It’s time to find out how the battle for top spot in the BaseballGB league is shaping up as the top two from week 10 did battle.

RIP Tony Gwynn

Before we start the roundup this week, here’s a marvellous tribute to Tony Gwynn which is well worth a watch:

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Batteries Essential	37	13	35	5	.356	1.027	3	4	27	2	2.19	1.14	9
Bits & Bytes	13	4	13	1	.164	.464	1	2	19	2	1.11	1.03	2

We start with the biggest winners of the week, as Batteries Essential move up to second with the 9-2 win against Bits & Bytes. An offensive sweep was led by Gattis (three homers, seven runs, eight RBIs), while Brantley hit .538 and scored nine times, joining Davis, Castro and Billy Hamilton with a pair of homers. Chen was the pick of the pitchers with a win and seven strikeouts and no earned runs allowed. King Felix and Kershaw helped a short Bits & Bytes staff take ERA and WHIP, but it was a week to forget for the offense.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
London Bananas	23	7	35	3	.274	.768	3	4	51	1	2.53	1.01	3
Enfield Butchers	26	5	24	0	.289	.817	4	5	75	5	2.04	0.89	9

The Butchers are top of the standings after the Bananas slipped up 9-3. A pitching sweep was led by David Price’s 20 strikeouts, while Richards struck out 14 and Beckett 13. Kimbrel and Holland combined for five saves, while Melancon and Clippard had two holds each. Offensively, Singleton had two homers and the now injured Yelich and Kalhoun helped taker average and OPS. The Bananas had power from Lucroy, Werth drove in eight and Marte had two steals.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Cheddar Chasers	22	4	29	6	.255	.639	4	0	44	1	1.84	1.10	8
Mighty Slugs	14	2	19	1	.206	.595	4	4	50	1	2.95	1.15	2

The Chasers are now in the top three after an 8-2 win against the Slugs. An offensive sweep included Kipnis driving in eight and joining Martin and Davis with two steals, while Miguel Cabrera and Pence scored five runs each. Hudson, Scherzer and Tyson Ross helped take ERA and WHIP by not allowing an earned run. The Slugs salvaged saves and strikeouts thanks to Uehara and Jesse Chavez.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Norwich No II	30	11	35	4	.280	.809	2	6	57	1	5.54	1.35	4
Beck ‘Nams (GB)	25	8	30	5	.306	.883	3	0	62	4	3.09	1.31	8

Beck ‘Nams bounced back with an 8-4 victory against Norwich. Travis Wood won both his starts, while Darvish and Kennedy each struck out 10. Tazawa and Machi had a pair of holds each. Reyes swiped three bases and Hosmer and Kemp helped taker average and OPS. A monster week for McCutchen (four homers, 14 RBIs) helped Norwich take three offensive categories, while Chisenhall had three homers and nine RBIs in one night. Britton, Chapman and Jansen had two saves each.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Orpington Isotopes	20	4	19	3	.246	.683	2	1	34	2	5.26	1.43	4
Weston-Super-Sox	31	7	30	6	.279	.778	1	0	24	0	2.60	1.08	8

My Isotopes saw their winning streak snapped at four by the Sox, who picked up an offensive sweep on the way to an 8-4 win. Morneau drove in 10, Rizzo homered twice and new Phillies hits leader Rollins swiped three bases. Phelps and Greinke helped take ERA and WHIP as the Sox just made it over the 20 inning minimum limit. It was a forgettable week for the Isotopes hitters, but at least Leake struck out 10 and teamed with harang to collect wins and Howell had two holds. Soriano had the lone save of the matchup.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Angels of Ash Vale	25	3	18	2	.235	.635	6	2	39	0	1.70	1.05	4
Jesmond Dennings	32	6	33	5	.317	.869	2	4	24	2	4.19	1.16	8

An 8-4 win against the Angels sees Jesmond back at .500. Trout, Pujols and Dickerson keyed an offensive sweep while Hawkins had three saves and Broxton notched a hold. In a very good week for the Angels’ pitchers, Iwakuma (11 strikeouts) was one of six pitchers with a win, teaming with Wainwright, Niese, Keuchel and Kazmir to take ERA and WHIP.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Richie’s RBI’s	20	3	14	0	.254	.713	4	1	45	1	3.33	1.09	5
NE Riverkings	24	6	32	4	.236	.678	1	4	41	0	2.81	0.98	7

The Riverkings got the better of the RBIs 7-5. Montero homered twice while Carlos Santana, Hill, Desmond and Brown all drove in five. Robertson had two saves while Sale and Odorizzi helped take ERA and WHIP. Tanaka picked up a win and struck out 11 for the RBIs while Joel Peralta picked up the lone hold. Hardly a vintage week for the offense, but Cano and Gardner helped take ERA and WHIP.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Northfleet Knights	20	7	29	2	.256	.772	4	4	47	2	5.07	1.61	6
Iron Men	26	4	24	2	.272	.731	2	3	49	3	5.14	1.34	5

Finally, the Knights just got the better of Iron Men 6-5 in a very tight matchup. V-Mart and Goldy each hit three homers while Dominguez drove in six for the Knights, while Haren won both his starts and Soria had a pair of saves. Gallardo made the difference in ERA. Iron Men had runs and average from Asdrubal Cabrera, Adam Jones and Jose Abreu. Strasburg struck out 12 and teamed with Colon to take WHIP while Grilli, Fien and Loup each had a hold.

 

The week 12 matchups are as follows:

Butchers (1st) v Angels (11th)

Batteries Essential (2nd) v Beck ‘Nams (6th)

Chasers (3rd) v Bits & Bytes (16th)

Norwich (4th) v Sox (10th)

Bananas (5th) v Isotopes (7th)

Knights (8th) v Riverkings (14th)

Jesmond (9th) v Iron Men (12th)

Slugs (13th) v RBIs (15th)