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It's a low-frills version today as I'm heading to Chicago for a family event. The next Heroes and Goats will be on Monday morning, recapping the final two games of the series against the Phillies.
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 who are interested.
Also, no polls today, but feel free to leave your votes in the comments.
Graphs for Game 139 (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 139:
- Superhero - Jake Arrieta (.206). Eight innings pitched, six hits, seven strikeouts.
- Hero - Austin Jackson (.149). 1-for-5 with the game-tying double. Also reached on an error by Ryan Howard.
- Sidekick - Kris Bryant (.105). 2-for-5 with the double to put the Cubs in front.
THE THREE GOATS, GAME 139: Only three players in negative territory in this game.
- Billy Goat - David Ross (-.097). 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, one with two runners on in a 2-1 game.
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.048). 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Kid - Dexter Fowler (-.009). 2-for-5 with two singles, but they were both erased by his fielder's choice with two on in the sixth.
And in the second game of the doubleheader...
Graphs for Game 140 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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THE THREE HEROES, GAME 140:
- Superhero - Kyle Schwarber (.304). 2-for-4, three runs scored, two homers hit, one faceplant on the bases.
- Hero - Chris Coghlan (.104). 2-for-5, one run scored, one driven in.
- Sidekick - Kyle Hendricks (.100). 6⅔ innings pitched, four hits, three runs, five strikeouts.
THE THREE GOATS, GAME 140:
- Billy Goat - Javier Baez (-.083). 0-for-5 with a lot of runners on base, but only one strikeout.
- Goat - Fernando Rodney (-.060). Two batters faced, one batter plunked, one hit allowed.
- Kid - Addison Russell (-.028). 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
16 |
23.5 |
9.5 |
104.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
16 |
14 |
9 |
85 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
11 |
6 |
14 |
59 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
16.5 |
4 |
0.5 |
58 |
|
Miguel Montero |
10.5 |
5.5 |
4 |
46.5 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
6 |
11 |
3 |
43 |
|
Addison Russell |
8 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
42.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
4 |
9 |
41 |
|
Starlin Castro |
4 |
9 |
11 |
41 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
9 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
|
Jon Lester |
8 |
5 |
2 |
36 |
|
Jason Hammel |
7 |
4 |
1 |
30 |
|
Hector Rondon |
0 |
9 |
8.5 |
26.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
2 |
6 |
3.5 |
21.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
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 |
|
x-James Russell |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Taylor Teagarden |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Dan Haren |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
|
Austin Jackson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
x-Edwin Jackson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
x-Mike Baxter |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tommy Hunter |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Yoervis Medina |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Starlin Castro |
10 |
10 |
14 |
64 |
|
Addison Russell |
4 |
17 |
12 |
58 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
9 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
55.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
8 |
10 |
8 |
52 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
6 |
12 |
10 |
52 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
10 |
9 |
50 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
10 |
15 |
44 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
9 |
3 |
1 |
34 |
|
Miguel Montero |
3 |
8 |
8 |
33 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
3 |
6 |
5 |
26 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
|
David Ross |
3 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
24.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
7 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
|
Hector Rondon |
6 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
3 |
3 |
7 |
22 |
|
Justin Grimm |
3 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
14.5 |
|
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 |
|
Clayton Richard |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Dan Haren |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
x-Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
x-Mike Baxter |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Fernando Rodney |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
Austin Jackson |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
x-Dallas Beeler |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
x-Rafael Soriano |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Tommy Hunter |
1 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
|
x-James Russell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Javier Baez |
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 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
104.5 |
50 |
54.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
58 |
16 |
42 |
|
Kris Bryant |
85 |
52 |
33 |
|
Miguel Montero |
46.5 |
33 |
13.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
36 |
24 |
12 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
36 |
26 |
10 |
|
Matt Szczur |
12.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
21.5 |
16 |
5.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
30 |
25 |
5 |
|
x-Taylor Teagarden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
26.5 |
22 |
4.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
59 |
55.5 |
3.5 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
7 |
4 |
3 |
|
x-James Russell |
7.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
|
x-Junior Lake |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Yoervis Medina |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Jonathan Herrera |
15 |
14.5 |
0.5 |
|
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
x-Jason Motte |
10.5 |
11 |
-0.5 |
|
Zac Rosscup |
9.5 |
12 |
-2.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
41 |
44 |
-3 |
|
Austin Jackson |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
Javier Baez |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Donn Roach |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Clayton Richard |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
|
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
Tommy Hunter |
1 |
5.5 |
-4.5 |
|
x-Brian Schlitter |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
|
Dan Haren |
4 |
9 |
-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 |
|
Tsuyoshi Wada |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
|
Fernando Rodney |
0 |
7 |
-7 |
|
x-Jorge Soler |
43 |
52 |
-9 |
|
Chris Denorfia |
12.5 |
22 |
-9.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
10.5 |
21 |
-10.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
20 |
34 |
-14 |
|
Addison Russell |
42.5 |
58 |
-15.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
13.5 |
31 |
-17.5 |
|
David Ross |
2 |
24.5 |
-22.5 |
|
Starlin Castro |
41 |
64 |
-23 |