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Graphs for Game 116 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 116:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Lackey |
6.2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1.19 |
.288 |
J Grimm |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.13 |
.032 |
A Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.21 |
.016 |
T Wood |
0.2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.49 |
-.061 |
H Rondon |
0.1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.88 |
-.735 |
Total |
9 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1.11 |
-.460 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Rizzo |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.17 |
.242 |
K Bryant |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.95 |
.083 |
J Baez |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
.025 |
C Coghlan |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.44 |
.002 |
J Lackey |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.35 |
-.018 |
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.63 |
-.023 |
J Soler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.12 |
-.027 |
D Fowler |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.81 |
-.049 |
J Heyward |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.84 |
-.051 |
W Contreras |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.82 |
-.061 |
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
-.080 |
B Zobrist |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.11 |
-.085 |
Total |
34 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
0.84 |
-.040 |
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 116: With two on and nobody out in the top of the eighth, Hector Rondon leaves a fastball way up in the zone, allowing Stephen Piscotty to promptly launch it deep into the left-center-field bleachers and giving the Cardinals a 4-3 lead. WPA impact: -.456.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - John Lackey (.288 / .270). Well, the good news is that he was smiling in the postgame presser after leaving with a stiff shoulder. Let's hope it's nothing more serious than, as he put it, "an old thing."
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.242). Gave the right-field video board a knock with a homer in the eighth and had a couple of other successful run-scoring opportunities, thanks to...
- Sidekick - Kris Bryant (.083). ...setting the table twice with a single and a triple. It's been a while since both Rizzo and Bryant were on the Hero podium at the same time; you have to go back to July 10 to find the last time that it happened.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Hector Rondon (-.735). It's the worst WPA thumping that he's taken in his career by a very long shot, smashing his previous worst of -.494 set back on June 23, 2014.
- Goat - Ben Zobrist (-.085). Couldn't find the hit column on Sunday night, with his best chance being a hard grounder in the sixth that went right to Matt Carpenter at first.
- Kid - Addison Russell (-.080). The BABIP overlords did not look down fondly upon him in this game, having a potential single snagged away from him on a nice diving stop by Jhonny Peralta and following it up with a deep fly to center that came up just short on the track in the sixth.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 116: Rizzo extends his lead at the top of the chart, putting himself three points clear of Jon Lester with his Sunday night performance.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
11 |
17.5 |
10 |
78 |
Addison Russell |
11 |
10 |
11 |
64 |
Kris Bryant |
6.5 |
7.5 |
13 |
47.5 |
Jon Lester |
11 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
42.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
7 |
5 |
10.5 |
41.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
11.5 |
2.5 |
0 |
39.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
9 |
4 |
2 |
37 |
Jason Hammel |
7 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
4.5 |
13.5 |
28.5 |
Javier Baez |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
John Lackey |
8 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
Jason Heyward |
2 |
8 |
4 |
26 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
4 |
2.5 |
24 |
Jorge Soler |
3 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
18.5 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
4 |
3.5 |
17.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
3 |
2.5 |
14.5 |
Willson Contreras |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
Matt Szczur |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
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 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Chris Coghlan |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Aroldis Chapman |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Joel Peralta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Mike Montgomery |
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 |
11.5 |
66.5 |
Jason Heyward |
11 |
13 |
4 |
63 |
Kris Bryant |
9.5 |
10.5 |
9 |
58.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
5.5 |
12.5 |
12 |
53.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
10 |
7 |
5 |
49 |
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
13 |
3.5 |
44.5 |
Javier Baez |
7 |
4 |
11.5 |
40.5 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
10 |
28 |
Willson Contreras |
3.5 |
5.5 |
3 |
24.5 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
5 |
3 |
22 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
1 |
4.5 |
18.5 |
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
David Ross |
2 |
2 |
4.5 |
14.5 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
Matt Szczur |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
12.5 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
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 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Mike Montgomery |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Tim Federowicz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Joe Smith |
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 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
78 |
44.5 |
33.5 |
Jon Lester |
42.5 |
12 |
30.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
39.5 |
10 |
29.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
37 |
11 |
26 |
Jason Hammel |
30 |
9 |
21 |
Tommy La Stella |
17.5 |
10 |
7.5 |
John Lackey |
26 |
19 |
7 |
Hector Rondon |
18.5 |
14 |
4.5 |
Miguel Montero |
24 |
22 |
2 |
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
5 |
4 |
1 |
Travis Wood |
19 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
David Ross |
14.5 |
14.5 |
0 |
Aroldis Chapman |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Spencer Patton |
1.5 |
2 |
-0.5 |
Joel Peralta |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
Kyle Schwarber |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Chris Coghlan |
5 |
6.5 |
-1.5 |
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Mike Montgomery |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Addison Russell |
64 |
66.5 |
-2.5 |
Trevor Cahill |
6.5 |
9 |
-2.5 |
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
Brian Matusz |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Matt Szczur |
9 |
12.5 |
-3.5 |
Justin Grimm |
6.5 |
10 |
-3.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
Joe Smith |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
Jorge Soler |
21 |
28 |
-7 |
Willson Contreras |
14 |
24.5 |
-10.5 |
Kris Bryant |
47.5 |
58.5 |
-11 |
Ben Zobrist |
41.5 |
53.5 |
-12 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
Javier Baez |
27 |
40.5 |
-13.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
28.5 |
49 |
-20.5 |
Jason Heyward |
26 |
63 |
-37 |