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Griever20 · 01-28-2025, 12:09 PM

Week 10: 3vs Jacksonville Patriots(31-22), 3vs Atlanta Minuteman(25-28)

June 7th

Expos Popped by Patriots, 9-2

Behind an impressive start by John Sanchez, Jacksonville beat Montreal, 9-2. Sanchez, now 5-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 2 runs. The 22-year old moved to 5-2 4.18 55K in 11 starts.

In the top of the second, Mario Salvador delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the Jacksonville catcher hit a 2-run single, putting the Patriots in front, 9-2.

"It feels good to get this one," Salvador told the Jacksonville Daily News. Once an All-Star in 2014, the veteran is batting .297 in 17 games. Jacksonville leads the Eastern League South East Division by 2½ games.

Jose Pena(R, 3-5 3.78) – Adrian Hilscher(R, 0-5 5.75) tomorrow. Hilscher’s last chance before getting replaced by the mascot.

SP Sam Rush 2.2IP 9H 7R 7ER 0BB 1K L
RF Ian Messer 1-4 R RBI HR
DH Dan Cook 1-4
1B Cody Kerzner 1-3 R RBI HR
SS Franklin Reyes 1-3
CF Brian Schill 1-2 DB
HR JAC: none
HR MON: Messer(5), Kerzner(4)
W: John Sanchez(5-2 4.18) L: Sam Rush(0-2 5.53) SV : none
Your heard that? That was the Sam Rush bubble getting popped as well…

June 8th
Transactions:
RHRP Jon Marquardt(23, 2.5*, 1-2 5.27 13K 13.2IP) was banished to AAA with RHRP Chris Ball(22, 2.5/3*, 0-0 4.09 16K 22IP) returning from the DL.

Patriots Deal Expos 7-3 Loss

Led by Alex Santos, the Jacksonville Patriots defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-3. Santos went 2-4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Patriots. Jacksonville goes to 33-22. The win puts them 3½ games up in their division.

Jacksonville left fielder Brian Clinton contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the sixth. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 33rd hit of the season and put the Patriots ahead, 6-2. A Silver Slugger in 2018, he is batting .183 in 48 games, losing his team 0.4WAR.

"Solid performance from our side," said Patriots manager Dave Meyer. It was also a solid performance by Montreal starter Adrian Hilscher who worked five innings of 2-run ball today.

Paul Kirksey(L, 5-2 3.40) – Sam Griffin(R, 2-6 4.55) tomorrow. Young lefty ace in development…

SP Adrian Hilscher 5IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 4K ND
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 DB
DH Dan Cook 1-3 R RBI BB HR
3B Vince Roman 1-4 R RBI HR
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R RBI HR
HR JAC: Santos(2)
HR MON: Cook(5), Kerzner(5), Roman(4)
W: Jose Pena(4-5 3.90) L: John Martinez(1-1 5.00) SV : none
It’s not the mascot, at least not yet. By the way, it is solo home run week in Montreal! We give back souvenirs for the fans and still lose!
In other news, Victor Lopez pitched a 6-hitter in AAA… I can’t…

June 9th

Griffin, Expos Get 6-0 Win

Montreal Expos starter Sam Griffin pitched well against the Jacksonville Patriots at Olympic Stadium, leading his team to a win, 6-0. The Expos raised their record to 19-37.

Montreal starter Sam Griffin pitched like a boss. The 2.00 m right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7.2 innings.

"Sam gave us a huge shot in the arm," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. He moved to 3-6 with an ERA of 4.03 and 37 strikeouts in 12 starts.

On the offensive side of things, Cody Kerzner and Jordan Chavis continued the home run surge for Montreal with one apiece today.

Davin Bennett (R, 2-8 4.50) – Dan Hinton(R, 1-0 1.80) the day after tomorrow. Don’t get fooled, Bennett is their #2 on merit.

SP Sam Griffin 7.2IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 5K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R
1B Cody Kerzner 3-4 2R 2RBI DB HR
LF Brian Oatley 2-4 RBI DB
3B Dave Quiros 1-4 R DB
C Jordan Chavis 2-4 2R RBI HR
SS Jose Robles 3-4 2RBI DB
HR JAC: none
HR MON: Kerzner(6), Chavis(2)
W: Sam Griffin(3-6 4.03) L: Paul Kirksey(5-3 3.69) SV : none
Whoa. Didn’t see that one coming. Those home runs are nice, and we got some solid starts this series with Griffin and Hilscher.

June 10th
Offday

June 11th

Expos Win at Home, 12-3

The Montreal Expos stopped the Atlanta Minutemen, 12-3, at Olympic Stadium. The Expos got a big game from Vinny Roman, who went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4.

Dan Hinton was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. He moved to 2-0 2.36. The win has Montreal at 20-37.

Roman went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 against the Minutemen. In the bottom of the first inning, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run that put Montreal in front, 1-0.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Roman. The 4x All-Star also had a nice moment in this game as he collected his career RBI #1000. He is batting .205-5-22 .601OPS in 51 games.

Marty Murrietta (R, 5-2 3.10) – Cesar Alvarado (R, 0-0 4.50) tomorrow. Second start for our rookie against a tough cookie.

SP Dan Hinton 6.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 1BB 7K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 R RBI BB
LF Karl Ferguson 2-4 2R BB
DH Dan Cook 2-4 3R BB
3B Vinny Roman 1-3 2R 4RBI BB HR
1B Cody Kerzner 3-5 2R 2RBI
C Steve Fitch 2-4 R 2RBI BB
SS Jose Robles 3-5 2RBI
HR ATL: none
HR MON: Roman(5)
W: Dan Hinton(2-0 2.36) L: Devin Bennett(2-9 4.97) SV : none
Roman is still one of the worst 3.5* veteran talents I have ever had… Hinton is amazing tho, the development complex training made him an ace of a pitcher.

News:
Philadelphia Grizzlies SP Jessie Dittus(26, 3.5*) pitched 8.1 scoreless today in a 6-3 win at Boston, striking out 6 and allowing six hits and walking two. The 2018 EL Reliever of the year is now 6-3 2.83 65K in 11 starts as a starter.

June 12th

Ornelas Hits 2 Home runs in Minuteman Win

Atlanta second baseman Bobby Ornelas was a significant contributor in his team's 9-4 triumph over the Montreal Expos. He went 3-4 with 2 home runs, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6 for the Minutemen. The last-place Minutemen improved to 27-31.

With Atlanta leading 3-2 in the top of the fourth, Ornelas hit a cutter from Cesar Alvarado for a grand slam home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Minutemen ahead, 7-2.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Ornelas. The 2018 EL All-Star is batting .296-11-29 .953OPS in 53 games.

Eddie Aguilera Jr.(R, 4-2 4.95) – Sam Rush(R, 0-2 5.53) tomorrow. Due for a good start, and I’m not talking about our pitcher.

SP Cesar Alvarado 3.2IP 6H 7R 7ER 3BB 2K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R RBI
RF Ian Messer 3-5 R RBI HR
LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 BB
3B Vince Roman 1-4 RBI
2B Dave Quiros 1-3 R RBI BB
C Steve Fitch 1-4 DB
HR ATL: Ornelas 2(11)
HR MON: Messer(6)
W: Marty Murrietta(6-2 3.05) L: Cesar Alvarado(0-1 10.57) SV : none
Pain. Alvarado now got a real taste of the big leagues. He didn’t like it.

June 13th

Expos Solve Aguilera Jr., Minuteman, 6-2

Montreal turned a good effort from starter Sam Rush into a win over the Atlanta Minutemen at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 6-2. Rush got the win, improving to 1-2. He gave up 5 hits and walked 3 over 5 innings. He allowed 2 runs.

"I executed the game plan," said Rush. The victory puts Montreal at 21-38.

The Expos got a big at-bat from first baseman Cody Kerzner. For the game, Kerzner was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 7th home run of the season gave Montreal a 2-0 lead. He is batting .289-7-15 .935OPS in 20 games since he got claimed off waivers.

Jessie Bahena(R, 9-3 3.32) – Adrian Hilscher(R, 0-5 5.49) the day after tomorrow. That is already an L…

SP Sam Rush 5IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K W
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 2R 2RBI HR
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R 2RBI HR
RF Ian Messer 2-4 3R BB DB
3B Vince Roman 1-4 RBI DB
SS Jose Robles 2-3 R RBI SB(4)
HR ATL: none
HR MON: Ferguson(6), Kerzner(7)
W: Sam Rush(1-2 5.32) L: Eddie Aguilera Jr.(4-3 5.17) SV : none
Kerzner was a steal. That is 0.7WAR in 20 games with us. I don’t care if that is only a hot streak.

Record: 21-38, 5th in EL Northeast, 13GB
Week: 3-3 (1-2vs JAC, 2-1vs ATL)
Power Rankings: #29(+1)
Runs scored: 200(15th)
Runs against: 302(13th)
Starters ERA: 5.23(15th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.2(10th)
Defensive Eff.: .673(15th)
Fan Interest: 85(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 3G 2-0 1.37 19.2IP 9K

Who's not?
CF Brian Schill 13G 4-39 .102 0HR 0RBIs

Boston Aeros RF Kurt Alexander(26, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-23 4HR 9RBIs. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger is batting .266-13-39 .878OPS in 56 games.

Salt Lake City Bearcats 1B Fernando Rodriguez(28, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week for the second week in a row, going 12-20 4HR 7RBIs 6R. The 2x All-Star is batting .270-20-48 .881OPS in 59 games.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,508	2021 Week 10 Week 10: 3vs Jacksonville Patriots(31-22), 3vs Atlanta Minuteman(25-28) June 7th Expos Popped by Patriots, 9-2 Behind an impressive start by John Sanchez, Jacksonville beat Montreal, 9-2. Sanchez, now 5-2, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 2 runs. The 22-year old moved to 5-2 4.18 55K in 11 starts. In the top of the second, Mario Salvador delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the Jacksonville catcher hit a 2-run single, putting the Patriots in front, 9-2. "It feels good to get this one," Salvador told the Jacksonville Daily News. Once an All-Star in 2014, the veteran is batting .297 in 17 games. Jacksonville leads the Eastern League South East Division by 2½ games. Jose Pena(R, 3-5 3.78) – Adrian Hilscher(R, 0-5 5.75) tomorrow. Hilscher’s last chance before getting replaced by the mascot. SP Sam Rush 2.2IP 9H 7R 7ER 0BB 1K L RF Ian Messer 1-4 R RBI HR DH Dan Cook 1-4 1B Cody Kerzner 1-3 R RBI HR SS Franklin Reyes 1-3 CF Brian Schill 1-2 DB HR JAC: none HR MON: Messer(5), Kerzner(4) W: John Sanchez(5-2 4.18) L: Sam Rush(0-2 5.53) SV : none Your heard that? That was the Sam Rush bubble getting popped as well… June 8th Transactions: RHRP Jon Marquardt(23, 2.5, 1-2 5.27 13K 13.2IP) was banished to AAA with RHRP Chris Ball(22, 2.5/3, 0-0 4.09 16K 22IP) returning from the DL. Patriots Deal Expos 7-3 Loss Led by Alex Santos, the Jacksonville Patriots defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-3. Santos went 2-4 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Patriots. Jacksonville goes to 33-22. The win puts them 3½ games up in their division. Jacksonville left fielder Brian Clinton contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the sixth. With two down, he hit a fastball to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 33rd hit of the season and put the Patriots ahead, 6-2. A Silver Slugger in 2018, he is batting .183 in 48 games, losing his team 0.4WAR. "Solid performance from our side," said Patriots manager Dave Meyer. It was also a solid performance by Montreal starter Adrian Hilscher who worked five innings of 2-run ball today. Paul Kirksey(L, 5-2 3.40) – Sam Griffin(R, 2-6 4.55) tomorrow. Young lefty ace in development… SP Adrian Hilscher 5IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 4K ND CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 DB DH Dan Cook 1-3 R RBI BB HR 3B Vince Roman 1-4 R RBI HR 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R RBI HR HR JAC: Santos(2) HR MON: Cook(5), Kerzner(5), Roman(4) W: Jose Pena(4-5 3.90) L: John Martinez(1-1 5.00) SV : none It’s not the mascot, at least not yet. By the way, it is solo home run week in Montreal! We give back souvenirs for the fans and still lose! In other news, Victor Lopez pitched a 6-hitter in AAA… I can’t… June 9th Griffin, Expos Get 6-0 Win Montreal Expos starter Sam Griffin pitched well against the Jacksonville Patriots at Olympic Stadium, leading his team to a win, 6-0. The Expos raised their record to 19-37. Montreal starter Sam Griffin pitched like a boss. The 2.00 m right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7.2 innings. "Sam gave us a huge shot in the arm," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. He moved to 3-6 with an ERA of 4.03 and 37 strikeouts in 12 starts. On the offensive side of things, Cody Kerzner and Jordan Chavis continued the home run surge for Montreal with one apiece today. Davin Bennett (R, 2-8 4.50) – Dan Hinton(R, 1-0 1.80) the day after tomorrow. Don’t get fooled, Bennett* is their #2 on merit.* SP Sam Griffin 7.2IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 5K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R 1B Cody Kerzner 3-4 2R 2RBI DB HR LF Brian Oatley 2-4 RBI DB 3B Dave Quiros 1-4 R DB C Jordan Chavis 2-4 2R RBI HR SS Jose Robles 3-4 2RBI DB HR JAC: none HR MON: Kerzner(6), Chavis(2) W: Sam Griffin(3-6 4.03) L: Paul Kirksey(5-3 3.69) SV : none Whoa. Didn’t see that one coming. Those home runs are nice, and we got some solid starts this series with Griffin and Hilscher. June 10th Offday June 11th Expos Win at Home, 12-3 The Montreal Expos stopped the Atlanta Minutemen, 12-3, at Olympic Stadium. The Expos got a big game from Vinny Roman, who went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Dan Hinton was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. He moved to 2-0 2.36. The win has Montreal at 20-37. Roman went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 against the Minutemen. In the bottom of the first inning, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run that put Montreal in front, 1-0. "It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Roman. The 4x All-Star also had a nice moment in this game as he collected his career RBI #1000. He is batting .205-5-22 .601OPS in 51 games. Marty Murrietta (R, 5-2 3.10) – Cesar Alvarado (R, 0-0 4.50) tomorrow. Second start for our rookie against a tough cookie. SP Dan Hinton 6.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 1BB 7K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 R RBI BB LF Karl Ferguson 2-4 2R BB DH Dan Cook 2-4 3R BB 3B Vinny Roman 1-3 2R 4RBI BB HR 1B Cody Kerzner 3-5 2R 2RBI C Steve Fitch 2-4 R 2RBI BB SS Jose Robles 3-5 2RBI HR ATL: none HR MON: Roman(5) W: Dan Hinton(2-0 2.36) L: Devin Bennett(2-9 4.97) SV : none Roman is still one of the worst 3.5* veteran talents I have ever had… Hinton is amazing tho, the development complex training made him an ace of a pitcher. News: Philadelphia Grizzlies SP Jessie Dittus(26, 3.5) pitched 8.1 scoreless today in a 6-3 win at Boston, striking out 6 and allowing six hits and walking two. The 2018 EL Reliever of the year is now 6-3 2.83 65K in 11 starts as a starter. June 12th* Ornelas Hits 2 Home runs in Minuteman Win Atlanta second baseman Bobby Ornelas was a significant contributor in his team's 9-4 triumph over the Montreal Expos. He went 3-4 with 2 home runs, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs and drove in 6 for the Minutemen. The last-place Minutemen improved to 27-31. With Atlanta leading 3-2 in the top of the fourth, Ornelas hit a cutter from Cesar Alvarado for a grand slam home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Minutemen ahead, 7-2. "I just tried to make good contact," said Ornelas. The 2018 EL All-Star is batting .296-11-29 .953OPS in 53 games. Eddie Aguilera Jr.(R, 4-2 4.95) – Sam Rush(R, 0-2 5.53) tomorrow. Due for a good start, and I’m not talking about our pitcher. SP Cesar Alvarado 3.2IP 6H 7R 7ER 3BB 2K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R RBI RF Ian Messer 3-5 R RBI HR LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 BB 3B Vince Roman 1-4 RBI 2B Dave Quiros 1-3 R RBI BB C Steve Fitch 1-4 DB HR ATL: Ornelas 2(11) HR MON: Messer(6) W: Marty Murrietta(6-2 3.05) L: Cesar Alvarado(0-1 10.57) SV : none Pain. Alvarado now got a real taste of the big leagues. He didn’t like it. June 13th Expos Solve Aguilera Jr., Minuteman, 6-2 Montreal turned a good effort from starter Sam Rush into a win over the Atlanta Minutemen at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 6-2. Rush got the win, improving to 1-2. He gave up 5 hits and walked 3 over 5 innings. He allowed 2 runs. "I executed the game plan," said Rush. The victory puts Montreal at 21-38. The Expos got a big at-bat from first baseman Cody Kerzner. For the game, Kerzner was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 7th home run of the season gave Montreal a 2-0 lead. He is batting .289-7-15 .935OPS in 20 games since he got claimed off waivers. Jessie Bahena(R, 9-3 3.32) – Adrian Hilscher(R, 0-5 5.49) the day after tomorrow. That is already an L… SP Sam Rush 5IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K W LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 2R 2RBI HR 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R 2RBI HR RF Ian Messer 2-4 3R BB DB 3B Vince Roman 1-4 RBI DB SS Jose Robles 2-3 R RBI SB(4) HR ATL: none HR MON: Ferguson(6), Kerzner(7) W: Sam Rush(1-2 5.32) L: Eddie Aguilera Jr.(4-3 5.17) SV : none Kerzner was a steal. That is 0.7WAR in 20 games with us. I don’t care if that is only a hot streak. Record: 21-38, 5th in EL Northeast, 13GB Week: 3-3 (1-2vs JAC, 2-1vs ATL) Power Rankings: #29(+1) Runs scored: 200(15th) Runs against: 302(13th) Starters ERA: 5.23(15th) Bullpen ERA: 4.2(10th) Defensive Eff.: .673(15th) Fan Interest: 85(+-0) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 3G 2-0 1.37 19.2IP 9K Who's not? CF Brian Schill 13G 4-39 .102 0HR 0RBIs Boston Aeros RF Kurt Alexander(26, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-23 4HR 9RBIs. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger is batting .266-13-39 .878OPS in 56 games. Salt Lake City Bearcats* 1B Fernando Rodriguez(28, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week for the second week in a row, going 12-20 4HR 7RBIs 6R. The 2x All-Star is batting .270-20-48 .881OPS in 59 games. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded) MLB 2014 I waited till Kevin Towers got fired dynasty!(concluded)