Week 20 (Playoffs Week 2) Transactions and Lineups

Someone help us out. Is this the Iglesias signed by Retire 21 today?

Players acquired

• Retire 21 sign SP Raisel Igelsias (August move #1).
• Misfits sign 2B Chase Utley (August move #2).

Players released

• OF Jeff Francoeur
• SP Aaron Harang

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench SP Ian Kennedy; activate SP Shelby Miller.
• Retire 21: Activate SP Raisel Iglesias.
• Misfits: Bench 2B Daniel Murphy, SP Mike Fiers and SP Chase Anderson; activate 2B Chase Utley, SP Cole Hamels and SP Kyle Hendricks.
• Soler Eclipse: None.
• Pitch You Blockhead: None.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench 3B Jake Lamb; activate 3B Todd Frazier.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench SP Joe Ross and SP Brett Anderson; activate SP Mat Latos and SP Jaime Garcia.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Jon Gray and 1B Ryan Zimmerman; move Brandon Belt from OF to 1B; activate SP Mike Leake (from DL) and OF Stephen Piscotty.
• Already Zaun: Place OF Randal Grichuk on DL; activate OF Ben Paulsen.
• Fresh Fish: Place SP David Phelps on DL; activate SP Ryan Vogelsong.

The Check Swing: Week 19

This man tried to sabotage Retire 21's playoff run, but it wasn't meant to be.

1. Already Zaun (3,495 points, last week 1): The Zaunies put up 189 points but couldn't close the door on Soler Eclipse, which made a late charge to win the week. Everyone was in double figures except Troy Tulowitzki, who scored 9 points. AZ will simply have to beat SE next week to win this first-round matchup. 

2. Retire 21 (3,359 points, last week 2): Despite a pair of minus-2 starts from Aaron Harang, Ray's team put up 198 points and finished off the Rookies. The Fightin' Clementes will just collect points next week while they await their second-round opponent in Week 20. 

3. Arbitration Losers (3,231 points, last week 4): In a first-round battle of Giants fans, Tim came out ahead in Week 18 thanks to a 60-point eruption from Madison Bumgarner. That helped make up for an awful week for Tim's Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman (8), Jayson Werth (7) and Anthony Rendon (3). 

4. Pitch You Blockhead (3,200 points, last week 3): Scott's team dug itself a 45-point hole in its first-round matchup with the Misfits with a lousy effort this week. Forty of the 139 points came from ace Zack Greinke, but most of PYB disappointed. At least new addition David Peralta proved his worth with 18 points. 

5. Chateau Marmol (3,097 points, last week 5): It's not looking good for Matt's team, which trails AL by 67 points after the first of two weeks. CM got 27 points from its starting pitchers (including a pair of Nationals), and 23 of that came from Jon Niese. On the bright side, A.J. Pollock scored 32 points. 

6. Soler Eclipse (3,089 points, last week 6): Starting pitching gave Adam's team a huge boost in SE's first-round duel with the Zaunies: Matt Harvey (28), Patrick Corbin (20), John Lackey (20) and Francisco Liriano (16) came up big. Gerardo Parra led the hitters with 26 points.

7. Rookies (3,041 points, last week 7): Henry's team got bounced to the consolation round, but a 170-point week is nothing to sniff at. Ian Kennedy scored 24 points to lead the team, and Cameron Maybin and D.J. LeMahieu each added 19. 

8. Misfits (3,029 points, last week 8): Reid's team might be on its way to bumping PYB from the playoffs, and Matt Kemp would be a major reason why. Kemp hit for a cycle and posted a 39 for the week. Kenley Jansen scored 22 points, as well. 

9. The Bryce is Right (2,975 points, last week 9): Hey, a Dexter Fowler sighting! The outfielder led Bill's team with 22 points. On the other hand, Lucas Duda (1), Wilson Ramos (2) and Gerrit Cole (5) disappointed. 

10. Fresh Fish (2,780 points, last week 10): Not that it matters, but Johnny Cueto scored 38 points to lead Rick's team. Too bad David Phelps got hurt and Drew Storen is apparently terrible now. 

Week 19, first round: Sunday roundup

Oh, just a routine 35-point outing for Madison Bumgarner. No big deal. 

Studs: Madison Bumgarner (AL) did it all for the Giants, blasting a solo homer and an RBI double, striking out 14 and shutting out the Nationals. Zack Greinke (PYB) homered, allowed 1 run and struck out 8 in a 7-inning win. Gerardo Parra (SE) went 5 for 6 with 3 runs, 3 RBIs, a homer and a double. Aramis Ramirez (SE) went 4 for 5 with a double, a run and 3 RBIs. Taylor Jungmann (Misfits) singled, scored, got the win and struck out 9 in 6.1 innings. Jason Heyward (CM) hit a solo homer and a 2-run homer. Ryan Braun (AZ) hit a grand slam and drove in a run with a groundout. 

Duds: Kolten Wong (PYB) went 0 for 4 with 2 errors. Derek Norris (SE) singled and erred. Aaron Harang (R21) allowed 6 runs and fanned 2 in a 4.2-inning loss. 

Scores

Soler Eclipse 200, Already Zaun 189

Retire 198, Rookies 170 (R21 clinches first-round win)

Misfits 184, PYB 139

Arbitration Losers 209, Chateau Marmol 142

Bryce is Right 145

Fresh Fish 167

Week 19, first round: Saturday roundup

This was the only time all day Gio Gonzalez put the ball exactly where he intended to.

Studs: Patrick Corbin (SE) got the win and struck out 8 in 6.2 shutout innings. John Lackey (SE) singled twice, drove in a run, struck out 6 and allowed 2 runs in an 8.1-inning win. Matt Duffy (Bryce) doubled twice, scored twice and drove in 4. Johnny Cueto (FF) allowed 1 run and fanned 4 in an 8-inning win. 

Duds: Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) allowed 6 runs and struck out 1 in a 2.2-inning loss. He did single, though. Chris Owings (Bryce) drove in a run but made an error. 

Scores

Already Zaun 162, Soler Eclipse 158

Retire 172, Rookies 150 

Misfits 137, PYB 112

Arbitration Losers 168, Chateau Marmol 124

Bryce is Right 142

Fresh Fish 149

Week 19, first round: Friday roundup

Matt Kemp huffs and puffs his way to third base to complete the first cycle in Padres history.

Studs: Matt Kemp (Misfits) hit for a cycle, drove in 4 and scored twice. That's a 24-point day if you're keeping score at home. Nolan Arenado (PYB) hit a 2-run homer, singled twice and stole a base. Joey Votto (R21) homered, doubled and drove in 3. Julio Teheran (Bryce) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 6-inning win. 

Duds: Max Scherzer (CM) fanned 3 in 3 innings but allowed 6 runs and took the loss. He's the third CM starting pitcher to post a negative number this week. Jason Heyward (CM) went 0 for 4 with an error. Martin Prado (Rookies) went 1 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Already Zaun 125, Soler Eclipse 95

Retire 141, Rookies 133 

Misfits 125, PYB 84

Arbitration Losers 141, Chateau Marmol 76

Bryce is Right 115

Fresh Fish 114

Week 19, first round: Thursday roundup

Kyle Schwarber has a slash line of .330/.420/.621. If he qualified, those numbers would be 4th, 4th and 2nd in the NL.

Studs: Kyle Schwarber (AZ) had a 2-run homer, a solo homer and an RBI single. Neil Walker (AZ) was a homer short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored. Francisco Liriano (SE) had an RBI single, scored, allowed 3 runs and struck out 5 in a 6-inning win. Dexter Fowler (Bryce) hit a 2-run homer, singled and scored twice — and was caught stealing. Jon Lester (AL) struck out 10 and allowed 2 runs in a 6-inning win. He also made an error on a pickoff attempt as the Brewers ran wild on him. 

Dud: Lance Lynn (PYB) failed to get out of the first inning, allowing 7 runs (3 earned) and fanning 1 in 0.2 inning. He took the loss.

Notes: Pitch You Blockhead place OF Nori Aoki on DL and activate OF Mark Trumbo. Misfits activate 3B Justin Turner from DL and bench 3B Alex Guerrero.

Scores

Already Zaun 94, Soler Eclipse 74

Retire 123, Rookies 116 

Misfits 75, PYB 72

Arbitration Losers 129, Chateau Marmol 67

Bryce is Right 69

Fresh Fish 102

Week 19, first round: Wednesday roundup

Dee Gordon homered, so you know it was a good day for Retire 21.

Studs: Paul Goldschmidt (SE) was a homer short of a cycle, drove in 2 and scored twice. Joey Votto (R21) homered, stole a base, singled twice, drove in 3 and scored 3 runs. Dee Gordon (R21) homered, stole a base, singled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. Clayton Kershaw (R21) got the win and fanned 8 in 8 shutout innings. Jacob deGrom (R21) got the win and struck out 10 in 7 shutout innings. Andrew McCutchen (Rookies) hit a solo homer and an RBI triple. Michael Wacha (AZ) scored a run and struck out 7 while allowing 2 runs in a 6-inning win. Yadier Molina (FF) stole a base, tripled, doubled, scored and drove in a run. 

Duds: Anthony Rendon (AL) singled and erred. Neil Walker (AZ) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Scores

Already Zaun 60, Soler Eclipse 54

Retire 112, Rookies 103 

PYB 66, Misfits 55

Arbitration Losers 86, Chateau Marmol 57

Bryce is Right 53

Fresh Fish 76

Week 19, first round: Tuesday roundup

David Peralta scored 9 points Tuesday. Already Zaun's hitters scored a total of 2.

Studs: Matt Harvey (SE) got the win and struck out 4 in 8 shutout innings. Adam Lind (Rookies) hit a 2-run homer, doubled and scored twice. Chris Owings (Bryce) doubled twice, drove in 2 and scored twice. Brandon Belt (AL) hit a pair of solo homers. Madison Bumgarner (AL) allowed 1 run and fanned 12 in a complete-game win. Carlos Martinez (AZ) allowed 3 runs and struck out 8 in an 8-inning win. Zack Greinke (PYB) got the win and struck out 6 in 6 shutout innings. David Peralta (PYB) hit a grand slam and an RBI single. 

Duds: Joe Ross (CM) struck out 1 and allowed 5 runs in a 4.2-inning loss. Jonathan Lucroy (PYB) went 0 for 4 with an error. 

Trade: Already Zaun sent OF David Peralta to Pitch You Blockhead in exchange for SP Jimmy Nelson. Both teams activated the new acquisitions.

Scores

Soler Eclipse 36, Already Zaun 26

Rookies 50, Retire 42

PYB 47, Misfits 23

Arbitration Losers 76, Chateau Marmol 46
Bryce is Right 22

Fresh Fish 59

Week 19, first round: Monday roundup

Johnny Cueto picked up his first win in a Kansas City uniform. It must be the socks.

Studs: Johnny Cueto (FF) allowed 4 hits and fanned 8 in a shutout win. A.J. Pollock (CM) was a double shy of a cycle, stole a base, drove in 2 and scored 3 runs. Gio Gonzalez (Rookies) got the win and struck out 6 in 8 shutout innings. 

Duds: Brett Anderson (CM) allowed 7 runs and struck out 1 in a 5-inning loss. Aaron Harang (R21) allowed 8 runs and fanned 4 in a 5.1-inning loss. 

Scores

Already Zaun 6, Soler Eclipse 6

Rookies 36, Retire 13

Misfits 12, PYB 7

Arbitration Losers 30, Chateau Marmol 24

Bryce is Right 12

Fresh Fish 32

Week 19 (Playoffs, Week 1) Transactions and Lineups

Rookie pitcher Jon Gray, unfazed by pitching in Colorado or by having a terrible haircut, makes his FBLG debut this week.

Players acquired

• Chateau Marmol sign SP Joe Ross (August move #3).
• Arbitration Losers sign SP Jon Gray (August move #1).

Players released

• SP Williams Perez
• C Miguel Montero
• SP Matt Cain

Lineup changes

• Rookies: Bench SS Andrelton Simmons; activate SS Freddy Galvis.
• Retire 21: Bench SP Jose Fernandez; activate SP Charlie Morton.
• Misfits: Bench SP Kyle Hendricks; activate SP Chase Anderson from DL and move to bench; activate SP Chris Heston.
• Soler Eclipse: None.
• Pitch You Blockhead: None.
• The Bryce is Right: Bench OF Yasiel Puig and 3B Todd Frazier; activate OF Khris Davis and 3B Jake Lamb.
• Chateau Marmol: Bench SP Andrew Cashner and SP Jaime Garcia; activate SP Joe Ross, SP Jon Niese and SP Brett Anderson.
• Arbitration Losers: Bench SP Wily Peralta and OF Stephen Piscotty; place SP Mike Leake on DL; move Brandon Belt from 1B to OF; activate SP Jon Gray, SP Madison Bumgarner and 1B Ryan Zimmerman.
• Already Zaun: Bench SP Tyson Ross; activate SP Robbie Ray.
• Fresh Fish: Bench SP Doug Fister; activate SP Stephen Strasburg.