An eventful week in the world of MLB saw a number of high-profile umpiring blunders as well as multiple bids for a no-hitter. Here ‘s how it affected the BaseballGB fantasy league.
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| NE Riverkings | 27 | 9 | 30 | 1 | .254 | .773 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 3.55 | 0.99 | 1 |
| SWAT* | 36 | 11 | 34 | 5 | .279 | .855 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 1.58 | 1.05 | 10 |
We begin with a big win for SWAT, who used an offensive sweep to defeat the Riverkings 10-1. Mauer hit .533 for the week, Goldschmidt belted four homers and Everth Cabrera stole three bases. On the mound, an incredible nine saves were racked up thanks to the AL East closers Rivera, Johnson and Janssen while Shields struck out 14 and helped take ERA. The Riverkings can feel a bit hard done by to lose this matchup so heavily, as they actually played pretty well. Moustakas hit three homers while Desmond and Reynolds went deep twice. Miley, Kershaw and Harvey all pitched excellently, helping post a sub-1.00 WHIP.
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| The Wright Stuff | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | .238 | .656 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 4.65 | 1.45 | 2 |
| Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 26 | 9 | 22 | 0 | .254 | .736 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3.11 | 1.26 | 9 |
JJ got the better of Chris in this matchup of former Croydon Pirates. Rizzo hit .440 and drove in seven, while Sandoval, Victorino and Asdrubal Cabrera all had multi-homer weeks. On the mound, Cliff Lee won both his starts, teaming up with King Felki and Maholm to take ERA and WHIP, while Grilli had three saves. For the Stuff, Choo hit two homers and joined Kemp and Bourn in stealing a base while Cook picked up the lone hold of the matchup.
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| Richie’s RBI’s | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | .257 | .749 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 2.22 | 0.92 | 2 |
| Norwich No II | 30 | 13 | 31 | 5 | .266 | .861 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 4 | 4.76 | 1.32 | 8 |
An offensive sweep made it a very good week for Norwich, who defeated the RBIs 8-2. Five different players hit two homers and every batter went deep at least once apart from Votto. Chris Davis drove in seven, Pence scored seven times and joined the red-hot Jean Segura in swiping a pair. Kimbrel and Champan took care of saves, while Cobb and Shelby Miller racked up big strikeout numbers. The RBIs took ERA and WHIP thanks to Gio Gonzalez, Pettitte and Darvish, while Swisher and Donaldson had multi-homer weeks.
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| Iron Men | 32 | 7 | 29 | 6 | .337 | .941 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 2.63 | 0.91 | 7 |
| Batteries Essential | 32 | 7 | 22 | 5 | .219 | .670 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 3.88 | 1.23 | 1 |
Iron Men took a big step closer to .500 with a 7-1 win against Batteries Essential. Longoria hit three homers, scored eight times and knocked in 11, while Altuve hit .364, homering and stealing a pair of bases. MadBum struck out 18, CJ Wilson fanned 15 and Lynn, Iwakuma and Zimmermann helped take ERA and WHIP. Parnell’s pair of victories from the bullpen helped Batteries salvage wins. Bruce homered twice, as did Uggla, who also scored nine times.
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| Orpington Isotopes | 29 | 8 | 36 | 5 | .290 | .834 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 5.84 | 1.48 | 4 |
| The Cheddar Chasers | 30 | 6 | 30 | 4 | .313 | .843 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 3.12 | 1.21 | 7 |
Matt has bragging rights after this BaseballGB battle, as his chasers defeated my Isotopes 7-4. Alex Gordon had a three-homer week, Morneau drove in nine and Yadier Molina hit .444 for the week and stole a base. On the mound David Hernandez had a win, a save and a hold while Price, Burnett, Kuroda and Holland helped take ERA and WHIP. My team salvaged homers and RBIs thanks to Bautista, Encarnacion and Kipnis while five different players stole bases. Hellickson struck out 11. It was otherwise a rough week for my pitchers, aside from Wainwright’s gem.
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| Weston-Super-Sox | 25 | 6 | 27 | 3 | .281 | .745 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 3.39 | 1.21 | 6 |
| Cardiff Redsox | 19 | 5 | 20 | 3 | .269 | .734 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 2.44 | 0.96 | 4 |
The Sox hit their way to victory, taking five offensive categories in the 6-4 win against the Redsox. Pedroia hit .483 for the week, including a homer, with Miguel Cabrera not far behind on .348. De Aza homered twice. Buchholz struck out 13 and Chris Sale pitched a near no-hitter. The Redsox bullpen of Papelbon, Wilhelmsen, Melancon and Gregerson took care of saves and holds. Minor, Cain and Sabathia helped take ERA and WHIP.
The week seven matchups are as follows:
SWAT (1st) v Stuff (5th)
Beck ‘Nams (2nd) v RBIs (12th)
Norwich (3rd) v Batteries Essential (8th)
Sox (4th) v Isotopes (6th)
Iron Men (7th) v Redsox (9th)
Chasers (10th) v Riverkings (11th)