A no-hitter. Bench-clearing incidents. A trade deadline looming. It was another eventful week in MLB. Let’s look at how it affected week five of the BaseballGB Fantasy League.
- Hot hitters: Hoskins (Chasers) 3 HR, 6 RBI, 1.358 OPS; J Ramirez (Chasers) 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB
- Trea cool: T Turner (Norwich) 6 R, .519 AVG; Alberto (Norwich) .429 AVG
- Strikeout machine: Paddack (Norwich) W, 15 K
- Making his mark: Melancon (Chasers) 2 SV
- Feeling stingy: Scherzer (Chasers) 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP; Fried (Chasers) 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP; McCullers (Chasers) 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP
- Simply the best: Trout (Maltsters) 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.166 OPS
- Boomstick: Cruz (Maltsters) 3 HR, 3 RBI
- Safe at home: Tatis Jr (Bunting) 7 R, SB, .320 AVG.400 club: Brantley (Bunting) .455 AVG; Schoop (Bunting) .409 AVG
- No-hitter: Giolito (Maltsters) W, 0.00 ERA, 0.11 WHIP
- Pressed into action: Pressly (Maltsters) 3 SV
- By way of the K: Burnes (Bunting) 10 K
- What we have, we hold: Wick (Bunting) 2 HLD
- Very good Christian: Walker (Knights) 5 R, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .364 AVG, 1.203 OPS
- Cutch in the clutch: McCutchen (Knights) 7 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .435 AVG, 1.197 OPS
- Need for speed: Villar (RBIs) 2 SB
- By way of the K: Lynn (RBIs) 14 K, Lugo (RBIs) 12 K
- No runs allowed: Kershaw (RBIs) 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP; Tanaka (RBIs) 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP
| Team | H/AB* | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OPS | IP* | W | SV | K | HLD | ERA | WHIP | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orpington Eagles | 89/327 | 48 | 13 | 45 | 4 | .272 | .811 | 51.1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 3.33 | 1.48 | 4 |
| Mighty Slugs | 82/325 | 48 | 13 | 47 | 2 | .252 | .756 | 68.0 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 3 | 5.29 | 1.47 | 5 |
- M&M and M&M: Muncy (Slugs) 5 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI; Machado (Slugs) 8 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI
- Happy: Happ (Slugs) 3 HR
- Nudge, nudge, wink, wink: Winker (Eagles) 6 R, 4 HR, .333 AVG, 1.231 OPS
- He’s going: Lindor (Eagles) 2 SB, .360 AVG
- .400 club: Cronenworth (Eagles) .409 AVG; Suzuki (Eagles) .417 AVG
- Wins still matter: Valdez (Slugs) W, 11 K, 1.14 WHIP
- Double duty: Hernandez (Slugs) W, HLD
- No runs allowed: Minor (Eagles) 0.00 ERA
- RBI machine: Guerrero Jr (Dodgers) HR, 10 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.157 |OPS
- .400 club: Bogaerts (Dodgers) .450 AVG, 1.326 OPS; Segura (Dodgers) .409 AVG
- Swing and a drive: Rizzo (Dodgers) 3 HR, 6 RBI
- Swiping bags: Story and Ohtani (both A&E Dept) 3 SB each
- Where’s the run support?: deGrom (A&E Dept) 14 K, 1.29 ERA, 0.57 WHIP
- Jumping Jack flash: Flaherty (A&E Dept) W, 0.90 ERA, 0.60 WHIP
- Wins still matter: Maeda (A&E Dept) W, 15 K; Bieber (A&E Dept) W, 10 K
- Standings:
Standings
Week 6 Matchups In progress
Trade deadline:
The MLB trade deadline was on Monday night but there is still time to make a deal in this league. Our deadline is Sunday, September 6.
