The Misfits threw everything they had at trying to rally back into their semifinal series with the Arbitration Losers, sitting their ace Adam Wainwright to get dual starts from J.A. Happ. When Happ threw a shutout, the move looked to work, as the Misfits scored 70 points. But the Losers countered with a 61-point Monday. After Ryan Dempster delivered a -3 outing Tuesday, the Misfits and Losers find themselves tied at 84-84... not where the Misfits had hoped to be.
The other semifinal remains tight. Both the Pickle Bugs and Gladstone Goatwhisperers are off to a quiet start, with the Bugs leading 47-42. The Goatwhisperers are battling injuries. Adam LaRoche, Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce are all nursing injuries, costing them starts. But the GGs can be thankful that the Bugs didn't start Wandy Rodriguez or Anibal Sanchez this week. Both pitchers delivered shutout outings.
Meanwhile, another stellar outing from Edwin Jackson has powered Upton No Good into the overall lead as August comes to close. While just a few days ago, the top five teams were separated by 15 points. Now, UNG leads the fifth-place Misfits by 102 points. The second-place Losers are 35 points off UNG's overall pace.
OVERALL STANDINGS
1. Upton No Good (Bill-Rich) 3860
A big 13-point game from 2B Walker
2. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 3825
D-backs hitters making big contributions
3. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 3787
If Bugs are lucky, one of their starting pitchers won't pitch this week
4. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 3771
Injuries may undermine late-season push
5. Misfits (Reid) 3752
Looking for silver lining? A home run from Howard
6. VC Appraisers (Kevin-Dave) 3513
Stewart on DL, Reyes also on shelf, and Theriot is beat up
7. Triple-A's (Ken) 3461
Soto is ailing again
8. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 3460
Running thin of healthy shortstops
9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 3369
Despite Uggla's ailings, Chuggers escape cellar
10. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3366
Back in the cellar, again
Head-to-head scores
Semifinals
Misfits 84, Arbitration Losers 84 (Losers lead aggregate +54)
Pickle Bugs 47, Gladstone Goatwhisperers 42 (Goatwhisperers lead aggregate +11)
Consolation
Upton No Good 94, Pitch You Blockhead 30
VC Appraisers 47, Triple-A's 33
Chico's Chuggers 56, Fresh Fish 41
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