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As for the Hero podium, there were only three Cubs above a zero WPA on Friday night. And for one of them it's been way too long.
Graphs for Game 65 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 65:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
E Jackson |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.04 |
.012 |
|
K Hendricks |
5 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0.78 |
-.264 |
|
Total |
8 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0.59 |
-.252 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.44 |
.062 |
|
M Montero |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.6 |
.015 |
|
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
-.032 |
|
K Schwarber |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
-.039 |
|
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.43 |
-.045 |
|
C Denorfia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.56 |
-.046 |
|
S Castro |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.68 |
-.049 |
|
D Fowler |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
-.051 |
|
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.83 |
-.064 |
|
Total |
30 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0.54 |
-.248 |
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 - Anthony Rizzo (.062). Okay, I really should clarify things a bit more. When I said that I wanted Rizzo to go back to doing his magic on the Hero podium, I didn't mean that everyone else on the team should fall asleep while he does it. I mean, give the guy a run for the money.
- Hero - Miguel Montero (.015). Had the third of the Cubs' four hits and got it in his first at-bat.
- Sidekick - Edwin Jackson (.012). Things you don't want to hear 65 games into the season, especially with a player making $11 million a year: This is his first Hero podium appearance of 2015.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Kyle Hendricks (-.264). Yeah, that was an ugly night.
- Goat - Chris Coghlan (-.064). Had the bad luck of striking out when the Cubs actually managed to have a runner on base as well as making the first out of the inning twice in his other two at-bats.
- Kid - Dexter Fowler (-.051). One of two 0-for-4 performances on the night including a double play to render Rizzo's homer in the bottom of the ninth statistically irrelevant.
Rizzo finds his way back to a 20-point lead on the plus/minus chart, while Coghlan cuts in front of Starlin Castro for the spot in front of the cellar door.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
9 |
15 |
1 |
58 |
|
Kris Bryant |
6 |
7 |
6 |
38 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
6 |
28 |
|
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0 |
27.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
5 |
6 |
25 |
|
Addison Russell |
4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
22.5 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
2 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
18 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
|
Jason Hammel |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
5 |
3.5 |
13.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
x-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 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Jason Motte |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
7 |
3 |
8 |
35 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
4 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
26.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
3 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
|
Miguel Montero |
2 |
5 |
4 |
20 |
|
Addison Russell |
0 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
|
Pedro Strop |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
Jon Lester |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Jason Hammel |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Jason Motte |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Mike Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
58 |
20 |
38 |
|
Kris Bryant |
38 |
21 |
17 |
|
Miguel Montero |
27.5 |
20 |
7.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
22.5 |
15 |
7.5 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
18 |
13 |
5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
16 |
12 |
4 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
3.5 |
1 |
2.5 |
|
James Russell |
7 |
5 |
2 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
28 |
26.5 |
1.5 |
|
x-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 |
|
Jon Lester |
10 |
13 |
-3 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
|
Mike Baxter |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
9 |
-4 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
8.5 |
14 |
-5.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
3.5 |
9 |
-5.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
14 |
-6 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
9.5 |
-8.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
25 |
35 |
-10 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
17 |
28 |
-11 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
19 |
32 |
-13 |