Week 6: Friday Roundup

Yes, that's former Eagles legend Don Henley coaching third for the Nats now.
Something something boys of summer.

STUDS

• Kevin Gausman (AL) struck out 12 and allowed 1 run in an 8-inning no-decision.
• Clayton Kershaw (TIN) allowed 5 runs, but struck out 11 in 6 innings to earn the win.
• Rhys Hoskins (BOPP) had a double, 2 singles, a run and 3 RBIs.
• Trea Turner (BOPP) homered, doubled and drove in 3.
• Kyle Schwarber (BOPP) had a homer, 2 singles, 2 walks, 2 runs and 2 RBIs.
• Adam Frazier (LCL) was a homer shy of a cycle, adding a second single, 2 runs and an RBI.
• Josh Bell (M) had a single, double, walk, 2 runs and 3 RBIs.
• Garrett Hampson (SCC) was a double shy of a cycle, adding a walk and 2 runs. 
• Max Scherzer (SCC) struck out 7 in 5 shutout innings for the win.

DUDS

• Wade Miley (BOPP) pitched like the real Wade Miley, allowing 8 runs and striking out 5 in a 3-inning loss.
• Brigadier General Dansby Swanson (R) had a walk, an RBI and an error.
• Josh Rojas (R) singled and erred.

Week 6: Thursday Roundup

Doesn't it just chap you when the Cardinals have good pitchers?

STUDS

• Trevor Rogers (TIN) struck out 7 and allowed 1 run in a 6-inning win.
• Jack Flaherty (JVC) improved to 7-0, striking out 6 in 6 shutout innings.
• Patrick Corbin (CB) struck out 9 and allowed 1 run in a 7-inning win. 
• Anthony DeSclafani (PM) struck out 5 in 5 shutout innings to earn the win. The commishes have a hard time awarding Stud status to a starter going 5 innings, especially when he's a Giant. 

DUDS

• Will Smith (AL), who may in fact not be any good anymore, allowed 4 runs and took the loss in 0.1 innings.

Week 6: Wednesday Roundup

The Dodgers fan spirit animal is the dude just to the right of the umpire in the tan jacket.

STUDS

• Brandon Woodruff (CB) struck out 10 and allowed 1 run in a 7.2-inning no-decision.
• Max Muncy (TIN) homered, singled, walked twice, scored 3 runs and drove in 2.
• Julio Urias (M) struck out 6 and allowed a run in a 7-inning win.
• Taijuan Walker (SCC) struck 4 and allowed a run in a 7-inning wn.

DUDS

• Harrison Bader (JVC) had 2 singles, a caught stealing and an error.
• Brad Hand (LCL) struck out the side, but allowed 2 runs to blow the save and take the loss in an inning.
• Jean Segura (M) singled and erred.

Week 6: Tuesday Roundup

Manny Machado torched the Rockies, which shouldn't surprise anyone.

STUDS

• Chris Taylor (TIN) tripled, singled twice, scored twice and stole a base.
• Manny Machado (BOPP) had a homer, triple, walk, 2 runs and 5 RBIs.
• Freddy Peralta (BOPP) struck out 8 in 7 shutout innings in a no-decision.
• Logan Webb (BOPP) had 10 strikeouts and allowed a run in a 6-inning win.
• Alex Reyes (JVC) struck out 5 in 2 shutout innings for a vulture win.
  
• Asdrubal Cabrera (LCL) was #tripleshy, adding a second single and 3 RBIs.
• Gavin Lux (PM) homered, singled, scored twice and drove in 3.
• Jesse Winker (PM) had a homer, 2 doubles and 2 RBIs.

DUDS

• Mike Tauchman (AL) walked 3 times and scored... and was also caught stealing and erred. Quite a day, Mike.
• Pablo Lopez (TIN) allowed 6 earned runs and struck out 3 in a 4.1-inning loss. 

Week 6: Monday Roundup

The Pirates got blown out? With that pitching staff?

Both of your humble commissioners got a little over-extended, leading to no Check Swing this week. It will be back in some form next week.

STUDS

• Alex Wood (AL) struck out 7 in 7 innings, allowing 1 run for the win.
• Tucker Barnhart (CB) had 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and a walk.
• Luke Weaver (LCL) struck out 6 in 6.1 shutout innings to earn the win.
• Tyler Naquin (R) homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in 4.
• Tyler Mahle (R) allowed 1 run in 5.1 innings with 7 strikeouts for the win.

DUDS

• The Commissioners for depriving you of your Check Swing.

Week 5: Sunday Roundup

Tyler Anderson, for all the Beavers fans out there.

STUDS

• Jacob deGrom (JVC) struck out 6 and allowed a run in a 5-inning win, though he did leave early with an injury.
• Tyler Anderson (JVC) allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 in an 8-inning win.
• Huascar Ynoa (R) struck out 6 and allowed a run in a 6-inning win.
• Josh Hader (SCC) struck out 2 in a scoreless inning for a vulture win.
• Adam Wainwright (M) struck out 5 in 8.1 shutout innings for the win.
• Jake Cronenworth (LCL) homered, doubled, walked, scored twice and drove in 2.
• Freddie Freeman (TIN) homered, singled twice, walked, scored twice and drove in 2.
• Edwin Diaz (TIN) struck out 3 in a 1.2-inning save.

DUDS

• Paul DeJong (CB) erred.
• Brian Anderson (JVC) singled and erred.
• Will Smith (M) erred.
• Aaron Nola (LCL) gave up 4 runs and struck out 5 in a 4-inning loss.
• Brad Hand (LCL) finished a rough weekend by allowing a run in a 0.1-inning loss.
• Corey Dickerson (TIN) was caught stealing.

Week 5: Saturday Roundup

Every man in the country felt that one pic.twitter.com/J7s3UvjUYd

— Blake Harris (@BlakeHarrisTBLA) May 9, 2021

STUDS

• Paul Goldschmidt (LCL) homered, singled twice, scored 3 runs and drove in 3.
• Max Scherzer (SCC) struck out 14 and allowed a run in a 7.1-inning no-decision.
• Mookie Betts (M) had 2 singles, 4 RBIs, a walk and 2 runs.
• Kevin Gausman (AL) allowed a run and struck out 7 in a 6-inning win.
• Paul DeJong (CB) singled, doubled, scored a run, drove in 2, walked twice and stole 2 bases.

DUDS

• Brad Hand (LCL) allowed a run and blew the save in a 1-inning, 1-K outing.
• Javier Baez (M) singled and erred.
• Didi Gregorious (PM) erred.
• James McCann (R) made 2 errors.
• Pete Alonso (CB) erred.

Week 5: Friday Roundup

We're too busy laughing at the Indians for getting no-hit by this chump to give Matt too hard a time for having him on his bench.

STUDS

• Trevor Rogers (TIN) struck out 6 and allowed 1 run in a 5-inning win.
• JT Realmuto (SCC) homered, singled twice, walked, scored twice and drove in 2.
• Jack Flaherty (JVC) struck out 6 in 7 shutout innings to earn the win.
• Zach Eflin (BOPP) allowed 2 runs and struck out 8 in a 6.2-inning win.
• Wade Miley (BOPP bench) tossed a no hitter with 8 strikeouts, leaving 32 points behind.

DUDS

• Nick Senzel (BOPP) singled, scored and made 2 errors.
• Charlie Morton (CB) made it just 0.2 innings, allowing 6 unearned runs and striking out 1 in the loss.

Week 5: Thursday Roundup

Do you realize how many things have to go right for a Mets starter to get a win?
Anyone who's ever had Jacob deGrom on their team is nodding, sadly and slowly.

STUDS

• Taijuan Walker (SCC) struck out 8 in 7 shutout innings for the win.
• Zack Wheeler (R) threw a shutout - a real, 9-inning one! - with 8 strikeouts.

DUDS

• Brigadier General Dansby Swanson (R) walked and was caught stealing, which in Dansby's time usually meant the loss of a hand. Godspeed, Gen. Swanson. Hope you don't get gangrene.

Week 5: Wednesday Roundup

It was a good day to be...

... a pitcher named Gray.

STUDS

• Marcell Ozuna (LCL) had a grand slam and a single, which makes him sound a bit like a tennis player.
• Max Muncy (TIN) homered, doubled, walked (duh), scored twice and drove in 2.
• Sonny Gray (TIN) struck out 8 in 7 shutout innings to earn a... no-decision.
• Jon Gray (SCC) struck out 8 and allowed 2 runs in a 6-inning win.
• Max Fried (M) came off the ILL to strike out 6 in 5 1-run innings and win.
• Adam Duvall (AL) homered, singled and drove in 4.

DUDS

• Kenley Jansen (M) blew a save.
• Dom Nunez (JVC) - I'm not going to tell you what position he plays, or for whom, you have to figure that out - erred.
• Francisco Lindor (JVC) took full advantage of a doubleheader by going 0-fer with an error.
• Logan Webb (BOPP) allowed 6 runs and struck out 5 in a 3.2-ining loss.