After a couple rough days, the field returned to the midseason form that had pervaded the past couple of rounds with a solid 11-2 day. The two losses did cost two more people their dreams of winning Round Eleven, though. Gillig remains in the lead with a single strike.
ELIMINATED:
–Kevin (Pirates) falls to 17-12 in the NL (10-12 in the AL)
–Rick (Pirates) falls to 23-13 in the NL (11-19 in the AL)
WON TO STAY AT ONE STRIKE:
–Gillig (A’s) wins his first A’s pick of the year
WON TO STAY ALIVE:
–Bry (Brewers) improves to 4-1 with the Brewers and 17-2 in the NL Central
–Dannell (D’backs) goes to one game over .500 in the NLW
–Doogan (A’s) is on the board with his first AL win of the year (1-1)
–McGrath (Brewers) goes back over the .700 mark for winning % on the year (19-8)
–Mittenthal (Brewers) improves to 3-1 with MIL – only STL, WAS, and LAA have more wins for him
–RyanDoc (Rangers) wins his 5th game with TEX joining only LAA as 5-win teams for him
–RyanSmith (Cardinals) improves to an amazing 6-0 with STL and 11-1 in the NLC
–Stumpf (Cardinals) wins his 4th game with STL, joining WAS, PHI, and DET as his 4-game winners
–Tyler (D’backs) improves to an impressive 8-1 in the NLW and 20-5 in the NL
–Wojo (Rays) improves to 33-6 in his three rounds
OVERALL – 11 of 29 remain
STILL PERFECT (0)
ONE STRIKE (1) – Gillig
TWO STRIKES (10) – Bry, Dannell, Doogan, McGrath, Mittenthal, RyanDoc, RyanSmith, Stumpf, Tyler, Wojo
ELIMINATED (18)