 |
0.040 |
J Ruggiano |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.76 |
-0.009 |
D Barney |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.77 |
-0.039 |
J Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.44 |
-0.074 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.24 |
-0.140 |
R Sweeney |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.04 |
-0.142 |
W Castillo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3.31 |
-0.166 |
L Valbuena |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.88 |
-0.190 |
Total |
34 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1.82 |
-0.483 |
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 (.147). His sixth quality start in a row.
- Hero - John Baker (.100). Good day at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two walks.
- Sidekick - Brian Schlitter (.084). Kept the game tied, and that's when everything went south.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Pedro Strop (-.248). Hanging sliders to good hitters will generally lead to bad results.
- Goat - Luis Valbuena (-.190). Currently in a 2-for-21 slump that has seen his average fall from .271 to .256.
- Kid - Welington Castillo (-.166). Only had one at-bat and got caught looking at a borderline pitch.
UPDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 86 (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 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
52 |
Luis Valbuena |
9 |
7 |
2 |
43 |
z-Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
Welington Castillo |
6 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
Nate Schierholtz |
3 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
Justin Ruggiano |
3.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
23.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
Mike Olt |
3 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
7 |
1 |
18 |
Brian Schlitter |
1 |
4.5 |
5 |
17 |
Darwin Barney |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
16.5 |
Junior Lake |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Edwin Jackson |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
John Baker |
1 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
1 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Ryan Sweeney |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
Wesley Wright |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
6 |
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 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Nate Schierholtz |
5 |
10 |
6 |
41 |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
5.5 |
12 |
35 |
Luis Valbuena |
4 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
31.5 |
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
8 |
6 |
28 |
Junior Lake |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
Mike Olt |
5 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
Edwin Jackson |
6 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
Justin Grimm |
7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
23.5 |
z-Jason Hammel |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Travis Wood |
5 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
1 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
Welington Castillo |
2 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
22.5 |
Carlos Villanueva |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
Justin Ruggiano |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
Ryan Sweeney |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
13.5 |
James Russell |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Darwin Barney |
0 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
John Baker |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
Brian Schlitter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Wesley Wright |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
z-Jose Veras |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Pedro Strop |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Jake Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
y-Eli Whiteside |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Chris Rusin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Blake Parker |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Starlin Castro |
59 |
35 |
24 |
Anthony Rizzo |
52 |
28 |
24 |
Jake Arrieta |
21 |
8 |
13 |
Luis Valbuena |
43 |
31.5 |
11.5 |
z-Jeff Samardzija |
24 |
15 |
9 |
Justin Ruggiano |
23.5 |
15 |
8.5 |
Brian Schlitter |
17 |
10 |
7 |
z-Jason Hammel |
28 |
23 |
5 |
Welington Castillo |
27 |
22.5 |
4.5 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Darwin Barney |
16.5 |
13 |
3.5 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Neil Ramirez |
4.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
x-Ryan Kalish |
10 |
9 |
1 |
Blake Parker |
1 |
1 |
0 |
John Baker |
11 |
12 |
-1 |
Travis Wood |
21 |
23 |
-2 |
Chris Coghlan |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
Chris Rusin |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
Hector Rondon |
9.5 |
12 |
-2.5 |
Pedro Strop |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
Wesley Wright |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
Ryan Sweeney |
9 |
13.5 |
-4.5 |
x-Emilio Bonifacio |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
James Russell |
8 |
13 |
-5 |
Mike Olt |
20 |
26 |
-6 |
y-Eli Whiteside |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
z-Jose Veras |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
Carlos Villanueva |
6 |
16 |
-10 |
Junior Lake |
16 |
27 |
-11 |
Edwin Jackson |
13 |
25 |
-12 |
Nate Schierholtz |
24 |
41 |
-17 |
Justin Grimm |
6 |
23.5 |
-17.5 |
Arrieta leads the Heroes in his third straight start, while Valbuena continues to creep upward on the Goat chart.