There were many big offensive weeks in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Which teams reaped the benefits (or who had lots of Nationals) and who avoided damage to their ERAs?
| Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Newcastle Knights | 30 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .222 | .669 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3.50 | 1.21 | 0 |
| Richie’s RBI’s | 38 | 8 | 32 | 6 | .238 | .748 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 12 |
What a week for the RBIs, who swept the Knights 12-0. Neither side posted massive offensive numbers but Harper (10 runs), Judge (four homers, .400) and Carpenter (nine RBIs) did most of the damage. The pitchers posted ridiculously good ERA and WHIP stats thanks to Yankees past and present in Nova, Tanaka and Severino. Chapman had the lone save while Benoit had three holds.
| Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Mighty Slugs | 38 | 11 | 28 | 1 | .287 | .866 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 5.43 | 1.66 | 2 |
| The Bath Bombers | 47 | 10 | 40 | 3 | .316 | .877 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3.75 | 1.17 | 8 |
The Bombers stay top after defeating the Slugs 8-2. Justin Turner (.538) and Trea Turner (11 runs, 13 RBIs) were the offensive stars while Darvish picked up a win and helped take ERA and WHIP. Zimmerman had a four-homer week for the Slugs while Archer struck out 10.
| Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Orpington Isotopes | 24 | 13 | 34 | 3 | .286 | .901 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2.60 | 1.04 | 8 |
| Iron Men | 28 | 10 | 33 | 1 | .296 | .885 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 3.96 | 1.12 | 3 |
The Isotopes outslugged Iron Men on the way to an 8-3 victory. Owings hit three homers, knocked in 10 and stole three bases while Cruz had a four-homer week. Estrada led the staff with nine strikeouts while Wood’s gem helped take ERA and WHIP. Ronson had two holds. For Iron Men, Sano had a monster week, batting well over .500 and he joined Rendon (eight runs, .440) in driving in 11 as Anthony had a nice month in a day on Sunday. Giles, Johnson, Oh and Kintzler each had a save.
| eam | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Jesmond Dennings | 19 | 2 | 14 | 4 | .283 | .783 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 2.91 | 1.41 | 3 |
| The Cheddar Chasers | 35 | 12 | 37 | 4 | .311 | .980 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 3.60 | 1.08 | 7 |
The Chasers are over .500 after a 7-3 win against Jesmond. Five players had multi-homer weeks while Goldschmidt hit .500 and stole three bases. Quintana struck out 10 while Cole posted miniscule WHIP stats. Triggs and Pineda each picked up a win without allowing earned runs for Jesmond, while Miller had two holds.
| Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Beckenham A&E Dept | 22 | 7 | 28 | 4 | .254 | .739 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 5.02 | 1.54 | 4 |
| Weston-Super-Sox | 32 | 9 | 34 | 2 | .285 | .801 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3.08 | 1.03 | 7 |
The Sox picked up a 7-4 win against the A&E Dept. Wil Myers hit three homers and knocked in nine while Adam Jones helped take average and OPS. Keuchel, Iwakuma and Musgrove helped take ERA and WHIP. Greinke had a win and 20 strikeouts for Beckenham, while Allen saved three games and Dyson had a pair of steals.
| Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Batteries Essential | 29 | 3 | 22 | 9 | .269 | .702 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 4.43 | 1.48 | 5 |
| Cheshunt Maltsters | 22 | 5 | 21 | 2 | .243 | .739 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 3 | 3.33 | 1.34 | 7 |
The Maltsters got the better of Batteries Essential 7-5. Abreu had a multi-homer week and made the difference in OPS while Kluber and Sale each struck out 10 and Rodriguez helped take ERA and WHIP. Melancon and Osuna had two saves each. For Batteries Essential, Pollock scored seven and stole seven, teaming with Blackmon (nine RBIs) to take average and OPS.
| Team | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
| Durham Riverkings | 36 | 11 | 44 | 8 | .275 | .829 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 4.85 | 1.58 | 4 |
| Norwich No II | 28 | 11 | 41 | 5 | .291 | .867 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 4.10 | 1.12 | 6 |
Finally, Norwich got the better of the Riverkings 6-4. Bryant made the difference in average and OPS and joined Reynolds, Freeman and d’Arnaud in hitting two homers. Walker struck out 11 and helped take ERA and WHIP while Diaz had two saves. Inciarte stole five bases for the Riverkings while Kemp knocked in 10 and Murphy 12. Jones had two holds.
Week Five match-ups
Bombers (1st) v Knights (14th)
Norwich (2nd) v Sox (5th)
RBIs (3rd) v Riverkings (8th)
Isotoptes (4th) v Jesmond (13th)
Chasers (6th) v Slugs (1th)
Maltsters (7th) v A&E Dept (10th)
Batteries Essential (9th) v Iron Men (12th)
