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Here's a hint: Kyle Schwarber, with his three-run homer, didn't even make it onto the podium. He ended up .010 behind the leader, with the top three spots separated by a total of .005. Talk about razor-thin margins.
Graphs for Game 107 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 107:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.01 |
.146 |
J Grimm |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.05 |
.146 |
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.65 |
.112 |
J Motte |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.24 |
.090 |
J Hammel |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0.63 |
-.052 |
T Hunter |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
-.129 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1.03 |
.312 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Soler |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.26 |
.151 |
K Schwarber |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.7 |
.141 |
A Rizzo |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.38 |
.053 |
K Bryant |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.79 |
.042 |
J Hammel |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.32 |
.022 |
A Russell |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.56 |
.006 |
J Herrera |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.46 |
-.011 |
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.67 |
-.016 |
C Denorfia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.76 |
-.019 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.54 |
-.037 |
D Fowler |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.59 |
-.057 |
S Castro |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.84 |
-.086 |
Total |
32 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
0.67 |
.188 |
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 - Jorge Soler (.151). Wins the race for the top step by a nose. And man, was it nice to see him come through with runners in scoring position.
- Hero / Sidekick (tie) #1 - Justin Grimm (.146). If I could give him bonus points for winning the 10-pitch battle with Nori Aoki to end the fifth, I would.
- Hero / Sidekick (tie) #2 - Hector Rondon (.146). An even more impressive save given that he had to go through Brandon Crawford and Buster Posey to get it.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Tommy Hunter (-.129). The two-run homer he gave up to Brandon Crawford made it a bit too close for comfort.
- Goat - Starlin Castro (-.086). So. Many. Missed. Opportunities.
- Kid - Dexter Fowler (-.057). Jason Hammel was standing here until Fowler's strikeout against Sergio Romo in the eighth.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
13 |
20.5 |
5.5 |
85.5 |
Kris Bryant |
10 |
9 |
6 |
54 |
Dexter Fowler |
9 |
4 |
10 |
45 |
Jake Arrieta |
10.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
38 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
10 |
3 |
35 |
Addison Russell |
6 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
34.5 |
Starlin Castro |
3 |
7 |
10 |
33 |
Chris Coghlan |
7 |
2 |
7 |
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 |
8.5 |
7 |
24 |
Kyle Schwarber |
6 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
8 |
13 |
56 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
10 |
9 |
47 |
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
43.5 |
Kris Bryant |
7 |
7 |
8 |
43 |
Addison Russell |
2 |
15 |
7 |
43 |
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
9 |
4 |
40 |
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 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Chris Denorfia |
2 |
1 |
5 |
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 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Dan Haren |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Tommy Hunter |
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 |
85.5 |
40 |
45.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
38 |
16 |
22 |
Kyle Schwarber |
21 |
8 |
13 |
Kris Bryant |
54 |
43 |
11 |
Hector Rondon |
24 |
16 |
8 |
Jon Lester |
25 |
18 |
7 |
Jason Hammel |
25 |
18 |
7 |
Matt Szczur |
10 |
5 |
5 |
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
11 |
4 |
x-Miguel Montero |
30.5 |
27 |
3.5 |
Travis Wood |
16.5 |
13 |
3.5 |
James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
Clayton Richard |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Dexter Fowler |
45 |
43.5 |
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 |
Chris Coghlan |
32 |
34 |
-2 |
Kyle Hendricks |
19 |
21 |
-2 |
x-Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
Dan Haren |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Tommy Hunter |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Chris Denorfia |
8.5 |
13 |
-4.5 |
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 |
x-Mike Baxter |
1.5 |
8 |
-6.5 |
x-Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
Justin Grimm |
9 |
17 |
-8 |
Addison Russell |
34.5 |
43 |
-8.5 |
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
25 |
-11.5 |
Jorge Soler |
35 |
47 |
-12 |
David Ross |
2 |
14.5 |
-12.5 |
Starlin Castro |
33 |
56 |
-23 |