Saturday's homerfest, boiled down into a minute and 22 seconds.
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Graphs for Game 60 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 60:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Arrieta |
7 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0.64 |
.170 |
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.08 |
.006 |
T Cahill |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.09 |
.002 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0.52 |
.178 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
M Montero |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.45 |
.110 |
A Rizzo |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.27 |
.100 |
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.58 |
.076 |
J Arrieta |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.53 |
.050 |
J Heyward |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.49 |
.041 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.57 |
.025 |
B Zobrist |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.32 |
.002 |
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
.000 |
A Almora |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.04 |
-.001 |
K Bryant |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0.59 |
-.019 |
D Fowler |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.48 |
-.062 |
Total |
40 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
10 |
0.45 |
.322 |
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 (.170). Fun Fact: Saturday's start was only the second one in Arrieta's career in which he pitched seven innings or more and struck out three batters or fewer. The other one was almost six years ago, on June 15, 2010.
- Hero - Miguel Montero (.110). The guy is just Captain Clutch. Not including Saturday's game, Montero is hitting .353 with an .853 OPS in high-leverage situations. And that's how you get to plus-13 as a .210 hitter.
- Sidekick - Anthony Rizzo (.100). Gave the Cubs the lead again with his homer in the second before the floodgates opened.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Dexter Fowler (-.062). There's a common theme between Fowler and the next guy on the podium...
- Goat - Kris Bryant (-.019). ...both of them came up short on chances with runners in scoring position in the third, and that was all it took on Saturday. And for Bryant, it's yet another tough-luck Goat.
- Kid - Albert Almora Jr. (-.001). But the toughest luck goes to Almora, who ends up there after pinch-hitting in an 8-1 game.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 60: Arrieta breaks the tie at the top of the charts, while the bottom of the chart continues to get a bit heavier.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
33.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
8 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
Jon Lester |
7 |
2 |
1 |
26 |
Ben Zobrist |
5 |
2 |
5.5 |
24.5 |
Kris Bryant |
2.5 |
5.5 |
6 |
24.5 |
Addison Russell |
3 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
Dexter Fowler |
1 |
3 |
11 |
20 |
Miguel Montero |
3.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
18 |
Jason Hammel |
4 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
John Lackey |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
Kyle Hendricks |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
Tommy La Stella |
1 |
3 |
3.5 |
12.5 |
Javier Baez |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Jason Heyward |
0 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
Hector Rondon |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Adam Warren |
0 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
David Ross |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Trevor Cahill |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Ryan Kalish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Tim Federowicz |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Addison Russell |
9 |
7 |
4 |
45 |
Kris Bryant |
6.5 |
8.5 |
4 |
40.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
8 |
5 |
4 |
38 |
Jason Heyward |
7 |
8 |
1 |
38 |
Anthony Rizzo |
3 |
8 |
2.5 |
27.5 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
9 |
27 |
Ben Zobrist |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
21.5 |
Javier Baez |
2 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
David Ross |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
Pedro Strop |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
Adam Warren |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
John Lackey |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Matt Szczur |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Jason Hammel |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Miguel Montero |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Jon Lester |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Tim Federowicz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Hector Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Spencer Patton |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Jake Arrieta |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Jake Arrieta |
26 |
1 |
25 |
Jon Lester |
26 |
4 |
22 |
Miguel Montero |
18 |
5 |
13 |
Jason Hammel |
17 |
5 |
12 |
John Lackey |
15 |
6 |
9 |
Travis Wood |
15 |
7 |
8 |
Kyle Hendricks |
14 |
6 |
8 |
Anthony Rizzo |
33.5 |
27.5 |
6 |
Hector Rondon |
9 |
3 |
6 |
Ben Zobrist |
24.5 |
21.5 |
3 |
Tommy La Stella |
12.5 |
10 |
2.5 |
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Justin Grimm |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
Trevor Cahill |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Adam Warren |
6.5 |
8 |
-1.5 |
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Spencer Patton |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
Pedro Strop |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
Javier Baez |
12 |
16 |
-4 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
6 |
-4 |
David Ross |
6 |
10.5 |
-4.5 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
Kris Bryant |
24.5 |
40.5 |
-16 |
Dexter Fowler |
20 |
38 |
-18 |
Addison Russell |
24 |
45 |
-21 |
Jason Heyward |
12 |
38 |
-26 |