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Heroes and Zeroes is a series of articles which focus on the players who had the most impact at the plate and on the mound. I used the Wins Probability Added (WPA) chart at www.fangraphs.com to help sort out the details.
Heroes
Wilson Ramos (WAS) .322
Ramos, batting fifth for the Nationals, doubled to right with nobody out and a man on first in the second (+12.4%). He grounded out to shortstop to end the fourth inning (-1.3%), led off with a walk in the seventh (+7.9%), and led off the ninth with a single (+13.2%).
Mat Latos (MIA) .229
Latos, considered by some to be the weak link in Miami's makeshift rotation, came through pretty good last night, despite some wildness (five walks). He pitched six and a third innings, allowing just one earned run and two hits. He also struck out six Nationals. He reached base with nobody out and runners on first and second in the second, when Steven Strasburg made an error on Latos' sacrifice bunt attempt (+8.5%). Ichiro! Suzuki scored on the play.
Nick Masset (MIA) .186
Masset came on with one out and runners on first and second in the seventh, up by the eventual 2-1 final score. He induced a forceout at third from Michael Taylor (+9.4%), then got Clint Robinson to ground out 4-3 to end the inning (+9.2%).
Almost Heroes
Steve Cishek (MIA) .179
One inning, one hit, two strikeouts, one save.
Sammy Solis (WAS) .109
Three innings pitched, one walk allowed, one strikeout.
Mike Dunn (MIA) .067
2/3 of an inning pitched, one walk, one strikeout.
AJ Ramos (MIA) .064
1/3 of an inning pitched.
JT Realmuto (MIA) .052
One-for-four, a run, a triple.
Blake Treinen (WAS) .048
One inning, one walk, one strikeout
Doug Fister (WAS) .046
One-for-one with a single.
Matt Thornton (WAS) .044
One inning, one strikeout
Ichiro! Suzuki (MIA) .032
Two-for-four, one RBI.
Aaron Barrett (WAS) .031
One inning, one hit, two strikeouts.
Minimal Impact
Ian Desmond (WAS) .017
0-for-4, two strikeouts.
Reid Brignac (MIA) -.010
0-for-1, one strikeout.
Adeiny Hechavarria (MIA) -.018
0-for-3.
Jeff Baker (MIA) -.020
0-for-1, one strikeout.
Almost Zeroes
Justin Bour (MIA) -.034
0-for-2, one walk.
Giancarlo Stanton (MIA) -.043
1-for-4, one walk, one strikeout.
Martin Prado (MIA) -.045
1-for-4, two strikeouts.
Denard Span (WAS) -.051
0-for-3, one walk.
Marcell Ozuna (MIA) -.064
0-for-3, one walk, one strikeout.
Yuniel Escobar (WAS) -.072
0-for-3, one walk, one strikeout.
Dee Gordon (MIA) -.076
1-for-5.
Ryan Zimmerman (WAS) -.083
0-for-3, one walk, one run, one strikeout.
Clint Robinson (WAS) -.092
0-for-1.
Steven Strasburg (WAS) -.094
Three innings pitched, four hits, two walks, two earned runs, two strikeouts.
Dan Uggla (WAS) -.131
0-for-3, one walk, one RBI.
Zeroes
Tyler Moore (WAS) -.159
Moore came on as a pinch hitter against Steve Cishek with two out and two on in the bottom of the ninth, and struck out swinging at strike three (-15.9%).
Bryce Harper (WAS) -.164
Harper, batting third for the Nats, flew out to center field to end the first (-1.0%). He struck out swinging to lead off the fourth (-2.9%), struck out looking with a man on first for the second out of the sixth (-4.9%), and flew out to second with one out and a man on first in the eighth (-7.6%).
Michael Taylor (WAS) -.271
Taylor, batting eighth for Washington, struck out looking with a man on third to end the second (-4.1%). He drew a two out walk in the fifth (+1.9%), then failed to move the runner over with one out and two on in the seventh (-9.4%). His most egregious offense to a chance at victory came in the bottom of the ninth, when he struck out swinging with two on for the second out (-15.6%).
Last 10 Games
| Giancarlo Stanton | 0.602 |
| Dee Gordon | 0.511 |
| Marcell Ozuna | 0.492 |
| Mike Dunn | 0.407 |
| Justin Bour | 0.403 |
| David Phelps | 0.345 |
| Jeff Baker | 0.198 |
| Nick Masset | 0.196 |
| Jarred Cosart | 0.182 |
| Mat Latos | 0.171 |
| Jhonatan Solano | 0.160 |
| Dan Haren | 0.145 |
| Tom Koehler | 0.136 |
| Brad Hand | 0.050 |
| Sam Dyson | 0.041 |
| Martin Prado | 0.032 |
| Donovan Solano | 0.017 |
| Adieny Hechavarria | -0.017 |
| AJ Ramos | -0.054 |
| Reid Brignac | -0.087 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | -0.188 |
| Mike Morse | -0.207 |
| Steve Cishek | -0.298 |
| JT Realmuto | -0.373 |
| Bryan Morris | -0.843 |
Ichthyomancy
Attendance: 25,332
Jigokusabre won the attendance with a guess of 25,666. He called a Marlins win for a third point.
dcfish called a Latos Hero for one point.
MiamiSkye called a one run Fish win for two points, then another for calling a Latos Hero.
Jeremy Hulme called a Marlins win, Latos a Hero and Harper a Zero. Did Teddy win? I don't know. I'll just leave your "unearned" point in from yesterday.
Marlon D got two points for calling a one-run Marlins' win, 1.5 for calling a Latos QS, and one for a Latos QS.
Gatorfan4life came back from the dark side and earned a point for calling a Marlins win.
gustavopim called a Marlins victory and got a point for calling Marlins pitching for striking out more batters than Washington pitching.
Ichthyomancy Standings
| gustavopim | 65 |
| Miami Skye | 64.5 |
| Jigokusabre | 57 |
| dcfish | 43 |
| Kevin Kraczkowski | 39.5 |
| Marlon D | 35.5 |
| Gatorfan4life | 26.5 |
| Bdwatson | 25 |
| Jeremy Hulme | 22 |
| tomwolf2008 | 19 |
| Thomas Bennett | 14 |
| thenumber95 | 11 |
| sternma | 6 |
| zag | 3 |
| Alex Carver | 3 |
| Delusional Marlins Fan | 2 |
| rsanchez1 | 2 |
| Al-Kendall | 2 |
| DavidJacobs | 2 |
| Sandman | 2 |
| SuperRadz | 1 |
| ncchief | 1 |
| d.o.g.o.b.y.g.n. | 1 |
| nfries7 | 1 |
The rubber game in the Nats-Fish three game series is this afternoon, so get your picks in quick, here or in the gamethread.