Similar to the Cubs' last doubleheader against the Cardinals, I won't be including each game's stats here in the interest of keeping the piece a bit shorter. The stats can can be found at the included Fangraphs links for those that are interested.
Also, no polls today, but feel free to leave your votes in the comments.
Graphs for Game 93 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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, GAME 93:
- Superhero - Kyle Schwarber (.107). When you drive in the only run in a blowout game, the top step is yours pretty much by default.
- Hero - Addison Russell (.020). All it took was a double in his first at-bat...
- Sidekick - Chris Coghlan (.003). ...and all it took for him was to be the only other player that was above zero. There have been much worse hero podiums than this; trust me on that one.
THE THREE GOATS, GAME 93:
- Billy Goat - Kyle Hendricks (-.306). Two doubles in an inning wouldn't be so bad... if they didn't follow two infield hits, an error, and a walk.
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.135). Done in by the inning-ending double play in the third with runners on the corners.
- Kid - Jorge Soler (-.063). Although he wasn't the only other 0-for-4 in the game (I'm looking at you, Chris Denorfia), his first out came when the game was still scoreless.
And, for the nightcap...
Graphs for Game 94 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
THE THREE HEROES, GAME 94:
- Superhero - Taylor Teagarden (.354). For those of you who had "Taylor Teagarden with a game-winning single against Aroldis Chapman" on their Cubs' Bingo cards, here's your eleventy billion dollars.
- Hero - Jason Motte (.168). Showed some great stuff with a couple of whiffs in his save.
- Sidekick - Dexter Fowler (.160). A 2-for-5 day is always good, but it was the stolen base in the ninth that got him the final podium spot.
THE THREE GOATS, GAME 94:
- Billy Goat - Dallas Beeler (-.339). The first inning wasn't so bad. And then there was the second inning.
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.162). Maybe there's some WPA karma here since his error was part of the second inning mess.
- Kid - Chris Coghlan (-.115). Came into the game later and struck out both times that he came to the plate. Not necessarily the worst thing in the world, but when the game's tied and there are runners on base, then things tend to get magnified a bit.
Rizzo falls under the plus-40 mark for the first time in just over a month, while Castro becomes the first member this season of the minus-20 club.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
11 |
18 |
4 |
73 |
Kris Bryant |
9 |
8 |
6 |
49 |
Jake Arrieta |
9.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
35 |
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
4 |
9 |
35 |
Addison Russell |
6 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
33.5 |
x-Miguel Montero |
6.5 |
5.5 |
0 |
30.5 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
6 |
9 |
30 |
Chris Coghlan |
6 |
2 |
6 |
28 |
Jorge Soler |
3 |
8 |
2 |
27 |
Jason Hammel |
6 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
7.5 |
6 |
21 |
Jon Lester |
6 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
Kyle Schwarber |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
4 |
3.5 |
14.5 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
0 |
8.5 |
11.5 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Chris Denorfia |
1 |
1 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Taylor Teagarden |
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 |
x-Mike Baxter |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
x-Clayton Richard |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Yoervis Medina |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
8 |
7 |
13 |
51 |
Jorge Soler |
5 |
9 |
8 |
41 |
Addison Russell |
2 |
13 |
6 |
38 |
Dexter Fowler |
5 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
36.5 |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
8 |
4 |
35 |
Kris Bryant |
5 |
6 |
7 |
34 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
7 |
12 |
32 |
x-Miguel Montero |
3 |
6 |
6 |
27 |
Pedro Strop |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
Kyle Hendricks |
6 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
Jon Lester |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Justin Grimm |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Hector Rondon |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
Jason Hammel |
3 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
David Ross |
1 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
13.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Chris Denorfia |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
x-Mike Baxter |
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-Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Dallas Beeler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Donn Roach |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
x-Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
73 |
35 |
38 |
Jake Arrieta |
35 |
13 |
22 |
Kris Bryant |
49 |
34 |
15 |
Kyle Schwarber |
15 |
3 |
12 |
Jason Hammel |
22 |
15 |
7 |
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
9 |
6 |
Hector Rondon |
21 |
16 |
5 |
Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
9 |
5 |
4 |
x-Miguel Montero |
30.5 |
27 |
3.5 |
Travis Wood |
14.5 |
11 |
3.5 |
Jason Motte |
10.5 |
7 |
3.5 |
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
Jon Lester |
20 |
18 |
2 |
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Yoervis Medina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
x-Clayton Richard |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Dexter Fowler |
35 |
36.5 |
-1.5 |
Chris Denorfia |
8.5 |
10 |
-1.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
17 |
20 |
-3 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
Dallas Beeler |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Chris Coghlan |
28 |
32 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Addison Russell |
33.5 |
38 |
-4.5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
Edwin Jackson |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
x-Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
Justin Grimm |
6.5 |
17 |
-10.5 |
David Ross |
1 |
13.5 |
-12.5 |
Pedro Strop |
11.5 |
25 |
-13.5 |
Jorge Soler |
27 |
41 |
-14 |
Starlin Castro |
30 |
51 |
-21 |