Two more teams have secured their places in the playoffs, but there are still five spots up for grabs with two weeks of the regular season left. Find out who will be in with a chance of winning the BaseballGB Fantasy League.

The Chasers did their playoff hopes no harm at all with a clean sweep against the Super-Sox. Baez and Haniger were the leading hitters, each launching three homers. Javy hit .423 for the week with eight RBIs while Mitch crossed home eight times. Dee Gordon swiped two bases. Nola and Taillon each picked up wins, teaming with Roark to take ERA and WHIP while Scherzer struck out 10. Stammen and Brach had two holds each and Greene picked up the lone save. The Sox will feel hard done by not to have taken ERA and WHIP, as their stats would have been good enough to win those categories most other weeks.

The RBIs are still in the hunt for the final playoff place, defeating Batteries Essential 9-3. Asdrubal Cabrera scored five runs for the RBIs while three batters had multi-homer weeks, including Salvy Perez, who knocked in five. Shane Bieber won twice and led the staff with 12 strikeouts while Price and Newcomb posted great ERA and WHIP stats. Romo and Watson took care of saves and holds. Batteries Essential had a steal from Abreu (now on the DL) and two from Blackmon while Ramos hit .625. They forfeited all of the pitching categories by failing to reach to 20-inning minimum limit.

The Isotopes secured their playoff place with an 8-4 win over the Bombers. Yelich led the Isotopes with five runs, four homers and six RBIs while Realmuto and Puig stole two bases each. Morton led the pitchers with seven strikeouts while Colome had two wins and a hold in relief. Rondon and Hand each had a save and two holds. The Bombers took ERA and WHIP thanks to Foltynewicz but only made the 20 inning minimum limit (with no room to spare) thanks to Green’s 0.2 innings on Sunday. Kingery and the now injured Ozuna helped take average and OPS.

The Knights have also booked their playoff place after defeating the Maltsters 7-5. The pitchers did most of the heavy lifting, winning five categories as Buchholz (seven strikeouts) and Gausman each picked up wins without allowing earned runs and Anderson helped take WHIP. Norris and Jeffress had three saves each. Turner led the hitters with five runs and also stole a base. The Maltsters had a monster week from Marwin Gonzalez, who homered three times and drove in 10 while batting .385. J.D. Martinez hit .440 for the week and Strop and Miller had a hold each.

The Slugs closed the gap on the Riverkings with a narrow 6-5 win. Seven Slugs batters went deep, including three from Rizzo (.429) and two from Muncy (.444). Leclerc picked up two saves while Hill and Hamels were part of a great team effort on the ERA and WHIP front. Bregman scored six runs for the Riverkings while Moncada knocked in five and Betts stole two bases. Snell was the clear pitching star, winning twice while striking out 19.

Finally, Norwich edged past Beckenham 6-5. Peralta hit .400 for the week and knocked in six while Khris Davis homered three times and Harper and Story had two steals each. Buehler did not allow any earned runs and posted a 0.71 WHIP while Hader had three holds in a bumper week for the set-up guys. Chapman hit three homers and scored seven times for the A&E Dept while Wheeler had a win and joined Porcello in striking out 14. Diaz picked up three more saves as his assault on the single-season record continues.

The standings after week 20 look like this:

And the penultimate week of the regular season looks is as follows:

Isotopes (2^nd) vs Chasers (8^th)

Batteries (12^th) vs Bombers (11^th)

A&E Dept (7^th) vs RBI’s (9^th)

Maltsters (6^th) vs Norwich No II (1^st)

Riverkings (4^th) vs Knights (3^rd)

Slugs (5^th) vs Super-Sox (10^th)

With three weeks of the regular season remaining, one team has secured their place in the playoffs. Find out which manager can start looking forward to September after Week 19 of the BaseballGB Fantasy League.

The Slugs were the biggest winners of the week, defeating the Maltsters 11-0. Acuna Jr had a monster week, powering an offensive sweep with 11 runs, four homers, nine RBIs three steals, a .464 average and an OPS over 1500. Lester picked up a win without allowing an earned run and posting sub-1.00 WHIP stats while Heaney struck out 11 and Leclerc collected four saves. Holds from McHugh and Miller spared the Maltsters from a whitewash.

Norwich stay top of the standings and secured their playoff place with an 11-1 thumping of Batteries Essential. Five Norwich batters hit a pair of homers, including Castellanos, who also led the team with eight runs and 10 RBIs. Story swiped two bases. In a pitching sweep, Flaherty picked up a win without allowing an earned run and Buehler struck out eight and helped take WHIP. Smith had two saves while Ottavino picked up a pair of holds.

Batteries Essential, with a roster decimated by injuries and no effort made to replace the inactive players, took average thanks to Ramos batting .412. They just crept over the 20 inning minimum limit by 0.1 innings but may not manage to do so next week without some work to the roster.

The Knights continue their strong form with a 9-2 win against Beckenham that leaves them third in the standings. Jose Ramirez scored and knocked in seven to go with his three homers while Calhoun batted .357 for the week and Hicks swiped two bases in an offensive sweep. Norris had a pair of saves while Buchholz helped take ERA and WHIP. Beckenham had wins from six different pitchers, including Mikolas who struck out 11.

The Isotopes stay second after an 8-3 win against the RBIs. Upton (.360) and Realmuto (.320, seven RBIs) each homered twice and scored four runs as the hitters fell a steal shy of an offensive sweep. Dominguez collected two saves while Arrieta made the difference in ERA and WHIP. Severino struck out 14 for the RBIs while Clevinger won twice and Romo and Watson had a hold each.

The Sox caused an upset by defeating the Riverkings 7-5. Gattis and Andujar each hit three homers, with Miggy also knocking in nine. Adam Jones helped take OPS. With the only Sox relievers both on the DL, it was up to the starters to carry the load. DeGrom and Happ each won twice with Jacob striking out 21. Combined with Kershaw and Cole, no pitcher had an ERA above 1.50 or a WHIP higher than 1.05.

The Riverkings will feel hard done by to lose having posted such good ERA and WHIP stats, but at least Boxberger and Edwards Jr took care of saves and holds. Merrifield scored four runs and stole two bases while batting .429, teaming with Jose Martinez (.474) and Choo (.533) to take average.

Finally, the Bombers and Chasers ended in a 6-6 tie. Bath had the better of the offense as Ozuna homered twice and Chirinos knocked in seven. Moustakas (.500) and Bogaerts (.400) helped take average and OPS. A skeleton pitching staff took ERA and WHIP thanks to Foltynewicz. Goldschmidt scored five runs for the Chasers and Cain stole two bases while Nola was among five pitchers with a win and Taillon struck out 12. Brach and Stammen had a hold each while Treinen picked up a pair of saves.

The standings after Week 19 look like this:

Norwich are the first team to secure a playoff place with just 1.5 games separating the Chasers and RBIs for the final postseason spot. There are just three week of the regular season remaining.

The Week 20 matchups are as follows:

Isotopes (2^nd) v Bombers (11^th)

Batteries (12^th) v RBI’s (9^th)

Beckenham (7^th) v Norwich No II (1^st)

Maltsters (6^th) v Knights (3^rd)

Riverkings (4^th) v Slugs (5^th)

Chasers (8^th) v Super-Sox (10^th)

Week 18 saw the top two go head-to-head in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Who would come out on top?

The Knights were the biggest winners of the week, defeating Batteries Essential 10-2. The rejuvenated Kole Calhoun hit a pair of homers, scored seven runs and knocked in five while Trea Turner hit .345 for the week. Gausman led the staff with eight strikeouts and had a 0.75 WHIP, the same as Rodon, who did not allow any earned runs. Norris and Parker had a save each while Oh and Jeffress took care of holds. Benintendi took OPS for Batteries Essential while Sale, Davis and Godley had a win each.

The Maltsters also enjoyed a productive week, defeating the Riverkings 9-2. Martinez and Zunino each hit four homers, with JD driving in 11 while batting .464. Votto hit .429. Bauer powered the pitching staff with a pair of wins and 19 strikeouts, all with sub-1.00 ERA and WHIP. Barnes had a pair of holds. Betts scored 10 runs for the Riverkings and also swiped two bases. Iglesias and Chapman combined for three saves.

The Sox stayed ahead of the Bombers with a 6-3 win. Andujar was the offensive star, hitting three homers, scoring and driving in eight. Marte swiped three bases. De Grom made the difference in ERA and WHIP. The Bombers took average thanks to Ozuna batting .385 and Bogaerts posted an OPS over 1.000. Sabathia struck out 19 but is now on the DL. What with McCullers also on the shelf, the Bombers are in danger of missing the 20 inning minimum limit next week.

The RBIs tightened their grip on the final playoff place by defeating the Chasers 6-4. Markakis (.444, eight RBIs) and Gregorius (.348) scored six runs each and combined with Gallo (.348) and Shaw (.357) to take average and OPS. Freeland was one of four pitchers with a win and led the staff with 15 strikeouts. Dozier and Cain had two steals each for the Chasers while Stammen and Brach had two holds each. Nola did not allow an earned run while Lynn posted sub-1.00 ERA and WHIP numbers.

Norwich kept their place at the top of the standings, defeating the Isotopes 6-5 in the battle of the top two. Hedges (.500), Freeman (.385) and Davis (.368) took care of average and OPS while Lucchesi and Corbin each picked up a win without allowing an earned run and with sub-1.00 WHIPs. Aguilar knocked in 10 for the Isotopes and joined Upton in launching three homers. Lindor stole three bases. Morton led the pitchers with 12 strikeouts while Colome collected a hat-trick of holds.

Finally, the A&E Dept and the Slugs ended all square at 6-6. Beckenham had five steals from Hamilton while the pitchers took five categories. Carrasco picked up a win and struck out 17 while MadBum did not allow any earned runs and Mikolas and Wheeler posted sub-1.00 WHIPs. Diaz collected five saves in a bumper week for the Seattle closer. Stanton had a big week for the Slugs, scoring eight runs, belting five homers and driving in nine. Muncy led the team with a .333 average and an OPS in the 1300s. Trivino and Robertson had a hold each.

The standings look like this:

The week 19 matchups are as follows:

Norwich v Batteries Essential

Isotopes v RBIs

Riverkings v Sox

Knights v A&E Dept

Maltsters v Slugs

Chasers v Bombers

Week 17 of the BaseballGB Fantasy League saw another change at the top – and the top two go head-to-head this week.

The Maltsters were the biggest winners of the week, using an offensive sweep to defeat the Sox 9-2. Nelson Cruz did most of the damage, homering four times and driving in 10, Marwin Gonzalez scored five runs and hit three homers and Hosmer batted .348 with a steal. Anibal Sanchez was one of three pitchers with a win while Jansen had the lone save of the matchup and McHugh and Madson had a hold each. Cole struck out 16 for the Sox while De Grom made the difference in ERA and WHIP for a very thin pitching staff.

Norwich go back to the top of the standings after their 9-3 win against the Chasers, sweeping the pitching categories in the process. Tanaka picked up a win, struck out 17 and posted a sub-1.00 ERA while Smith and Vazquez had two saves each and Ottavino picked up a pair of holds. Story hit four homers, drove in 11 and stole a base. Dozier (.368) and Baez (.417) each scored five runs and teamed with Posey (.467) to take average and OPS.

The RBIs picked up a 9-3 win against the Bombers to boost their chances of a place in the top eight. Gallo scored five runs, homered three times and knocked in seven while Gregorius and Markakis each batted .333 for the week and helped take OPS. Shane Bieber picked up a win and struck out 14 while Romo had a save and a hold. Chirinos was one of four Bombers with a steal and McCullers helped make the difference in ERA and WHIP in a scoreless outing which ended early because of injury.

Beckenham defeated the third-placed Riverkings 7-5. Carpenter launched four homers and batted .423 for the week, with McCutchen going deep twice and batting .440. Carlos Carrasco picked up a win without allowing an earned run and posted a 0.55 WHIP. Allen and Bradley had a hold each. Merrifield, Choo and Betts each scored five runs for the Riverkings, with Torres and Choo driving in six runs each. Merrifield also swiped three bases. Cahill struck out 10 while Dominguez picked up a pair of saves.

Batteries Essential were among the winners this week, defeating the Slugs 7-5. Despite a batting lineup of just four players, Abreu hit .478 and Benintendi stole two bases. Verlander had a win and 14 strikeouts and teamed with Godley to take ERA and WHIP. Herrera had two saves. The Slugs had eight runs from Soto while Acuna Jr and Rizzo (five RBIs) homered twice. Trivino and Betances had a hold each.

Finally, the Isotopes squeezed past the Knights in a very tight matchup. Flores, Suarez and Yelich all hit .400 or above for the Isotopes, taking OPS in the process too. Morton picked up a win and struck out eight while Rodney, Rondon and Hand had two saves each. Hand also had a hold while Colome picked up a pair. The Knights had the better of the offense as Trea Turner scored eight runs and stole six bases while Jose Ramirez knocked in eight to go with his three homers. Quintana made the difference in ERA and WHIP.

The standings now look like this:

The week 18 matchups are as follows:

Norwich v Isotopes

Riverkings v Maltsters

Knights v Batteries Essential

A&E Dept v Slugs

Chasers v RBIs

Sox v Bombers

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