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Some tweets just speak for themselves.
✨ I don't sweat, I sparkle. ✨ pic.twitter.com/gAtexXvv0Z
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 18, 2016
Graphs for Game 120 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 120:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Grimm |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.97 |
.034 |
|
A Chapman |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.63 |
.030 |
|
S Patton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1.49 |
-.001 |
|
J Arrieta |
5.2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
0.72 |
-.012 |
|
Total |
9 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
0.93 |
.051 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
K Bryant |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.64 |
.297 |
|
A Rizzo |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.48 |
.115 |
|
A Russell |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.52 |
.079 |
|
M Szczur |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.53 |
.026 |
|
W Contreras |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.34 |
.019 |
|
B Zobrist |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.49 |
-.003 |
|
D Fowler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.34 |
-.008 |
|
J Baez |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.29 |
-.011 |
|
J Arrieta |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.35 |
-.027 |
|
J Soler |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.38 |
-.038 |
|
Total |
38 |
9 |
14 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
0.46 |
.449 |
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 120: It's the first two-way tie for the Ramirez. The first goes to Kris Bryant for the first of his two homers in the game, a two-run shot to left to increase the Cubs' lead to 4-0. The second goes to Spencer Patton who, after walking two batters including one with the bases loaded, gets Scooter Gennett to ground out to second to end the threat in the sixth with the Cubs still leading 7-5. (It almost makes you wonder if Patton walked the guys on purpose just to get the Ramirez. Or maybe not.) WPA impact: +.106.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Kris Bryant (.297). He becomes only the second player this season to have two 5-for-5 games. The other one, you ask? It's Yunel Escobar of the Angels, who had his 5-for-5 games on July 26 and August 17. Even more interesting, Escobar pulled off the feat three times in 2015.
- Hero - Anthony Rizzo (.115). Team Bryzzo was at it again, with Rizzo's two doubles getting him to the second step.
- Sidekick - Addison Russell (.079). Also made his early plate appearances count with two singles including a very long one all the way to the ivy in the third.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Jorge Soler (-.038). Got caught looking a couple of times in his 0-for-4 day.
- Goat - Jake Arrieta (-.012 / -.039). Yes, his hitting would put him on the top step. Feel free to put him there on your scorecards if you wish, but as I've said all along, I won't penalize pitchers for not hitting. At least not until the collective batting average for pitchers gets to be a number well higher than .131. Like at least 100 points higher.
- Kid - Javier Baez (-.011). He had the same 2-for-4 day that Russell had, except his two hits came in his last two at-bats instead of his first two. It's all about the timing.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 120: Rizzo closes the gap at the top to two points while Arrieta slips back a bit but still holds onto third place.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
11 |
18.5 |
10 |
80 |
|
Addison Russell |
11 |
10 |
12 |
65 |
|
Kris Bryant |
7.5 |
8.5 |
13 |
52.5 |
|
Jon Lester |
12 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
45.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
7 |
6 |
10.5 |
43.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
11.5 |
2.5 |
0 |
39.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
9 |
4 |
2 |
37 |
|
Jason Hammel |
8 |
2 |
5 |
33 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
5.5 |
13.5 |
30.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
4 |
5 |
6 |
28 |
|
John Lackey |
8 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
|
Jason Heyward |
2 |
8 |
4 |
26 |
|
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
4 |
2.5 |
24 |
|
Jorge Soler |
3 |
3 |
7 |
22 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5 |
19.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
|
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 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
3 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Pedro Strop |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
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 |
12.5 |
67.5 |
|
Jason Heyward |
11 |
14 |
4.5 |
65.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
10.5 |
10.5 |
9 |
61.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
5.5 |
12.5 |
12 |
53.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
10 |
7 |
5 |
49 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
13 |
4.5 |
48.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
7 |
5 |
12.5 |
43.5 |
|
Jorge Soler |
5 |
3 |
10 |
31 |
|
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 |
5 |
19 |
|
David Ross |
2 |
3 |
4.5 |
16.5 |
|
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Matt Szczur |
1.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
15.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
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 |
+/- |
|
Jon Lester |
45.5 |
12 |
33.5 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
80 |
48.5 |
31.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
39.5 |
12 |
27.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
37 |
11 |
26 |
|
Jason Hammel |
33 |
9 |
24 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
17.5 |
10 |
7.5 |
|
John Lackey |
26 |
19 |
7 |
|
Hector Rondon |
19.5 |
14 |
5.5 |
|
Miguel Montero |
24 |
22 |
2 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
9.5 |
9 |
0.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
19 |
19 |
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 |
|
David Ross |
14.5 |
16.5 |
-2 |
|
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
Mike Montgomery |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
Addison Russell |
65 |
67.5 |
-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 |
|
Joe Smith |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
|
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
9 |
15.5 |
-6.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
52.5 |
61.5 |
-9 |
|
Jorge Soler |
22 |
31 |
-9 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
43.5 |
53.5 |
-10 |
|
Willson Contreras |
14 |
24.5 |
-10.5 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
|
Javier Baez |
28 |
43.5 |
-15.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
30.5 |
49 |
-18.5 |
|
Jason Heyward |
26 |
65.5 |
-39.5 |