This week’s results caused a major shake-up in the BaseballGB Fantasy League standings.And who would benefit from Josh Beckett’s no-no? Read on to find out more.

We begin with the biggest winners of the week, as Jesmond thumped the RBIs 10-2. Teheran (15 strikeouts, 0.00 ERA) and the fit-again Fister each won two starts as the pitchers completed a sweep. Perkins had two saves and Broxton notched three holds. Trout homered twice and joined Pierzynski and Adams in helping win average and OPS. The RBIs had, er, RBIs from Aviles and Cano, who joined Smith and Gardner in swiping bases. Tanaka had another strong week.

Batteries Essential slugged their way to victory, managing an offensive sweep while beating Iron Men 9-2. An incredible 15 homers were slugged, with Davis getting four of them, while Sandoval hit three and Brantley scored seven times, drove in six and swiped three bases. Vargas struck out 12, while Rosenthal had two saves and Cecil notched a save and two holds. Iron Men salvaged ERA and WHIP thanks to Samardzija and Wheeler.

Another team reaching nine category wins was Norwich, who defeated the Riverkings with an offensive sweep. Justin Upton (3HR, 10 RBIs) and Ozuna (3HR, 9RBIs) did most of the damage, while Chapman and Jansen had a pair of saves each, Watson had two holds and Wily Peralta struck out 10. The Riverkings were boosted by the return of Sale, who combined with Weaver to take wins, ERA and WHIP.

The Angels picked up a very impressive win, defeating early pace-setters Beck ‘Nams 8-3. The pitching staff won five categories, led by Wainwright’s dominant pair of wins and 21 strikeouts, while Montero and Bauer struck out 14 and 13 respectively. Papelbon had two saves. Offensively, Springer hit four homers, while Alexei Ramirez homered twice, drove in seven and swiped two bags. Beck ‘Nams took runs and average thanks to Beltre and Reyes (five steals) while Warren had the lone hold.

The Knights got the better of the Chasers 8-3 thanks to five categories from the pitchers. Minor (11 strikeouts) and Alex Wood each picked up wins, Shaw had two holds and Frieri and Soria picked up saves. Escobar swiped three bases and joined Gomes and V-Mart in scoring five times. The Chasers had power from Pence (three homers) and Melky Cabeera (two) who both drove in five.

My Isotopes picked up another win, slugging their way to victory against the, er, Slugs. Nelson Cruz (nine runs, four homers, seven RBIs) was the star hitter while Frazier went deep twice. Leake (12) and Archer (11) racked up the strikeouts and Doolittle had two saves. Hammel was the pick of the Slug’s pitchers, picking up a win and helping to take ERA and WHIP, while Gordon ran wild in Philadelphia, swiping five bases.

The Butchers narrowly avoided slipping up, edging Bits & Bytes 7-5. Encarnacion hit five homers in a monster week, while Wong and Crawford swiped two bases each. Melancon, Kimbrel and Holland took care of saves, and Beckett hurled his no-hitter to help take wins and WHIP. Bits & Bytes had the edge in runs, average and OPS thanks to Bourn, Bogaerts and Kerndrick, while Kersahw and Hughes helped the staff post a ridiculously good sub-1.00 ERA.

Finally, the Bananas squeezed past the Sox 6-5. The pitching staff claimed five categories in a generally very well-pitched matchup. Jansenn had four saves and Lohse struck out eight, teaming with Lackey to help take ERA and WHIP. Reynolds homered three times and drove in eight. The Sox had great offense spread across the roster, with seven different players homering. Altuve, Longoria and Braun helped take runs, steals, average and OPS. Bumgarner had a win and 16 strikeouts.

This week

The Week Nine matchups are as follows:

Butchers (1st) v Beck ‘Nams (5th)

Batteries Essential (2nd) v Riverkings (16th)

Norwich (3rd) v Slugs (13th)

Bananas (4th) v Jesmond (9th)

Isotopes (6th) v Bits & Bytes (14th)

Chasers (7th) v Iron Men (11th)

Knights (8th) v RBIs (15th)

Angels (10th) v Sox (12th)

Week Seven of the BaseballGB fantasy league saw another change at the top of the standings. Read on to find out more.

We begin with the biggest winners of the week, who turned out to be my Isotopes. A much-needed 9-2 victory against the Riverkings included a pitching sweep. Archer was the pick of the starters with a win, Jimenez struck out 14 and Leake helped take ERA and WHIP. There were hat-tricks of saves for Romo and Soriano while Howell picked up the lone hold. Puig (3HR, 10 RBIs) had a big week, helping to take average with Machado and Utley.  The Riverkings had the edge in runs thanks to Wright Desmond, Byrd while Villar and Carlos Santana(!) stole bases.

Batteries Essential claimed 9-3 win against the Knights, including an offensive sweep. Cespedes and Starlin Castro each drove in six, Walker homered twice and Hamilton stole three bases, while Stanton helped take average and OPS after hitting .417 for the week. Rosenthal had three saves and Odorizzi, Wacha, Volquez, Garza and Varga all posted WHIPs of 1 or under. Shields had two wins and 11 strikeouts for the Knights, while Minor and Gray helped take ERA. Goldschmidt, Bautista and V-Mart homered twice.

The Butchers are back on top after beating the Slugs 8-3. Encarnacion and Francisco each had three-homer weeks, while Yelich and Carl Crawford hit a pair as the Butchers slugged 13 round-trippers in total. Clippard had two wins and two holds while Price struck out 19. Beckett, Hutchison and Richards helped take ERA and WHIP. The Slugs won average thanks to Fielder, Donaldson and Victorino while Chavez won twice and struck out 13. McGee and Siegrist had three holds each.

The Sox got back to winning ways by defeating Jesmond 7-4. Gordon homered twice and drove in six, while Fowler scored six runs and hit .450 as the offense took four categories. Cole’s win on Sunday proved crucial, as did his 14 strikeouts, while Greinke helped take ERA and WHIP with another stingy week. Jesmond had RBIs and steals from Phillips, Trout, Pagan and Stubbs, while Perkins and O’Day took care of saves and holds.

Norwich edged past Iron Men 7-5, with the pitching staff sweeping all six categories. Porcello won twice, Smyly struck out seven and the pair of Tigers teamed with Peralta to take ERA and WHIP. Chapman, Jansen and Watson took care of saves and holds, while McCutchen’s two steals proved very important. Iron Men had multi-homer weeks from Morse and Adam Jones, while Kinsler and Asdrubal Cabrera combined for 11 runs.

The Bananas dealt Beck ‘Nams a 6-5 loss in a very tight matchup. Tulo and Marte each homered twice, while Werth and Young scored five runs each. Hamels was the pick of the starters with a win and 10 strikeouts, while K-Rod and Janssen had two saves each. Beck ‘Nams had the edge in average and OPS thanks to Dozier, Beltre and Reyes, while Wood, Darvish and Kuroda all recorded double-digit strikeouts.

The RBIs caused an upset by defeating the Chasers 6-5 in another very close matchup. CJ Wilson helped the pitchers win four categories with a  win and 15 strikeouts, teaming up with Tanaka to take ERA and WHIP by a hair. Gardner scored six times, homered twice, drove in seven and stole three bases. The Chasers had power and average from Ortiz (four homers), Miggy, Tex and McCann (two each) and Nathan had four saves.

Finally, Bits & Bytes squeezed past the Angels 5-4. Solarte scored eight runs, helped by this three homers, while Bogaerts and Segura helped take average. King Felix won twice, striking out 12 and Ziegler had three holds. The Angels had the edge in RBIs thanks to Springer, CarGo and Prado, while Everth Cabrera homered twice and joined Murphy in swiping a pair. Lee helped take ERA and WHIP.

Week Eight

The week eight matchups are as follows:

Butchers (1st) v Bits & Bytes (15th)

Beck ‘Nams (2nd) v Angels (10th)

Bananas (3rd) v Sox (13th)

Chasers (4th) v Knights (9th)

Batteries Essential (5th) v Iron Men (8th)

Norwich (6th) v Riverkings (16th)

Isotopes (7th) v Slugs (11th)

Jesmond (11th) v RBIs (14th)

Week six of the BaseballGB Fantasy League saw some big wins and a change at the top of the standings.

We begin with the biggest winners of the week as Matt’s Chasers thumped Jesmond Dennings 10-1. Miguel Cabrera homered three times and drove in 10, Teixeira went deep twice and Pence scored eight runs. Scherzer won both of his starts, Hunter had three saves and Ross and Hudson helped take ERA and WHIP. With rare cold weeks for Trout and Pujols, Nolan Arenado was the pick of Jesmond’s hitters, even though his hitting streak was snapped at 28 games. Perkins had three saves, Bailey struck out 11 and Teheran and Harrison both pitched well.

Beck ‘Nams are back on top after their 9-2 win against the Sox, falling a steal shy of an offensive sweep in the process. Reyes had a big week, homering, scoring nine ruins and swiping four bases, while Hosmer hit .452 and drove in eight. Darvish was the pitching star, as his near no-hitter helped take ERA and WHIP, along with great efforts from Kuroda and Kennedy.  Bumgraner, Greinke and Cole each picked up wins for the Sox, Street had the lone save and there were multi-steal weeks for Jackson, Fowler and Altuve.

Batteries Essential are on a charge, defeating the RBIs 9-2. Brantley had two homers and drove in seven, joining Stanton, Walker and Cespedes in a big week for the offense. Casilla had a win and a hold, while Odorizzi struck out 11 in a scoreless outing. Posey, Lind and Aviles helped the RBIs win average by two points, while Roark, CJ Wilson and Tanaka made the difference in WHIP.

Norwich overtook the Knights in the standing with this 8-4 score. The pitching staff had a sweep, with Santana picking up a win and helping taker ERA and WHIP, while Eovaldi struck out 13 and the returning Chapman picked up the only save on the final day of the matchup. Watson had a win and two holds. The Knights thumped an incredible 15 homers, with V-Mart going deep four times, three for Gyorko and a pair for Gomes, Goldschmidt and Dickerson.

The Bananas are proving hard to beat, as they picked up a 7-4 win against Bits & Bytes. Tulo was the star hitter, homering four times, scoring seven and driving in eight, while Reed had three saves and Hamels struck out 16. Cishek had a pair of wins and a save for Bits & Bytes, Ziegler had four holds and Hughes helped take ERA.

The Butchers pickled up a hard-fought 7-5 win against the Riverkings. Encarnacion slugged four of the team’s dozen homers and drove in 10, while Blackmon had three round-trippers. It was a big week for the bullpen, as Melancon, Kimbrel and Holland combined for seven saves and Clippard had three holds. Wright, Byrd and Castellanos helped the Riverkings take average while Buerhle and Weaver each had a win and helped take ERA and WHIP.

The Angels squeezed past the Slugs 6-5 in a close matchup. Springer and Daniel Murphy both homered twice, while CarGo and Aramis Ramirez helped take average and OPS. Wainwright, Dickey and Kazmir all picked up wins, taking ERA and WHIP along the way. Niese struck out 12. Victorino gave the Slugs the edge in RBIs, while Gordon swiped five bases. Ventura struck out 13, Uehara had a pair of saves and carpenter picked up a win, a save and a hold.

Finally, Iron Men and my Isotopes finished 5-5. Rodney had four saves for Iron Men, while Samardzija struck out 14, combining with Wheeler and Strasburg to take ERA and WHIP. Asdrubal Cabrera was the difference in runs, while Adam Jones homered three times and helped to win average. Hanley and Puig each hit a pair of homers for my team, with Rios swiping a pair of bases. Four different pitchers claimed wins, including Harang and Doolittle, who struck out nine and eight respectively. That’s three ties in six weeks for my team, and while it’s good to be tough to beat, the Isotopes could really use a win.

This Week

The week seven matchups are as follows:

Beck ‘Nams (1st) v Bananas (4th)

Butchers (2nd) v Slugs (12th)

Chasers (3rd) v RBIs (14th)

Norwich (5th) v Iron Men (8th)

Knights (6th) v Batteries Essential (7th)

Angels (9th) v Bits & Bytes (16th)

Isotopes (10th) v Riverkings (15th)

Jesmond Dennings (11th) v Sox (13th)

We have a new leader in the Baseball GB Fantasy League. Read on to find out who has taken over at the top.

Jesmond Dennings caused an upset by beating Beck ‘Nams 8-2, knocking them off the top of the standings in the process. Nolan Arenado, Phillips and Pierzynski all had productive weeks with the bat as Jesmond won all offensive categories bar steals. On the mound, Hawkins had a win and two saves, while Teheran, Bailey and Simon helped take ERA and WHIP. Beck ‘Nams had five steals from Dozier while Kluber racked up 18 strikeouts and Darvish added 13.

The Slugs also caused an upset, dealing the Bananas an 8-4 loss. In a pitching staff which won five categories, Justin Masterson struck out 11, while stingy starts from Ventura and Buchholz helped the staff also take ERA and WHIP. Gordon swiped six bases, Gomez homered twice and Hunter drove in seven. For the Bananas,  Tulo was the offensive star, batting over .600 for the week, scoring nine times, homering twice and knocking in eight. The outfield of Marte, Ellsbury and Werth all had great  weeks with the bat too. K-Rod had three saves, while Reed had a pair and a win.

The Sox picked up a 7-3 win against Bits & Bytes with an impressive week for the pitching staff. MadBum, Cueto and Greinke all pitched excellently, taking wins, strikeouts, ERA and WHIP. Offensively, Morneau scored five runs and drove in six, while Alvarez and Rollins helped take OPS. Bits & Bytes had speed from Kendrick who swiped four bases and teamed up with Loney, Molina and salty to take average. Ziegler had two holds.

Batteries Essential were also among the winners, just getting the better of the Chasers 7-5. Stanton, Jenninghs, Hamilton and Walker keyed an offensive sweep, while Cecil and Casilla ensured victory by winning holds. The Chasers had plenty of excellent pitching, as the staff posted a 1.7ERA and a sub-0.9 WHIP thanks to Scherzer, Lester and Hudson and a bullpen which did not allow an earned run.

Another 7-5 score saw Norwich squeeze past the RBIs. Six different pitchers picked up wins, with strikeouts spread pretty evenly across the rotation. The Dodger duo of Jansen and Withrow had a pair of saves and holds respectively. Ozuna homered twice and McCutchen, Justin Upton and Seager stole bases. Posey homered twice for the RBIs, Cano drove in seven and Granderson, Granderson and LaRoche helped take average. Wilson and Tanaka helped the staff post a sub-1 WHIP.

Another matchup, another 7-5. This time it was the Angels who came out winners against the Riverkings. Mauer and carGo were the pick of the Angels’ hitters, while Murphy scored five runs and swiped a base. Rondon had two saves and Lee and Niese helped take styrikeouts and WHIP by the narrowest of margins. Sanatna hit three homers for the Riverkings, Lincecum helped win ERA and Allen had the lone hold of the matchup.

The Butchers did just enough to beat Iron Men, and it was enough to go top of the standings. It was hardly a vintage week offensively or on the mound, but Blackmon, Encarnacion and Yelich took runs and RBIs, while Clippard had a win and a hold and Price took WHIP. Iron Men took steals, Caverage and OPS thanks to Choo, Lawrie, Kinsler and Morse, while Rodney had two saves and Strasburg helped take ERA.

Finally, my Isotopes and the Knights could not be separated in a 5-5 tie. The Knights had the better of the offense, with Goldschmidt, Bautista and Myers homering twice, including an inside-the-parker for Wil. Sonny Gray was by far the best Knight on the mound. Verlander, Ubaldo and Zimmermann all picked up wins for the Isotopes,while  Romo and Soriano took care of saves. Puig, Uribe and Rios helped take RBIs.

Week Six matchups:

Butchers (1st) v Riverkings (15th)

Beck ‘Nams (2nd) v Sox (13th)

Knights (3rd) v Norwich (8th)

Bananas (4th) v Bits & Bytes (16th)

Jesmond Denninghs (5th) v Chasers (6th)

Iron Men (7th) v Isotopes (9th)

Slugs (10th) v Angels (11th)

Batteries Essential (12th) v RBIs (14th)