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Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 81
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<img alt="A well-deserved standing ovation for Jake Arrieta from the Fenway Park crowd." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LwNBEmov_zIGT8B3_1Q7zczKZbg=/0x40:4000x2707/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/35035113/20140630_ajl_ad7_196.JPG.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>A well-deserved standing ovation for Jake Arrieta from the Fenway Park crowd. | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p>The Cubs reach the halfway point of the season in style, with Jake Arrieta coming up just four outs short of a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory.</p> <p>Interesting tidbit: Had Arrieta actually thrown the no-no, it would have likely led to <span>Starlin Castro</span> being a rare negative hero on the night as only one hitter had a WPA above zero.</p>
<p><b>Graphs for Game 81 </b>(courtesy of <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2014-06-30&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2014">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4692489/Game-81.png"><img src="http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/assets/4692489/Game-81.png" class="photo" alt="Game-81"></a> <br id="1404182072896"></p>
<p><b>Stats for Game 81:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="307">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p><b>Pitcher</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p><b>IP</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>ER</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">7.2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.93</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.491</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>H Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.98</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.094</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>P Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">0.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.52</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.044</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>10</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>1.06</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right"><b>0.629</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="328">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Batter</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>AB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p><b>R</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p><b>RBI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.72</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.042</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>R Sweeney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.67</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.021</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.74</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.074</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>S Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.72</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.010</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>L Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.87</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.068</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>W Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.67</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.044</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>N Schierholtz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.63</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">0.251</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.57</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.061</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>D Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.74</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right">-0.060</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>31</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="15">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>11</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>0.71</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="right"><b>-0.129</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><i style="font-weight: bold;">Writer's Note: </i><i>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.</i></p>
<p><b></b></p>
<p><b>THE THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero - </b><span>Jake Arrieta</span> (.491). Man, what a performance. Who would have guessed that it would have been <span>Stephen Drew</span> to spoil the party.</li>
<li> <b>Hero - </b><span>Nate Schierholtz</span> (.251). First time on the Hero podium since June 18, and only his third and fourth <i>hits</i> since that day.</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick </b>- <span>Hector Rondon</span> (.094). Closed the books on the team two-hitter with a hint of excitement in the ninth.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>T</b><b>HE THREE GOATS:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Billy Goat - </b><span>Anthony Rizzo</span> (-.074). It took one-half of a season for it to happen, but Rizzo finally ended up at the top of the Goat podium. Even more unbelievable, the only regular who still has not been at the top of the Goats is... <span>Darwin Barney</span>.</li>
<li> <b>Goat - </b><span>Luis Valbuena</span> (-.068). Two inning-ending outs with runners on first and second.</li>
<li> <b>Kid - </b><span>Junior Lake</span> (-.061). Proud recipient of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a>' first Golden Sombrero this season. The last time a Cub achieved the Golden Sombrero was on <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201309220.shtml" target="_blank">September 22, 2013</a>, and as it turns out, it was Lake who did it that time as well.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>U</b><b>PDATED RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 81 (Changes in Bold):</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="293">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Heroes</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">56</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">52</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Luis Valbuena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">43</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Jason Hammel</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Jeff Samardzija</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">24</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Nate Schierholtz</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>6</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>24</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Welington Castillo</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Travis Wood</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Jake Arrieta</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>18</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Mike Olt</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Emilio Bonifacio</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Justin Ruggiano</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">17.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Junior Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Brian Schlitter</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Edwin Jackson</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Ryan Kalish</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>John Baker</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Ryan Sweeney</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>James Russell</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Hector Rondon</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>7.5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>7.5</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Chris Coghlan</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Justin Grimm</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Pedro Strop</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Carlos Villanueva</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Wesley Wright</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Neil Ramirez</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Zac Rosscup</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Dallas Beeler</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Blake Parker</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="293">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Goats</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Nate Schierholtz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">39</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">35</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Luis Valbuena</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>4.5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>26.5</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Edwin Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Junior Lake</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>24</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">23.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Emilio Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><b>Anthony Rizzo</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>23</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">20.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Jeff Samardzija</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Justin Ruggiano</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Ryan Sweeney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Carlos Villanueva</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>James Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>John Baker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Wesley Wright</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Jose Veras</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Ryan Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p><span>Eli Whiteside</span></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="139">
<p>Blake Parker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Overall</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Hero</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Goat</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>+/-</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Anthony Rizzo</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">52</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>23</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>29</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">56</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">35</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Luis Valbuena</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">43</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>26.5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>16.5</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Jake Arrieta</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>18</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>10</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jeff Samardzija</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">24</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Darwin Barney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Zac Rosscup</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Dallas Beeler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">20.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Justin Ruggiano</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Ryan Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Blake Parker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>John Baker</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Ryan Sweeney</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Hector Rondon</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>7.5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>-4.5</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Emilio Bonifacio</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>James Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Wesley Wright</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Eli Whiteside</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Carlos Villanueva</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Junior Lake</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>24</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>-8</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jose Veras</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Edwin Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p><b>Nate Schierholtz</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>24</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">39</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>-15</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">23.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-17.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Arrieta's gem pushes him to the top of the plus/minus chart among starting pitchers, while Rizzo and Schierholtz find themselves part of a strange reversal of fortune.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/7/1/5859310/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-81
Russ La Croix
2014-07-01T08:00:16-05:00
2014-07-01T08:00:16-05:00
Cubs 2, Red Sox 0: Jake Arrieta's Table Is Ready
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/t2KGmRyUPdY0yJEaAgqxcHfb_Yg=/0x149:4000x2816/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/35034083/451529248.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Jared Wickerham</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The Cubs righthander took a no-hitter deep into the game for the second straight start.</p> <p>Well, now I wish I <i>had</i> taken the trip to Fenway Park to see the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> this week.</p>
<p>They've started out the series with a gem -- a two-hit combined shutout, <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2014_06_30_chnmlb_bosmlb_1" target="_blank">winning 2-0 over the Red Sox</a>, but the story of the game -- as it was in his last start -- was <span>Jake Arrieta</span>.</p>
<p>For the second time in a row, Arrieta took a no-hitter beyond six innings. Last week at Wrigley, it was a perfect game broken up by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Reds</a>' Billy Hamilton leading off the seventh. Monday night, apart from a fifth-inning walk to <span>Mike Napoli</span>, Arrieta had the no-no going with two out in the eighth. He'd thrown 119 pitches, his most this year, and I certainly hope Rick Renteria would have left him in to at least start the ninth if he'd completed eight no-hit innings.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, <span>Stephen Drew</span> broke up the no-hitter with a clean single to right on Arrieta's 120th pitch, a career high. That's the time to go get him, because at 2-0, the game was still potentially winnable for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Red Sox</a>. Arrieta left to a warm ovation from the Fenway Park crowd, many Cubs fans, but also a lot of Red Sox fans giving him applause, because that's what you do for a visiting player whose performance is worth watching.</p>
<p>Let's talk about that pitch count for a moment. Yes, it was the most he'd ever thrown (by six). Still, when a pitcher has a no-hitter going... I believe you let him go as far as he can with it. Some of you might say, "Arm trouble looms!" and granted, Arrieta did miss this year's first month. Nevertheless, he hasn't shown any signs of arm trouble since he returned, the Cubs have brought him along slowly (Monday was just his fourth start out of 11 when he'd even gone over 100 pitches), and I think he'll be just fine.</p>
<p><span>Pedro Strop</span> and <span>Hector Rondon</span> (10th save) finished up without incident, except for Rondon allowing another hit to longtime Cubs nemesis <span>A.J. Pierzynski</span>, who was pinch-hitting. He was immediately erased on a double play.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Cubs extended their own no-no-hit streak to 7,744 games, and there was little suspense for <a href="https://twitter.com/cubsnohitstreak" target="_blank">the CubsNoHitStreak Twitter account</a> Monday evening as <span>Ryan Sweeney</span> singled with one out in the first inning. The Cubs didn't do much else off another nemesis from the past, <span>Jake Peavy</span>, who had one of his better starts of the year. Peavy gave the Cubs just five hits, but one of them was a ball grooved to <span>Nate Schierholtz</span>, who hit his fourth home run of the year with <span>Welington Castillo</span>, who had walked, on base.</p>
<p>Schierholtz might have only four home runs this year after 21 a year ago, but all of them have come in his last 100 at-bats, so maybe he's breaking out of his season-long slump in a way that could get a contending team interested in him. I doubt he'll be back in 2015; he doesn't really fit in the Cubs' future plans.</p>
<p>I can't say enough good things about Arrieta. It'll still be about three or four more starts before he has enough innings to qualify for the ERA lead, but his 1.81 ERA in 64⅔ innings is mighty impressive. Perhaps even more impressive: In his last two starts, Arrieta has thrown 14⅔ innings, allowed just four hits, walked just one and struck out 19. Want more? In his last <i>five</i> starts, he's piled up 34⅔ innings (averaging just short of seven per start), given up only 14 (!) hits, issued just three walks and struck out 46. That's a WHIP of 0.49 (!) and, having given up three earned runs over that span, an ERA of 0.78.</p>
<p>Whatever the Cubs have done with Arrieta, he appears to have figured out the considerable talent that had the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Orioles</a> make him their Opening Day starter two years ago. Credit to everyone involved in making the trade that sent <span>Scott Feldman</span> to Baltimore for Arrieta and Strop -- a real feather in the deal-making cap of Theo & Co. Credit where credit is due -- this one is looking like outright theft.</p>
<p>Nice game. Nice pitching. Timely hitting. You can't ask for much more, can you? Now I find myself looking forward to every Arrieta start. He's been a pleasure to watch. Keep it up, Jake.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <span>Edwin Jackson</span> will take the mound against Boston's Clay Buchholz in game two of this three-game set Tuesday evening at Fenway Park. (Hint: I don't think Tuesday's game will be as well-pitched as Monday's.)</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/7/1/5859596/cubs-red-sox-recap-jake-arrieta-nate-schierholtz-mlb-scores
Al Yellon
2014-06-30T20:55:05-05:00
2014-06-30T20:55:05-05:00
Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Red Sox, Monday 6/30
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<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7nXWyu1iUggq_Rv8zybzzTl8cPs=/0x488:3033x2510/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/34972933/451406276.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>David Banks</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>----</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/6/30/5845854/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs-red-sox-monday-6-30-6-10-ct
Al Yellon
2014-06-30T20:10:02-05:00
2014-06-30T20:10:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Red Sox, Monday 6/30
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rnN8UzA8q7cXjqoy86YyUdgvNrw=/0x490:2875x2407/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/34972863/451415628.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>David Banks</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>----</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/6/30/5845848/overflow-thread-2-cubs-vs-red-sox-monday-6-30-6-10-ct
Al Yellon
2014-06-30T19:10:04-05:00
2014-06-30T19:10:04-05:00
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Red Sox, Monday 6/30
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FujE8uT140jlum5tk-3T9Xb8fx8=/0x112:3108x2184/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/34972791/451405386.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>David Banks</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>----</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/6/30/5845846/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-red-sox-monday-6-30-6-10-ct
Al Yellon
2014-06-30T16:00:08-05:00
2014-06-30T16:00:08-05:00
Cubs vs. Red Sox Preview, Monday 6/30, 6:10 CT
<figure>
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Ps99Lirg6-nSkVFtlTS_id0Kvu0=/3x0:3996x2662/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/34969061/451415624.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>David Banks</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The Cubs open an 11-game road trip with an interleague series at Fenway Park.</p> <p>The Cubs resume their interleague schedule tonight; they haven't played an American League team since they split a pair with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a> at Wrigley Field May 20-21. Overall the Cubs, who had a 13-5 interleague record in 2013, are 2-6 against clubs from the other league this season. So far, that comprises a 1-3 mark against both the Yankees and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a>.</p>
<p>The Red Sox and Cubs have met three times since interleague play began, at Wrigley Field in 2005 and 2012, and at Fenway in 2011. The teams have split the six games in Chicago and the Red Sox have won two of three in Boston. Only in 2005 were the teams anywhere close to equal in ability, and you'd think the Red Sox would have the advantage over the Cubs this year, too, coming off their <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/world-series">World Series</a> win last fall.</p>
<p>But the teams enter this series separated by just three games -- now, if someone had told you on Opening Day that would be the case June 30, you'd probably have been pretty happy. But the defending World Series champions have struggled after the departure of <span>Jacoby Ellsbury</span> via free agency; his replacements have been mediocre. They futzed around at shortstop until finally re-signing <span>Stephen Drew</span>, but he's been horrific (.345 OPS -- yes, OPS. His OPS+ is -4). Their rotation beyond <span>Jon Lester</span> and <span>John Lackey</span> -- neither of whom will pitch in this series -- is a mess. And the Red Sox played one of their typical three and a half hour marathons against the Yankees Sunday night in New York, while the Cubs were enjoying their off day sightseeing in Boston.</p>
<p>For more, check out Russ La Croix' <a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/6/30/5856180/on-the-horizon-cubs-vs-red-sox-series-preview">series preview</a>, if you haven't already. Here are tonight's particulars:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>Coghlan LF, Sweeney DH, Rizzo 1B, Castro SS, Valbuena 3B, Castillo C, Schierholtz RF, Lake CF, Barney 2B</pre>
</blockquote>
<p>According to baseball-reference's Play Index, <span>Ryan Sweeney</span> has never started a game as DH before.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Red Sox</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote>
<pre>Holt RF, Nava LF, Pedroia 2B, Ortiz DH, Napoli 1B, Bogaerts 3B, Drew SS, Betts CF, Ross C</pre>
</blockquote>
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<a target="newwindow" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8623"><img alt="Jake Arrieta" src="http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/assets/4391415/jakearrieta.jpg" border="1" height="480" width="320"></a><br><center> <a target="newwindow" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8623">
<h2>Jake Arrieta</h2>
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<h2>Cubs</h2>
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<a target="newwindow" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6872"><img alt="Jake Peavy" src="http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/assets/4685161/jakepeavy.jpg" border="1" height="480" width="320"></a><br><a target="newwindow" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6872">
<h2>Jake Peavy</h2>
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<h2>Red Sox</h2>
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<p>These pitchers have long histories against their opponent tonight, but not against each other. <span>Jake Arrieta</span> has six career appearances against the Red Sox (five starts). He has never defeated them and has a 5.90 ERA and 1.586 WHIP in 29 total innings. He last faced them <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS201304100.shtml" target="_blank">April 10, 2013 at Fenway</a>, allowing three runs in five innings with four walks. But that was the old Arrieta, not this new version, the guy who's posted a 1.00 ERA in his last four starts (27 innings), with two walks and 36 strikeouts, and who took a perfect game into the seventh inning in his last outing. I'm thinking this Arrieta does much better.</p>
<p><span>Jake Peavy</span> is in his 13th major-league season and seems on the decline. He's posted a 4.93 ERA (and an identical FIP) in 16 starts this year. He has 14 career starts vs. the Cubs, his most against any team except those in the N.L. West, where he played for many years. He's got a 2.76 lifetime ERA and 1.193 WHIP in 84⅔ innings against the Cubs, but current members of the Cubs roster are 17-for-53 (.321) against him. Maybe this is payback time.</p>
<p>Today's game is on CSN Chicago.</p>
<p><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20130401#date=6/30/2014" target="_blank">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_06_30_chnmlb_bosmlb_1&mode=gameday" target="_blank">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml" target="_blank">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/158723/pregame" target="_blank">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Red Sox</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.overthemonster.com">Over The Monster</a>.</p>
<p>For 2014, we are going to have the same game-thread routine as 2013. Here's how it works.</p>
<p>You'll find the game preview -- like this one -- posting as the first link in the StoryStream™, which will then contain all the overflow threads and the recap. The recap will also be on the front page as a separate post; once I post a game recap, the stream for each game will be retitled "Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads" so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.</p>
<p>In general, game previews will post two hours before game time. Exception: for day games after night games, that will usually be 90 minutes.</p>
<p>You will also be able to find the First Pitch Thread and all the overflow threads in the box marked "<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Chicago Cubs</a> Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (<a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/game-threads">you can also find them in this section link</a>). They will also appear in this StoryStream™. As I've done for each regular-season game for several years now, we'll have the First Pitch thread at five minutes before game time (moved up from actual game time per your requests), then an overflow one hour, two hours and 2:45 after game time.</p>
<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/6/30/5837666/chicago-cubs-boston-red-sox-preview-monday
Al Yellon