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Griever20 · 02-07-2025, 02:27 PM

Week 15: 3vs New York Mets(35-48), 3vs Miami Marlins(43-42)

July 12th
Offday

Transactions:
3rd Rounder RHRP Randy Aubuchon(18, 3.5*) has signed.
5th Rounder C David Witkowski(18, 3*) has signed.
9th Rounder 3B Cesar Romanos(18, 2.5*) has signed.

News:
Denver Seahawks 1B Jeff Urban(33, 4.5*) collected a five hit game in a 10-6 win over the Sacramento Cavaliers, going 5-5 3R 2RBI 2DB HR for the game. The 8x All-Star is batting .298-13-47 .902OPS in 82 games.

July 13th

Mets Rough Up Expos, 8-1

Yong-gwan Lee knocked in 3 runs to help New York beat Montreal, 8-1. The Kentwood, Michigan native tallied 1 single and 2 home runs. Josh Eisenberg, who went 6.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 7 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 9. His record now stands at 9-5. Aaron Soderstrom notched his 1st save in 2 chances.

With New York leading 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Lee hit a fastball from Freddy Silva for a solo home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 3-1.

"If it's down the middle," said Lee, "you might as well hit it." He is batting .282-14-72 .819OPS 1.9WAR in 78 games.

New York, at 36-48, holds down 4th place in the Eastern League North East Division.

Josh Dalton(L, 6-5 3.96) – Sam Griffin(R, 4-6 3.98) tomorrow. Had two ND’s against us so far.

SP Sam Rush 5IP 5H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K L
DH Dan Cook 1-4 RBI
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 BB DB
RF Ignacio Benavides 1-4
SS Jose Robles 1-4 R
C Kevin Craddock 1-4
HR NYM: Lee 2(14)
HR MON: none
W: Jesse Eisenberg(9-5 3.82) L: Sam Rush(2-5 5.45) SV : Aaron Soderstrom(1 5.79)
Rush pitched decent enough but Andy Pelletier blew up for 5ER and won’t survive Adam Rudolph coming off the DL in two days.

July 14th

Transaction:
4th Rounder SP Bobby Haggerty(18 ,3.5*) has signed.

Expos Win at Home, 4-1, Behind Griffin

The Montreal Expos got a stellar effort from pitcher Sam Griffin, helping Montreal score a win over the visiting New York Mets, 4-1. Griffin, now 5-6, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. Ryan Rasbach got the save, his 13th in 18 chances.

Ignacio Benavides had a big 3-run home run for the Expos in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a slider from 31-year old left-handed pitcher Josh Dalton and punished it. The result was his 1st home run of the season, which put the Expos on top, 4-0. Acquired via trade from Cincinnati last offseason, he hit .356 in AAA before getting the callup.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Benavides.

The win puts Montreal at 33-53.

Zach Laurents(R, 3-9 4.82) – Austin Roy(R, 3-10 4.83) tomorrow. Struggles with control lately.

SP Sam Griffin 6.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 5K W PotG
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 DB
1B Cody Kerzner 2-4 2R RBI HR
2B Robby Weltzer 1-2 strained hamstring 4 weeks
RF Ignacio Benavides 1-2 R 3RBI BB HR
HR NYM: none
HR MON: Kerzner(13), Benavides(1)
W: Sam Griffin(5-6 3.81) L: Josh Dalton(6-6 4.14) SV : Ryan Rasbach(13 3.00)
Griffin was clutch once again and Benavides with his first homer… sweet. However…

Transactions:
2B Robby Weltzer(24, 2.5/3*, .254-2-9 .659OPS 0.3WAR 19G) was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained hamstring 4 weeks. 2B Franklin Reyes(27, 2.5*, .242-2-6 .637OPS -0.3WAR 34G) was recalled from AAA.

July 15th

Transaction:
6th Rounder CF Nate Schultz(18 ,3*) has signed.
RHRP Andy Pelletier(25, 2.5*, 0-2 9.00 17K 24IP -0.3WAR) and RHRP John Martinez(23, 2.5*, 2-3 2SV 7.18 22K 26.1IP 0.2WAR) were demoted to AAA
RHRP Adam Rudolph(23, 2.5*, 3-1 1SV 2.34 42K 42.1IP 0.5WAR) was activated off the IL.
RHRP Tim Thrower(24, 2.5*, 4-1 7SV 3.20 32K 39.1IP 0.1WAR) was put on the 40-man and sent to Montreal. Just because of his name…

Expos Score Late to Beat Mets, 5-4, in 11

The Montreal Expos downed the New York Mets, 5-4, in 11 innings at Olympic Stadium. The Expos were led by David Quiros. Quiros was 3 for 5 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. He is now batting .226-2-20 .591OPS -0.2WAR in 70 games.

Montreal reliever Glen McKeen picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Ron Millett took the loss. The Expos raised their record to 34-53.

The Expos got a clutch hit from shortstop Franklin Reyes. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Expos.

"This place was jumping at the end," Reyes said. This was his first game since he was recalled from AAA.

Eibe Hoekstra(R, 4-5 4.80) – Cesar Alvarado(R, 0-1 9.00) tomorrow. Here are the Marlins(44-44)

SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 7H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K ND
LF Karl Ferguson 1-5 R
1B Cody Kerzner 2-5 R
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R BB DB
2B David Quiros 3-5 R 2RBI PotG
CF Brian Schill 2-3 R RBI BB DB
HR NYM: Romo(2), Toscano(11)
HR MON: none
W: McKeen(1-1 3.00) L: Ron Millett(2-5 3.15) SV : none
Rudolph blew the lead in the 8th but we recovered very well with both 2B platoon players chiming in.

July 16th

Transactions:
7th Rounder CF Art Benrud(18 ,3*) has signed.

Expos Sunk by Marlins, 5-3

Miami starter Eibe Hoekstra pitched well against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. In 6.1 innings, Hoekstra surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 2. He allowed 3 runs. Miami raised its record to 45-44 with the win.

Miami used a clutch at-bat from Ricardo Garcia to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Marlins ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Garcia attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight." The Rule 5 Draftee in 2019 is batting .268-4-43 .706OPS -0.5WAR in 82 games.

Scott Burns(R, 6-6 5.84) – Melvin Magana(R, 1-0 3.75) tomorrow. Curious if Magana can keep up the performance.

SP Cesar Alvarado 2.1IP 6H 5R 5ER 1BB 0K L
RF Ian Messer 1-5 RBI DB
DH Dan Cook 0-2 2BB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R
2B David Quiros 1-3 R
CF Brian Schill 1-4 2RBI DB
C Jordan Chavis 1-4 R
HR MIA: Garcia(4)
HR MON: none
W: Eibe Hoekstra(5-5 4.76) L: Cesar Alvarado(0-2 10.38) SV : Brian Umbaugh(26 0.85)
Alvarado gets one more start before his NMLB season is done for good. Despite the scouting ratings, I think his 45 rated changeup isn’t cutting it.

July 17th

Marlins Roll to 9-3 Win Over Expos

Joey Lawrence was a major factor in the 9-3 Miami win over Montreal. The Marlins designated hitter went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Scott Burns was the winner. He's now 7-6. The loser was 27-year old right-handed pitcher Melvin Magana. The win puts Miami at 46-44 this season.

Miami left fielder Dustin Detrick contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 34th hit of the season and put the Marlins ahead, 7-3. The 2x All-Star is batting .254-11-27 .911OPS in 39 games.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Lawrence said. "We did a good job of that today."

Jesus Huerta(R, 3-7 4.60) – Sam Rush(R, 2-5 5.45) tomorrow. One more until the All-Star Break…

SP Melvin Magana 2.1IP 6H 5R 5ER 2BB 2K L
DH Dan Cook 3-4 R DB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R RBI
2B David Quiros 1-4 R RBI DB
SS Jose Robles 1-3 RBI DB HBP
CF Brian Schill 3-4 SB(2)
HR MIA: Lawrence(12)
HR MON: none
W: Scott Burns(7-6 5.67) L: Melvin Magana(1-1 6.28) SV : none
Magana is the second starter in two days to not get out of the 3rd… our poor pen.

July 18th

Marlins Absorb 13-5 Loss at Olympic Stadium

Orlando Gonzalez left his imprint on the 13-5 Montreal win against the Miami Marlins. Gonzalez was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The 26-year old is batting .277-2-8 .754OPS 0.4WAR in 23 games since replacing Vinny Roman. The win has Montreal at 35-55.

Cody Kerzner hit a bases-clearing triple off Jesus Huerta in the bottom of the third, which put the Expos in front, 3-0. Kerzner had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Kerzner said in reaction to the win that avoided a three-game sweep.

All-Star game next week!

SP Sam Rush 5.1IP 6H 2R 2ER 4BB 2K W
RF Ian Messer 2-4 2R 2RBI HBP
DH Dan Cook 2-4 R 2RBI DB
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 2R BB
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 2R 3RBI BB TP
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 2R 3RBI BB HR PotG
2B David Quiros 1-4 DB
LF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 2R 2RBI BB DB
CF Brian Schill 1-4 R RBI BB
SS Jose Robles 2-4 R BB
HR MIA: Fleming(11)
HR MON: Gonzalez(2)
W: Sam Rush(3-5 5.31) L: Jesus Huerta(3-8 4.93) SV : Adam Rudolph(2 2.85)
Rush pitched well enough and our offense exploded one time!

Record: 35-55 , 5th in EL Northeast, 13GB
Week: 3-3 (2-1 vs NYM, 1-2 vs MIA)
Power Rankings: #28(+1)
Runs scored: 310(15th)
Runs against: 441(12th)
Starters ERA: 5.02(14th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.20(7th)
Defensive Eff.: .675(15th)
Zone Rating: +13.7(4th)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 2G 1-0 1.98 13.2IP 10K
LHRP Dusty Leone 23G 5SV 0.75 24IP 21K

Who's not?
SP Cesar Alvarado 2G 0-1 19.29 4.2IP 1K

Philadelphia Grizzlies 2B Manny Olmos(25, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-25 4HR 6BIs 4R. The 2021 EL All-Star is batting .287-29-69 .964OPS in 85 games.

Vancouver Canadians C Jake Williams(25, 5*) was named WL Player of the Week, going 12-20 1HR 6RBIs 5R. The 2021 WL All-Star is batting .326-16-48 .939OPS in 77 games.

02-07-2025, 02:27 PM	#60
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2021 Week 15 Week 15: 3vs New York Mets(35-48), 3vs Miami Marlins(43-42) July 12th Offday Transactions: 3rd Rounder RHRP Randy Aubuchon(18, 3.5) has signed. 5th Rounder C David Witkowski(18, 3) has signed. 9th Rounder 3B Cesar Romanos(18, 2.5) has signed. News: Denver Seahawks* 1B Jeff Urban(33, 4.5) collected a five hit game in a 10-6 win over the Sacramento Cavaliers, going 5-5 3R 2RBI 2DB HR for the game. The 8x All-Star is batting .298-13-47 .902OPS in 82 games. July 13th* Mets Rough Up Expos, 8-1 Yong-gwan Lee knocked in 3 runs to help New York beat Montreal, 8-1. The Kentwood, Michigan native tallied 1 single and 2 home runs. Josh Eisenberg, who went 6.2 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 7 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 9. His record now stands at 9-5. Aaron Soderstrom notched his 1st save in 2 chances. With New York leading 2-1 in the top of the seventh, Lee hit a fastball from Freddy Silva for a solo home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 3-1. "If it's down the middle," said Lee, "you might as well hit it." He is batting .282-14-72 .819OPS 1.9WAR in 78 games. New York, at 36-48, holds down 4th place in the Eastern League North East Division. Josh Dalton(L, 6-5 3.96) – Sam Griffin(R, 4-6 3.98) tomorrow. Had two ND’s against us so far. SP Sam Rush 5IP 5H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K L DH Dan Cook 1-4 RBI LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 BB DB RF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 SS Jose Robles 1-4 R C Kevin Craddock 1-4 HR NYM: Lee 2(14) HR MON: none W: Jesse Eisenberg(9-5 3.82) L: Sam Rush(2-5 5.45) SV : Aaron Soderstrom(1 5.79) Rush pitched decent enough but Andy Pelletier blew up for 5ER and won’t survive Adam Rudolph coming off the DL in two days. July 14th Transaction: 4th Rounder SP Bobby Haggerty(18 ,3.5) has signed. Expos Win at Home, 4-1, Behind Griffin* The Montreal Expos got a stellar effort from pitcher Sam Griffin, helping Montreal score a win over the visiting New York Mets, 4-1. Griffin, now 5-6, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. Ryan Rasbach got the save, his 13th in 18 chances. Ignacio Benavides had a big 3-run home run for the Expos in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a slider from 31-year old left-handed pitcher Josh Dalton and punished it. The result was his 1st home run of the season, which put the Expos on top, 4-0. Acquired via trade from Cincinnati last offseason, he hit .356 in AAA before getting the callup. "It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Benavides. The win puts Montreal at 33-53. Zach Laurents(R, 3-9 4.82) – Austin Roy(R, 3-10 4.83) tomorrow. Struggles with control lately. SP Sam Griffin 6.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 5K W PotG LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 DB 1B Cody Kerzner 2-4 2R RBI HR 2B Robby Weltzer 1-2 strained hamstring 4 weeks RF Ignacio Benavides 1-2 R 3RBI BB HR HR NYM: none HR MON: Kerzner(13), Benavides(1) W: Sam Griffin(5-6 3.81) L: Josh Dalton(6-6 4.14) SV : Ryan Rasbach(13 3.00) Griffin was clutch once again and Benavides with his first homer… sweet. However… Transactions: 2B Robby Weltzer(24, 2.5/3, .254-2-9 .659OPS 0.3WAR 19G) was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained hamstring 4 weeks. 2B Franklin Reyes(27, 2.5, .242-2-6 .637OPS -0.3WAR 34G) was recalled from AAA. July 15th Transaction: 6th Rounder CF Nate Schultz(18 ,3) has signed. RHRP Andy Pelletier(25, 2.5, 0-2 9.00 17K 24IP -0.3WAR) and RHRP John Martinez(23, 2.5, 2-3 2SV 7.18 22K 26.1IP 0.2WAR) were demoted to AAA RHRP Adam Rudolph(23, 2.5, 3-1 1SV 2.34 42K 42.1IP 0.5WAR) was activated off the IL. RHRP Tim Thrower(24, 2.5, 4-1 7SV 3.20 32K 39.1IP 0.1WAR) was put on the 40-man and sent to Montreal. Just because of his name…* Expos Score Late to Beat Mets, 5-4, in 11 The Montreal Expos downed the New York Mets, 5-4, in 11 innings at Olympic Stadium. The Expos were led by David Quiros. Quiros was 3 for 5 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. He is now batting .226-2-20 .591OPS -0.2WAR in 70 games. Montreal reliever Glen McKeen picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Ron Millett took the loss. The Expos raised their record to 34-53. The Expos got a clutch hit from shortstop Franklin Reyes. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Expos. "This place was jumping at the end," Reyes said. This was his first game since he was recalled from AAA. Eibe Hoekstra(R, 4-5 4.80) – Cesar Alvarado(R, 0-1 9.00) tomorrow. Here are the Marlins(44-44) SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 7H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K ND LF Karl Ferguson 1-5 R 1B Cody Kerzner 2-5 R 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R BB DB 2B David Quiros 3-5 R 2RBI PotG CF Brian Schill 2-3 R RBI BB DB HR NYM: Romo(2), Toscano(11) HR MON: none W: McKeen(1-1 3.00) L: Ron Millett(2-5 3.15) SV : none Rudolph blew the lead in the 8th but we recovered very well with both 2B platoon players chiming in. July 16th Transactions: 7th Rounder CF Art Benrud(18 ,3) has signed. Expos Sunk by Marlins, 5-3* Miami starter Eibe Hoekstra pitched well against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. In 6.1 innings, Hoekstra surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 2. He allowed 3 runs. Miami raised its record to 45-44 with the win. Miami used a clutch at-bat from Ricardo Garcia to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Marlins ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. Garcia attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight." The Rule 5 Draftee in 2019 is batting .268-4-43 .706OPS -0.5WAR in 82 games. Scott Burns(R, 6-6 5.84) – Melvin Magana(R, 1-0 3.75) tomorrow. Curious if Magana* can keep up the performance.* SP Cesar Alvarado 2.1IP 6H 5R 5ER 1BB 0K L RF Ian Messer 1-5 RBI DB DH Dan Cook 0-2 2BB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R 2B David Quiros 1-3 R CF Brian Schill 1-4 2RBI DB C Jordan Chavis 1-4 R HR MIA: Garcia(4) HR MON: none W: Eibe Hoekstra(5-5 4.76) L: Cesar Alvarado(0-2 10.38) SV : Brian Umbaugh(26 0.85) Alvarado gets one more start before his NMLB season is done for good. Despite the scouting ratings, I think his 45 rated changeup isn’t cutting it. July 17th Marlins Roll to 9-3 Win Over Expos Joey Lawrence was a major factor in the 9-3 Miami win over Montreal. The Marlins designated hitter went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Scott Burns was the winner. He's now 7-6. The loser was 27-year old right-handed pitcher Melvin Magana. The win puts Miami at 46-44 this season. Miami left fielder Dustin Detrick contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 34th hit of the season and put the Marlins ahead, 7-3. The 2x All-Star is batting .254-11-27 .911OPS in 39 games. "The name of the game is scoring runs," Lawrence said. "We did a good job of that today." Jesus Huerta(R, 3-7 4.60) – Sam Rush(R, 2-5 5.45) tomorrow. One more until the All-Star Break… SP Melvin Magana 2.1IP 6H 5R 5ER 2BB 2K L DH Dan Cook 3-4 R DB LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R RBI 2B David Quiros 1-4 R RBI DB SS Jose Robles 1-3 RBI DB HBP CF Brian Schill 3-4 SB(2) HR MIA: Lawrence(12) HR MON: none W: Scott Burns(7-6 5.67) L: Melvin Magana(1-1 6.28) SV : none Magana is the second starter in two days to not get out of the 3rd… our poor pen. July 18th Marlins Absorb 13-5 Loss at Olympic Stadium Orlando Gonzalez left his imprint on the 13-5 Montreal win against the Miami Marlins. Gonzalez was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The 26-year old is batting .277-2-8 .754OPS 0.4WAR in 23 games since replacing Vinny Roman. The win has Montreal at 35-55. Cody Kerzner hit a bases-clearing triple off Jesus Huerta in the bottom of the third, which put the Expos in front, 3-0. Kerzner had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 4. "Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Kerzner said in reaction to the win that avoided a three-game sweep. All-Star game next week! SP Sam Rush 5.1IP 6H 2R 2ER 4BB 2K W RF Ian Messer 2-4 2R 2RBI HBP DH Dan Cook 2-4 R 2RBI DB C Kevin Craddock 1-4 2R BB 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 2R 3RBI BB TP 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 2R 3RBI BB HR PotG 2B David Quiros 1-4 DB LF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 2R 2RBI BB DB CF Brian Schill 1-4 R RBI BB SS Jose Robles 2-4 R BB HR MIA: Fleming(11) HR MON: Gonzalez(2) W: Sam Rush(3-5 5.31) L: Jesus Huerta(3-8 4.93) SV : Adam Rudolph(2 2.85) Rush pitched well enough and our offense exploded one time! Record: 35-55 , 5th in EL Northeast, 13GB Week: 3-3 (2-1 vs NYM, 1-2 vs MIA) Power Rankings: #28(+1) Runs scored: 310(15th) Runs against: 441(12th) Starters ERA: 5.02(14th) Bullpen ERA: 4.20(7th) Defensive Eff.: .675(15th) Zone Rating: +13.7(4th) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 2G 1-0 1.98 13.2IP 10K LHRP Dusty Leone 23G 5SV 0.75 24IP 21K Who's not? SP Cesar Alvarado 2G 0-1 19.29 4.2IP 1K Philadelphia Grizzlies 2B Manny Olmos(25, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-25 4HR 6BIs 4R. The 2021 EL All-Star is batting .287-29-69 .964OPS in 85 games. Vancouver Canadians* C Jake Williams(25, 5*) was named WL Player of the Week, going 12-20 1HR 6RBIs 5R. The 2021 WL All-Star is batting .326-16-48 .939OPS in 77 games. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)