clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Game 6 WPA: See what league-average offense can do? Nats 4, FF 3

The Nats finally score an average amount runs (albeit not until extras), which proves to be plenty sufficient for a win. Let's continue with this "scoring runs" thing, Nats.

By Doghouse
This was not the most important offense of the day.
This was not the most important offense of the day.
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

150412-6 WPA

Via Fangraphs. (What do these graphs mean?)

  • Reliable (so far): Max Scherzer has a shaky outing, giving up an ER while fanning 8 and walking 2 in 6 IP.
  • Early offense: Bryce Harper (+1.1%) hits solo shot the other way just over the LF fence to put the Nats up in the first.
  • Poor relief: Xavier Cedeno (-17.2%) melts down in the 7th, giving up the game-tying solo bomb (-25.3%) before getting out of the inning.
  • Better relief: Craig Stammen (+9.6%) and Aaron Barrett (+12.0%) get the game to extras with shutdown ayeth and 9th innings, respectively.
  • [Rizzo points to head]: Yunel Escobar (+40.1%) has a heroic 10th, doubling the lead off the inning (+17.5%) and later scoring the go-ahead run on a wild pitch (+8.2%).
  • INsurance: Clint Robinson (+8.9%) is second in hitting WPA, going 3-5 with a 10th inning double, eventually scoring the winning tally on a Wilson Ramos (-5.9%) RBI single (+8.2%).
  • Keeping it interesting: Drew Storen (+7.3%) takes us for a ride, walking the first two batters in the bottom of the 10th and giving up a run, but holding the lead--thanks in a part to a Ryan Zimmerman (+2.8%) diving play to stop the tying RBI and end the game (+15.5%).

Today's WPA brought to you by the march back toward .500:

More From Federal Baseball