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There was one small victory on Monday, though.
#Cubs win!! Nice try @Southpaw. #CrosstownCup @GoodDayChicago #GoCubsGo pic.twitter.com/rQRX8UveMn
— Clark the Cub (@ClarktheCub) July 25, 2016
Graphs for Game 98 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 98:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
C Edwards Jr. |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.42 |
.020 |
|
J Grimm |
1.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.26 |
.017 |
|
J Arrieta |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0.86 |
-.080 |
|
M Montgomery |
0.1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2.87 |
-.364 |
|
Total |
8.1 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
0.9 |
-.406 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Baez |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
.193 |
|
A Rizzo |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1.63 |
.113 |
|
W Contreras |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.61 |
.035 |
|
M Montero |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.39 |
-.006 |
|
B Zobrist |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.42 |
-.022 |
|
D Fowler |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1.63 |
-.040 |
|
K Bryant |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.72 |
-.063 |
|
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.81 |
-.137 |
|
J Heyward |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.19 |
-.166 |
|
Total |
38 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
1.67 |
-.094 |
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 Gonzalez Mishap of Game 98: The single that ended the game, a comebacker up the middle from Tyler Saladino that scored J.B. Shuck and gave the White Sox the 5-4 win. WPA impact: -.303.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Javier Baez (.193). It was a well-rounded night for Baez: some table-setting, a homer to start the scoring for the Cubs, a nifty play in the field, and an almost-Houdini play at the plate that came up a bit short. Maybe that's the Javy Superfecta.
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.113). For the second day in a row he records his only hit of the game in the highest-leverage situation, this time tying it in the top of the ninth with a single on another shortened swing.
- Sidekick - Willson Contreras (.035). Did some damage with -- and to -- his lumber on Monday night, ending up with the final spot on the podium with his single in the ninth.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Mike Montgomery (-.364). Well, this isn't quite Alex Hinshaw territory, but so far it hasn't been a whole lot better.
- Goat - Jason Heyward (-.166). It wasn't a hitless night, but the missed opportunities more than swallowed up the double that he hit while the Cubs were down by one.
- Kid - Addison Russell (-.137). Also a victim of missed chances, coming up empty twice with two on including a runner on third each time.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 98: Rizzo continues to extend his lead at the top while Heyward falls back once again into the minus-30 club.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
15.5 |
9 |
70 |
|
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 |
|
Javier Baez |
3 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
3 |
11 |
23 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
|
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 |
|
Willson Contreras |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
|
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
|
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 |
8 |
58 |
|
Jason Heyward |
10 |
11 |
3 |
55 |
|
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 |
|
Mike Montgomery |
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 |
70 |
37.5 |
32.5 |
|
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 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
Mike Montgomery |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Willson Contreras |
12 |
15.5 |
-3.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6.5 |
10 |
-3.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
54 |
58 |
-4 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
|
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
24 |
30 |
-6 |
|
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 |
|
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
|
Jason Heyward |
25 |
55 |
-30 |