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As has been the case with previous two-game recaps, 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 115 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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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 115:
- Superhero - Jake Arrieta (.141). How's this for a run: Nine of his last 10 appearances have been on the Hero podium. Eight of the nine have been as the Superhero.
- Hero - Dexter Fowler (.118). Due almost entirely to his game-tying double in the third.
- Sidekick - Kyle Schwarber (.117). His single in the fifth was plenty legit, but there's a fruit basket heading to Alexei Ramirez for getting him on the final step.
THE THREE GOATS, GAME 115:
- Billy Goat - Chris Denorfia (-.086). Probably would have taken a lower step had he not gotten robbed by Tyler Saladino on a screaming liner.
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.081). The lowest plus-minus by a position player last season was minus-27.5 by Nate Schierholtz. With this game, Castro is at minus-26.
- Kid - David Ross (-.008). It's a pretty bad break for him when he goes 1-for-4 and still can't escape the Goat podium.
And, for Sunday's game...
Graphs for Game 116 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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THE THREE HEROES, GAME 116:
- Superhero - Travis Wood (.028). As you can tell, it didn't take much to make the Hero podium on Sunday. And pitching 1⅔ scoreless innings was all it took to win the top spot.
- Hero - Jorge Soler (.017). Thankfully broke up the shutout with his homer in the ninth.
- Sidekick - Tommy Hunter (.007). It's his first Hero appearance in a Cub uniform, so there's that.
THE THREE GOATS, GAME 116:
- Billy Goat - Starlin Castro (-.123). And with this game, there's a new single-season low mark by a position player. At least for the past two seasons.
- Goat - Kris Bryant (-.100). I think Chris Sale pretty much had his number.
- Kid - Dan Haren (-.095). He's up to 27 homers allowed for the season, six as a Cub. That's... not good.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
13 |
20.5 |
6.5 |
86.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
11 |
10 |
6 |
59 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
10 |
5 |
10 |
50 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
12.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
44 |
|
Jorge Soler |
6 |
11 |
3 |
43 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
2 |
7 |
35 |
|
Miguel Montero |
7.5 |
5.5 |
1 |
34.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
6 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
34.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
3 |
7 |
10 |
33 |
|
Jon Lester |
7 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
|
Jason Hammel |
7 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
9 |
8.5 |
26.5 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
6 |
3.5 |
21.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
8.5 |
13.5 |
|
Jason Motte |
0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
2 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
|
Tommy Hunter |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Yoervis Medina |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
10 |
9 |
14 |
62 |
|
Jorge Soler |
6 |
11 |
9 |
49 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
7 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
46.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
7 |
8 |
8 |
45 |
|
Addison Russell |
2 |
15 |
8 |
44 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
9 |
4 |
43 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
9 |
15 |
39 |
|
Miguel Montero |
3 |
7 |
7 |
30 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
|
Pedro Strop |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
|
David Ross |
2 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
20.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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 |
|
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 |
1 |
4 |
|
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 |
44 |
16 |
28 |
|
Kris Bryant |
59 |
45 |
14 |
|
Jon Lester |
29 |
18 |
11 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
24 |
14 |
10 |
|
Jason Hammel |
27 |
18 |
9 |
|
Travis Wood |
21.5 |
13 |
8.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
26.5 |
19 |
7.5 |
|
x-Matt Szczur |
10 |
5 |
5 |
|
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Miguel Montero |
34.5 |
30 |
4.5 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
11 |
4 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
50 |
46.5 |
3.5 |
|
Clayton Richard |
5 |
2 |
3 |
|
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
|
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 |
4 |
-2 |
|
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
|
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
35 |
39 |
-4 |
|
Tommy Hunter |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
|
x-Edwin Jackson |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
|
Jorge Soler |
43 |
49 |
-6 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
x-Rafael Soriano |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
|
Justin Grimm |
10.5 |
17 |
-6.5 |
|
x-Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
|
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
19 |
27 |
-8 |
|
Addison Russell |
34.5 |
44 |
-9.5 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
8.5 |
19 |
-10.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
25 |
-11.5 |
|
David Ross |
2 |
20.5 |
-18.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
33 |
62 |
-29 |