They don't look like they're having any fun at all. Especially Chad Noble.
Graphs for Game 147 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 147:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Chapman |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.76 |
.131 |
F Pena |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.4 |
.041 |
J Lackey |
7 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
1.06 |
-.236 |
Total |
10 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
-.063 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
M Montero |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.07 |
.345 |
M Kawasaki |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2.95 |
.324 |
A Russell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9.04 |
.301 |
C Coghlan |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.74 |
.163 |
A Almora |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
.126 |
W Contreras |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.1 |
.087 |
T La Stella |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2.37 |
.086 |
J Soler |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.17 |
-.049 |
J Lackey |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
-.140 |
D Ross |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.61 |
-.153 |
M Szczur |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2.27 |
-.261 |
J Baez |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.21 |
-.267 |
Total |
34 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2.21 |
.563 |
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 147: On the third pitch in the bottom of the 10th, Miguel Montero walks it off on an opposite-field homer to complete the Cubs' comeback from down two runs in the ninth to a 5-4 win. WPA impact: +.369.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Miguel Montero (.345). What's not to love about a walkoff homer. Especially when it makes the celebration of clinching the division that much sweeter.
- Hero - Munenori Kawasaki (.324). Singled and walked in this one, but earned his first-ever podium spot as a Cub the hard way: by taking a ball off of his foot to load the bases in the ninth for...
- Sidekick - Addison Russell (.301). ... who got the final spot thanks to his hustle down the line on his game-tying single to second. Had he been out at first on that play, you'd have Chris Coghlan on this step courtesy of his 3-for-4 outing.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Javier Baez (-.267). Hitless on the day, including a comebacker to Carlos Torres to end the ninth with the bases loaded and a vicious denial by the BABIP overlords on a hard liner to third that was snagged by Hernan Perez.
- Goat - Matt Szczur (-.261). Had a chance before Baez did in the ninth to win it, but just couldn't get the ball far enough out to center field.
- Kid - John Lackey (-.236). Definitely battled in this one, not registering one 1-2-3 inning in seven frames and giving up three longballs including a monster blast by Ryan Braun.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 147: Montero leapfrogs over three players to get into seventh place on the chart, one point behind Lackey in sixth.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
20.5 |
11 |
94 |
Addison Russell |
12 |
11 |
15 |
73 |
Kris Bryant |
8.5 |
16.5 |
13 |
71.5 |
Jon Lester |
17 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
60.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
8 |
7 |
13.5 |
51.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
11 |
6 |
3 |
48 |
Jake Arrieta |
12.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
43.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
8.5 |
14.5 |
43.5 |
Jason Hammel |
9 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
Jason Heyward |
4 |
9 |
6 |
36 |
Javier Baez |
5 |
5 |
8 |
33 |
Miguel Montero |
5.5 |
5 |
3.5 |
30 |
John Lackey |
8 |
2 |
0 |
28 |
Jorge Soler |
4 |
4 |
8 |
28 |
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5 |
19.5 |
David Ross |
2 |
5 |
3.5 |
19.5 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
4 |
3.5 |
17.5 |
Willson Contreras |
3 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Matt Szczur |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
3 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
Pedro Strop |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Rob Zastryzny |
2 |
0 |
0.5 |
6.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Aroldis Chapman |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Joe Smith |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Joel Peralta |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Munenori Kawasaki |
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 |
Felix Pena |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Addison Russell |
13 |
14 |
16.5 |
83.5 |
Jason Heyward |
16 |
14 |
6.5 |
82.5 |
Kris Bryant |
13.5 |
14.5 |
10 |
79.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
8.5 |
14.5 |
12 |
66.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
12 |
8 |
6 |
58 |
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
17 |
5.5 |
57.5 |
Javier Baez |
8 |
7 |
13.5 |
51.5 |
Jorge Soler |
6 |
5 |
11 |
39 |
Willson Contreras |
3.5 |
6.5 |
6 |
29.5 |
Matt Szczur |
1.5 |
5.5 |
9 |
24.5 |
Miguel Montero |
3 |
5 |
4 |
23 |
Travis Wood |
5 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
David Ross |
3 |
3 |
6.5 |
21.5 |
Jason Hammel |
5 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
Justin Grimm |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
Trevor Cahill |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Joe Smith |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Aroldis Chapman |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Clayton Richard |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Tim Federowicz |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Jeimer Candelario |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Brian Matusz |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Joel Peralta |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Gerardo Concepcion |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Rob Zastryzny |
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 |
60.5 |
12 |
48.5 |
Kyle Hendricks |
48 |
11 |
37 |
Anthony Rizzo |
94 |
57.5 |
36.5 |
Jake Arrieta |
43.5 |
13 |
30.5 |
Jason Hammel |
36 |
21 |
15 |
John Lackey |
28 |
20 |
8 |
Miguel Montero |
30 |
23 |
7 |
Tommy La Stella |
17.5 |
11 |
6.5 |
Hector Rondon |
19.5 |
14 |
5.5 |
Rob Zastryzny |
6.5 |
2 |
4.5 |
Carl Edwards Jr. |
8 |
6 |
2 |
Munenori Kawasaki |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Felix Pena |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
Aroldis Chapman |
6 |
6 |
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 |
Travis Wood |
20 |
22 |
-2 |
David Ross |
19.5 |
21.5 |
-2 |
Jeimer Candelario |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Tim Federowicz |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
Chris Coghlan |
8 |
10.5 |
-2.5 |
Mike Montgomery |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
Clayton Richard |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
Brian Matusz |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Trevor Cahill |
9.5 |
13 |
-3.5 |
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
Joe Smith |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
Justin Grimm |
8.5 |
13 |
-4.5 |
Kris Bryant |
71.5 |
79.5 |
-8 |
Addison Russell |
73 |
83.5 |
-10.5 |
Jorge Soler |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
Matt Szczur |
12 |
24.5 |
-12.5 |
Willson Contreras |
16 |
29.5 |
-13.5 |
Dexter Fowler |
43.5 |
58 |
-14.5 |
Ben Zobrist |
51.5 |
66.5 |
-15 |
Javier Baez |
33 |
51.5 |
-18.5 |
Jason Heyward |
36 |
82.5 |
-46.5 |