May 12: Marlins @ Cubs WPA Recap (Game 35)

As always, graphs and data from our friends at Fangraphs


Cubs MVP: Marlon Byrd; .176 WPA
Marlon Byrd's one out double in the 5th inning put the Cubs up 3-2, a lead they never relinguished. That hit alone accounted for .175 of his WPA, and was the biggest one of the game for the Cubs.
Marlins MVP: Ronny Paulino; .076 WPA
Paulino's two out single in the fourth plated two runs and tied the game at 2. The hit itself was worth .184 WPA, the largest of the game.

Cubs LVP: Geovany Soto; -.098 WPA
Soto went 0-3 with a walk, and ended the third inning by grounding into a double play with two men on. Not a terrible game by any means, but the lowest on the team.
Marlins LVP: Chris Volstad; -.197
Volstad surrendered four earned runs through six innings. Eleven Cubs reached base (four walks), and he struck out five.

Biggest Cubs' At-Bat
Marlon Byrd's aforementioned double (.175 WPA)
Biggest Cubs' Pitch
Carlos Marmol strikes out Hanley Ramirez looking to end the game (.142 WPA)