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Spoiler Alert: Honorable mention goes to David Ross for his 2-for-4 performance on Tuesday night, which is somewhat noteworthy because he only had two outings all of last season in which he had two hits. Unfortunately for him, it didn't lead to a podium spot. Some nights that's just how it goes.
Graphs for Game 2 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 2:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Lester |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0.66 |
.196 |
|
T Cahill |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.15 |
.007 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.08 |
.006 |
|
T Wood |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.14 |
.004 |
|
Total |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0.54 |
.212 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
M Szczur |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.38 |
.132 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
.117 |
|
D Fowler |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0.69 |
.097 |
|
D Ross |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.37 |
.054 |
|
B Zobrist |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.26 |
.024 |
|
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.37 |
-.026 |
|
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.31 |
-.033 |
|
J Heyward |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.61 |
-.036 |
|
J Soler |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.43 |
-.041 |
|
Total |
36 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
0.43 |
.288 |
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 - Jon Lester (.196). A very effective evening on the mound with only a couple of potential trouble spots over the course of seven innings.
- Hero - Matt Szczur (.132). There was no doubt on his blast to left field, and he almost had a second one in the ninth when he sent one to the track in center.
- Sidekick - Anthony Rizzo (.117). I really want to make a "bring me a shrubbery" comment for his bomb to dead center. Maybe it's because I'm just tired.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Jorge Soler (-.041). A rather uneventful night at the plate with a couple of strikeouts and a couple of runners stranded.
- Goat - Jason Heyward (-.036). Hey, just how much are the Cubs paying this guy anyway?! #SometimesIRecycleBadJokes
- Kid - Addison Russell (-.033). Still searching for his first hit of the season, along with that Kris Bryant guy.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Jake Arrieta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jon Lester |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Miguel Montero |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Jason Heyward |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jorge Soler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Addison Russell |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Jon Lester |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Miguel Montero |
1.5 |
0 |
1.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Jorge Soler |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Jason Heyward |
0 |
4 |
-4 |