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Graphs for Game 100 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 100:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Hammel |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1.04 |
.250 |
H Rondon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.94 |
.070 |
A Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.01 |
.001 |
Total |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0.94 |
.321 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Baez |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.72 |
.303 |
K Bryant |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.82 |
.161 |
A Rizzo |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.89 |
.008 |
T La Stella |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.2 |
.005 |
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.01 |
.000 |
J Heyward |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.7 |
-.029 |
D Fowler |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.7 |
-.031 |
J Hammel |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.81 |
-.040 |
B Zobrist |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.91 |
-.048 |
A Russell |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
-.070 |
M Montero |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.03 |
-.079 |
Total |
30 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0.78 |
.179 |
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 100: With two out and Jason Heyward on first in the bottom of the seventh, Javier Baez crushes a 3-2 curveball deep into the left-center field bleachers to give the Cubs a 3-1 lead... on their second hit of the night. WPA impact: +.338.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Javier Baez (.303). I mean, he absolutely massacred that curveball. The reaction from Hawk on Comcast SportsNet was quite simple: "It is... 3-1."
- Hero - Jason Hammel (.250). Another impressive July start for Hammel, pitching seven strong and only making one mistake. Luck would just have it that the mistake would be to Anthony Ranaudo.
- Sidekick - Kris Bryant (.161). Tied the game back up with the Cubs' first hit of the night in the sixth inning.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Miguel Montero (-.079). Almost had a hit in the seventh -- which probably would have also pushed him off of the Goat podium entirely -- but was denied on a nice ranging play by Todd Frazier.
- Goat - Addison Russell (-.070). I know, it doesn't seem right that he ends up on the Goats when he hits his first-ever grand slam in the big leagues. Had the score not been 4-1 in the eighth when he hit it, the WPA impact would have been a lot greater. And before the inevitable comment comes in... it's not my subjective opinion putting him here.
- Kid - Ben Zobrist (-.048). The same can be said for Zobrist's run-scoring double in the eighth; it just was too little and too late to make up for the 0-for-3 that preceded it, including a grounder back to Ranaudo in the first with two on.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 100: Baez works his way back to within five points of breakeven on the chart, a position he hasn't seen in just over 40 games.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
15.5 |
9 |
70 |
Addison Russell |
9 |
10 |
8 |
55 |
Kris Bryant |
5.5 |
6.5 |
10 |
39.5 |
Jon Lester |
10 |
3 |
1 |
37 |
Ben Zobrist |
7 |
3 |
9.5 |
36.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
10 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
Kyle Hendricks |
7 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
Javier Baez |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
Jason Heyward |
2 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
4 |
2.5 |
24 |
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
3 |
11 |
23 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
4 |
3.5 |
17.5 |
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
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 |
11 |
8 |
60 |
Jason Heyward |
10 |
11 |
3 |
55 |
Kris Bryant |
7.5 |
8.5 |
8 |
47.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
9 |
7 |
5 |
46 |
Ben Zobrist |
5.5 |
8.5 |
12 |
45.5 |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
10 |
2.5 |
37.5 |
Javier Baez |
5 |
4 |
9 |
32 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
9 |
27 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
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 |
29 |
11 |
18 |
Jason Hammel |
24 |
9 |
15 |
Tommy La Stella |
17.5 |
10 |
7.5 |
Travis Wood |
19 |
14 |
5 |
Miguel Montero |
24 |
20 |
4 |
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 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
Addison Russell |
55 |
60 |
-5 |
Javier Baez |
27 |
32 |
-5 |
Matt Szczur |
6 |
12.5 |
-6.5 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
16 |
-7 |
Kris Bryant |
39.5 |
47.5 |
-8 |
Ben Zobrist |
36.5 |
45.5 |
-9 |
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
Dexter Fowler |
23 |
46 |
-23 |
Jason Heyward |
25 |
55 |
-30 |