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Seeing five pitchers end up on both podiums -- and not as a result of a tie for a spot -- is extremely rare. In fact, it has only happened one other time since I started the feature, and that was on May 21, 2014 in a 4-2 Cubs loss to the Yankees in 13 innings.
Graphs for Game 59 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 59:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.7 |
.123 |
|
J Motte |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.35 |
.098 |
|
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.12 |
.082 |
|
Z Rosscup |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.59 |
.031 |
|
J Hammel |
5 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0.88 |
-.245 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.37 |
-.324 |
|
Total |
10 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
1.2 |
-.234 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
C Coghlan |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.11 |
.073 |
|
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2.03 |
.065 |
|
K Bryant |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1.3 |
.062 |
|
S Castro |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
.047 |
|
J Hammel |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.21 |
.043 |
|
C Denorfia |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.4 |
.001 |
|
M Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.26 |
-.034 |
|
J Herrera |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.18 |
-.069 |
|
M Montero |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.59 |
-.076 |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.22 |
-.149 |
|
D Fowler |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.79 |
-.230 |
|
Total |
36 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
1.56 |
-.266 |
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: In reverse order today:
- Sidekick - James Russell (.082). For his perfect seventh inning...
- Hero - Jason Motte (.098). For his perfect eighth, and...
- Superhero - Pedro Strop (.123). For his perfect ninth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Hector Rondon (-.324). Part of this one would go to Kris Bryant if WPA had a way to account for errors.
- Goat - Jason Hammel (-.245). Found himself fighting out of trouble way too much.
- Kid - Dexter Fowler (-.230). He wasn't the only one to go hitless today, but the flyout to end the ninth with runners on the corners was the finishing touch to give him the final podium spot.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 59 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
The majority of the chart movement comes from the middle, with Hammel being the notable exception as he falls back into second place among the pitchers.
|
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 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
0 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
|
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 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Jason Motte |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
25.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
|
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 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Jon Lester |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
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 |
|
Jason Hammel |
1 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
|
Jason Motte |
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 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
18 |
10 |
8 |
|
Jason Hammel |
16 |
9 |
7 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
|
Miguel Montero |
23.5 |
18 |
5.5 |
|
James Russell |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
Addison Russell |
17.5 |
15 |
2.5 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
27 |
25.5 |
1.5 |
|
Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
13.5 |
14 |
-0.5 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Travis Wood |
7.5 |
9 |
-1.5 |
|
Jason Motte |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
|
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 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
Justin Grimm |
2.5 |
7 |
-4.5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
8.5 |
14 |
-5.5 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
7.5 |
-6.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
17 |
25 |
-8 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
|
Starlin Castro |
19 |
32 |
-13 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
19 |
32 |
-13 |