Week 10: Thursday Roundup

Hasn't been a great year for Chris Archer, but he shut down the Braves on Thursday.

STUDS: Josh Bell (YA) hit 3 doubles, drove in 2 and scored twice. Christian Yelich (HG) homered, singled twice, drove in 2 and stole a base. Chris Archer (PM) struck out 6 and allowed 1 run in a 6-inning win. Mike Moustakas (WLB) had 2 solo homers.

DUDS: Anthony Rendon (YA) walked and erred. Caleb Smith (WLB) gave up 4 runs and struck out 2 in a 5-inning loss.

Week 10: Wednesday Roundup

The world needs more dorky left-handed closers.

STUDS: Sean Doolittle (YA) earned a vulture win with a 0-run, 2-strikeout inning. He can thank the terrible Nats bullpen for blowing the lead in the first place. Trevor Story (WLB) had a double, single, 2 walks, an RBI, a steal and 3 runs scored. Wil Myers (M) homered, doubled, walked, stole a base and scored twice. David Dahl (AL) was a homer shy of the cycle, scored twice and drove in 2.

DUDS: German Marquez (HG) gave up 8 runs and struck out 5 in a 5.1-inning loss. Kevin Gausman (AL) allowed 7 runs and struck out 3 in a 5-inning loss. Freddie Freeman (LCL) walked, scored and erred.

Week 10: Tuesday Roundup

We're using this picture as proof that Stud Garrett Cooper really exists. Quick: name anyone else in this picture!

STUDS: Howie Kendrick (YA) continued his Kendrenaissance, homering, doubling, scoring twice and driving in 2. He is slashing .331/.368/.612 this year, with 10 homers already in 49 games. Anthony Rendon (YA) homered, doubled, walked and drove in 5. Josh Donaldson (CB) homered, drove in 3, walked twice and scored twice. Garrett Cooper (CB) had a homer, 3 singles, 4 runs, a walk and 2 RBIs. Kyle Hendricks (PM) struck out 10 in 7 innings, allowing 3 runs for the win. Javier Baez (AL) homered, singled twice, scored twice and drove in 2. Freddie Freeman (LCL) was a triple shy of a cycle, scoring twice and driving in 2. Austin Riley (FF) homered, walked, scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Jay Bruce (FF) - he's baaaaaaackkkkk! - had 2 homers, a double, 3 runs and 6 RBIs. Luis Castillo (FF) struck out 8 and allowed 1 run in a 6-inning win.

DUDS: Paul DeJong (PM), Bryan Reynolds (AL) and Michael Conforto (WLB) singled and erred. Manny Machado (AL) walked, scored and made an error. Rhys Hoskins (LCL) walked and was caught stealing.

Week 10: Monday Roundup

It's hard to hit a grand slam and not make the Studs list. Well done, Manny!

STUDS: Walker Buehler (PM) struck out 11 in 8 dominant innings, allowed 1 run to earn the win. Javier Baez (AL) homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in 3. Jon Lester (LCL) struck out 6 and allowed a run in a 7-inning win.

DUDS: None.

Week 9: The Check Swing

This one's for you, John Wehner.

Sorry folks, just a quick one this week. In order to get your regularly scheduled dose of Mets jokes, you'll have to actually watch the Mets play.

1. The Rookies (1873.8 points, 4-5, last week 1): Despite leading in points, Henry's bunch dropped below .500 with the loss to the Fresh Fish.

2. Yari's Autonomics (1780.8, 5-4, last week 2): Destroyed Lumber Co. in week 9.

3. Project Mayhem (1763.2, 5-4, last week 3): Had a strong week but ran into the Hassey's Girl juggernaut.

4. Hassey's Girl (1756.2, 7-2, last week 4): The winning streak reached 5 with a 230.3-point outburst.

5. When the Ledee Breaks (1750.7, 6-3, last week 5): Jumped into a first place tie in the Mo Rivera division by toppling the lead-leading Losers.

6. Clemente's Bucs (1706.2, 3-6, last week 6): Trounced the Misfits.

7. Lumber Co Lumber (1662, 3-6, last week 9): Despite losing to YA, jumped two spots in the standings.

8. Arbitration Losers (1646.3, 6-3, last week 7): Fell to WTLB and dropped into a first-place tie.

9. Fresh Fish (1631.8, 5-4, last week 8): Took down the league-leading Rookies in a tight contest.

10. The Misfits (1484, 1-8, last week 10): Didn't muster much of a fight in a loss to CB.

Batting leaders after Week 9

1. Cody Bellinger (R) 233.5
2. Nolan Arenado (R) 219
3. Christian Yelich (HG) 217.5
4. Josh Bell (YA) 217
5. Trevor Story (WTLB) 204.5

Pitching leaders after Week 9

1. Max Scherzer (YA) 173.3
2. Hyun-Jin Ryu (HG) 167
3. Stephen Strasburg (CB) 165
4. German Marquez (HG) 159.3
5. Luis Castillo (FF) 154.7

Week 9: Sunday Roundup

YOU try telling Max Scherzer he's coming out of the game.

STUDS: Eric Thames (HG) homered, doubled, walked, scored twice and drove in 3. Rich Hill (HG) struck out 9 in 7 shutout innings to earn the win. Jorge Alfaro (YA) homered, doubled and drove in 4. Max Scherzer (YA) struck out 15 and allowed a run in an 8-inning win.

DUDS: Raimel Tapia (HG) singled and erred. Matt Strahm (HG) struck out 5 and allowed 7 runs in a 4.1-inning loss. Jesse Winker (R) made an error.

Week 9: Saturday Roundup

As we like to say in the commissioners' office, the Phillies bullpen "Nerised" on Saturday night.

STUDS: Christian Yelich (HG) homered, tripled, drove in 4, scored twice, stole 2 bases and walked. Adam Jones (M) homered, doubled, drove in 2 and scored twice. Jon Gray (M) got the win and struck out 7 Blue Jays in a 6.2-inning win at Coors Field. Starling Marte (CB) had 4 hits, including a 3-run homer.

DUDS: Josh Donaldson and Trea Turner (both CB) each went 0-fer with an error. Felipe "Vazquez" allowed 2 runs to blow a save while striking out 1 in 1 inning. Hector Neris (WLB) retired 1 batter before taking the loss by serving up the game-winning homer by Will Smith. No, not that Will Smith; the other one. No, not that one either. The other other one.