Just as a MLB team might have an emergency fill-in, I am filling in for Thomas Smith on Heroes and Goats today.
That’s because Thomas got stuck in Charlotte on a work trip and hasn’t had much sleep in a couple of days. So I agreed to post this in Thomas’ place, to give you just the bare bones of the Heroes and Goats podiums for Wednesday’s loss to the Rockies and some basis for discussion, as well as the Cubs Player of the Game poll.
So here goes!
Game 68, June 10: Rockies 3, Cubs 2
Reminder: Heroes
and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective.
THREE HEROES:
- Superhero: Shōta Imanaga (.324). 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 7 K
- Hero: Ian Happ (.231). 1-4, HR
- Sidekick: Caleb Thielbar (.196). 1.1 IP, 0 H, 2 K
THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat: Jacob Webb (-.453). 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, HR
- Goat: Daniel Palencia (-.335). 0 IP, 3 BF, BB, 2 H, R
- Kid: Nico Hoerner (-.221). 1-4.
WPA Play of the Game: TJ Rumfield hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead (.477)
Cubs Play of the Game: Ian Happ’s game-tying home run in the top of the ninth (.308).
Cubs Player of the Game:
Game 67 winner: Alex Bregman got 24 of 54 votes.
Thomas will update the Rizzo Award standings tomorrow.
As noted in my game recap, Edward Cabrera will face Ryan Feltner in this afternoon’s series finale at Coors Field. Hopefully the Cubs can end their three-game skid.
