We have a new leader at the top of the BaseballGB Fantasy League with two teams on identical records. And the team in third is just half a game back.

Read on to find out what happened in week 12.

The Maltsters were the biggest winners of the week, defeating the Bombers 10-2. Cruz scored eight, knocked in eight and belted three homers while Votto scored seven, hit two homers and knocked in nine. Bauer was the star of a pitching sweep, winning twice with 19 strikeouts and sub-1.00 ERA and WHIP numbers. Jansen had two saves and Garrett collected a pair of holds. Bogaerts was one of three players with a steal for the Bombers while Margot hit .500 and Albies batted .556.

An offensive sweep helped the Knights defeat the Sox 9-3. Olson led the team with three homers and joined Ramirez in scoring eight runs. Jose also hit .412 and swiped four bases, while fellow Indian Encarnacion knocked in 12. Montgomery struck out 11, Parker had two saves and Jeffress notched the lone hold. The Sox had wins from Cole, deGrom and Happ, who also helped take ERA and WHIP.

The Riverkings kept their good run going with an 8-3 win against the RBIs. Molina led the team with seven runs and five homers, while Moncada drove in nine and stole a base. Iglesias had three saves in a busy week for the closers, with Kluber not allowing any earned runs and posting a sub-0.30 WHIP. The RBIs had the edge in average thanks to Mazara (.370) and Berrios picked up a win to go with his 18 strikeouts.

The Isotopes had a big week with the bat as an offensive sweep saw them defeat Batteries Essential 8-4. Lindor scored 10 runs and hit three homers, as did Aguilar, who also drove in eight. Altuve hit .474 and was one of five players with a steal. Greinke won both of his starts and Rodney picked up a pair of saves. Batteries Essential had 24 strikeouts from Sale, who teamed with Duffy in taking ERA and WHIP. Herrera had the only hold of the matchup.

Norwich suffered a rare defeat – one which knocked them off the top of the standings – as the Slugs ran out 8-3 winners. Stanton hit .448 for the week with three homers and joined Nimmo in knocking in seven. Doolittle and Kela had three saves each while Lester picked up a win without allowing any earned runs. Norwich had two steals from Brantley while Corbin, Flaherty and Pivetta each had at least 12 strikeouts and a WHIP of 0.68 or better.

Finally, the A&E Dept got the better of the Chasers 7-3. Beckenham took five offensive categories as Arenado hit five homers and knocked in 13, joining Carpenter in scoring seven runs. Hamilton led the team with two steals. MadBum and Porcello did not allow any earned runs while posting miniscule WHIPs. Baez was one of four Chasers with a steal while Gray struck out 14 and Stammen had a pair of holds.

The standings now look like this:

It’s remarkable that 12 weeks in the top three are separated by just 0.5 games. There are some good battles to be had in the race for a playoff place, so be sure to keep on top of injuries, use your DL spots and the waiver wire for replacements and make sure you won’t fall short of the 20 inning minimum limit.

Week 13 matchups:

Isotopes v A&E Dept

Norwich v Knights

Riverkings v Bombers

Maltsters v Chasers

Slugs v RBIs

Sox v Batteries Essential

There were a host of closely-fought matchups in week ten of the BaseballGB Fantasy Baseball League. Which teams would manage to grind out a result?

The Riverkings were the biggest winners of the week, defeating the Knights 7-2 to remain top of the standings. The offense carried the load as Bregman, who joined Torres and Choo in hitting two homers, led the staff with seven runs and Jose Martinez batted an even .600 for the week with four homers and nine RBIs. Paxton won twice and teamed with Kluber to take ERA and WHIP. Trea Turner swiped two bases for the Knights while Quintana and Martinez struck out 10 each. Hand had two saves and a hold.

The Slugs crept closer to .500 with their 7-4 win against the Slugs. Muncy and Stanton hit three homers each, Rizzo knocked in seven and Crawford hit .667 for the week. Skaggs led the staff with eight strikeouts while Robertson picked up a pair of wins in relief. Marte hit .077 for the week for the Sox but still managed to steal three bases. Happ and Cole helped take ERA and WHIP and Soria picked up four saves.

The A&E Dept are back at .500 after defeating the RBIs 7-5. Beckenham had just six RBIs on the week, but Carpenter (.385) scored six runs and Dickerson (.381) and McCutchen (.360) each touched home five times. Diaz, Allen and Bradley took care of saves and holds while Mikolas and Stripling made the difference in ERA and WHIP. The RBIs had two-homer weeks from Gallo, Judge and Perez, while Gregorius stole two bases and Gennett knocked in six. Severino struck out 17 and was one of six pitchers with a win.

The Isotopes squeezed past the Chasers 6-5. The Isotopes hitters did most of the heavy lifting, with Altuve (two steals), Yelich and Kemp (eight RBIs) all scoring six runs and Upton launching three homers. Colome and Devenski had two holds each. The Chasers got some long overdue production from Goldschmidt (10 runs, four homers, 11 RBIs, .640) while Brach had two saves and Scherzer struck out 22 and teamed with Gray and Lynn to take ERA and WHIP.

Norwich edged past the Maltsters 5-4 thanks to three-homer weeks from Freeman (six runs), Story (six RBIs) and Khris Davis. Corbin, Buehler and Tanaka helped take ERA and WHIP, although the latter two left their starts with injuries. Votto hit .429 for the Maltsters, teaming with JD Martinez and Cruz to take OPS. Bauer struck out 12 while Kimbrel and Jansen had a save each.

Batteries Essential picked up a rare win, defeating the Bombers 5-4. Benintendi homered twice and Abreu knocked in six for a thin offensive lineup while Godley struck out 11 and Davis had two saves. Moustakas scored four runs for the Bombers while Ozuna and Santana knocked in four each. Sabathia and Marco Gonzales helped take ERA and WHIP.

The standings after week 10 look like this:

Week 11 match-ups

Durham Riverkings (1st) v Norwich No II (2nd)

Orpington Isotopes (3rd) v Weston-Super-Sox (11th)

Cheshunt Maltsters (8th) v Richie’s RBI’s (4th)

Mighty Slugs (7th) v Newcastle Knights (5th)

Beckenham A&E Dept (6th) v The Bath Bombers (10th)

Batteries Essential (12th) v The Cheddar Chasers (9th)

Things are very tight at the top of the BaseballGB Fantasy League as a rare loss for the leaders allowed the chasing pack to close the gap.

The Isotopes were the biggest winners of the week, defeating the Bombers 10-2 thanks to an offensive sweep. Puig batted .455 and scored eight runs while Kemp (.429) launched three homers and knocked in eight. Yelich swiped three bases and joined Suarez and Lindor in hitting two homers. Rodney had a win and two saves while Morton led the staff with 17 strikeouts and Colome had a trio of holds. Foltynewicz helped the Bombers salvage ERA and WHIP by not allowing an earned run.

The Chasers climb up the standings with a 9-3 win against the Sox. Dozier scored nine runs, drove in six and joined Posey and Goldschmidt in hitting two homers. Dee Gordon swiped three bases. In a win-filled week for the pitchers, Lynn collected a pair of victories and Scherzer led the staff in strikeouts (and pinch hits) and joined Taillon in not allowing an earned run. Treinen and Greene had a save each. Kinsler batted .429 for the Sox while Adam Jones and Fowler hit exactly .400. Soria collected a pair of holds.

The league-leading Riverkings suffered a rare defeat, losing 8-3 to the Slugs. A pair of Cubs did a lot of the damage offensively for the Slugs as Contreras scored four runs and Rizzo hit a pair of homers to go with his five RBIs and .385 average. Another Cub, Lester, won twice and led the staff with 13 strikeouts while Doolittle had three saves. Snell and Kluber helped the Riverkings salvage ERA and WHIP by not allowing any earned runs and the fabulously named Seranthony Dominguez had the lone hold.

The Knights maintained their place in the top four by defeating the Maltsters 8-3. Jose Ramirez and Machado each hit three homers, Olson went deep four times and Encaranacion hit five homers to go with his nine runs, 13 RBIs and .407 average. Wacha won both of his starts and teamed with Quintana to take ERA and WHIP. Hosmer hit .519 for the Maltsters with Cruz (.407) and Votto (.400) helping to take average. Gio Gonzalez racked up 12 strikeouts and Kimbrel and Jansen had three saves each.

The RBIs defeated cellar dwellers Batteries Essential 7-4. Chris Taylor led the team with six runs and seven RBIs while Gregorius stole three bases. Judge, Mazara, Asdrubal Cabrera and Gennett all had multi-homer weeks. Price won twice and joined Severino in striking out 11 while Strickland had two saves. Benintendi and Blackmon helped Batteries Essential take average and OPS and Verlander made the difference in ERA and WHIP but unless they start filling in the empty gaps in their roster they stand little chance of winning counting stat categories.

Finally, Norwich defeated the A&E Dept to close the gap on the Riverkings to just one game at the top. Rosario was the offensive star with four homers, 11 RBIs and a .433 average. Brantley scored seven runs. Junis led the staff with 16 strikeouts and Hader and Kelly had two holds each. Porcello won twice for Beckenham and Diaz notched three saves. in an overall rough week for pitchers on both teams, Mikolas made the difference in ERA and WHIP. Hamilton, McCutchen and Schwarber had a steal each.

The standings after week nine look like this:

The week 10 matchups are as follows:

Riverkings v Knights

Norwich v Maltsters

Isotopes v Chasers

RBIs v A&E Dept

Slugs v Sox

Bombers v Batteries Essential