The Check Swing: Week 5

1. Already Zaun (4-1, 935 points, last week 1): The Zaunies overcame the mysterious illness of Matt Carpenter and three Troy Tulowitzki rainouts to defeat Soler Eclipse. Good thing Adrian Gonzalez and Ryan Braun went berserk. Hey, what happened to Carlos Martinez this week? 

2. Retire 21 (4-1, 933 points, last week 2): Ray's team managed to get past PYB despite two more mediocre starts from Clayton Kershaw. It's a good thing Dee Gordon and Justin Upton continue to play like MVPs. How long can Aaron Harang keep this up? 

3. Soler Eclipse (3-2, 866 points, last week 3): It's not hard to figure out why Adam's team lost a close one to Already Zaun. Dan Uggla scored 2 points and sat three times; Will Middlebrooks went scoreless in 6 games. Matt Harvey's 4-point week hurt, too. 

There's a party tonight at the chateau! 

4. Pitch You Blockhead (4-1, 841 points, last week 4): A 30-point week from Kolten Wong wasn't enough for Scott's team to knock off Retire 21. Let's blame the weather in Colorado, which cost PYB three games each from Justin Morneau and Nolan Arenado, two from Mark Trumbo and one from Joc Pederson. 

5. The Bryce is Right (1-4, 800 points, last week 7): Bryce Harper helped Bill's team get in the win column with a monster 38-point effort. Not bad considering he was scoreless entering Wednesday's games. Ben Revere came up big with a 19-point effort, as well. 

6. Chateau Marmol (3-2, 798 points, last week 9): Matt's team erupted for 237 points thanks to 29 from Anthony Rizzo, 28 from Jason Heyward, 28 from Mat Latos and 26 from Yasmani Grandal. Brandon Crawford and Steve Cishek were the only players to score in single digits. 

7. Rookies (2-3, 787 points, last week 5): Henry's team didn't have much of a chance against the Marmol juggernaut, but lousy performances from D.J. LeMahieu (2), Jay Bruce (3), Corey Dickerson (6) and Francisco Cervelli (6) didn't help. Don't look now, but Andrelton Simmons leads this team in scoring. 

8. Arbitration Losers (3-2, 771 points, last week 6): Tim can thank the schedule maker for this win. His 154 points would have been a losing score against anyone but the Misfits this week. The outfield of Angel Pagan, Charlie Blackmon and Juan Lagares combined for only 18 points, and Travis Wood posted a zero. 

9. Fresh Fish (0-5, 755 points, last week 8): Rick's team remains winless, so the less we say, the better. Marlon Byrd (27 points) had a nice week, though. 

10. Misfits (1-4, 665 points, last week 10): It's not looking good for the Misfits. Maybe if Josh Harrison can get back on track, if Cole Hamels gets traded anywhere else, if Giancarlo Stanton hits like it's 2014, if Kenley Jansen comes back soon...