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Griever20 · 02-09-2025, 06:49 AM

Week 17: 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(49-44), 3 vs Arizona Diamondbacks(45-48)

July 26th

Blue Jays Mow Down Expos, 11-3

The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Montreal Expos, 11-3, at Skydome. The Blue Jays were led by Paul Ludgate. Ludgate was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The 2020 All-Star is batting .257-7-26 .721OPS 1.2WAR in 73 games.

Toronto starter Doug Williams was credited with the win after throwing 73 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 2-3. With the win, Toronto raised its record to 50-44.

Ben Pollitt had a big 3-run home run for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the third inning. With Toronto leading 4-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Melvin Magana and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Blue Jays on top, 7-1.

Toronto manager Art Tierney commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal."

Cesar Alvarado(R, 0-2 10.38) – Walt Laidlaw(R, 2-2 4.52) tomorrow. Last chance before we demote Alvarado and replace him with the mascot.

SP Melvin Magana 2.2IP 8H 7R 7ER 2BB 4K L
DH Dan Cook 2-5 R
RF Ian Messer 2-4 RBI
2B Dave Quiros 1-4 R
SS Jose Robles 2-4 R 2RBI HR
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3
HR MON: Robles(7)
HR TOR: Pollitt(2)
W: Doug Williams(2-3 4.28) L: Melvin Magana(1-2 9.00) SV : none
Magana may just be the latest living firecracker in our rotation…

July 27th
The trade frenzy prior to deadline day has begun, and there has been a number of minor trades and a trade offer by Las Vegas… Rasbach for a 2B prospect named Juan Idrovo, a 18-year old that is rated 3* tops but will be a first baseman at the end of his development… we have a ton of those.

Some bad news, we had AAA C Jimmy Eastwood(28, 3*) on our shortlist of guys we wanted to trade for. 28 years of age, and a 70-rated defensive player that hit .286 in AAA with Vancouver… we could not get a deal done and Seattle did… shame. The next comparable player is Roger Lindemann(30, 3*, .249-8-42 .671OPS 0.9WAR), who is a 4x Gold Glover and makes $8.5M.

Blue Jays Mow Down Expos, 11-3

Montreal turned a good performance from starting pitcher Cesar Alvarado into a 4-1 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays at Skydome. The righty worked 5.2 innings of 1-run ball in his first Major League win. Ryan Rasbach earned his 16th save in 21 chances. The win puts Montreal at 38-57.

Montreal won the game in part because of Ian Messer. The right fielder ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-0. For the game, Messer had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

Messer attributed the win to his team's "concerted effort." A trade acquisition this winter, he is batting .230-7-24 .641OPS -0.3WAR in 74 games.

Austin Roy(R, 4-10 4.67) – David Villalobos(R, 8-6 4.49) tomorrow. Former Expos that won two World Series with two different Canadian teams.

SP Cesar Alvarado 5.2IP 3H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K W PotG
DH Dan Cook 2-4 R BB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-5
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 3RBI DB HR
2B Dave Quiros 1-4
SS Jose Robles 1-3 R RBI BB HR
C Jordan Chavis 2-4
HR MON: Robles(8), Messer(7)
HR TOR: none
W: Cesar Alvarado(1-2 8.22) L: Tony de la Cruz(3-3 5.56) SV : Ryan Rasbach(16 2.75)
Alvarado may live for now…

July 28th

Expos Lose to Blue Jays, 7-2

The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a win at Skydome, knocking off the Montreal Expos, 7-2. On the mound for Toronto was right-hander David Villalobos. He played a key role in the triumph. Villalobos, the winner, moves to 9-6. He threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 1 walk. The Blue Jays lead the Eastern League North East Division by 3½ games.

Toronto catcher Paul Ludgate contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a changeup to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 69th hit of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 1-0.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Ludgate. "And not try to do too much." The 2020 EL All-Star is batting .258-7-27 .724OPS in 75 games.

Miguel Ricketts(R, 11-5 2.61) – Sam Griffin(R, 5-6 4.13) the day after tomorrow. This rotation from Arizona(48-48) is insane.

SP Austin Roy 6IP 9H 5R 5ER 2BB 4K L
DH Dan Cook 1-4 RBI
LF Karl Ferguson 2-4
2B Dave Quiros 1-4 R RBI HR
SS Jose Robles 1-3 BB
C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R
HR MON: Quiros(3)
HR TOR: Garcia(9)
W: David Villalobos(9-6 4.31) L: Austin Roy(1-4 4.57) SV : none
Thrower threw 1.2 innings of 2-run ball and decisively brought this one out of reach.

July 29th
Offday

July 30th
The trade talks are heating up a bit and we did get offers by Las Vegas and Jacksonville that didn’t work out for us, but

Expos Beat Ricketts, D’backs, 3-2

Getting an impressive start from Sam Griffin, Montreal beat Arizona by the score of 3-2. Griffin yielded 2 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 6-6. The Expos go to 39-58 with the win.

Montreal took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and a runner on 3rd, Vicente Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single to make it 3-2, Expos. The 23-year old is batting .264-1-15 .656OPS 0.9WAR in 73 games.

"I was a little disappointed," said Arizona manager A.J. Pascale. "We could've and should've scored more runs."

Josh Dalton(L, 6-6 4.33) – Sam Rush(R, 3-6 5.69) tomorrow. Traded over from NYM for a bag of baseballs earlier this week.

SP Sam Griffin 8IP 5H 2R 2ER 0BB 5K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI BB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 R
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R 2RBI HR
RF Ian Messer 2-4
C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 R DB
HR ARI: Lemus(24)
HR MON: Kerzner(14)
W: Sam Griffin(6-6 3.99) L: Miguel Ricketts(11-6 2.69) SV : Ryan Rasbach(17 2.68)
Griffin with a monster of a start for a guy like him!

July 31st

D’backs Win Nail-Biter in 13

The Arizona Diamondbacks did just enough to secure a victory over the Montreal Expos, 6-5, in 13 innings at Olympic Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Josh Dalton. Arizona pitcher Ricky Valenciano earned the win, hiking his record to 3-2. Adam Rudolph suffered the loss. Picking up the save was Nelson Herrero. He's now 8 for 8 in save chances.

Arizona used the timely hitting of Bang-xao Lu to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 13th inning to put the Diamondbacks on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Lu said. He is batting .209-8-25 .570OPS -0.1WAR in 63 games.

The triumph puts Arizona at 49-49 for the season.

Nate McLean(R, 4-4 4.29) – Melvin Magana(R, 1-2 9.00) tomorrow. McLean has a stamina rating of 35… interesting.

SP Sam Rush 5.1IP 4H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-6 R
DH Dan Cook 3-6 R 2RBI HR
LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 BB
1B Cody Kerzner 1-6 R RBI HRR
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-6 R
RF Ignacio Benavides 3-6
SS Jose Robles 1-6 R 2RBI HR
HR ARI: Lemus(25), Martinez(24)
HR MON: Kerzner(15), Robles(9), Cook(9)
W: Ricky Valenciano(3-2 6.10) L: Adam Rudolph(3-2 2.60) SV : Nelson Herrero(8 3.35)
13 inning drama with a late comeback in the 7th for us and some fine for a while. Shame.

Following the game, we focused on the trade deadline…

02-09-2025, 06:49 AM	#62
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,725	2021 Week 17 Part 1 Week 17: 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(49-44), 3 vs Arizona Diamondbacks(45-48) July 26th Blue Jays Mow Down Expos, 11-3 The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Montreal Expos, 11-3, at Skydome. The Blue Jays were led by Paul Ludgate. Ludgate was 3-5 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The 2020 All-Star is batting .257-7-26 .721OPS 1.2WAR in 73 games. Toronto starter Doug Williams was credited with the win after throwing 73 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 2-3. With the win, Toronto raised its record to 50-44. Ben Pollitt had a big 3-run home run for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the third inning. With Toronto leading 4-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a fastball from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Melvin Magana and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Blue Jays on top, 7-1. Toronto manager Art Tierney commended his team for "putting the pedal to the metal." Cesar Alvarado(R, 0-2 10.38) – Walt Laidlaw(R, 2-2 4.52) tomorrow. Last chance before we demote Alvarado* and replace him with the mascot.* SP Melvin Magana 2.2IP 8H 7R 7ER 2BB 4K L DH Dan Cook 2-5 R RF Ian Messer 2-4 RBI 2B Dave Quiros 1-4 R SS Jose Robles 2-4 R 2RBI HR 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 HR MON: Robles(7) HR TOR: Pollitt(2) W: Doug Williams(2-3 4.28) L: Melvin Magana(1-2 9.00) SV : none Magana may just be the latest living firecracker in our rotation… July 27th The trade frenzy prior to deadline day has begun, and there has been a number of minor trades and a trade offer by Las Vegas… Rasbach for a 2B prospect named Juan Idrovo, a 18-year old that is rated 3* tops but will be a first baseman at the end of his development… we have a ton of those. Some bad news, we had AAA C Jimmy Eastwood(28, 3) on our shortlist of guys we wanted to trade for. 28 years of age, and a 70-rated defensive player that hit .286 in AAA with Vancouver… we could not get a deal done and Seattle* did… shame. The next comparable player is Roger Lindemann(30, 3, .249-8-42 .671OPS 0.9WAR), who is a 4x Gold Glover and makes $8.5M. Blue Jays Mow Down Expos, 11-3* Montreal turned a good performance from starting pitcher Cesar Alvarado into a 4-1 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays at Skydome. The righty worked 5.2 innings of 1-run ball in his first Major League win. Ryan Rasbach earned his 16th save in 21 chances. The win puts Montreal at 38-57. Montreal won the game in part because of Ian Messer. The right fielder ripped a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-0. For the game, Messer had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats. Messer attributed the win to his team's "concerted effort." A trade acquisition this winter, he is batting .230-7-24 .641OPS -0.3WAR in 74 games. Austin Roy(R, 4-10 4.67) – David Villalobos(R, 8-6 4.49) tomorrow. Former Expos* that won two World Series with two different Canadian teams.* SP Cesar Alvarado 5.2IP 3H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K W PotG DH Dan Cook 2-4 R BB LF Karl Ferguson 1-5 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 3RBI DB HR 2B Dave Quiros 1-4 SS Jose Robles 1-3 R RBI BB HR C Jordan Chavis 2-4 HR MON: Robles(8), Messer(7) HR TOR: none W: Cesar Alvarado(1-2 8.22) L: Tony de la Cruz(3-3 5.56) SV : Ryan Rasbach(16 2.75) Alvarado may live for now… July 28th Expos Lose to Blue Jays, 7-2 The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a win at Skydome, knocking off the Montreal Expos, 7-2. On the mound for Toronto was right-hander David Villalobos. He played a key role in the triumph. Villalobos, the winner, moves to 9-6. He threw 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 1 walk. The Blue Jays lead the Eastern League North East Division by 3½ games. Toronto catcher Paul Ludgate contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a changeup to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 69th hit of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 1-0. "I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Ludgate. "And not try to do too much." The 2020 EL All-Star is batting .258-7-27 .724OPS in 75 games. Miguel Ricketts(R, 11-5 2.61) – Sam Griffin(R, 5-6 4.13) the day after tomorrow. This rotation from Arizona(48-48) is insane. SP Austin Roy 6IP 9H 5R 5ER 2BB 4K L DH Dan Cook 1-4 RBI LF Karl Ferguson 2-4 2B Dave Quiros 1-4 R RBI HR SS Jose Robles 1-3 BB C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R HR MON: Quiros(3) HR TOR: Garcia(9) W: David Villalobos(9-6 4.31) L: Austin Roy(1-4 4.57) SV : none Thrower threw 1.2 innings of 2-run ball and decisively brought this one out of reach. July 29th Offday July 30th The trade talks are heating up a bit and we did get offers by Las Vegas and Jacksonville that didn’t work out for us, but Expos Beat Ricketts, D’backs, 3-2 Getting an impressive start from Sam Griffin, Montreal beat Arizona by the score of 3-2. Griffin yielded 2 runs over 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 6-6. The Expos go to 39-58 with the win. Montreal took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and a runner on 3rd, Vicente Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single to make it 3-2, Expos. The 23-year old is batting .264-1-15 .656OPS 0.9WAR in 73 games. "I was a little disappointed," said Arizona manager A.J. Pascale. "We could've and should've scored more runs." Josh Dalton(L, 6-6 4.33) – Sam Rush(R, 3-6 5.69) tomorrow. Traded over from NYM for a bag of baseballs earlier this week. SP Sam Griffin 8IP 5H 2R 2ER 0BB 5K W PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI BB LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 R 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R 2RBI HR RF Ian Messer 2-4 C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 R DB HR ARI: Lemus(24) HR MON: Kerzner(14) W: Sam Griffin(6-6 3.99) L: Miguel Ricketts(11-6 2.69) SV : Ryan Rasbach(17 2.68) Griffin with a monster of a start for a guy like him! July 31st D’backs Win Nail-Biter in 13 The Arizona Diamondbacks did just enough to secure a victory over the Montreal Expos, 6-5, in 13 innings at Olympic Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Josh Dalton. Arizona pitcher Ricky Valenciano earned the win, hiking his record to 3-2. Adam Rudolph suffered the loss. Picking up the save was Nelson Herrero. He's now 8 for 8 in save chances. Arizona used the timely hitting of Bang-xao Lu to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 13th inning to put the Diamondbacks on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. "Winning the game is always the first objective," Lu said. He is batting .209-8-25 .570OPS -0.1WAR in 63 games. The triumph puts Arizona at 49-49 for the season. Nate McLean(R, 4-4 4.29) – Melvin Magana(R, 1-2 9.00) tomorrow. McLean has a stamina rating of 35… interesting. SP Sam Rush 5.1IP 4H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-6 R DH Dan Cook 3-6 R 2RBI HR LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 BB 1B Cody Kerzner 1-6 R RBI HRR 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-6 R RF Ignacio Benavides 3-6 SS Jose Robles 1-6 R 2RBI HR HR ARI: Lemus(25), Martinez(24) HR MON: Kerzner(15), Robles(9), Cook(9) W: Ricky Valenciano(3-2 6.10) L: Adam Rudolph(3-2 2.60) SV : Nelson Herrero(8 3.35) 13 inning drama with a late comeback in the 7th for us and some fine for a while. Shame. Following the game, we focused on the trade deadline… __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)