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And today we present the "erratic heartbeat" chart, which is probably what most Cubs fans were feeling as they were watching this game unfold.
Graphs for Game 69 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 69:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Hammel |
7.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1.23 |
.411 |
P Strop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.33 |
.123 |
J Motte |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.7 |
.123 |
H Rondon |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.9 |
.103 |
Total |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1.5 |
.760 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
C Denorfia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3.62 |
.142 |
D Fowler |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3.42 |
.129 |
M Szczur |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
.038 |
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.12 |
.033 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.71 |
.013 |
M Baxter |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.51 |
-.017 |
J Hammel |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.79 |
-.058 |
M Montero |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.62 |
-.073 |
K Bryant |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.74 |
-.092 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.77 |
-.181 |
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.58 |
-.194 |
Total |
33 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
1.57 |
-.260 |
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 - Jason Hammel (.411). His second-best start of the season by game score standards, coming just two points short of his eight-inning gem against Pittsburgh on April 27.
- Hero - Chris Denorfia (.142). Sent the crowd home happy with the sac fly and got a little Superman treatment from Anthony Rizzo in the postgame celebration.
- Sidekick - Dexter Fowler (.129). Some nights, all you need is a little patience.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Addison Russell (-.194). The forceout in the tenth sealed the top spot, but it was a good fight against a tough opponent in Kenley Jansen.
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.181). Three chances on the night with runners on and came up empty.
- Kid - Kris Bryant (-.092). Also had a couple of chances with runners on and couldn't capitalize.
Hammel moves back into fifth place overall on the plus/minus chart, while Castro joins Jorge Soler in the basement.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
9 |
17 |
1 |
62 |
Kris Bryant |
7 |
7 |
6 |
41 |
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
7 |
29 |
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0 |
27.5 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
5 |
7 |
26 |
Addison Russell |
4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
22.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
5.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
21 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
x-Jorge Soler |
2 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
Chris Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
5 |
3.5 |
13.5 |
Jon Lester |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
2 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
0 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
x-Kyle Schwarber |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
Chris Denorfia |
0 |
1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
Justin Grimm |
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 |
5 |
8 |
39 |
x-Jorge Soler |
4 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
29.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
Kris Bryant |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
Miguel Montero |
2 |
5 |
4 |
20 |
Addison Russell |
1 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
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 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Jason Hammel |
2 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
David Ross |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
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 |
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 |
x-Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
62 |
20 |
42 |
Kris Bryant |
41 |
27 |
14 |
Jake Arrieta |
21 |
13 |
8 |
Miguel Montero |
27.5 |
20 |
7.5 |
Jason Hammel |
19 |
12 |
7 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
x-Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
2 |
4 |
Addison Russell |
22.5 |
19 |
3.5 |
Chris Denorfia |
5.5 |
2 |
3.5 |
James Russell |
7 |
5 |
2 |
Matt Szczur |
6 |
4 |
2 |
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Travis Wood |
9.5 |
9 |
0.5 |
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Jon Lester |
13 |
13 |
0 |
Dexter Fowler |
29 |
29.5 |
-0.5 |
Hector Rondon |
13.5 |
14 |
-0.5 |
Jason Motte |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
Mike Baxter |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Pedro Strop |
9.5 |
14 |
-4.5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
Justin Grimm |
3.5 |
9 |
-5.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
14 |
-6 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
Edwin Jackson |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
David Ross |
1 |
10.5 |
-9.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
17 |
28 |
-11 |
Starlin Castro |
26 |
39 |
-13 |
x-Jorge Soler |
19 |
32 |
-13 |