Two teams are level at the top of the standings after week two of the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Read on to find out who the early pacesetters are.
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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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26
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8
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32
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2
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.250
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.748
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4
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4
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39
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0
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2.44
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1.06
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11
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|
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24
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7
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20
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0
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.246
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.723
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2
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2
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12
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0
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2.82
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1.21
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0
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What a week for Batteries Essential, who fell a hold shy of a clean sweep against the Sox. Cespedes, McCutchen and Castellanos each homered twice and led an offensive sweep. Tanaka had a win and 12 strikeouts, while Cueto helped take ERA and WHIP. Familia and Street had two saves each. Encarnacion, Walker and CarGo had nice offensive weeks for the Sox, who will feel hard done by to take a heavy loss and many categories were close.
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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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19
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6
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21
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2
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.227
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.717
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4
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3
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49
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3
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3.52
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1.12
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9
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|
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18
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4
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20
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2
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.206
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.560
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4
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2
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71
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0
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4.88
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1.18
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1
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The Riverkings continued their fine start with a 9-1 win against Jesmond. It wasn’t a vintage week for the hitters, but Carpenter homered and drove in six and Yelich and Beltran helped take average and OPS. Rodon, Ventura and Kershaw helped take ERA and WHIP and Kimbrel had three saves. Jesmond took strikeouts as four pitchers racked up double-digit Ks, led by Nola with 15.
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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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28
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9
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26
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7
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.219
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.700
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3
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4
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36
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0
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3.75
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0.96
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3
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|
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44
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10
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28
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6
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.320
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.978
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4
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3
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48
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2
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2.12
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1.10
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9
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The Lollygaggers handed my Isotopes a 9-3 loss with a very impressive offensive show. Altuve hit .407 for the week and joined Davis in belting three homers and scoring eight runs. Davis knocked in eight, Altuve seven. Andrus hit .471. Wacha had a win and 12 strikeouts and teamed with Wood and Kennedy in taking ERA. My team salvaged steals thanks to Lindor and Marte, while Sale helped take WHIP and Jepsen had two saves in a week which saw Perkins and Romo lost to 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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30
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10
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35
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4
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.255
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.775
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6
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5
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67
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1
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2.62
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0.79
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8
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|
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27
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9
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28
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4
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.270
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.794
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1
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4
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40
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1
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3.33
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1.22
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2
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The Knights begin the season in good form, defeating the RBIs 8-2. Arenado was the star hitter with a monster week, scoring seven runs, homering four times and driving in 12. Kinsler went deep three times and scored six runs. Price had a win and 17 strikeouts, Hammel and Garcia made the difference in ERA and WHIP and Robertson had three saves. The RBIs salvaged average and OPS thanks to JD Martinez and Machado.
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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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26
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6
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29
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4
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.254
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.703
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1
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3
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60
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4
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3.36
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1.12
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3
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|
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28
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9
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29
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2
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.257
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.750
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3
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5
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58
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2
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1.24
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0.82
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8
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Norwich drew level with the Chasers in the standings after an 8-3 win. Grichuk scored eight runs and joined Braun and Springer in homering twice. Maeda, Salazar and Carrasco each picked up wins and helped take ERA and WHIP while Allen and Miller had two saves each. The Chasers took steals thanks to Bogaerts while Lester (15) and Kluber (14) helped take strikeouts and Dyson collected a pair of 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
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HLD
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ERA
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WHIP
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Score
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17
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2
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14
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4
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.218
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.574
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4
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5
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57
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1
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2.74
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1.11
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4
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|
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24
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7
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30
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7
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.249
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.726
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4
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2
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52
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3
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5.01
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1.58
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7
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Iron Men recorded their first win of the season, defeating the Maltsters 7-4 thanks to an offensive sweep. Pujols homered twice and knocked in seven, while Harrison and Ellsbury each stole three bases and Calhoun led the team in average and OPS. Scherzer had two wins and Storen collected a pair of holds. The Maltsters took strikeouts, ERA and WHIP thanks to a magnificent effort from Velasquez, while Davis had three saves.
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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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32
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8
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34
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6
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.262
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.819
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1
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2
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41
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3
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2.54
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1.33
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7
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|
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35
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7
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28
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1
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.260
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.756
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2
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3
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40
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4
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2.57
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1.29
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5
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Finally, the Slugs batted their way to a 7-5 win over the Bombers. Harper was the star man, belting four homers, driving in 12, scoring six runs and batting .346. Not too shabby. In a very close pitching matchup – one of the closest I can remember – Lackey and Bumgarner each struck out seven and Odorizzi helped take ERA. The Bombers took runs thanks to Hosmer, Rendon and Polanco, who each scored five times. Cishek had a win and a save, Wilson had three holds and Stripling helped take WHIP.
Transactions
The Riverkings have suffered a couple of injuries at catcher, losing Schwarber and now Hundley, but are dangling starting pitching on the trading block. If you are after a boost to your pitching staff, take a look and see if there’s potential for a deal.
Week three matchups
Batteries Essential (1st) v RBIs (11th)
Riverkings (2nd) v Sox (14th)
Knights (3rd) v Isotopes (10th)
Maltsters (4th) v Norwich (6th)
Lollygaggers (5th) v Slugs (11th)
Iron Men (7th) v Bombers (13th)
Chasers (8th) v Jesmond (12th)
