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Griever20 · 02-12-2025, 01:12 PM

Week 18: 3vs Kansas City Royals(44-57), 4@ Memphis Bolts(49-53)

August 2nd
Offday

August 3rd

Expos Earn 8-3 Home Win

Behind a fine performance from Dan Cook, the Montreal Expos knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 8-3. Cook hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Expos. Cesar Alvarado, the winner, is now 2-2. He struck out 2 and walked 2 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. The Expos sport a record of 41-59.

Cook contributed in the bottom of the third. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Montreal get the win. The rookie is batting .289-11-42 .797OPS 1.0WAR in 98 games.

"We maximized our offense today," said Montreal skipper Aaron McCreery. "That makes everyone's life easier."

Phil Frey(R, 4-6 5.69) – Austin Roy(R, 4-11 4.80) tomorrow. Rule 5 Draftee from POR this winter.

SP Cesar Alvarado 5.1IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 2K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R RBI
DH Dan Cook 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR PotG
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 DB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R
RF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 2R BB
2B Franklin Reyes 2-4 R 2RBI 2DB
SS Jose Robles 1-3 R 2RBI DB
HR KCR: Cervantes(17)
HR MON: Cook 2(11)
W: Cesar Alvarado(2-2 7.62) L: Steve McKinzie(8-4 4.41) SV : None
Alvarado with his second win in a row and Cook with a good game.

August 4th

Expos and Royals Split Series as KC Wins 5-4

Kansas City and Montreal duked it out and the Royals came out victorious.

The Kansas City Royals overcame a good performance by Montreal shortstop Jose Robles to knock off Montreal, 5-4, at Olympic Stadium. Robles went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Juan Ospina got the save, his 19th in 22 chances.

Gabriel Cervantes helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the sixth inning with a 3-run home run. For the game, the catcher went 1-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We found a way to get it done," Cervantes said. The 26-year old is having a fine season .256-18-42 .802OPS 2.4WAR in 80 games.

The last-place Royals now have a record of 45-58.

Isaiah Parker(L, 9-3 3.06) – Sam Griffin(R, 6-6 3.99) tomorrow. #66 prospect prior to the season.

SP Austin Roy 6IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 7K ND
DH Dan Cook 3-4 R
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R
1B Cody Kerzner 1-3 RBI
RF Ian Messer 1-4 R
SS Jose Robles 2-4 R 3RBI HR PotG
HR KCR: Cervantes(18)
HR MON: Robles(10)
W: Phil Frey(5-6 5.71) L: Adam Rudolph(3-3 2.72) SV : Juan Ospina(19 3.09)
Robles is red hot right now, but unfortunately the usually reliable Adam Rudolph gave up one run too much…

August 5th

Expos Hammer Memphis, 14-0

The Montreal Expos topped the Memphis Bolts, 14-0, in Eastern League action at Bolts Grounds. The standout performance belonged to Montreal pitcher and Florence, Alabama, native Sam Griffin. Griffin got the win, improving to 7-6. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 5.1 innings. He allowed no runs. Rich Nelson earned his 1st save in 1 chances.

The Expos benefited from an error in the top of the second inning. Montreal was leading 6-0 when Franklin Reyes hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Montreal in front, 8-0. Reyes is batting .261-2-12 .677IOS -0.2WAR in 42 games.

Said losing manager Mike Baber: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."

Montreal is now 42-60, while Memphis is 51-55.

Sam Rush(R, 3-6 5.65) – Yossi Zangi(R, 5-6 7.07) tomorrow. This could be fun…

SP Sam Griffin 5.1IP 6H 0R 0ER 1BB 5K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodiguez 4-6 3R 3DB
DH Dan Cook 1-5 2R BB
LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 R 2RBI BB DB
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R 2RBI BB DB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 25 3R 2RBI 2DB
RF Ignacio Benavides 2-3 2RBI
2B Franklin Reyes 1-5 2RBI
SS Jose Robles 1-5 R
C Jordan Chavis 3-5 2R RBI
PH/RF Brian Schill 1-2 R 2RBI HR
HR MON: Schill(4)
HR MEM: none
W: Sam Griffin(7-6 3.81) L: Isaiah Parkar(9-4 3.20) SV : Rich Nelson(1 3.67)
WHOA!

August 6th

Bolts Lose at Home, 4-2

The Montreal Expos picked up a win at Bolts Grounds, knocking off the Memphis Bolts, 4-2. On the mound for Montreal was right-hander Sam Rush. He played a key role in the triumph. Rush, now 4-6, was the winner. In 6 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. Rush attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."

Ryan Rasbach was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 18 of 23 save opportunities.

Jordan Chavis had a direct impact on the outcome. Chavis contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Montreal up, 3-1. The 23-year old is batting .264-3-6 .811OPS 0.4WAR in 16 games.

With the win, the Expos improved to 43-60.

Melvin Magana(R, 1-2 6.75) – Jose Archuleta(R, 8-7 3.46) tomorrow. Extreme groundballer with a good defence behind him.

SP Sam Rush 6IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 3K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodiguez 1-5 R DB
DH Dan Cook 1-3 R BB TP HBP
LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 2RBI
1B Cody Kerzner 1-5 R
RF Ian Messer 2-3 R RBI BB 2DB
C Jordan Chavis 1-4 RBI
HR MON: none
HR MEM: Corsaut(6), Correa(12)
W: Sam Rush(4-6 5.38) L: Yossi Zangi(5-7 6.97) SV : Ryan Rasbach(18 2.45)
We only allowed two solo shots and our offense I cooking right now…

August 7th

Expos Win 10 Inning Affair 8-7

Expos designated hitter Dan Cook left his mark on his team's 8-7 win over the Memphis Bolts. Cook, who is tied for 6th in the EL in hits with 117, was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for Montreal in the contest.

"Sweet win for us, tough loss for them," said Cook.

Ryan Rasbach notched his 19th save in 24 chances. The Bolts, now 51-57, have lost 4 straight.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Karl Ferguson? The Montreal left fielder had a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the tenth inning to put the Expos on top, 8-7. For the game, Ferguson had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats. The 26-year old is batting .259-10-42 .719OPS -0.2WAR in 99 games.

Cesar Alvarado(R, 2-2 7.62) – Andres Colon(R, 5-7 5.21) tomorrow. 12- game winner and All-Star last year.

SP Melvin Magana 5IP 5H 5R 4ER 2BB 8K ND
CF Vicente Rodiguez 1-6 R DB
DH Dan Cook 2-4 3R 2RBI 2BB DB HR SB(2) PotG
LF Karl Ferguson 2-4 R 2RBI BB DB
1B Cody Kerzner 2-6 RBI
RF Ian Messer 3-4 2R
2B Dave Quiros 2-5
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-5 2RBI DB
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R BB
HR MON: Cook(12)
HR MEM: Collier(2)
W: Dusty Leone(6-0 1.83) L: Chad Schultz(1-1 4.00) SV : Ryan Rasbach(19 2.40)
What’s going on ???

August 8th

Bolts Avoid Sweep with 3-1 Win

Bolts Grounds was the site of a tense game between the Montreal Expos and Memphis Bolts.

Andres Colon never let Montreal get something going. The Memphis right-hander commanded his slider in pitching the Bolts to a 3-1 win. He worked 6.2 innings of 1-run ball. Mike Rodriguez recorded the save, making him 22 for 24.

"That was a really good outing by Andres," said Memphis manager Mike Baber. Memphis is 4th in the Eastern League South East Division with a record of 52-57.

Memphis shortstop Kyle Corsaut contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 70th hit of the season and put the Bolts ahead, 3-1. A 10th round selection in 2018, he is batting .246-6-26 .657OPS 1.3WAR in 85 games.

Austin Roy(R, 4-11 4.86) – Brian Peduzzi(R, 7-7 3.98) tomorrow. Solid righty from the 50-56 Aeros

SP Cesar Alvarado 6.1IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 6K L
DH Dan Cook 0-2 2BB SB(3)
LF Karl Ferguson 2-3 R BB DB
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4
2B Dave Quiros 2-4
SS Jose Robles 1-4 SB(5)
HR MON: none
HR MEM: Diaz(21)
W: Andres Colon(6-7 5.01) L: Cesar Alvarado(2-3 7.01) SV : Mike Rodriguez(22 2.70)
Alvarado got a quality start, but our bats didn’t show up, still a good week for us.

Record: 44-61 , 5th in EL Northeast, 11.5GB
Week: 4-2 (1-1 vs KCR, 3-1@ MEM)
Power Rankings: #25(+-0)
Runs scored: 382(15th)
Runs against: 510(11th)
Starters ERA: 5.02(14th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.11(8th)
Defensive Eff.: .677(13th)
Zone Rating: +17.0(4th)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 2G 2-0 1.35 13.1IP 10K
RHCL Ryan Rasbach 14G 9SV 0.00 18.1IP 20K
DH/1B Dan Cook 6G 9-22 .409 3HR 5RBIs

Who's not?
C Kevin Craddock 13G 5-45 .111 0HR 0RBI

Miami Marlins 1B Joey Lawrence(31, 3.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going .12-29 3HR 7RBIs 5R. The 4x All-Star is batting .298-17-59 .872OPS 2.5WAR in 106 games.

Denver Seahawks 3B Edwin Suarez(27, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week, going 9-18 4HR 8RBIs 6R. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .272-9-27 .842OPS 1.3WAR in 43 games.

02-12-2025, 01:12 PM	#66
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,560	2021 Week 18 Week 18: 3vs Kansas City Royals(44-57), 4@ Memphis Bolts(49-53) August 2nd Offday August 3rd Expos Earn 8-3 Home Win Behind a fine performance from Dan Cook, the Montreal Expos knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 8-3. Cook hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Expos. Cesar Alvarado, the winner, is now 2-2. He struck out 2 and walked 2 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. The Expos sport a record of 41-59. Cook contributed in the bottom of the third. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Montreal get the win. The rookie is batting .289-11-42 .797OPS 1.0WAR in 98 games. "We maximized our offense today," said Montreal skipper Aaron McCreery. "That makes everyone's life easier." Phil Frey(R, 4-6 5.69) – Austin Roy(R, 4-11 4.80) tomorrow. Rule 5 Draftee from POR this winter. SP Cesar Alvarado 5.1IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 2K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R RBI DH Dan Cook 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR PotG LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 DB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R RF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 2R BB 2B Franklin Reyes 2-4 R 2RBI 2DB SS Jose Robles 1-3 R 2RBI DB HR KCR: Cervantes(17) HR MON: Cook 2(11) W: Cesar Alvarado(2-2 7.62) L: Steve McKinzie(8-4 4.41) SV : None Alvarado with his second win in a row and Cook with a good game. August 4th Expos and Royals Split Series as KC Wins 5-4 Kansas City and Montreal duked it out and the Royals came out victorious. The Kansas City Royals overcame a good performance by Montreal shortstop Jose Robles to knock off Montreal, 5-4, at Olympic Stadium. Robles went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Juan Ospina got the save, his 19th in 22 chances. Gabriel Cervantes helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the sixth inning with a 3-run home run. For the game, the catcher went 1-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. "We found a way to get it done," Cervantes said. The 26-year old is having a fine season .256-18-42 .802OPS 2.4WAR in 80 games. The last-place Royals now have a record of 45-58. Isaiah Parker(L, 9-3 3.06) – Sam Griffin(R, 6-6 3.99) tomorrow. #66 prospect prior to the season. SP Austin Roy 6IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 7K ND DH Dan Cook 3-4 R LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 1B Cody Kerzner 1-3 RBI RF Ian Messer 1-4 R SS Jose Robles 2-4 R 3RBI HR PotG HR KCR: Cervantes(18) HR MON: Robles(10) W: Phil Frey(5-6 5.71) L: Adam Rudolph(3-3 2.72) SV : Juan Ospina(19 3.09) Robles is red hot right now, but unfortunately the usually reliable Adam Rudolph gave up one run too much… August 5th Expos Hammer Memphis, 14-0 The Montreal Expos topped the Memphis Bolts, 14-0, in Eastern League action at Bolts Grounds. The standout performance belonged to Montreal pitcher and Florence, Alabama, native Sam Griffin. Griffin got the win, improving to 7-6. He gave up 6 hits and walked 1 over 5.1 innings. He allowed no runs. Rich Nelson earned his 1st save in 1 chances. The Expos benefited from an error in the top of the second inning. Montreal was leading 6-0 when Franklin Reyes hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Montreal in front, 8-0. Reyes is batting .261-2-12 .677IOS -0.2WAR in 42 games. Said losing manager Mike Baber: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome." Montreal is now 42-60, while Memphis is 51-55. Sam Rush(R, 3-6 5.65) – Yossi Zangi(R, 5-6 7.07) tomorrow. This could be fun… SP Sam Griffin 5.1IP 6H 0R 0ER 1BB 5K W PotG CF Vicente Rodiguez 4-6 3R 3DB DH Dan Cook 1-5 2R BB LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 R 2RBI BB DB 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 R 2RBI BB DB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 25 3R 2RBI 2DB RF Ignacio Benavides 2-3 2RBI 2B Franklin Reyes 1-5 2RBI SS Jose Robles 1-5 R C Jordan Chavis 3-5 2R RBI PH/RF Brian Schill 1-2 R 2RBI HR HR MON: Schill(4) HR MEM: none W: Sam Griffin(7-6 3.81) L: Isaiah Parkar(9-4 3.20) SV : Rich Nelson(1 3.67) WHOA! August 6th Bolts Lose at Home, 4-2 The Montreal Expos picked up a win at Bolts Grounds, knocking off the Memphis Bolts, 4-2. On the mound for Montreal was right-hander Sam Rush. He played a key role in the triumph. Rush, now 4-6, was the winner. In 6 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. Rush attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance." Ryan Rasbach was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 18 of 23 save opportunities. Jordan Chavis had a direct impact on the outcome. Chavis contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Montreal up, 3-1. The 23-year old is batting .264-3-6 .811OPS 0.4WAR in 16 games. With the win, the Expos improved to 43-60. Melvin Magana(R, 1-2 6.75) – Jose Archuleta(R, 8-7 3.46) tomorrow. Extreme groundballer with a good defence behind him. SP Sam Rush 6IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 3K W PotG CF Vicente Rodiguez 1-5 R DB DH Dan Cook 1-3 R BB TP HBP LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 2RBI 1B Cody Kerzner 1-5 R RF Ian Messer 2-3 R RBI BB 2DB C Jordan Chavis 1-4 RBI HR MON: none HR MEM: Corsaut(6), Correa(12) W: Sam Rush(4-6 5.38) L: Yossi Zangi(5-7 6.97) SV : Ryan Rasbach(18 2.45) We only allowed two solo shots and our offense I cooking right now… August 7th Expos Win 10 Inning Affair 8-7 Expos designated hitter Dan Cook left his mark on his team's 8-7 win over the Memphis Bolts. Cook, who is tied for 6th in the EL in hits with 117, was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for Montreal in the contest. "Sweet win for us, tough loss for them," said Cook. Ryan Rasbach notched his 19th save in 24 chances. The Bolts, now 51-57, have lost 4 straight. Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Karl Ferguson? The Montreal left fielder had a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the tenth inning to put the Expos on top, 8-7. For the game, Ferguson had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats. The 26-year old is batting .259-10-42 .719OPS -0.2WAR in 99 games. Cesar Alvarado(R, 2-2 7.62) – Andres Colon(R, 5-7 5.21) tomorrow. 12- game winner and All-Star last year. SP Melvin Magana 5IP 5H 5R 4ER 2BB 8K ND CF Vicente Rodiguez 1-6 R DB DH Dan Cook 2-4 3R 2RBI 2BB DB HR SB(2) PotG LF Karl Ferguson 2-4 R 2RBI BB DB 1B Cody Kerzner 2-6 RBI RF Ian Messer 3-4 2R 2B Dave Quiros 2-5 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-5 2RBI DB C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R BB HR MON: Cook(12) HR MEM: Collier(2) W: Dusty Leone(6-0 1.83) L: Chad Schultz(1-1 4.00) SV : Ryan Rasbach(19 2.40) What’s going on ??? August 8th Bolts Avoid Sweep with 3-1 Win Bolts Grounds was the site of a tense game between the Montreal Expos and Memphis Bolts. Andres Colon never let Montreal get something going. The Memphis right-hander commanded his slider in pitching the Bolts to a 3-1 win. He worked 6.2 innings of 1-run ball. Mike Rodriguez recorded the save, making him 22 for 24. "That was a really good outing by Andres," said Memphis manager Mike Baber. Memphis is 4th in the Eastern League South East Division with a record of 52-57. Memphis shortstop Kyle Corsaut contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a fastball to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 70th hit of the season and put the Bolts ahead, 3-1. A 10th round selection in 2018, he is batting .246-6-26 .657OPS 1.3WAR in 85 games. Austin Roy(R, 4-11 4.86) – Brian Peduzzi(R, 7-7 3.98) tomorrow. Solid righty from the 50-56 Aeros SP Cesar Alvarado 6.1IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 6K L DH Dan Cook 0-2 2BB SB(3) LF Karl Ferguson 2-3 R BB DB 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 2B Dave Quiros 2-4 SS Jose Robles 1-4 SB(5) HR MON: none HR MEM: Diaz(21) W: Andres Colon(6-7 5.01) L: Cesar Alvarado(2-3 7.01) SV : Mike Rodriguez(22 2.70) Alvarado got a quality start, but our bats didn’t show up, still a good week for us. Record: 44-61 , 5th in EL Northeast, 11.5GB Week: 4-2 (1-1 vs KCR, 3-1@ MEM) Power Rankings: #25(+-0) Runs scored: 382(15th) Runs against: 510(11th) Starters ERA: 5.02(14th) Bullpen ERA: 4.11(8th) Defensive Eff.: .677(13th) Zone Rating: +17.0(4th) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 2G 2-0 1.35 13.1IP 10K RHCL Ryan Rasbach 14G 9SV 0.00 18.1IP 20K DH/1B Dan Cook 6G 9-22 .409 3HR 5RBIs Who's not? C Kevin Craddock 13G 5-45 .111 0HR 0RBI Miami Marlins 1B Joey Lawrence(31, 3.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going .12-29 3HR 7RBIs 5R. The 4x All-Star is batting .298-17-59 .872OPS 2.5WAR in 106 games. Denver Seahawks* 3B Edwin Suarez(27, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week, going 9-18 4HR 8RBIs 6R. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .272-9-27 .842OPS 1.3WAR in 43 games. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)