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There was a first for the season that came from this game, though. You probably already know what it is, but if you don't I won't spoil it here.
Graphs for Game 73 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 73:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
E Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.01 |
.001 |
|
T Wood |
2.2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0.51 |
-.163 |
|
D Roach |
3.1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1.38 |
-.221 |
|
Total |
8 |
13 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0.79 |
-.383 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
D Roach |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.88 |
.098 |
|
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.54 |
.090 |
|
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.39 |
.088 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.69 |
.056 |
|
T Wood |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.85 |
.039 |
|
J Herrera |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01 |
.000 |
|
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.12 |
-.003 |
|
D Fowler |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.73 |
-.015 |
|
K Bryant |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.51 |
-.069 |
|
M Baxter |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.87 |
-.093 |
|
M Montero |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.73 |
-.137 |
|
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.36 |
-.170 |
|
Total |
31 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
0.73 |
-.117 |
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:
From the "Do you believe in unlikelihoods" department: It only took 73 games and 15 attempts, but for the first time this season there's a three-way bump on the Hero podium as the .098 hitting from Donn Roach is moved out. Maybe the other Cub pitchers can learn a thing or two from him before he heads back to Iowa.
- Superhero - Chris Coghlan (.090). Only had one hit when the game was still close, but it was a double with the next guy on the podium ahead of him on the bases.
- Hero - Starlin Castro (.088). Both of his hits came when the game was still in reach; unfortunately for him they both came with the bases empty.
- Sidekick - Anthony Rizzo (.056). Also had a hit with a runner on, but had two outs to go with it while the game was at least somewhat manageable.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Donn Roach (-.221). I know, Donn. If it were the same time last year, you'd be on the other podium too. But if it were the same time last year I'd be hearing about how you were on both podiums and how that's weird and I'd rather not go there again. Sorry, bud.
- Goat - Addison Russell (-.170). Very few things will kill your day quicker than a bases-loaded double play.
- Kid - Travis Wood (-.163). After a span of 12 outings in which he had allowed one run at most, I guess it was finally time for a clunker.
Coghland and Castro both take advantage of the podium bump to step away from the cellar door, while Addison Russell continues his yo-yo performance back toward the zero mark.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
17 |
2 |
66 |
|
Kris Bryant |
7 |
7 |
6 |
41 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
7 |
29 |
|
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0 |
27.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
6 |
7 |
28 |
|
Addison Russell |
5 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
25.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
6.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
24 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
2 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
5 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
6 |
3.5 |
15.5 |
|
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 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
|
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 |
|
Justin Grimm |
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 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Mike Baxter |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Yoervis Medina |
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 |
7 |
2 |
22 |
|
Miguel Montero |
2 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
|
Addison Russell |
1 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
|
Pedro Strop |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
|
Jon Lester |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
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 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
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 |
|
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Donn Roach |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Mike Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
x-Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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 |
66 |
22 |
44 |
|
Kris Bryant |
41 |
27 |
14 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
24 |
13 |
11 |
|
Jason Hammel |
19 |
12 |
7 |
|
Miguel Montero |
27.5 |
21 |
6.5 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
Addison Russell |
25.5 |
23 |
2.5 |
|
x-Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
5.5 |
2 |
3.5 |
|
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
15.5 |
14 |
1.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Yoervis Medina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Travis Wood |
9.5 |
10 |
-0.5 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
29 |
29.5 |
-0.5 |
|
Jason Motte |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
3 |
-1.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
13 |
16 |
-3 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
|
Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
5.5 |
11 |
-5.5 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9.5 |
17 |
-7.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
17 |
-9 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
10.5 |
-9.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
20 |
28 |
-8 |
|
Starlin Castro |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
19 |
32 |
-13 |