Week five of the BaseballGB Fantasy League saw a homer binge by Bryce Harper and a number of young arms racking up the strikeouts. But which teams would benefit?
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Team
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R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OPS
|
W
|
SV
|
K
|
HLD
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22
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4
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21
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4
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.280
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.788
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0
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3
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24
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0
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5.18
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1.56
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0
|
|
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34
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9
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27
|
6
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.303
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.839
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5
|
5
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37
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2
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3.27
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1.14
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12
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The Sox had a perfect week, defeating Bits & Bytes 12-0. Goldschmidt, Semien and Hunter were the star hitters, while five different pitchers collected wins and Perkins, Robertson and Betances took care of saves and holds. Bits & Bytes are several players light as injured men are not on the DL.
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OPS
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W
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SV
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K
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HLD
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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25
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9
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27
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3
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.249
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.747
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4
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4
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43
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2
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1.33
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0.98
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10
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|
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19
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3
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16
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1
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.268
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.714
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3
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0
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36
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5
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4.20
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1.36
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2
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The RBIs had an impressive week, defeating Iron Men 10-2. Vogt, Granderson and McCann each hit two homers as the offense won five out of six categories while Pineda racked up two wins and 22 strikeouts. Ramos, Tulo and V-Mart helped Iron Men take average while Watson had three holds.
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OPS
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W
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SV
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K
|
HLD
|
ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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18
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6
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18
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3
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.247
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.709
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2
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4
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38
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3
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5.02
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1.37
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2
|
|
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31
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7
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26
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12
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.310
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.851
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2
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2
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66
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0
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4.34
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1.24
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9
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Batteries Essential gave my Isotopes a hammering, winning 9-2 thanks to an offensive sweep. Russell Martin hit .588 for the week and joined Brantley in hitting two homers while four players had multi-steal weeks. Bumgarner and Garza helped take strikeouts, WHIP and ERA. Rodney and Dunn helped salvage saves and holds, but a very slow start to the week for my offense proved costly.
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OPS
|
W
|
SV
|
K
|
HLD
|
ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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44
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12
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34
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3
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.309
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.983
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5
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7
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50
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3
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2.52
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1.02
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9
|
|
|
35
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13
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44
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2
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.302
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.943
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4
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5
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62
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0
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3.92
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1.44
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3
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The Riverkings also enjoyed a big win, defeating Norwich 9-3 in a slugfest. Grandal had a monster week, hitting .643, homering twice and driving in 10, while Dozier, Pederson and Simmons scored seven, eight and nine runs respectively. King Felix had two wins and joined DeGrom and Porcello in taking ERA and WHIP. Norwich benefitted from Harper’s power binge (six homers, 13 RBIs) while Wong (two homers, nine RBIs) also had a big week. Odorizzi led the staff with 13 strikeouts.
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OPS
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W
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SV
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K
|
HLD
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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24
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5
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15
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1
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.200
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.600
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3
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3
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53
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1
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4.55
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1.50
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2
|
|
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26
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7
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27
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1
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.236
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.711
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0
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4
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55
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1
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4.91
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1.45
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8
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The Chasers are over .500 after defeating the league-leading Slugs 8-2. Seager and Kinsler were the pick of the hitters while K-Rod and Uehara each had two saves and Carlos Martinez struck out 11. Lester helped the Slugs salvage wins and ERA while Betts had a three-homer week.
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OPS
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W
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SV
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K
|
HLD
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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14
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7
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31
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3
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.275
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.845
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4
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1
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74
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2
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5.00
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1.31
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4
|
|
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39
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9
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24
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3
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.256
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.804
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5
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1
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51
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2
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2.86
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1.17
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5
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Jesmond squeezed past Beck ‘Nams 5-4. Miller, Samardzija and Richards combined to take ERA and WHIP, with Garrett also striking out 15. Santana led the way with seven of the whopping 39 runs scored, while Lind and Chris Davis homered twice. Shoemaker, Kershaw and Lackey all racked up double-digit strikeouts for Beck ‘Nams, with Byrd homering three times and driving in eight, one less than Adrian Gonzalez.
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Team
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R
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HR
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RBI
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SB
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AVG
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OPS
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W
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SV
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K
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HLD
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ERA
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WHIP
|
Score
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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38
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8
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29
|
1
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.292
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.848
|
5
|
3
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41
|
3
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3.78
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1.24
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6
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|
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31
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5
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19
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9
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.286
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.790
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7
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4
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66
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1
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3.39
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0.89
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6
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Finally, the Maltsers and Knights could not be separated as they ended level at 6-6. Cheshunt had the better of the offensive categories as Peralta, Trumbo and Longoria each had multi-homer weeks, while Freeman joined Longo in knocking in seven runs. Ramos had two holds. The Knights dominated the pitching categories, with Colon and Street each winning twice, Salazar striking out 20 and Storen picking up two saves. Justin Upton stole four bases.
Week six matchups
Slugs (1st) v Knights (6th)
Sox (2nd) v RBIs (8th)
Beck ‘Nams (3rd) v Batteries Essential (9th)
Riverkings (4th) v Jesmond (5th)
Chasers (7th) v Norwich (12th)
Maltsters (10th) v Iron Men (13th)
Bits & Bytes (11th) v Isotopes (14th)
Sometimes you need to be lucky in H2H. This week wasn’t one of those. Only Weston would have won a matchup against me this week other than the RiverKings, and then only by the narrowest of margins. Against 6 other teams I would have won at least 9 cats (including the Chasers who I would have beaten 11-1 and yet won 8-2!!).
Wrong week, wrong team…!