Hi there! Once again, I’m here as your substitute Heroes and Goats writer. As noted yesterday, Thomas Smith is away and will return for the final game of the White Sox series this coming weekend.
In his stead, I’m just going to post the chart for the game, the three heroes and three goats, and the Player of the Game poll. Thomas will catch you up on the H&G standings when he gets back.
So here goes!
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FangraphsReminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective.
THREE HEROES:
Superhero:
Shōta Imanaga (.316). 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Hero: Michael Busch (.102). 2-5, HR
Sidekick: Kyle Tucker (.076). 2-4, HR
THREE GOATS:
Billy Goat: Seiya Suzuki (-.039). 0-4
Goat: Reese McGuire (-.031). 0-4
Kid: Ian Happ (-.028). 1-4, HR
The game was far out of hand when Happ homered in the eighth.
WPA Play of the Game: Michael Busch’s leadoff home run in the bottom of the first. (.102)
*Red Sox Play of the Game: Rob Refsnyder’s leadoff double in the top of the first. (.060)
Seiya Suzuki won the poll for Friday’s win with 81 percent (243 of 299 votes).
Cubs Player of the Game:
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