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Once again, truer words have never been spoken.
It's not how you start the game it's how you finish. We kept our heads up and got the W. Now time for the #crosstowncup #FlyTheW
— Anthony Rizzo (@ARizzo44) July 24, 2016
Graphs for Game 97 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 97:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.36 |
.092 |
|
P Strop |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.17 |
.089 |
|
T Wood |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.28 |
.082 |
|
J Grimm |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.03 |
.036 |
|
J Nathan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.43 |
.017 |
|
C Richard |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.76 |
-.048 |
|
J Lester |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
0.9 |
-.142 |
|
Total |
9 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
1.02 |
.127 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.95 |
.264 |
|
T La Stella |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.23 |
.229 |
|
B Zobrist |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1.48 |
.125 |
|
K Bryant |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1.49 |
.052 |
|
M Szczur |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.66 |
.037 |
|
D Fowler |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.23 |
.008 |
|
J Lester |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.73 |
.008 |
|
M Montero |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.62 |
-.002 |
|
J Baez |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.65 |
-.010 |
|
A Russell |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.65 |
-.036 |
|
D Ross |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.05 |
-.054 |
|
J Heyward |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
-.093 |
|
W Contreras |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.23 |
-.156 |
|
Total |
33 |
6 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
1.17 |
.373 |
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 Ramirez Catalyst of Game 97: Absolutely no surprise here... with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and one out, Anthony Rizzo reaches down for a slider away and shoots it into right-center for a bases-clearing double, erasing a 4-2 deficit and putting the Cubs ahead by one. WPA impact: +.370.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Anthony Rizzo (.264). And that, my dear readers, is how you go from potential Billy Goat to instant Superhero in one swing of the bat.
- Hero - Tommy La Stella (.229). I'm sure La Stella is more than okay with getting bumped from the top spot after posting a perfect 3-for-3 day of his own.
- Sidekick - Ben Zobrist (.125). Gave the Cubs what turned out to be a lead-saving insurance run in the seventh, but he wouldn't have made it to the top three without his other run-scoring single in the sixth to put the Cubs on the board for the first time.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Willson Contreras (-.156). Once again, the ill-timed 6-4-3 rears its ugly head and sends another victim to the top of the heap.
- Goat - Jon Lester (-.142). The fact that 13 batters came to the plate in two innings with only two scoring should be considered a massive win in and of itself.
- Kid - Jason Heyward (-.093). Well, on the positive side, at least they weren't all groundouts.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 97: Rizzo becomes only the second Cub this season to break the plus-30 barrier, joining Lester as the other member of the plus-30 club.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
14.5 |
9 |
68 |
|
Addison Russell |
9 |
10 |
7 |
54 |
|
Kris Bryant |
5.5 |
6.5 |
9 |
38.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
10 |
3 |
1 |
37 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
7 |
3 |
9.5 |
36.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
10 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
7 |
2 |
2 |
27 |
|
Jason Heyward |
2 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
|
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
4 |
2.5 |
24 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
3 |
11 |
23 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
|
Javier Baez |
2 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
|
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
|
Jorge Soler |
2 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
1 |
4 |
3.5 |
14.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
|
David Ross |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
13.5 |
|
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
|
Willson Contreras |
3 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
0 |
3 |
0.5 |
6.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Joel Peralta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Tim Federowicz |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Spencer Patton |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
Gerardo Concepcion |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Addison Russell |
10 |
10 |
7 |
57 |
|
Jason Heyward |
10 |
10 |
3 |
53 |
|
Kris Bryant |
7.5 |
8.5 |
7 |
46.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
5.5 |
8.5 |
11 |
44.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
8 |
7 |
5 |
43 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
10 |
2.5 |
37.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
5 |
3 |
9 |
30 |
|
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
9 |
27 |
|
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
|
Miguel Montero |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
|
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Pedro Strop |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
|
Willson Contreras |
1.5 |
4.5 |
2 |
15.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
|
Matt Szczur |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
12.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Justin Grimm |
2 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Jason Hammel |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Tim Federowicz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Joel Peralta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Gerardo Concepcion |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Spencer Patton |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
68 |
37.5 |
30.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
37 |
12 |
25 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
32 |
10 |
22 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
27 |
11 |
16 |
|
Jason Hammel |
22 |
9 |
13 |
|
Miguel Montero |
24 |
17 |
7 |
|
Travis Wood |
19 |
14 |
5 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
14.5 |
10 |
4.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
14 |
11 |
3 |
|
David Ross |
13.5 |
10.5 |
3 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Spencer Patton |
1.5 |
2 |
-0.5 |
|
John Lackey |
17 |
18 |
-1 |
|
Joel Peralta |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
|
Gerardo Concepcion |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
6.5 |
9 |
-2.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
54 |
57 |
-3 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6.5 |
10 |
-3.5 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
|
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
|
Willson Contreras |
11 |
15.5 |
-4.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
6 |
12.5 |
-6.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9 |
16 |
-7 |
|
Kris Bryant |
38.5 |
46.5 |
-8 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
36.5 |
44.5 |
-8 |
|
Javier Baez |
21 |
30 |
-9 |
|
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
|
Jason Heyward |
25 |
53 |
-28 |