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Four to tie it, five to take the lead as we come to bat in the 1st. https://t.co/irQItUw7iq #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/Hde6dAk9E6
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 24, 2016
Graphs for Game 154 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
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Stats for Game 154:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
T Cahill |
1.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.41 |
.024 |
|
T Wood |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.45 |
.023 |
|
F Pena |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.06 |
.003 |
|
S Patton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.01 |
.000 |
|
M Montgomery |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.8 |
-.002 |
|
R Zastryzny |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.02 |
-.003 |
|
H Rondon |
0.1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.48 |
-.083 |
|
J Hammel |
2.1 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0.91 |
-.402 |
|
Total |
9 |
14 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
0.54 |
-.440 |
|
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
|
B Zobrist |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1.07 |
.176 |
|
D Fowler |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.63 |
.172 |
|
J Hammel |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.15 |
.062 |
|
M Kawasaki |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01 |
.000 |
|
J Baez |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.05 |
-.001 |
|
M Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.03 |
-.001 |
|
A Almora |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.03 |
-.001 |
|
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.07 |
-.002 |
|
J Soler |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.67 |
-.011 |
|
T La Stella |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.63 |
-.016 |
|
W Contreras |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.79 |
-.027 |
|
M Montero |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.36 |
-.056 |
|
A Russell |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.1 |
-.063 |
|
K Bryant |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1.11 |
-.072 |
|
J Heyward |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.11 |
-.087 |
|
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.67 |
-.136 |
|
Total |
34 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
0.85 |
-.060 |
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 154: With two out and the bases loaded in the top of the first, Yadier Molina hits a double down the third-base line out of the reach of Kris Bryant, scoring two and giving the Cardinals an early 2-0 lead. WPA impact: -.178.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Ben Zobrist (.176). Picks up his first Superhero in a month -- August 24, to be precise -- thanks to his two-run triple in the first to cut the Cardinals' lead in half.
- Hero - Dexter Fowler (.172). Did his best to catch Zobrist for the top step with a single, double, and triple in his first three plate appearances, but ended up just short with his strikeout in the seventh.
- Sidekick - Trevor Cahill (.024). There wasn't much else to the Cubs' offense on Saturday, aside from the Willson Contreras homer in the ninth to cut the deficit to six, so Cahill's four outs in the fifth and sixth innings were all that was necessary to claim the final step. And that's even with the walk to end his outing.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Jason Hammel (-.402 / -.340). Well... uh... at least he hit a single.
- Goat - Anthony Rizzo (-.136). He had a couple of big chances with a couple of runners on while the game was still close, but struck out each time.
- Kid - Jason Heyward (-.087). It was the day of the popout for Heyward as he skied three balls around the infield in his three plate appearances.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 154: Rizzo's hold on the second spot in the chart is short-lived as he gives back his two points that he gained on Friday to once again land 1½ points behind Kyle Hendricks.
|
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
14 |
21.5 |
11 |
96 |
|
Kris Bryant |
9.5 |
16.5 |
15 |
76.5 |
|
Addison Russell |
12 |
11 |
15 |
73 |
|
Jon Lester |
18 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
63.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
9 |
8 |
13.5 |
56.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
4 |
11.5 |
14.5 |
49.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
11 |
6 |
3 |
48 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
13.5 |
2.5 |
1 |
46.5 |
|
Jason Heyward |
4 |
9 |
7 |
37 |
|
Jason Hammel |
9 |
2 |
5 |
36 |
|
Javier Baez |
5 |
6 |
8 |
35 |
|
Miguel Montero |
6.5 |
5 |
3.5 |
33 |
|
John Lackey |
8 |
2 |
1 |
29 |
|
Jorge Soler |
4 |
4 |
8 |
28 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
3 |
4 |
3.5 |
20.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6 |
20.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
|
David Ross |
2 |
5 |
3.5 |
19.5 |
|
Willson Contreras |
4 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
|
Matt Szczur |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
|
Adam Warren |
1 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
1 |
3 |
2.5 |
11.5 |
|
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 |
|
Joe Smith |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Clayton Richard |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
15 |
14 |
17.5 |
90.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
15.5 |
15.5 |
10 |
87.5 |
|
Jason Heyward |
16 |
15 |
8.5 |
86.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
9.5 |
14.5 |
13 |
70.5 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
6 |
18 |
6.5 |
60.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
12 |
8 |
6 |
58 |
|
Javier Baez |
8 |
7 |
14.5 |
52.5 |
|
Jorge Soler |
6 |
5 |
11 |
39 |
|
Willson Contreras |
3.5 |
6.5 |
6 |
29.5 |
|
Miguel Montero |
3 |
6 |
4 |
25 |
|
Matt Szczur |
1.5 |
5.5 |
9 |
24.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
6 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
David Ross |
3 |
4 |
6.5 |
23.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
5 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
|
Pedro Strop |
4 |
4 |
1 |
21 |
|
John Lackey |
5 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Adam Warren |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
Hector Rondon |
3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
Justin Grimm |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
2 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
|
Jon Lester |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
Chris Coghlan |
1 |
2 |
3.5 |
10.5 |
|
Mike Montgomery |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
|
Joe Smith |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Aroldis Chapman |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
|
Munenori Kawasaki |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
|
Jon Lester |
63.5 |
12 |
51.5 |
|
Kyle Hendricks |
48 |
11 |
37 |
|
Anthony Rizzo |
96 |
60.5 |
35.5 |
|
Jake Arrieta |
46.5 |
16 |
30.5 |
|
Jason Hammel |
36 |
24 |
12 |
|
John Lackey |
29 |
20 |
9 |
|
Miguel Montero |
33 |
25 |
8 |
|
Tommy La Stella |
20.5 |
13 |
7.5 |
|
Hector Rondon |
20.5 |
14 |
6.5 |
|
Rob Zastryzny |
6.5 |
2 |
4.5 |
|
Ryan Kalish |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Munenori Kawasaki |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Felix Pena |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
|
Carl Edwards Jr. |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
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 |
|
Trevor Cahill |
11.5 |
13 |
-1.5 |
|
Travis Wood |
20 |
22 |
-2 |
|
Joe Smith |
5 |
7 |
-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 |
|
David Ross |
19.5 |
23.5 |
-4 |
|
Albert Almora Jr. |
8 |
12 |
-4 |
|
Adam Warren |
11.5 |
16 |
-4.5 |
|
Justin Grimm |
8.5 |
13 |
-4.5 |
|
Dexter Fowler |
49.5 |
58 |
-8.5 |
|
Willson Contreras |
19 |
29.5 |
-10.5 |
|
Kris Bryant |
76.5 |
87.5 |
-11 |
|
Jorge Soler |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
|
Pedro Strop |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
|
Matt Szczur |
12 |
24.5 |
-12.5 |
|
Ben Zobrist |
56.5 |
70.5 |
-14 |
|
Addison Russell |
73 |
90.5 |
-17.5 |
|
Javier Baez |
35 |
52.5 |
-17.5 |
|
Jason Heyward |
37 |
86.5 |
-49.5 |