Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Rockies Sunday Game ThreadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2015-04-13T08:30:02-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/81280022015-04-13T08:30:02-05:002015-04-13T08:30:02-05:00Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 5
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<figcaption>"Slump? What slump? That Heroes and Goats guy doesn't know what he's talking about." | Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p>As Al said in his recap, you already know who won the top spot on the podium on Sunday afternoon.</p> <p>And now, class, I would like you to open your <i>Hitting in the Major Leagues</i> books to Chapter 4: "How to Knock the Living Daylights Out of a Hanging Slider."</p>
<p><b>Graphs for Game 5 </b>(courtesy of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2015-04-12&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2015" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
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<p><b>Stats for Game 5:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<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="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">4.17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.252</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1.2</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">0</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="39">
<p align="right">.117</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>P Coke</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1.1</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.37</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.029</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>N Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">0.2</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.029</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>K Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">4.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.99</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.305</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>11</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>5</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>8</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>1.23</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>.121</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="327">
<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="21">
<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="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>D Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.57</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.738</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.19</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.172</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Herrera</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1.24</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.075</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>W Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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="27">
<p align="right">1</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">1.45</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.047</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">2</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">1.46</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.044</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>K Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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="27">
<p align="right">1</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">1.28</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.035</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>M Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.031</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>T Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1.43</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.040</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>M Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1</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">1.23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.043</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>M Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">2.25</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.067</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="21">
<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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.29</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.164</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>S Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">1.3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.179</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<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">1.38</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.210</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>33</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>6</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>7</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>6</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>8</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>1.37</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>.379</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>THE THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero - </b><span>Dexter Fowler</span> (.738). There was only one WPA performance above .550 last season by a hitter, and that was by <span>Chris Coghlan</span> on <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/wins.aspx?date=2014-09-20&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2014" target="_blank">September 20, 2014.</a> </li>
<li> <b><b>Hero</b> - </b><span>Hector Rondon</span> (.252). Gave up a two-out double to make it interesting, but escaped the jam with a <span>Carlos Gonzalez</span> popout to end the game.</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick -</b> Chris Coghlan (.172). Nice day for him recording a double, two walks and a steal of third base.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>THE THREE GOATS:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Billy Goat -</b> <span>Kyle Hendricks</span> (-.305). May have been a completely different podium had he not gotten his glove on that ball in the second inning.</li>
<li> <b>Goat - </b><span>Jorge Soler</span> (-.210). The dreaded Strat-O-Matic play in the fifth: "Line out into as many outs as possible."</li>
<li> <b>Kid - </b><span>Starlin Castro</span> (-.179). 0-for-4 with a double play of his own.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 5:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="305">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p><b>Heroes</b><b></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="151">
<p>Dexter Fowler</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Phil Coke</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="151">
<p>Jake Arrieta</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="151">
<p>Jorge Soler</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>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jason Hammel</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Hector Rondon</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Starlin Castro</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>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Chris Coghlan</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>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>David Ross</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>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jason Motte</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>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="305">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p><b>Goats</b><b></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="151">
<p>Dexter Fowler</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Jon Lester</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="151">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</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="151">
<p>Chris Coghlan</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="151">
<p>Jorge Soler</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Welington Castillo</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Miguel Montero</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Starlin Castro</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Phil Coke</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>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</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>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="151">
<p>Mike Olt</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><b></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>Jake Arrieta</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>Phil Coke</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jason Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Mike Olt</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="147">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Fowler picks up his second Superhero in a row and becomes the first Cub this season with more than one Superhero award to his credit.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/13/8396345/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-5Russ La Croix2015-04-12T18:40:22-05:002015-04-12T18:40:22-05:00Cubs 6, Rockies 5: Dexter Fowler, Hero
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<p>Sunday was a perfect example of how one play can change the complexion of a game -- for both bad, and good.</p> <p>I had an entire recap ready to go and I really don't want to throw the whole thing out so you're going to wind up reading it anyway, but <span>Dexter Fowler</span> made me change everything around and I couldn't be happier.</p>
<p>The former Rockies center fielder smashed a two-run homer with two strikes and two out in the top of the ninth off our old friend <span>LaTroy Hawkins</span> and that was the difference in <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2015_04_12_chnmlb_colmlb_1" target="_blank">a 6-5 win over the Rockies</a> that sends the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> home with a series win and a winning record at 3-2.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://m.cubs.mlb.com/chc/video/v71317983/chccol-fowler-crushes-goahead-tworun-homer-in-9th/?game_pk=413727">Here's video of Fowler's home run</a> -- you'll have to click on the link since MLB doesn't allow embedding for the first 24 hours after a game. That ball was <i>crushed</i>, too -- it landed in the second deck.</p>
<p>Before Fowler's home run, a walk to <span>Arismendy Alcantara</span> and a wild pitch put Mendy on second base in that ninth inning, where he scored on a <span>Welington Castillo</span> single to make it 5-4. With <span>Travis Wood</span> having already pinch-hit and a short bench with <span>Tommy La Stella</span> not available, Beef was left in the game, representing the tying run. Fortunately, his lack of speed didn't matter when Fowler connected.</p>
<p>Now, you get to read the recap I had written and was just about to hit "publish" had Fowler not performed his heroics.</p>
<p><span>Kyle Hendricks</span> didn't pitch that badly Sunday afternoon, though his pitching line (4⅓ innings, eight hits, five runs) doesn't show it.</p>
<p>Instead, it was one snap decision he made in the second inning that was his downfall and could have been the difference in the game.</p>
<p>The Cubs had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the second after <span>Chris Coghlan</span> led off with a walk (the first of three straight innings the Cubs' leadoff hitter walked) and <span>Miguel Montero</span> doubled. In the bottom of the inning, <span>Corey Dickerson</span> and <span>Michael McKenry</span> hit one-out singles. Then <span>Daniel Descalso</span> hit a ball that was heading right toward <span>Starlin Castro</span> and almost certainly would have been an inning-ending double-play ball.</p>
<p>But Hendricks reacted and got enough of a glove on the ball to slow it down; by the time it got to Castro there was no play and the bases were loaded.</p>
<p>Chris Bosio came out to talk to Hendricks. That's a smart idea, settle your pitcher down, and for a batter, it worked. Rockies starting pitcher <span>Jordan Lyles</span> popped up for the second out.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> have one of the hottest hitters in baseball right now in former Cub <span>DJ LeMahieu</span>. DJLM smacked a ball to deep left-center, over Coghlan's head, and that cleared the bases for a 3-1 Rockies lead. DJLM then scored on a single and instead of getting out of the inning scoreless, the Cubs and Hendricks trailed by three.</p>
<p>They got a couple of those runs back in the top of the fifth thanks to some small ball. Descalso made an error allowing Alcantara to reach. Mendy stole second and Hendricks singled him in. Two more singles loaded the bases and then <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> hit a foul popup to McKenry, who dropped it. It was a tough wind and sky to play Sunday and McKenry could perhaps be forgiven for that; it was charged as an error, one of four committed by the Rockies. Rizzo then hit a fly ball to left that scored Hendricks.</p>
<p>On the WGN telecast, Len & JD were talking about how innings like that should put up "big crooked numbers." I'm thinking they had in mind more than "two runs" for that number, but that's all the Cubs got in that inning, and they got shut down by the rest of the Rockies' bullpen until Hawkins came on in the ninth. It was Hawkins' second blown save in as many opportunities this year.</p>
<p>Little things. Many times, they are the difference between winning and losing. And that showed both in what Hendricks did, and in Fowler's last-ditch homer that turned this one from defeat into victory. Sometimes people talk about games like this as "momentum-changers." It's way too early to view this as something like that, but if the Cubs do wind up contending this year, you might wind up looking back at April 12 in Colorado as a game that sent this team on the right path.</p>
<p>Many props once again to the Cubs' bullpen. <span>Jason Motte</span> (whose velocity looked just fine and whose command seems to get better with every outing), <span>Phil Coke</span> and <span>Neil Ramirez</span> kept the game close, throwing 3⅔ innings and not giving up any more runs (allowing a total of just two hits and striking out four) until Fowler came up and put the Cubs ahead. Then <span>Hector Rondon</span> entered and finished things off for his second save of the young season.</p>
<p>BCB's Russ La Croix will have Heroes & Goats Monday morning. I'm pretty sure I know who the top Hero will be.</p>
<p>So the Cubs will come home -- no doubt celebrating this dramatic win on the flight home -- to begin a six-game homestand Monday, with the first opponent being the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Cincinnati Reds</a>. <span>Jon Lester</span> will make his second 2015 start against the Reds'<span> Mike Leake</span>.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/12/8396097/cubs-rockies-recap-dexter-fowler-kyle-hendricks-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2015-04-12T17:55:01-05:002015-04-12T17:55:01-05:00Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Rockies, Sunday 4/12
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<p>The Cubs seek a series win in Colorado Sunday afternoon.</p> <p>ICYMI in the game recap, it took until early May 2014 (game 28) for the Cubs to win a series last year.</p>
<p>The 2014 Cubs weren't even in position to win a series until game 20, when they had taken the first two games of a set against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a>. They wound up losing the last two of that series and had a split.</p>
<p>Today we stand at game 5 of 2015, with the Cubs having a chance to win a series. This is progress!</p>
<p>Here are today's particulars.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
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<pre>Fowler CF, Rizzo 1B, Soler RF, Coghlan LF, Castro SS, Montero C, Alcantara 2B, Hendricks P, Herrera 3B</pre>
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<p><span>Mike Olt</span> swung a bat this morning, seems OK, but they are holding him out. Good chance to get a start for Jonathan Herrera. Also, interestingly, Joe Maddon is hitting <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> second, something he did a few times in spring training.</p>
<p>Rockies lineup:</p>
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<pre>Blackmon CF, Gonzalez RF, Arenado 3B, Morneau 1B, Dickerson LF, McKenry C, Descalso SS, Lyles P, LeMahieu 2B</pre>
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<p><span>Kyle Hendricks</span>' best start of 2014 was at Coors Field. <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201408070.shtml" target="_blank">Here's the boxscore</a> -- it was the only game last year in which he went eight innings. He allowed five hits and two runs, just one earned. He threw 107 pitches (71 strikes). More of this, please.</p>
<p><span>Jordan Lyles</span> pitched against the Cubs at Coors Field <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201408060.shtml" target="_blank">August 6, 2014</a>. The Rockies won the game, but the Cubs hit Lyles pretty well. <span>Chris Coghlan</span> doubled and tripled and <span>Arismendy Alcantara</span> homered. A few more like that could result in a Cubs win today.</p>
<p>It's the first start of 2015 for Hendricks, but Lyles threw six innings against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Brewers</a> <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL201504070.shtml" target="_blank">April 7 in Milwaukee</a>, allowing two runs in six innings.</p>
<p>Today's game is on WGN. <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/downloads/y2015/chc_ota_schedule.pdf" target="_blank">For coverage info in other Midwest markets click here</a> (link opens .pdf).</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20140401#date=4/12/2015">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2015_04_12_chnmlb_colmlb_1&mode=gameday">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/483906/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.purplerow.com">Purple Row</a>.</p>
<p>Once again for 2015, we are going to have the same game-thread routine as the last couple of years. 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 most 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 "Chicago Cubs Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (you can also find them in this section link). 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>
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