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The win on Thursday did lead to another first for the season. With a bit of an asterisk, but still a first. More on that below.
Graphs for Game 77 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 77:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Arrieta |
8 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0.97 |
.242 |
|
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.07 |
.005 |
|
Total |
9 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0.89 |
.247 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Herrera |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.12 |
.210 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.74 |
.096 |
|
S Castro |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.52 |
.055 |
|
C Coghlan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0.65 |
.052 |
|
C Denorfia |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.03 |
.012 |
|
M Montero |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
.009 |
|
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.56 |
-.053 |
|
J Arrieta |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.54 |
-.055 |
|
M Baxter |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.42 |
-.073 |
|
Total |
34 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0.77 |
.253 |
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 - Jake Arrieta (.242). It's a very nice sign when a pitcher puts up a game score of 75 and it's already the fourth time this season that he's done it.
- Hero - Jonathan Herrera (.210). He might deserve the honorary Superhero award for his first homer in almost two years.
- Sidekick - Anthony Rizzo (.096). Because he doesn't have enough points yet, obviously.
THE THREE GOATS:
For the second time in three games and for the 16th time this season, there's a bump on the Goat podium as Arrieta's -.055 hitting is moved out. For those scoring along at home, here are the updated hitting point totals for the pitchers: Donn Roach +3, Jason Hammel -2, Kyle Hendricks -7, Jon Lester -7, Travis Wood -7, Jake Arrieta -11.
- Billy Goat - Mike Baxter (-.073). Probably not the kind of homecoming he was looking for.
- Goat - Addison Russell (-.053). It's a bit lonely being the only guy (other than the guy who got moved out) to not get a hit or a walk.
- Kid - Travis Wood (+.005). Yes, folks, in karma's attempt to even out the scales, we have the first anti-Goat of the season. The asterisk is because of Arrieta's bump to move Wood here, but that's how the game is played. And for those wondering about last season, there were two anti-Goats as Wesley Wright and Blake Parker each took the final stair once last season with a +.002 WPA.
Arrieta moves into a tie for second place on the plus/minus chart, an impressive feat given that he only gets one chance every five days to make a move.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
18 |
3 |
69 |
|
Kris Bryant |
7 |
7 |
6 |
41 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
6 |
8 |
29 |
|
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0 |
27.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
7.5 |
2 |
0.5 |
27 |
|
Addison Russell |
5 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
25.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
6 |
0 |
5 |
23 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
2 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
|
Jon Lester |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
6 |
3.5 |
15.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
3 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Travis Wood |
1 |
2 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
0 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
|
Jason Motte |
0 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
|
x-Kyle Schwarber |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
0 |
1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
|
x-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 |
9 |
40 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
4 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
29.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
7 |
9 |
29 |
|
Addison Russell |
1 |
10 |
6 |
29 |
|
Kris Bryant |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
|
Miguel Montero |
2 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
|
Pedro Strop |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
|
Jon Lester |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Jason Hammel |
3 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
|
Hector Rondon |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
|
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 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Mike Baxter |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Jason Motte |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Donn Roach |
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 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
69 |
23 |
46 |
|
Kris Bryant |
41 |
27 |
14 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
27 |
13 |
14 |
|
Miguel Montero |
27.5 |
21 |
6.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
19 |
15 |
4 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
10 |
6 |
4 |
|
Matt Szczur |
9 |
5 |
4 |
|
x-Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
31 |
29.5 |
1.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
15.5 |
14 |
1.5 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Yoervis Medina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
5.5 |
5 |
0.5 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Jason Motte |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Travis Wood |
9.5 |
11 |
-1.5 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
|
Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Addison Russell |
25.5 |
29 |
-3.5 |
|
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 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
23 |
29 |
-6 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
11 |
17 |
-6 |
|
Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
|
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9.5 |
17 |
-7.5 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
10.5 |
-9.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
29 |
40 |
-11 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
19 |
32 |
-13 |