We now know which two teams are competing for the BaseballGB fantasy league title. Read on to find out who made it through.

Jesmond, who topped the standings in the regular season, were knocked out 8-2 by the Slugs, who were a steal away from an offensive sweep. Duda had a three-homer week and drove in 12, Joey bats also hit three dingers and Piscotty homered twice and drove in seven. Price struck out 13 while Boxberger had three saves and Soria collected a trio of holds. Carrasco and Rich Hill salvaged ERA and WHIP for Jesmond, who must be congratulated on a fine season and a team name which still makes me laugh.

The Riverkings are also through to the final, having defeated Norwich 8-3, with the victors again a steal away from an offensive sweep. Khris Davis hit four homers and knocked in seven, Choo scored seven times and drove in eight and joined Bogaerts and Dozier in taking average and OPS. Ervin Santana led the staff with 12 strikeouts and helped take ERA while Madson had the lone hold. Iwakuma and Syndergaard helped Norwich take WHIP, while Kimbrel had two wins and Miller and Jansen had two saves each.

In the consolation playoffs, the Knights rebounded from last week’s disappointment by defeating Iron Men 7-4, again dominating the offensive categories. Correa hit three homers and drove in eight, while Donaldson and Betts each scored eight runs. Josh, Pujols and CarGo each went deep twice and Blackmon stole three bases. Gregerson and Street had two saves each while Liriano and Gio Gonzalez each struck out nine. An injury-depleted Iron Men took average thanks to Marte while Keuchel had two wins and teamed with Cole to take ERA and WHIP.

Finally, the Sox booked a place in the consolation final after defeating Batteries Essential 7-5. Verlander (eight strikeouts), Smyly and Lynn each had wins and helped take ERA, while Betances had four holds and Robertson the lone save. Goldschmidt scored five runs and teamed with Cespedes, Dee Gordon and Cain to take average. For Batteries essential, Martin hit two homers and Fielder knocked in seven. Dickey, Bumgarner and Colon helped take WHIP.

The matchups for the final week are as follows:

CHAMPIONSHIP

Slugs (5th) v Riverkings (7th)

THIRD PLACE

Jesmond (1st) v Norwich (5th)

CONSOLATION FINAL

Knights (2nd) v Sox (4th)

SEVENTH PLACE

Iron Men (3rd) v Batteries Essential (8th)

After 21 weeks, three playoff places were still up for grabs going into the final week of the regular season in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Which teams made it and who just missed out at a shot at the title?

The Riverkings picked a great time for a big win, defeating the RBIs 10-2 and securing seventh place in the standings and a playoff place. The pitchers had a sweep, as King Felix and deGrom each had a win and help take ERA and WHIP, while Smith had a win and two holds and Familia had four saves. Khris Davis had three homers, joined Choo in driving in six and stole a base. Choo also scored six runs, as did Bogaerts. The RBIs salvaged steals thanks to three from Votto while Burns helped take average by a point.

The Sox warmed up for the playoffs by defeating the Knights 9-3 and knocking them from top of the standings. In a matchup packed with offense, Cain scored eight times and Cespedes knocked in 12 and teamed with Escobar to take average and OPS. Koehler had a win and helped take ERA and WHIP, while Smyly struck out 14 and Betances had a hold. Donaldson, Encarnacion, Correa and Betts each hit two homers for the Knights, while Mookie also swiped two bases. Street had three saves.

Norwich secured their playoff place with an 8-3 win against Bits & Bytes. The offense took five out of six categories as Schwarber hit three homers and Granderson scored nine times and joined Lindor in helping to take average and OPS. Bryant knocked in six runs. Rondon and Jansen had two saves each and Syndergaard struck out eight and made the difference in WHIP. Bits & Bytes salvaged wins and ERA thanks to Teheran, while Ellsbury had the lone steal.

Jesmond finished the regular season in first place after defeating Batteries Essential – who grabbed the final playoff place as other results went their way – 7-4. Chris Davis scored eight runs, homered twice and drove in six, batting .471, while McCutchen (6 R, 2 HR, 7 RBIs) also had a good week. Chapman and Giles had two saves each and Medlen helped take ERA and force a tie in WHIP. MadBum had a win and nine strikeouts for Batteries Essential, while Romo had a hold and Revere stole three bases.

The Lollygaggers fell just short (ONE game back in the standings) in the race for the playoffs, losing 7-4 to the Maltsters. Calhoun had two homers (as did Cano) and knocked in six (as did Longoria, who batted .391) while Greinke had two wins and led the staff with 13 strikeouts. Ramos had four saves. For the Lollygaggers, Segura scored six runs (as did Frazier) and stole four bases, while Lewis and Kershaw helped take ERA and WHIP.

The Chasers ended the regular season with a win against Iron Men, who surprisingly failed to meet the 20-inning minimum, therefore forfeiting all six pitching categories. Kyle Seager had a multi-homer week for the Chasers and teamed up with Rendon to take average, while Gray did not allow an earned run while picking up a win. Allen had a win and two saves and Martinez struck out eight. Kang homered twice for Iron me, scoring and driving in seven, while Gomez also homered twice and had a steal.

Finally, my Isotopes finished a disappointing regular season with a 5-4 win against the Slugs. Ortiz hit three homers, knocked in nine and batted .444, while Beltre and Jones each had two homers and seven RBIs. Cruz also went deep twice. Clippard had three holds. For the Slugs, Peavy was the pick of the pitchers with a win, and helped take ERA and WHIP. Bautista and Turner each had two steals.

THE PLAYOFFS BEGIN

The top eight are through to the Championship playoffs, with the first round matchups as follows:

Jesmond (1st) v Batteries Essential (8th)

Knights (2nd) v Riverkings (7th)

Iron Men (3rd) v Norwich (6th)

Sox (4th) v Slugs (5th)

The semi-finals will begin next week, with the final the week after that. To all of the teams left standing, good luck and play hard. For the teams that didn’t make it this time, thanks for taking part and there’s always next year.

Four more teams have confirmed their places in the BaseballGB Fantasy League playoffs. With one week left, three places are still up for grabs.

The Knights sealed their playoff place in style, defeating the first team to qualify, Iron Men, 9-3 to go top of the standings. CarGo was the star hitter, batting .310 with five homers and 14 RBIs. Donaldson had a rare homerless week but drove in eight, while d’Arnaud and Betts helped take OPS. Gio Gonzalez was one of four pitchers with a win, while Kennedy struck out 12, Jepsen had two saves and Colome picked up two holds. Jungmann helped Iron Men salvage ERA and WHIP, while Marte swiped a base.

The Sox defeated the Slugs 9-3 in a result which saw both teams confirm their playoff places. Cespedes (9 R, 4 HR, 6 RBI, .370), Braun (4 SB, .421) and Cain (7 R, 6 RBI) led an offensive sweep, while Smyly helped take ERA. Robertson had two saves and Betances picked up a pair of holds. For the Slugs, Price had a win, struck out 17 and teamed with Leake, Peavy and Ross to take WHIP.

Jesmond have advanced to the playoffs after defeating the Chasers 8-2. An offensive sweep was led by Arenado (9 R, 6 HR, 12 RBI, .441) and Davis (6 R, 5 HR, 8 RBI, .368) while Lind scored seven and knocked in seven. It wasn’t a vintage week for pitching, but Archer and Chapman helped take ERA ad WHIP. The Chasers had three saves from K-Rod and Cashner struck out nine. Rendon scored nine runs.

Norwich are a step closer to the playoffs – but not there just yet – after defeating Batteries Essential 8-3. The Norwich batters took five categories, with Harper (11 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .529) and Bryant (2 HR, 7 RBI, .381) were the key hitters. Rondon and Jansen had two saves each and Wood helped take ERA and WHIP. Batteries Essential had three steals from Andrus and Zimmerman knocked in an incredible 14. MadBum struck out 11 and Romo and Tazawa had a hold each.

The Maltsters put a dent in my slim playoff chances with a 7-5 win. Longoria hit four homers, Trumbo went deep three times and Bradley Jr scored nine runs and helped take average and OPS. Ramos’s win on Sunday proved to be crucial, while Garcia and Greinke helped take ERA. Ortiz and Altuve took RBIs and steals for my Isotopes, while Sale struck out 10, Holland helped take WHIP and Wilhelmsen had four saves.

The Lollygaggers and RBIs are both just outside the final playoff place after their 6-6 tie. Eaton batted .542 and drove in eight for Becknams, while Kershaw struck out 15 and joined Arrieta in taking ERA and WHIP. Benoit and Axford had a save each. Votto scored nine runs for the RBIs and was one of four players to have a multi-homer week. Three Yankees (Pineda, Nova and Severino) picked up wins and Ziegler had a hold.

Finally, the Riverkings occupy a playoff place – but aren’t through yet – going into the final week aftera  4-4 tie with Bits & Bytes. Bogaerts knocked in eight for the Riverkings while Khris Davis swiped two bases. King Felix and Harvey struck out 9 each, while Rosenthal and Familia had one save apiece. Reyes, Kemp and Gordon helped Bits & Bytes take average and OPS, while McHugh and Ventura helped take ERA and WHIP on a skeleton pitching staff.

ONE WEEK LEFT BEFORE PLAYOFFS BEGIN

The Knights, Jesmond, Iron Men, Slugs and Sox are through to the playoffs but will be fighting to finish as high seeds for the first round. Norwich, Riverkings and Batteries Essential are in possession of the final three places, but need to fend off a bunch of other teams. Incredibly, after all of the matchups this season, the team in 12th now, the Chasers, could still make the playoffs if they win big and other results go their way. So let’s play hard in the final week and see what happens!

Week 22 matchups

Knights (1st) v Sox (5th)

Jesmond (2nd) v Batteries Essential (8th)

Iron Men (3rd) v Chasers (12th)

Slugs (4th) v Isotopes (11th)

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

Riverkings (7th) v RBIs (10th)

Lollygaggers (9th) v Maltsters (13th)