Week 19 roster changes

Players acquired

• SP Kris Medlen, by Billy Ashley Wind Generator (August #1)
• C Kurt Suzuki, by Hammerin Hank (August #1)
• SS Paul Janish (August #1)
• OF Ryan Ludwick, by Halladay Road (August #2)
• RP Jason Motte, by Misfits (July #3)
• C Wilin Rosario, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #3)
• SS Danny Espinosa by Pickle Bugs (July #1)

Players released

• SP Erik Bedard
• SS Everth Cabrera
• OF Will Venable
• OF Tyler Colvin

Week 18 midweek replacements

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: On Wednesday; placed C Yasmani Grandal on disabled list; activated C Wilin Rosario

PICKLE BUGS: On Thursday, placed SS Ian Desmond on disabled list; activated SS Danny Espinosa

ARBITRATION LOSERS: On Saturday, placed OF Emilio Bonafacio on disabled list; activated OF Dexter Fowler

HALLADAY ROAD: On Sunday, placed OF Michael Cuddyer on disabled list; activated OF Norichika Aoki

Week 19 active roster changes

ROOKIES: Benched SP Tommy Hanson and SP AJ Burnett; activated SP Ben Sheets and SP Chad Billingsley

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched OF Jon Jay; activated OF Jayson Werth from disabled list

HAMMERIN HANK: Placed C Carlos Ruiz on disabled list; activated C Kurt Suzuki

FRESH FISH: Benched OF Justin Ruggiano and SP Trevor Cahill; activated OF Giancarlo Stanton from
disabled list; activated SP Wade Miley

BAWG: Released SP Erik Bedard; activated SP Adam Wainwright

MISFITS: Benched SP Kyle Lohse and RP Santiago Casilla; activated SP Lance Lynn and RP Jason Motte

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched SS Rafael Furcal, OF Norchika Aoki and SP Zach Greinke; activated SS Paul Janish, OF Ryan Ludwick and SP Josh Johnson

TRIPLE-A'S: No changes

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SP Matt Harvey; activated SP Ross Detwiler

Week 18 scoring update

The head-to-head regular season is over, and the eight playoff spots have been claimed. Pitch You Blockhead earned the No. 6 seed over Hammerin Hank by virtue of a 74-point advantage in the overall point standings. And the Triple-A's claimed the eighth and final playoff berth by a nine-point overall margin over the Arbitration Losers.

As the top 2 seeds, the Fresh Fish and Misfits simply need to post wins either in Week 19 or Week 20 to advance to the semifinals. As for the matchups between the Rookies-Pitch You Blockhead and BAWG-Halladay Road, it basically becomes a two-week game -- the team the score the most points over the next two weeks advances to the semifinals.

Meanwhile, the Arbitration Losers and Pickle Bugs take a two-week hiatus before re-engaging for the consolation title.

First-round playoff matchups

(1) Fresh Fish vs. (8) Triple-A's

(2) Misfits vs. (7) Hammerin Hank

(3) Rookies vs. (6) Pitch You Blockhead

(4) Billy Ashley Wind Generator vs. (5) Halladay Road

Week 18 head-to-head finals

Rookies 229, Triple-A's 166

Arbitration Losers 171, Pickle Bugs 143

Misfits 242, Hammerin Hank 145

Pitch You Blockhead 198, Fresh Fish 157

BAWG 191, Halladay Road 134

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3438

2. Misfits (Reid) 3180

3. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 3022

4. Rookies (Henry) 2998

5. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2876

6. Hammerin Hank (Pete) 2802

7. Halladay Road (Bill) 2798

8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2738

9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2554

10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2545