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Fun Facts: Baseball Reference scored Arrieta's no-hitter with a WPA of .575 (there's always a difference between them and FanGraphs for reasons unknown), which is the highest WPA by a Cubs starter since Jeff Samardzija posted a .605 on July 23, 2012 against the Pirates. It's also only the second time that a Cubs' no-hitter scored a .575 WPA or higher, with the other one coming from Ken Holtzman on June 3, 1971.
The Heroes and Goats will be listed today without additional notes from me. Because there aren't any that are really needed. The Hickman polling is also officially closed today.
Graphs for Game 129 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 129:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Arrieta |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0.91 |
.556 |
Total |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0.91 |
.556 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
K Bryant |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0.87 |
.105 |
C Denorfia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
.031 |
D Fowler |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.48 |
.025 |
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.57 |
.005 |
K Schwarber |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.55 |
.003 |
M Montero |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
-.024 |
M Szczur |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.69 |
-.035 |
J Arrieta |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.71 |
-.041 |
S Castro |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.61 |
-.054 |
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.56 |
-.072 |
Total |
39 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
0.63 |
-.056 |
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 (.556).
- Hero - Kris Bryant (.105).
- Sidekick - Chris Denorfia (.031).
THE THREE GOATS: Okay, I lied about the additional notes... there was another bump for Arrieta's hitting as his -.041 was moved out.
- Billy Goat - Addison Russell (-.072).
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.054).
- Kid - Matt Szczur (-.035).
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
15 |
22.5 |
7.5 |
97.5 |
Kris Bryant |
15 |
12 |
7 |
76 |
Dexter Fowler |
10 |
5 |
13 |
53 |
Jake Arrieta |
14.5 |
4 |
0.5 |
52 |
x-Jorge Soler |
6 |
11 |
3 |
43 |
Miguel Montero |
9.5 |
5.5 |
3 |
42.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
3 |
8 |
38 |
Starlin Castro |
4 |
7 |
11 |
37 |
Addison Russell |
6 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
36.5 |
Jon Lester |
7 |
4 |
2 |
31 |
Jason Hammel |
7 |
4 |
0 |
29 |
Kyle Schwarber |
7 |
2 |
4 |
29 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
9 |
8.5 |
26.5 |
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 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
2 |
2.5 |
12.5 |
Chris Denorfia |
1 |
2 |
5.5 |
12.5 |
x-Jason Motte |
0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
2 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Tommy La Stella |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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 |
x-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 |
10 |
14 |
64 |
Dexter Fowler |
9 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
52.5 |
x-Jorge Soler |
6 |
12 |
10 |
52 |
Addison Russell |
3 |
17 |
9 |
52 |
Kris Bryant |
7 |
9 |
8 |
47 |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
9 |
7 |
46 |
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
9 |
15 |
42 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
8 |
8 |
33 |
Kyle Hendricks |
9 |
2 |
1 |
32 |
Pedro Strop |
8 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
Kyle Schwarber |
3 |
6 |
4 |
25 |
Jon Lester |
7 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
4 |
0 |
23 |
Chris Denorfia |
3 |
3 |
7 |
22 |
x-David Ross |
2 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
20.5 |
Hector Rondon |
5 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
Justin Grimm |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
x-Jason Motte |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Dan Haren |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
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 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
James Russell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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 |
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 |
97.5 |
46 |
51.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
52 |
16 |
36 |
Kris Bryant |
76 |
47 |
29 |
Miguel Montero |
42.5 |
33 |
9.5 |
Hector Rondon |
26.5 |
19 |
7.5 |
Jon Lester |
31 |
24 |
7 |
Matt Szczur |
12.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
Jason Hammel |
29 |
23 |
6 |
Travis Wood |
21.5 |
16 |
5.5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Kyle Schwarber |
29 |
25 |
4 |
Tommy La Stella |
5 |
1 |
4 |
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
13 |
2 |
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
Clayton Richard |
6 |
5 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Yoervis Medina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Dexter Fowler |
53 |
52.5 |
0.5 |
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
x-Jason Motte |
10.5 |
11 |
-0.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
9.5 |
12 |
-2.5 |
Tommy Hunter |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Chris Coghlan |
38 |
42 |
-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 |
Dan Haren |
2 |
9 |
-7 |
x-Jorge Soler |
43 |
52 |
-9 |
Chris Denorfia |
12.5 |
22 |
-9.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
19 |
32 |
-13 |
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
28 |
-14.5 |
Addison Russell |
36.5 |
52 |
-15.5 |
x-David Ross |
2 |
20.5 |
-18.5 |
Starlin Castro |
37 |
64 |
-27 |