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Here's the quick, quick recap of the Superheroes and Billy Goats from Sunday, August 9 through Wednesday, August 12:
THE SUPERHEROES:
- Sunday 8/9 (Cubs 2, Giants 0) - Jake Arrieta (.406)
- Tuesday 8/11 (Cubs 6, Brewers 3) - Jorge Soler (.101)
- Wednesday 8/12 (Cubs 3, Brewers 2) - Miguel Montero (.387)
THE BILLY GOATS:
- Sunday 8/9 - Dexter Fowler (-.045)
- Tuesday 8/11 - Hector Rondon (-.231)
- Wednesday 8/12 - Jorge Soler (-.184)
And as for Thursday...
Graphs for Game 113 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 113:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Lester |
6 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
1.1 |
.129 |
J Motte |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.56 |
.039 |
T Hunter |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.21 |
.005 |
T Wood |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.04 |
.005 |
Total |
9 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
0.9 |
.178 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
D Fowler |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0.8 |
.233 |
K Schwarber |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0.57 |
.102 |
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.71 |
.070 |
A Rizzo |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.51 |
.062 |
J Soler |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.71 |
.031 |
J Herrera |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
.003 |
S Castro |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.12 |
.003 |
C Denorfia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
.003 |
A Russell |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.64 |
-.010 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.65 |
-.045 |
D Ross |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.59 |
-.062 |
J Lester |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.44 |
-.066 |
Total |
34 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
0.63 |
.322 |
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 - Dexter Fowler (.233). Broke the deadlock with his two-run bomb in the fifth.
- Hero - Jon Lester (.129). His last five podium appearances have all been on the Hero side.
- Sidekick - Kyle Schwarber (.102). The two homers were definitely impressive; the score of the game when he hit them is what kept him on the final stair.
THE THREE GOATS: There was only one pitcher hitting bump in the last four games, and it occurred in this one as Lester's -.066 hitting was moved out, moving everyone up a step on the podium. It's the first three-way bump on the Goat podium in 23 games.
- Billy Goat - David Ross (-.062). Silver lining: His on-base percentage is still .291? It's a stretch, I know.
- Goat - Chris Coghlan (-.045). A somewhat uneventful 0-for-3.
- Kid - Addison Russell (-.010). Saved from a worse podium fate by his walk in the fifth.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
13 |
20.5 |
6.5 |
86.5 |
Kris Bryant |
11 |
10 |
6 |
59 |
Dexter Fowler |
10 |
4 |
10 |
48 |
Jake Arrieta |
11.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
41 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
10 |
3 |
41 |
Miguel Montero |
7.5 |
5.5 |
1 |
34.5 |
Addison Russell |
6 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
34.5 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
7 |
10 |
33 |
Chris Coghlan |
7 |
2 |
7 |
32 |
Jon Lester |
7 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
Jason Hammel |
7 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
8.5 |
8 |
25 |
Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
1 |
3 |
23 |
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
6 |
3.5 |
18.5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
8.5 |
13.5 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1.5 |
6 |
9 |
Chris Denorfia |
1 |
1 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
x-Edwin Jackson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Dan Haren |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
x-Mike Baxter |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Yoervis Medina |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
9 |
8 |
14 |
57 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
11 |
9 |
49 |
Dexter Fowler |
7 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
46.5 |
Addison Russell |
2 |
15 |
8 |
44 |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
9 |
4 |
43 |
Kris Bryant |
7 |
7 |
8 |
43 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
9 |
15 |
39 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
6 |
7 |
28 |
Pedro Strop |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
Kyle Hendricks |
7 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
David Ross |
2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
19.5 |
Hector Rondon |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
Jon Lester |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
Justin Grimm |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
Chris Denorfia |
2 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
Kyle Schwarber |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
x-Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
x-Mike Baxter |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
x-Rafael Soriano |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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 |
Tommy Hunter |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Dan Haren |
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 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
86.5 |
43 |
43.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
41 |
16 |
25 |
Kris Bryant |
59 |
43 |
16 |
Jon Lester |
29 |
18 |
11 |
Jason Hammel |
27 |
18 |
9 |
Kyle Schwarber |
23 |
14 |
9 |
Miguel Montero |
34.5 |
28 |
6.5 |
Hector Rondon |
25 |
19 |
6 |
Travis Wood |
18.5 |
13 |
5.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
10 |
5 |
5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
11 |
4 |
Clayton Richard |
5 |
2 |
3 |
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
48 |
46.5 |
1.5 |
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Yoervis Medina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Jason Motte |
10.5 |
11 |
-0.5 |
Dan Haren |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Tommy Hunter |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Kyle Hendricks |
19 |
24 |
-5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
x-Edwin Jackson |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
x-Rafael Soriano |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
Chris Denorfia |
8.5 |
15 |
-6.5 |
x-Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
32 |
39 |
-7 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
Jorge Soler |
41 |
49 |
-8 |
Justin Grimm |
9 |
17 |
-8 |
Addison Russell |
34.5 |
44 |
-9.5 |
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
25 |
-11.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
19.5 |
-17.5 |
Starlin Castro |
33 |
57 |
-24 |