Matthew Boyd had himself a game.
Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd put himself high on the WPA chart with a stellar outing, continuing his All-Star season. Who knows? Keep this up and Boyd could be in the Cy Young conversation.
Fangraphs
Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective.
THREE HEROES:
Superhero: Matthew Boyd (.351). 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 6 K
Hero: Matt Shaw (.068). 2-for-4, R, RBI, SB
Sidekick: Nico Hoerner (.057). 2-for-4, R, 2 SB
THREE GOATS:
Billy Goat: Carson Kelly (-.033). 1-for-3, BB, R
Goat: Kyle Tucker (-.032). 1-for-2, 2 BB, SB
Kid: Pete Crow-Armstrong (-.004). 1-for-4, RBI
WPA Play of the Game: Matt Shaw’s RBI single in the second scored Dansby Swanson. (.072)
*Royals Play of the Game: Freddy Fermin’s single in the fifth. (.062)
Cubs Player of the Game:
Up next: The rubber match of the three-game series against the Royals, with Colin Rea facing Seth Lugo. Feel free to “scout” Lugo as he’s been the subject of trade rumors. Who knows? Maybe he’ll be a Cub next week.