Sunday's report

The first game of the semifinal series produced wins for the Gladstone Goatwhisperers and the Arbitration Losers.

The Goatwhisperers got a 19-point win from Cole Hamels, while the Pickle Bugs got a 2-point outing from Ted Lilly. The 17-point difference from those two pitchers were enough to give the GGs a 205-189 victory.

The Bugs came up empty on Sunday, scoring only 7 points. The bad Sunday leaves the Bugs in 16-point deficit, heading into Week 22.

The hole for the Misfits is much greater. Adam Wainwright did not provide the big start that they had hoped, leading to a 201-147 victory for the Losers, a 54-point advantage. That's a ton of ground to recover heading into Week 22.

Upton No Good is wishing they could have scored a few more points in Week 20. After a dismal Week 20, they bounced back with a huge Week 21, giving them a head-to-head win and surging them back into the overall lead.

UNG leads with 3,766 points -- 25 points ahead of the Losers. The Bugs are 26 back. The Goatwhisperers trail by 37 and the Misfits are 98 points back and in risk of losing contact with the other four teams.

OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3766
    CarGo (41) and HanRam (34) power a big week for UNG
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3741
    Torres has torrid week (34 points)
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3740
    Billingsley and Lilly combine for 2 points over weekend
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3729
    Big weekend for LaRoche
5. Misfits (Reid) 3668
    Howard came off DL, but his bat remains disabled
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3466
    Reyes and Stewart miss 3 games each over weekend
7. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3430
    Hairston goes on the DL, while Harang is about to come off
8. Triple-A's (Ken) 3428
    Stephen Drew tallies three 10-point days last week
9. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3325
   Zito's two outings total -8 points
10. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3313
    Volquez heads to the pen as CC sits in cellar

Head-to-head scores

Semifinals

Arbitration Losers 201, Misfits 147
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 205, Pickle Bugs 189

Consolation round robin

Upton No Good 244, Chico's Chuggers 172
Triple-A's 206, Pitch You Blockhead 189
VC Appraisers 175, Fresh Fish 145