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Fun Fact: The last game the Cubs won and the starting pitcher lasted three innings or fewer actually wasn't that long ago; it last happened on September 20, 2014 when Felix Doubront didn't make it out of the third inning in an 8-7 win over the Dodgers. The feat has only been managed eight times by the Cubs since the start of the 2010 season.
Graphs for Game 58 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 58:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
T Wood |
2.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.3 |
.146 |
|
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.54 |
.039 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
.035 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.36 |
.027 |
|
J Grimm |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.42 |
.020 |
|
T Wada |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1.1 |
-.152 |
|
Total |
9 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
0.92 |
.116 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
M Montero |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0.95 |
.220 |
|
K Bryant |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.84 |
.119 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.52 |
.094 |
|
D Fowler |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.63 |
.058 |
|
C Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
.048 |
|
A Russell |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.35 |
.017 |
|
M Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.25 |
-.006 |
|
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.38 |
-.009 |
|
T Wada |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.53 |
-.013 |
|
C Denorfia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.54 |
-.013 |
|
J Lake |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.67 |
-.054 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.71 |
-.077 |
|
Total |
33 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
0.64 |
.384 |
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 - Miguel Montero (.220). It took him 23 games, but he finally made it back to the top of the podium. And not the Goat podium.
- Hero - Travis Wood (.146). It's hard to believe that he's only appeared on one of the top two steps twice this season, including last night's performance.
- Sidekick - Kris Bryant (.119). Only had one hit, but it helped re-open the lead a bit in the fifth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Tsuyoshi Wada (-.152). These three-inning starts aren't going to cut it in the long run.
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.077). The whiff with the bases loaded in the fifth took him a long way to the second spot on the podium.
- Kid - Junior Lake (-.054). Also was hitless on the night, but he did have a walk.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 58 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
Bryant inches ahead in his second-place spot on the plus/minus chart, while Castro falls into a tie for the cellar.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
8 |
15 |
1 |
55 |
|
Kris Bryant |
5 |
7 |
6 |
35 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
5 |
27 |
|
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
3.5 |
0 |
23.5 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
2 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
|
Starlin Castro |
2 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
18 |
|
Addison Russell |
3 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
17.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
5 |
3.5 |
13.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
Travis Wood |
1 |
1 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Pedro Strop |
0 |
0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Jason Motte |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
6 |
3 |
8 |
32 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
4 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
24.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
3 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
|
Miguel Montero |
2 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
|
Addison Russell |
0 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
|
Pedro Strop |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Jon Lester |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Hector Rondon |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
|
Jason Motte |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Jason Hammel |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
Junior Lake |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
55 |
15 |
40 |
|
Kris Bryant |
35 |
19 |
16 |
|
Jason Hammel |
16 |
7 |
9 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
18 |
10 |
8 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
|
Miguel Montero |
23.5 |
18 |
5.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
27 |
24.5 |
2.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
17.5 |
15 |
2.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
13.5 |
11 |
2.5 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
James Russell |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Travis Wood |
7.5 |
9 |
-1.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
11 |
-3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Jon Lester |
9 |
13 |
-4 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
|
Jason Motte |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
Justin Grimm |
2.5 |
7 |
-4.5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
7.5 |
-6.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
17 |
25 |
-8 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
|
Pedro Strop |
5.5 |
14 |
-8.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
19 |
32 |
-13 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
19 |
32 |
-13 |