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A note to all of the readers out there: Heroes and Goats will be going on another short hiatus for the next few days as I will be heading to Indianapolis later today for the gaming spectacle known as Gen Con 2016. I've always been an avid gamer, and hopefully the next four days will be as fun and exciting -- if not completely overwhelming -- as I'm expecting that they will be. The next installment of Heroes and Goats will be on Monday morning, August 8, recapping the final game of the series against the Marlins and the three upcoming games against the Athletics.
Graphs for Game 106 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 106:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
J Hammel |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0.92 |
.310 |
|
A Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.08 |
.155 |
|
H Rondon |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.93 |
.117 |
|
T Wood |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
.083 |
|
P Strop |
0.2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.61 |
-.190 |
|
Total |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1.47 |
.476 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
D Fowler |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
.183 |
|
W Contreras |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.77 |
.079 |
|
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.41 |
.021 |
|
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.27 |
.007 |
|
C Coghlan |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.74 |
.000 |
|
A Rizzo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-.004 |
|
M Montero |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.53 |
-.013 |
|
J Heyward |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.49 |
-.031 |
|
J Hammel |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.78 |
-.041 |
|
J Baez |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.63 |
-.073 |
|
B Zobrist |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.83 |
-.103 |
|
Total |
31 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
0.7 |
.024 |
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 106: With one out in the top of the eighth, Hector Rondon catches Dee Gordon one step too far from first base and picks him off on a bang-bang play. WPA impact: +.099.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Jason Hammel (.310 / .269). As you can see, I've included a "split line" for starting pitchers where the second number represents their WPA with hitting included. As for Hammel's night on the mound, once he got out of the bases-loaded jam in the first it was pretty smooth sailing for the next five innings.
- Hero - Dexter Fowler (.183). Got the Cubs started off on the right foot with his leadoff triple, then tacked on a couple more hits to make sure the second podium spot was his.
- Sidekick - Aroldis Chapman (.155). Sealed the deal with a couple of very nice defensive plays behind him. That and a 103-mile-per-hour strikeout.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Pedro Strop (-.190). His two-thirds of an inning of work was much more exciting than it needed to be, including a single on a sawed-off bat, a single that deflected off of him, and a ball thrown away on what was likely to be a 1-4-3 double play.
- Goat - Ben Zobrist (-.103). The final two spots go to the two 0-for-4's on the night, with Zobrist leading the charge thanks to his 6-4-3 and bases-loaded strikeout...
- Kid - Javier Baez (-.073). ...and Baez taking the final spot with his three strikeouts with runners on. But he still had more slick plays with the glove at third, so it wasn't all bad.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 106: Hammel does his best to keep pace with the rest of the rotation, finding himself two points shy of becoming the fourth member to join the plus-20 club.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
10 |
16.5 |
9 |
72 |
|
Addison Russell |
10 |
10 |
9 |
59 |
|
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 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
32 |
|
Jason Hammel |
6 |
2 |
5 |
27 |
|
Javier Baez |
4 |
5 |
5 |
27 |
|
Jason Heyward |
2 |
8 |
4 |
26 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
2 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
|
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
4 |
2.5 |
24 |
|
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 |
|
Aroldis Chapman |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
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 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
64 |
|
Jason Heyward |
10 |
11 |
4 |
56 |
|
Kris Bryant |
7.5 |
9.5 |
8 |
49.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
5.5 |
9.5 |
12 |
47.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
9 |
7 |
5 |
46 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
5 |
13 |
2.5 |
43.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
6 |
4 |
10 |
36 |
|
Jorge Soler |
4 |
3 |
9 |
27 |
|
Willson Contreras |
2.5 |
5.5 |
3 |
21.5 |
|
Miguel Montero |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
|
Pedro Strop |
4 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
|
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
|
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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 |
72 |
43.5 |
28.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
34.5 |
10 |
24.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
32 |
11 |
21 |
|
Jason Hammel |
27 |
9 |
18 |
|
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 |
|
Aroldis Chapman |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Spencer Patton |
1.5 |
2 |
-0.5 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
5 |
6 |
-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 |
|
Addison Russell |
59 |
64 |
-5 |
|
Matt Szczur |
6 |
12.5 |
-6.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
41.5 |
49.5 |
-8 |
|
Javier Baez |
27 |
36 |
-9 |
|
Willson Contreras |
12 |
21.5 |
-9.5 |
|
Jorge Soler |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9 |
19 |
-10 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
36.5 |
47.5 |
-11 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
25 |
46 |
-21 |
|
Jason Heyward |
26 |
56 |
-30 |