Top Play (WPA): Marlon Byrd’s three-run homer in the third inning off of Dan Haren was the top WPA play of the game (.226). It gave the Giants a 5-1 lead at the time, which was more than safe with Madison Bumgarner on the mound. After allowing an RBI double to the heating up Starlin Castro early, […]
Day: August 27, 2015
Game 125: Giants 4, Cubs 2
Top Play (WPA): This was one of those games in which the first inning is played in a certain style… and then the rest of the game is a complete departure from that style. In this one, some weird defensive miscues and some close calls led to our top play. Leadoff man Kyle Schwarber popped […]