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You probably already know what that near-impossible scenario is, but I won't spoil it here just in case. Instead, here's another sighting that shouldn't be normal but is becoming more normal as the year goes on...
You'd give Travis Wood an ovation too after the wild night he and the @Cubs had on Sunday. https://t.co/wQRynhFHxu pic.twitter.com/nJmv8XjgEz
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 1, 2016
Graphs for Game 104 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 104:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
H Rondon |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.76 |
.263 |
|
A Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.76 |
.131 |
|
T Wood |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.47 |
.056 |
|
P Strop |
1.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.23 |
.017 |
|
C Edwards Jr. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0.09 |
.013 |
|
M Montgomery |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.13 |
.007 |
|
J Nathan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.31 |
-.036 |
|
B Matusz |
3 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0.74 |
-.354 |
|
Total |
12 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
0.67 |
.097 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
A Russell |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2.34 |
.514 |
|
J Lester |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4.81 |
.176 |
|
J Heyward |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.95 |
.100 |
|
B Zobrist |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1.19 |
.067 |
|
D Fowler |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0.81 |
.056 |
|
C Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.35 |
-.003 |
|
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1.05 |
-.004 |
|
T Wood |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.23 |
-.006 |
|
J Hammel |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.39 |
-.010 |
|
M Montero |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.61 |
-.014 |
|
D Ross |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.74 |
-.042 |
|
M Szczur |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.55 |
-.051 |
|
J Baez |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.45 |
-.115 |
|
W Contreras |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2.02 |
-.119 |
|
A Rizzo |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.24 |
-.147 |
|
Total |
45 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
1.54 |
.403 |
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 104: With one strike left to go in the bottom of the ninth and runners on the corners, Steve Cishek uncorks a massively wild pitch that caroms off of the backstop, allowing Addison Russell to score from third base to tie the game at 6-6. WPA impact: +.411.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Addison Russell (.514). I just checked outside; they're still loading the fruit basket onto the truck for Cishek. I think it was actually too big for one truck, which would explain why there was a second truck lined up behind it out there.
- Hero - Hector Rondon (.263). The final arm remaining in the bullpen, and he put up two strong innings to keep the Cubs' chances alive.
- Sidekick - Jon Lester (.176). And here it is... the scenario that I didn't think would ever play out. A pitcher comes up as a pinch-hitter and makes the podium by winning the game with a squeeze bunt. There's another one that you can cross off of your list, folks. What a crazy night.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Brian Matusz (-.354). It's the 2016 version of Donn Roach. Without the hitting prowess.
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.147). Left seven runners on base in this one and the only thing that kept his WPA from being a lot worse was the fact that a majority of them occurred while the score was still 6-0.
- Kid - Willson Contreras (-.119). You do have to give him credit, though, for beating out what looked like a sure double play to end the game as well as for his sliding catch in foul territory in the 11th.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 104: The lead on the plus/minus chart changes hands as Lester moves in front while Rizzo continues to slide slowly back.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
15.5 |
9 |
70 |
|
Addison Russell |
10 |
10 |
8 |
58 |
|
Kris Bryant |
5.5 |
6.5 |
12 |
41.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
11 |
3 |
2 |
41 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
7 |
3 |
9.5 |
36.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
10.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
34.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
7 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
|
Javier Baez |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
|
Jason Heyward |
2 |
8 |
4 |
26 |
|
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
|
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
4 |
2.5 |
24 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
3 |
11 |
23 |
|
John Lackey |
6 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
18.5 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
4 |
3.5 |
17.5 |
|
Jorge Soler |
2 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
|
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 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Aroldis Chapman |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
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 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
64 |
|
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 |
13 |
2.5 |
43.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
5 |
4 |
9 |
32 |
|
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
9 |
27 |
|
Willson Contreras |
2.5 |
5.5 |
3 |
21.5 |
|
Miguel Montero |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
|
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
|
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Pedro Strop |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
|
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 |
|
David Ross |
1 |
2 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
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 |
|
Mike Montgomery |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Tim Federowicz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Aroldis Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Brian Matusz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
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 |
+/- |
|
Jon Lester |
41 |
12 |
29 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
70 |
43.5 |
26.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
34.5 |
10 |
24.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
29 |
11 |
18 |
|
Jason Hammel |
24 |
9 |
15 |
|
Hector Rondon |
18.5 |
11 |
7.5 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
17.5 |
10 |
7.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
19 |
14 |
5 |
|
Miguel Montero |
24 |
20 |
4 |
|
John Lackey |
20 |
18 |
2 |
|
David Ross |
13.5 |
11.5 |
2 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Spencer Patton |
1.5 |
2 |
-0.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
|
Aroldis Chapman |
2 |
3 |
-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 |
|
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
|
Brian Matusz |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Justin Grimm |
6.5 |
10 |
-3.5 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
|
Mike Montgomery |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
27 |
32 |
-5 |
|
Addison Russell |
58 |
64 |
-6 |
|
Kris Bryant |
41.5 |
47.5 |
-6 |
|
Matt Szczur |
6 |
12.5 |
-6.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9 |
16 |
-7 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
36.5 |
45.5 |
-9 |
|
Willson Contreras |
12 |
21.5 |
-9.5 |
|
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
23 |
46 |
-23 |
|
Jason Heyward |
26 |
55 |
-29 |