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Sweeps were the recurring theme of week eight in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Read on to find out which teams were celebrating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Knights are still top after defeating the Riverkings 9-3. A pitching sweep was led by Strasburg, who won twice, struck out 15 and teamed with Hammel and Garcia to take ERA and WHIP. Rondon had a save and Harris two holds. Betts scored five runs, Big Papi knocked in nine and Desmond and Kinsler had two steals each. Beltran hit three homers for the Riverkings while Khris Davis helped take average and OPS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An offensive sweep saw the Chasers rebound with an 8-2 win against the Lollygaggers. Bogaerts scored nine runs and joined Posey, Donaldson and Melky Cabrera in having a multi-homer week while Pedroia hit .417. Kluber and Lester made the difference in ERA and WHIP. The Lollygaggers took strikeouts and holds thanks to Nelson and David Hernandez.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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My Isotopes keep gradually climbing the standings after defeating Iron Men 8-4 thanks to an offensive sweep. Zobrist hit an even .500 for the week, leading the team with six runs and joining Trumbo in knocking in six. Trumbo, Frazier and Holliday had multi-homer weeks and Marte stole five bases. Teheran led the staff with 15 strikeouts while Jepsen had three saves. Verlander and Iwakuma picked up wins for Iron Men and helped take ERA and WHIP, while Feliz had two holds. Cano and Pujols each hit three homers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Bath got the better of Batteries Essential 7-3 as the hitters fell an RBI short of an offensive sweep. Hosmer knocked in nine runs, Bryant scored eight and hit two homers, while Polanco also went deep twice and hit .385 with two steals. Latos and Syndergaard’s very brief outing helped take WHIP. Batteries Essential had two wins from Cueto, who helped take ERA and Pomeranz struck out 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Another matchup, another offensive sweep. This time it was the Maltsters on good hitting form, defeating the Slugs 7-5. Murphy hit .391, Valencia scored seven runs, Martin homered three times and joined Goldschmidt in knocking in six. Davis and Gregerson had three saves each. Odorizzi and Lackey each had a win and double-digit strikeouts for the Slugs, helping take ERA and WHIP too. O’Day and Herrera had two holds each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Norwich pitched their way to a 6-3 win against the RBIs. Walker struck out nine and helped take WHIP while Maeda picked up a win without allowing an earned run. Betances had two holds. Kang and Mazara each knocked in five while Springer batted .370. Machado scored five runs for the RBIs and made the difference in OPS while four pitchers including Arrieta picked up wins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Finally, the Sox edged past Jesmond 6-5 thanks to a big offensive week. Ozuna and CarGo each scored eight runs and joined Kemp and Miguel Cabrera in posting multi-homer weeks while Encarnacion knocked in six. Keuchel helped take WHIP but the pitching staff is so thin the Sox are running the risk of falling short of the 20-inning minimum limit. Jesmond Ross, Hendricks, Nola and Matz all picked up wins for Jesmond, helping take ERA while Osuna and Ramos had two saves each. Villar stole four bases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Week Nine matchups<\/h2>\n

Knights (1st) v Chasers (11th)
\nNorwich (2nd) v Isotopes (3rd)
\nRiverkings (4th) v Batteries Essential (6th)
\nIron Men (5th) v Slugs (7th)
\nLollygaggers (8th) v Maltsters (10th)
\nBombers (9th) v Sox (13th)
\nRBIs (12th) v Jesmond (14th)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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