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AZ SnakePit 9, Browncoats 1
Not a game that will be remembered for great pitching overall, both teams posting ERAs over five. That category did give Brown their sole point, 5.32 being enough. Otherwise, AZ swept the board, behind 7 RBIs apiece from Martin, Ortiz and Jeter. They batted .306 overall. Johnson led Brown with six RBIs.
Man of the Match: Mussina (AZ) - 2 W, 12 K, 1.08 WHIP
DFA'ders 1, JByrnesIsMyHomie 9
Leaders Byrnes maintained their ferocious pace with a demolition of DFA, who were limited to Saves, thanks to four from Jones. Byrnes pounded out 12 HR, every starter bar Martinez contributing. For DFA, Cameron had two and 7 RBIs, but were largely blown away .
Man of the Match: Dye (Byrnes) - 5 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .364
Uk Dbacks 6, Random Fandom 4
This was the closest game in a week of one-sided contests: UK took all the hitting categories, while Random dominated pitching, but UK's six saves (three for Nathan) broke the pattern and were enough for victory. Lackey had two wins and 13 K's for Random.
Man of the Match: Howard (UK) - 8 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI, .304
GregSchulteOverdrive 2, BigLebowski 7
The surprise of the week was Big taking Greg back to school in an offense-heavy game: both teams batted .300+, and had ERAs north of seven. Big posted an amazing .378 average for the week, with Furcal, Hall and Anderson all over .400. Maddux had two wins; Barrett two HR for Greg.
Man of the Match: Hall (Big) - 6 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI, .409
The Fighting Amish 8, ?Chalino Sanchez! 2
Amish continued their chase to the top, powered by the amazing Utley, though Beltran (7 R, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB) was almost as good. Bonderman had 15 K's for them; Liriano 12 for Chalino, who got 2 HR and 7 RBIs from Ramirez, but were limited to winning BA and Saves.
Man of the Match: Utley (Amish) - 13 R, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB, .441
KarateMonkeyDeathCar 1, The Loose Seals 8
Seals completed a good week for the top three (25-4-1) by beating Karate, one Save short of sweeping pitching, and losing only RBIs. Karate had the best player, but Ramirez had no support: the rest managed 2 HR combined. Harang had 15 K's for Seals; Pierzynski, 6 R and 5 RBIs.
Man of the Match: Ramirez (Karate) - 5 R, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .381
BBTNG 3, 7-2 Offsuiters 6
Most categories were quite close: 3 RBIs and 2 K's separated the teams. However, 7-2 took their pitching and rode it to victory, with a 3.55 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. For BBTNG, Dunn scored 8 runs and 5 RBIs; Zito (BBTNG) and Francis (7-2) each had a win and 10 K's.
Man of the Match: Glaus (7-2) - 8 R, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .565
Standings
W-L-T GB
1. JByrnesIsMyHomie 110-44-16 -
2. The Fighting Amish 98-57-15 12.5
3. The Loose Seals 90-62-18 19
4. GregSchulteOverdrive 86-71-13 25.5
5. AZ SnakePit 86-73-11 26.5
6. BBTNG 86-76-8 28
7. Random Fandom 77-84-9 36.5
8. DFA'ders 74-85-11 38.5
9. Uk Dbacks 69-84-17 40.5
10. 7-2 Offsuiters 68-86-16 42
11. ?Chalino Sanchez! 67-94-9 46.5
12. BigLebowski 65-96-9 48.5
13. KarateMonkeyDeathCar 64-95-11 48.5
14. Browncoats 61-94-15 49.5
Week 18 Matchups
AZ SnakePit vs. GregSchulteOverdrive
DFA'ders vs. Browncoats
Uk Dbacks vs. JByrnesIsMyHomie
The Fighting Amish vs. BigLebowski
KarateMonkeyDeathCar vs. ?Chalino Sanchez!
BBTNG vs. The Loose Seals
7-2 Offsuiters vs. Random Fandom