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Game 25 WPA: I was never worried. Nats 1, Mets 0

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Gio pitched his best game to date, and the rest of the Nats did the minimum necessary to turn it into a win (which turned out to be a fairly significant defense/bullpen effort, albeit a pretty danged lazy day at the plate).

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Sure, it's easier to pitch from the mound and facing the plate, but Gio doesn't believe in EASY.
Sure, it's easier to pitch from the mound and facing the plate, but Gio doesn't believe in EASY.
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20150502-25 WPA

Via Fangraphs (click to embiggen)

(What do these graphs mean?)

  • As in the old days: Gio Gonzalez (+45.3%) took his one run and made it stick, fanning 9 and walking 2 over 7 IP, giving up no runs.
  • WPA is not impressed by winning the game: Michael Taylor (-0.6%) can't reach positive WPA with his 1-5 night, despite driving in the game-winning run with an two-out RBI single in the 2nd (+11.1%).
  • WPA likes middle infielders: Your hitting WPA leaders tonight are Ian Desmond (+3.3%), who was 2-4 with a run scored, and Danny Espinosa (+5.0%), who was also 2-4.
  • Matched up: Aaron Barrett (+9.5%) gets two outs in the ayeth to earn a shutdown.
  • Delightfully undramatic: Drew Storen (+16.2%) gets a quick 1-2-3 ninth to earn a shutdown and close out the game.

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