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Quite the power-packed Hero podium in this game. It's like the big boys all decided to come out and play at the same time.
Graphs for Game 123 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 123:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Lester |
8.2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1.98 |
.168 |
H Rondon |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.89 |
.129 |
Total |
9 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2.15 |
.297 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
K Bryant |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.02 |
.381 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.49 |
.140 |
D Ross |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.8 |
.002 |
C Coghlan |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.05 |
.002 |
S Castro |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.92 |
-.038 |
J Lester |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.95 |
-.040 |
T La Stella |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.73 |
-.056 |
K Schwarber |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.94 |
-.091 |
D Fowler |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.15 |
-.097 |
Total |
29 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
1.02 |
.203 |
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 - Kris Bryant (.381). Go yard, win the game, take the top step. Pretty simple formula.
- Hero - Jon Lester (.168). This is one case where the WPA doesn't necessarily tell the complete story.
- Sidekick - Anthony Rizzo (.140). See, I wasn't kidding about it being a power-packed Hero podium.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Dexter Fowler (-.097). Even though he got plunked late in the game, the popout to end the sixth was the deciding factor for him.
- Goat - Kyle Schwarber (-.091). Everyone gets their first golden sombrero sometime.
- Kid - Tommy La Stella (-.056). Wait, who's this guy?? I thought he was just a myth.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
21.5 |
7.5 |
92.5 |
Kris Bryant |
14 |
10 |
7 |
69 |
Dexter Fowler |
10 |
5 |
13 |
53 |
Jake Arrieta |
13.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
47 |
x-Jorge Soler |
6 |
11 |
3 |
43 |
Miguel Montero |
9.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
41.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
3 |
8 |
38 |
Addison Russell |
6 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
36.5 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
7 |
10 |
33 |
Jon Lester |
7 |
4 |
2 |
31 |
Jason Hammel |
7 |
4 |
0 |
29 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
9 |
8.5 |
26.5 |
Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
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 |
Chris Denorfia |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
x-Jason Motte |
0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
2 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
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 |
Tommy Hunter |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Starlin Castro |
10 |
9 |
14 |
62 |
x-Jorge Soler |
6 |
12 |
10 |
52 |
Dexter Fowler |
8 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
49.5 |
Kris Bryant |
7 |
9 |
8 |
47 |
Addison Russell |
2 |
16 |
9 |
47 |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
9 |
4 |
43 |
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
9 |
15 |
42 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
7 |
8 |
31 |
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
2 |
1 |
29 |
Pedro Strop |
8 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
Kyle Schwarber |
3 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
Jon Lester |
6 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
David Ross |
2 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
20.5 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
Hector Rondon |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
Chris Denorfia |
3 |
2 |
6 |
19 |
Justin Grimm |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
x-Jason Motte |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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 |
Dan Haren |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
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 |
1 |
3 |
Tommy La Stella |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
92.5 |
43 |
49.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
47 |
16 |
31 |
Kris Bryant |
69 |
47 |
22 |
Miguel Montero |
41.5 |
31 |
10.5 |
Jon Lester |
31 |
21 |
10 |
Jason Hammel |
29 |
20 |
9 |
Hector Rondon |
26.5 |
19 |
7.5 |
Travis Wood |
21.5 |
16 |
5.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
10 |
5 |
5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Dexter Fowler |
53 |
49.5 |
3.5 |
Kyle Schwarber |
26 |
23 |
3 |
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
12 |
3 |
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
Clayton Richard |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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 |
x-Jason Motte |
10.5 |
11 |
-0.5 |
Tommy La Stella |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
Tommy Hunter |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Chris Coghlan |
38 |
42 |
-4 |
Dan Haren |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
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 |
Justin Grimm |
10.5 |
17 |
-6.5 |
x-Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
Chris Denorfia |
10.5 |
19 |
-8.5 |
x-Jorge Soler |
43 |
52 |
-9 |
Kyle Hendricks |
19 |
29 |
-10 |
Addison Russell |
36.5 |
47 |
-10.5 |
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
28 |
-14.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
20.5 |
-18.5 |
Starlin Castro |
33 |
62 |
-29 |