There were some superb offensive numbers in week three of the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Which team would take over at the top of the standings, and who was lucky enough to have Jake Arrieta’s no-hitter?

What a week for Norwich. An offensive explosion saw them sweep the hitting categories in an 11-0 win over the Maltsters, belting an incredible 20 homers in a week. Castillo and Rizzo each hit five homers, with Anthony knocking in 10 to Welington’s nine. Franco hit three homers and drove in eight while Braun went deep twice and batted .520 for the week. Odor swiped three bases. On the mound, Maeda, Walker, Salazar and the now-injured Carrasco all pitched excellent, taking care of wins, strikeout, ERA and WHIP. Allen had three saves. The Maltsters had two homers and six RBIs apiece from Goldschmidt and Segura, while another Dback, Clippard, had two holds.

The Bombers also enjoyed a very nice offensive week, sweeping all six categories on the way to a 9-3 win against Iron Men. Bryant batted .355, homered twice, knocked in 10 and scored six while Perez homered three times, driving in eight. Seager scored and knocked in six runs apiece. Cishek had three saves and the bullpen joined Syndergaard in taking ERA and WHIP. For Iron Men, Verlander struck out 10, Gomez and Feliz each picked up a win. Neftali was one on three relievers with a hold, but rough outings for Eickhoff, McHugh and Scherzer saw the ERA creep over seven.

The Knights are the new leaders after they got the better of my Isotopes 8-2 in a matchup which went back and forth all week, as three categories were decided by one. A monster week from Betts saw him score ten runs, homer twice, knock in five and steal two bases. Desmond also homered twice, knocked in five and stole three bases while Duda hit three homers and knocked in seven. A superb week for the pitchers saw Hammel win twice and strike out 13, while Strasburg struck out 20. They helped take ERA and WHIP too. My Isotopes salvaged average and OPS thanks to Gonzalez, Trout and Lindor. A 1.02 WHIP would usually be good enough to win the category, but not this week.

The Lollygaggers keep rolling with a 7-4 win against the Slugs. Three was the magic number for Becknam’s offense, as Sano hit three homers, Cervelli, Davis, Altuve and Tomas all knocked in three and Altuve also swiped three bases. Santiago was the pick of the pitchers, with two wins and 17 strikeouts. Harper scored five runs for the Slugs, while de Grom helped take ERA and MadBum made the difference in WHIP.

The Chasers came out on top against the Riverkings, winning 7-4. Donaldson scored seven runs while Pedroia and Gordon crossed home six times each. Bogaerts batted .368 for the week. Jansen had four saves, Cecil three holds and Kluber made the difference in ERA and WHIP in a very well pitched battle. Stanton, Dickerson and Dozier each homered twice for Jesmond, while Heyward swiped three bases. Smyly struck out 17.

The Sox and Riverkings could not be separated, finishing in a 6-6 tie. The Sox had the better of the offense, as Walker homered four times and Ozuna knocked in six. Papelbon had two saves and Zimmermann helped take ERA by 0.01. The Riverkings took runs and steals thanks to Owings and Bruce, while Ventura won twice, Fernandez struck out 14 and Watson had two holds.

Finally, Batteries Essential and the RBIs finished level at 5-5. Batteries Essential had the edge in homers, RBIs and steals thanks to Cruz, Wright, Cespedes and Wong. Tanaka made the difference in ERA and WHIP. The RBIs took runs, average and OPS thanks to Fowler, Granderson and Machado. Pineda struck out 16 while Arrieta threw a no-hitter but his side didn’t take ERA or WHIP. that’s head-to-head matchups for you!