Fantasy baseball’s Week 12 comes with some unusual scheduling quirks due to FIFA World Cup matches affecting games in Kansas City, Philadelphia and Texas. It’s the rare week where the only two days in which all 30 teams are scheduled to play are on Tuesday and Sunday.
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The Kansas City Royals have a scheduled off day Saturday, splitting up their three-game home series against the St. Louis Cardinals into games on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are off Friday, meaning that their three-game home series against the New York Mets will be played on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
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The Texas Rangers have a Wednesday off day, so the finale of their three-game, week-opening series against the Minnesota Twins is scheduled for Thursday.
One additional, related note: The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners, who were originally scheduled to play a split doubleheader at T-Mobile Park on Saturday due to World Cup matches in Seattle, are now scheduled to play a traditional three-game series Friday through Sunday.
Lineup lock times
Week 12DateTotal gamesFirst game timeDay gamesMonday, June 15106:40 PM0Tuesday, June 16156:40 PM0Wednesday, June 171412:40 PM7Thursday, June 1891:35 PM4Friday, June 19142:20 PM1Saturday, June 20131:10 PM7Sunday, June 21151:35 PM14Scheduling quirks Week 12: Teams with the most gamesTotalHomevs. LHSPvs. RHSPAthletics7Athletics7 7 tied with3Athletics6Angels7 9 tied with6 Orioles6 28 tied with6 Red Sox6 Guardians6 Rangers6 12 tied with5Starting pitcher ranks Week 12: June 15-21RkPitcherTeam1st Start2nd Start1Zack Wheeler
Week 12: June 15-21OverallLHBRHBSBPirates10.0Angels9.4Pirates9.8Giants9.0Angels9.3Pirates9.3Angels8.9Tigers8.8Athletics8.5Rangers9.1Athletics8.9Dodgers8.4Royals7.7Athletics8.2Diamondbacks8.1Blue Jays8.1Rangers7.1Royals7.7Royals7.8Red Sox8.1Diamondbacks7.1Twins7.1Dodgers7.1Yankees7.9Braves6.3Rockies6.3Nationals6.8Rangers7.3Cubs5.8Braves6.2Rays6.6Nationals6.9Nationals5.8Cubs6.2Brewers6.4Mariners6.8Brewers5.8Diamondbacks6.1Yankees6.2Cubs6.6