Playoffs, Week 3: Saturday's Roundup

Anthony DeSclafani allowed only 4 hits to a fairly potent Arizona lineup. 

Studs: Charlie Blackmon (GH) hit a 2-run homer and a solo homer, singled and scored 3 runs. Julio Urias (LGM) singled and struck out 8 while allowing 1 run in a 6-inning win. The Reds beat the tar out of the Diamondbacks, and three FBLG players benefited. Anthony DeSclafani (PYB) went the distance, striking out 9 in a shutout win. He did go 0 for 5 with 3 Ks at the plate, though. Joey Votto (AL) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Brandon Phillips (R) singled 3 timed, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Noah Syndergaard (HE) doubled, scored, struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. Josh Harrison (R21) stole 2 bases, singled 3 times, drove in 2 and scored twice. 

Duds: Jason Hammel (FF) didn't stick around long, allowing 3 runs and fanning 1 in a 2.1-inning loss. Ryan Braun (AL) went 0 for 4 with a run and an error.

Semifinal scores

Hundley Eyes 167, Fresh Fish 130
Misfits 168, The Lumbar Yard 160

Consolation scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 135, Arbitration Losers 120
Retire 21 146, Pitch You Blockhead 114
Rookies 148, Goldschmidt Happens 113

Playoffs, Week 3: Friday's Roundup

It might look like a photo, but this is actually an animated GIF of Big Bart chugging around the bases. 

Studs: Brandon Finnegan (R) struck out 12 and allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. Bartolo Colon (FF) doubled, singled and scored twice. Who cares what else he did? That alone earns Big Sexy a spot on this list. But if you care, he fanned 6 and allowed 4 runs in a 7-inning win. Jeff Samardzija (PYB) doubled, scored, got the win and struck out 6 in 7 shutout innings. Kris Bryant (R21) hit a solo homer and a 2-run homer, and scored 3 runs. He is human, though — he committed an error. Bryce Harper (LY) had a 2-run triple, doubled and scored. 

Duds: Jonathan Villar (R) went 1 for 5 with 2 more errors. Josh Bell (HE) went 1 for 3 with an error. Dansby Swanson (R21) went 1 for 4 with an error.

Semifinal scores

Hundley Eyes 135, Fresh Fish 121
Misfits 146, The Lumbar Yard 134

Consolation scores

Arbitration Losers 101, Lawyers, Guns & Money 101
Retire 21 126, Pitch You Blockhead 81
Rookies 123, Goldschmidt Happens 95

Playoffs, Week 3: Thursday's Roundup

Corey Seager's bloop hit in the 9th cost Matt Moore his no-hitter and cost the Misfits 10 points.

Studs: Matt Moore (M) took a no-hitter into the 9th inning, earning the win with 7 strikeouts in 8.2 shutout innings. Max Scherzer (M) struck out 10 in 8 shutout innings for the win. Andrew McCutchen (R21) homered, singled twice and drove in 3. Brandon Moss (M) homered twice and drove in 3.

Dud: JT Realmuto (R21) scored a run and made an error. Dee Gordon (LGM) was 0-for-5 with an error, as was Martin Prado (FF). You might get the sense from this that the Marlins lost, and you'd be correct. (Though the victorious Royals committed 3 errors as well). Justin Turner (M) was 0-for-4 with an error. Chris Owings (LY) had an RBI and an error. Jhonny Peralta (PYB) was 0-for-4 with an error. Jonathan Villar (R) was 0-for-5 with his 22nd error.

Semifinal scores

Hundley Eyes 126, Fresh Fish 86
Misfits 129, The Lumbar Yard 106

Consolation scores

Arbitration Losers 84, Lawyers, Guns & Money 74
Retire 21 90, Pitch You Blockhead 50
Rookies 96, Goldschmidt Happens 70

Playoffs, Week 3: Wednesday's Roundup

Jake Lamb and the rest of the Arizona offense will be sad when the Braves leave town.

Studs: Jose Fernandez (HE) struck out 9 in 7 shutout innings, adding 2 hits, a run and an error in earning the win. Stephen Piscotty (HE) homered, singled twice and drove in 3. Paul Goldschmidt (GH) had a homer, 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs and a steal. Jake Lamb (LY) homered, doubled and scored 3 runs. Daniel Murphy (LY) hit a grand slam and drove in 5 runs. Carlos Martinez (LGM) struck out 5 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning win, adding a pair of singles at the plate. Kyle Hendrick (LGM) struck out 8 and allowed 2 runs in a 6-inning win.

Dud: Joey Votto (AL) was 0-for-3 with an error.

Semifinal scores

Hundley Eyes 117, Fresh Fish 80
The Lumbar Yard 85, Misfits 72

Consolation scores

Lawyers, Guns & Money 72, Arbitration Losers 67
Retire 21 67, Pitch You Blockhead 45
Rookies 87, Goldschmidt Happens 67

Playoffs, Week 3: Tuesday's Roundup

This pair of Buccos combined for 30 FBLG points Tuesday.

Studs: Ivan Nova (FF) - no, really - threw a complete game - no, really - striking out 6 and allowing 1 run. Jake Arrieta (Rookies) tossed 8 shutout innings with 6 whiffs, adding a triple and a run. Dan Straily (Rookies) struck out 5 in 6 shutout innings for the win. Nolan Arenado (PYB) had a homer, 2 singles and 3 RBIs. Jon Gray (HE) struck out 10 and allowed 2 runs in a 6-inning no-decision, adding an RBI double. Gregory Polanco (Misfits) homered twice and drove in 3.

Duds: Christian Friedrich (PYB) struck out 2 and allowed 5 earned runs in a 5-inning loss. Daniel Murphy (LY) was 0-for-4 with an error. Reynaldo Lopez (AL) struck out 2 and allowed 4 earned runs in a 2.2-inning loss. Yangervis Solarte (GH) had an RBI and an error. Welington Castillo (GH) was 0-for-2 with an error. Jake Thompson (GH) allowed 7 earned runs and struck out 2 in a 5-inning loss.

Semifinal scores

Fresh Fish 65, Hundley Eyes 65
Misfits 50, The Lumbar Yard 42

Consolation scores

Arbitration Losers 43, Lawyers, Guns & Money 22
Retire 38, Pitch You Blockhead 24
Rookies 70, Goldschmidt Happens 39

Playoffs, Week 3: Monday's Roundup

AGon hit 3 of the Dodgers' 7 home runs Monday and put up a 17-point day.

Studs: It was a good day to be a stud first baseman in FBLG. Adrian Gonzalez (FF) hit 3 homers and drove in 8. Freddie Freeman (R21) homered twice, doubled, scored 3 times and drove in 3. Paul Goldschmidt (GH) had a homer, 2 singles, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Joey Votto (AL) was a homer shy of a cycle and drove in 4. Elsewhere, Jon Lester (Misfits) allowed a run and struck out 8 in a 6-inning win. Welington Castillo (GH) doubled twice and drove in 3. Corey Seager (LY) had a homer, 3 singles, 3 runs and 3 RBIs. Adam Duvall (LGM) doubled, tripled and drove in 2.

Duds: Homer Bailey (LY) allowed 6 runs and struck out no one in a 2-inning loss.

Transaction: Retire 21 places SP Steven Matz on DL and activates SP Drew Pomeranz. 

Semifinal scores

Fresh Fish 28, Hundley Eyes 16
Misfits 23, The Lumbar Yard 17

Consolation scores

Arbitration Losers 31, Lawyers, Guns & Money 13
Retire 21 18, Pitch You Blockhead 5
Goldschmidt Happens 33, Rookies 13

Week 21 (Playoffs, Week 3) Transactions and Lineups

With hair like that, it's no wonder there were multiple claims this week on Dansby Swanson. 

Players acquired

• Rookies sign SP Rob Whalen (August move #2).
• Goldschmidt Happens sign SP Jake Thompson (August move #3).
• Misfits steal C Cameron Rupp (August move #3) from Rookies and sign SS Greg Garcia (bonus move).
• Pitch You Blockhead steal SS Jhonny Peralta (August move #2) from Hundley Eyes.
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Reynaldo Lopez (August move #2).
• Hundley Eyes sign 1B Josh Bell (bonus move).
• Retire 21 sign SS Dansby Swanson (August move #2).

Players released

• SP Matt Wisler
• OF Michael Conforto
• 2B Kelby Tomlinson
• SS Jordy Mercer
• SP Archie Bradley
• SP Bud Norris
• RP Hector Rondon

Trade

• Lawyers, Guns & Money send SS Addison Russell to Goldschmidt Happens for SP Braden Shipley.

Players unprotected/available to be stolen

• none on Fresh Fish
• 3B Aaron Hill (Rookies) 
• OF Melvin Upton, Jr. (The Lumbar Yard)
• C Miguel Montero (Goldschmidt Happens)
• C Derek Norris (Misfits)
• none on LG&M
• none on PYB
• 3B/SS Jose Reyes (Arbitration Losers)
• 1B James Loney (Hundley Eyes)
• OF Keon Broxton (Retire 21)

Please email the commish by first pitch Saturday to change your unprotected player.

• SP Jeff Locke (Rookies) is also available to be stolen after spending four weeks on the bench.

Lineup changes

• Fresh Fish: Bench OF Jayson Werth and SP Tom Koehler; activate OF Yoenis Cespedes and SP Ivan Nova.
• Rookies: Place SP Stephen Strasburg on DL; activate SP Rob Whalen.
• The Lumbar Yard: Bench SP Adam Wainwright; activate SP Jeremy Hellickson.
• Goldschmidt Happens: Bench SS Asdrubal Cabrera; activate SS Addison Russell and SP Jake Thompson.
• Misfits: Bench C Derek Norris, SS Daniel Descalso and OF Ender Inciarte; activate C Cameron Rupp, SS Greg Garcia and OF Randal Grichuk.
• Lawyers, Guns & Money: Bench SP James Shields and RP Tony Cingrani; activate SP Braden Shipley, RP AJ Ramos (from DL) and SS Eduardo Nunez.
• Pitch You Blockhead: Bench OF Josh Reddick and SS Zach Cozart; activate OF Domingo Santana (from DL) and SS Jhonny Peralta.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench 3B Matt Duffy and SP Gio Gonzalez; activate 3B Jedd Gyorko and SP Reynaldo Lopez.
• Hundley Eyes: Bench 1B James Loney and SP Jerad Eickhoff; activate 1B Josh Bell and SP Jon Gray.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Jaime Garcia and SP Drew Pomeranz; activate SP Steven Matz, SP Julio Teheran (from DL) and SS Dansby Swanson.

Playoffs, Week 2: The Check Swing

Robbie Ray is striking out 11.19 batters per 9 innings this year.
That's better than Noah Syndergaard and Stephen Strasburg. 

Semifinal matchups:

Fresh Fish vs. Hundley Eyes

The Lumbar Yard vs. Misfits

1. Fresh Fish (3,526 points, last week 1): Yasmany Tomas (28) and Adrian Gonzalez (22) led the Fish to a 186-point week, even though the result didn't really matter because Rick's team had already advanced to the semis. 

2. Hundley Eyes (3,478 points, last week 2): The commishes needed a big week to overcome a deficit against LGM, and the Eyes came though. Noah Syndergaard (41) and Jean Segura (31) certainly erupted. 

3. Lawyers, Guns & Money (3,416 points, last week 3): It wasn't a bad week for the Fightin' Zevons, but it wasn't enough to advance to the semis. Three players paced the team with 21 points each: Buster Posey, Addison Russell and Anthony Rendon. 

4. Arbitration Losers (3,391 points, last week 4): Tim's team got 34 points from D.J. LeMahieu, and Joey Votto chipped in with 21. But former Reds legend Jay Bruce (9) hasn't done much since moving to Queens. 

5t. The Lumbar Yard (3,372 points, last week 7): Adam's team punched its ticket to the semis by piling up 213 points. Bryce Harper (33) finally lived up to expectations, and Robbie Ray (yes, really) was the team's top scorer with 40 points in 2 starts. Trea Turner (29) was a monster, too.

5t. Rookies (3,372 points, last week 5): Henry's team didn't advance, but its 187-point week is nothing to sniff at. And that was with Stephen Strasburg (-7) and Jake Arrieta (9) as the team's low scorers. 

Because of his disaster at Coors Field,
Stephen Strasburg is our Dud of the Week. 

7. Pitch You Blockhead (3,317 points, last week 6): Only Nolan Arenado (23) and Anthony DeSclafani (21) scored more than 19 points for Scott in an inconsistent performance. Jacob deGrom (-1), Zack Cozart (1) and Josh Reddick (2) were awful. 

8. Retire 21 (3,259 points, last week 9): Kris Bryant (34) and Drew Pomeranz (29) were studly for Ray as the Sons of Clemente prepared for the consolation round. 

9. Misfits (3,253 points, last week 8): Max Scherzer (23) and Justin Turner (22) were Reid's top performers in the Misfits' first-round victory. Who'd have thought the 9th-place team in the rankings would make the final four? 

10. Goldschmidt Happens (2,995 points, last week 10): It figures that two players from a last-place team would be the top scorers for GH. Kudos, Paul Goldschmidt (25) and Welington Castillo (23). 

Playoffs, Week 2: Sunday's Roundup

We don't give relief pitchers a lot of love on this blog, but Tyler Thornburg had a heck of a day. 

Studs: Bryce Harper (LY) hit a 3-run homer, singled and stole a base. Tyler Thornburg (GH) struck out 2 in 2 shutout innings and got the win. Noah Syndergaard (HE) got the win and struck out 6 in 8 shutout innings. D.J. LeMahieu (AL) homered, singled twice and scored 3 runs. Nolan Arenado (PYB) hit a pair of 3-run homers and singled twice. Addison Russell (LGM) homered twice. Julio Urias (LGM) got the win and fanned 6 in 6 shutout innings. 

Duds: Jason Hammel (FF) got knocked around at Coors Field (see Arenado, Nolan), allowing 10 hits and 10 runs — 6 earned — while striking out 2 in a 3.1-inning loss. Martin Prado (FF) went 0 for 5 with an RBI groundout and made 2 errors. Willson Contreras (LY) went 0 for 4 with an error. Trea Turner (LY) went 0 for 4 with a run and an error. Dexter Fowler (R21) went 0 for 3 with an error. 

Scores

2) The Lumbar Yard 213 (375), 7) Rookies 187 (350)

6) Hundley Eyes 216 (371), 3) Lawyers, Guns & Money 172 (345)

5) Misfits 175 (330), 4) Pitch You Blockhead 145 (295)

1) Fresh Fish 186 (has already advanced)

8) Arbitration Losers 182

Goldschmidt Happens 156

Retire 21 182