Week 9 roster changes

Players acquired

OF Eric Hinske, by Misfits (May #3)

OF Laynce Nix, by Triple-A's (May #1)

C Jonathan Lucroy, by Goatwhisperers (May #1)

3B Brandon Wood, by VC Appraisers (May #1)

Players released

SP Mike Leake, by Triple-A's

IF Willie Bloomquist, by Pickle Bugs

SS Ryan Theriot, by Pickle Bugs

C Ramon Hernandez, by Goatwhisperers

OF Ben Francisco, by Arbitration Losers

Week 9 active roster changes

CHICO'S CHUGGERS: Benched SP Edinson Volquez; activated SP Travis Wood

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched OF Will Venable and 2B Jamey Carroll; activated OF Jose Tabata and 2B Freddy Sanchez

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SP Matt Garza and OF Chris Coughlan; activated SP Clayton Kershaw and OF Corey Hart

VC APPRAISERS: Placed 3B Pedro Alvarez and SP Josh Johnson on disabled list; activated 3B Brandon Wood and SP Randy Wolf

UBALDO SPOTS: Benched SP Ubaldo Jimenez; activated SP Kyle McClellan

MISFITS: Placed OF Marlon Byrd and OF Nate McLouth on disabled list; benched SS Roger Cedeno; activated OF Eric Hinske, OF Shane Victorino and SS Miguel Tejada

GOATWHISPERERS: Released C Ramon Hernandez; activated C Jonathan Lucroy

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Placed 2B Juan Uribe on disabled list; benched SP Mat Latos; moved 2B Orlando Hudson from DL to bench; activated 2B Chase Utley from disabled list; activated SP Ryan Dempster

HOLLIDAY ROAD: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: Released IF Willie Bloomquist from disabled list; released SS Ryan Theriot; benched SS Clint Barmes; activated SS Rafael Furcal from disabled list

Leading scorers

Hitters

1. Ryan Braun (US) 150
2. Joey Votto (TA) 142
3. Matt Kemp (TA) 138
3. Jose Reyes (VCA) 138
3. Prince Fielder (PB) 138
6. Drew Stubbs (HR) 130
7. Hunter Pence (PB) 127
7. Lance Berkman (VCA) 127
9. Matt Holliday (HR) 127
10. Martin Prado (AL) 126

Pitchers

1. Roy Halladay (Mis) 162
2. Tim Lincecum (PB) 136
2. Jaime Garcia (AL) 136
4. Josh Johnson (VCA) 130
4. Cole Hamels (VCA) 130

Relievers

1. Francisco Rodriguez (PYB) 95
2. Huston Street (VCA) 77
3. Carlos Marmol (TA) 74

Sunday's report

Overall standings

1. VC Appraisers (Dave-Kevin) 1379
     News we've all been waiting for: Two players go on DL

2. Gladstone Goatwhisperers (Arik) 1319
     Ace of the staff? Daniel Hudson

3. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1286
     Snap losing skid, and Utley's coming back

4. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 1262
    Three 20-point pitching outings during week

5. Ubaldo Spots (Rich) 1258
    Losing with 2nd best scoring week ... sucks, doesn't it?

6. Triple-A's (Ken) 1251
   If Venable had doubled weekly output, TA's would have won and not tied.

7. Holliday Road (Bill-Cliff) 1244
     If Snyder had doubled his weekly output, still would have tied

8. Misfits (Reid) 1171
     Byrd becomes seventh player on Misfits' DL

9. Chico's Chuggers (Shawn) 1146
     You can't spell Thole without hole (2-pt week)

10. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 1130
    Hoped for four double starts, got only one

Week 8 head-to-head

Triple-A's 169, Arbitration Losers 169
Gladstone Goatwhisperers 170, Pitch You Blockhead 117
Misfits 177, Chico's Chuggers 133
Arbitration Losers 169, VC Appraisers 140
Pickle Bugs 216, Ubaldo Spots 184