Week 9: Thursday's report

Kyle Lohse returned after missing a start. He probably
wishes he could have missed this one, too.

STUDS: Travis Wood (Pitch You Blockhead) singled, hit a grand slam, earned the win and struck out 6 while allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. Carlos Gonzalez (Pitch You Blockhead) stole 3 bases, singled twice, scored 2 runs and drove in 1. Barry Zito (Fresh Fish) earned a win and struck out 5 while allowing 1 run in 6 innings. Mike Minor (Manwaring a Muumuu) earned a victory and allowed 2 earned runs while striking out 5 in 7 innings.

DUDS: Kyle Lohse (Silver State Sagebrushers) took the loss, allowed 6 runs in 3.2 innings and didn't strike out anyone. Homer Bailey (Fresh Fish) took the loss and allowed 7 runs while striking out 5 in 3.2 innings.

TRANSACTION: Testosteraun Braun and Lawyers, Guns & Money have made a trade, swapping 3B Ryan Zimmerman and 1B Anthony Rizzo. The Braunies place Zimmerman in the lineup at 3B, place Paul Goldschmidt in Rizzo's spot at 1B and move 3B Eric Chavez to the bench. LGM puts Rizzo at 1B and moves Yuni Betancourt to 3B. The lineup changes take effect today.

Head-to-head scores

Arbitration Losers 108, Silver State Sagebrushers 59
Lawyers, Guns & Money 102, Fresh Fish 61
Misfits 111, Rookies 81
Manwaring a Muumuu 136, Testosteraun Braun 92
Pitch You Blockhead 104, Going Going Gonzo 96