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Call me a pessimist, but I wouldn't have guessed for that kind of performance from Clayton Richard by any stretch of the imagination. Of course I'll gladly take it, but you can put me in the "pleasantly shocked" camp.
Graphs for Game 104 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 104:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
C Richard |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
.206 |
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.66 |
.048 |
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.6 |
.045 |
H Rondon |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.71 |
.035 |
Total |
9 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1.3 |
.334 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
K Bryant |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.09 |
.087 |
A Russell |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.45 |
.069 |
K Schwarber |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.65 |
.055 |
C Coghlan |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.94 |
.041 |
C Richard |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.15 |
.027 |
S Castro |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.97 |
.004 |
J Russell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.11 |
-.003 |
J Herrera |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.15 |
-.004 |
D Fowler |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.49 |
-.006 |
J Soler |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.84 |
-.049 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.15 |
-.054 |
Total |
35 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
0.8 |
.166 |
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 - Clayton Richard (.206). Fun Fact: Seven of the last eight outs while he was on the mound were groundouts, including six in a row in the fifth and sixth innings.
- Hero - Kris Bryant (.087). Even though it made the score 4-1, his run-scoring single in the fifth was what propelled him to the second spot.
- Sidekick - Addison Russell (.069). Man, he hit that homer a mile.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.054). You know, you really don't have to give the points back just because you took so many in a row. It's okay to pile the points on.
- Goat - Jorge Soler (-.049). The story of Soler's season: the average isn't all that bad, but when chances come up with runners in scoring position it gets a whole lot worse.
- Kid - Dexter Fowler (-.006). Tough break at the final spot as everyone else seemed to make a positive contribution on Sunday.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
13 |
18.5 |
5.5 |
81.5 |
Kris Bryant |
10 |
9 |
6 |
54 |
Dexter Fowler |
9 |
4 |
10 |
45 |
Jake Arrieta |
9.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
35 |
Addison Russell |
6 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
34.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
7 |
2 |
7 |
32 |
Jorge Soler |
3 |
10 |
3 |
32 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
7 |
9 |
32 |
x-Miguel Montero |
6.5 |
5.5 |
0 |
30.5 |
Jason Hammel |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
Jon Lester |
7 |
1 |
2 |
25 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
8 |
6.5 |
22.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
Kyle Schwarber |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
5 |
3.5 |
16.5 |
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 |
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 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
x-Edwin Jackson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
7 |
13 |
54 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
10 |
9 |
47 |
Kris Bryant |
7 |
7 |
8 |
43 |
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
9 |
4 |
40 |
Addison Russell |
2 |
14 |
6 |
40 |
Dexter Fowler |
5 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
39.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
7 |
14 |
34 |
x-Miguel Montero |
3 |
6 |
6 |
27 |
Pedro Strop |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
Kyle Hendricks |
6 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
Jon Lester |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
Justin Grimm |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
Hector Rondon |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
David Ross |
1 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
14.5 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Chris Denorfia |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
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 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
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 |
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 |
81.5 |
40 |
41.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
35 |
16 |
19 |
Kris Bryant |
54 |
43 |
11 |
Kyle Schwarber |
18 |
8 |
10 |
Jon Lester |
25 |
18 |
7 |
Jason Hammel |
25 |
18 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
22.5 |
16 |
6.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
45 |
39.5 |
5.5 |
Travis Wood |
16.5 |
11 |
5.5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
11 |
4 |
x-Matt Szczur |
9 |
5 |
4 |
x-Miguel Montero |
30.5 |
27 |
3.5 |
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
Clayton Richard |
4 |
2 |
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 |
Jason Motte |
10.5 |
11 |
-0.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
32 |
34 |
-2 |
Kyle Hendricks |
19 |
21 |
-2 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Chris Denorfia |
8.5 |
12 |
-3.5 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
x-Edwin Jackson |
3 |
8 |
-5 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
Addison Russell |
34.5 |
40 |
-5.5 |
x-Dallas Beeler |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
Rafael Soriano |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
x-Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
Justin Grimm |
7.5 |
17 |
-9.5 |
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
25 |
-11.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
14.5 |
-12.5 |
Jorge Soler |
32 |
47 |
-15 |
Starlin Castro |
32 |
54 |
-22 |