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Griever20 · 02-22-2025, 04:30 PM

Week 25: 3vs Boston Aeros(71-73), 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(71-74)

September 20th
Offday

September 21st

Magana Continues to Thrife as Expos Win, 4-2 over Boston

The Montreal Expos got a good effort from starter Melvin Magana in defeating the Boston Aeros at Olympic Stadium. He worked six innings of 2-hit and 2-run ball in his third win of the season.

The final score was 4-2. Their 62-82 record puts the Expos last in the Eastern League North East Division.

The Expos got a big at-bat from shortstop Jose Robles. For the game, Robles was 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 21st double of the season gave Montreal a 3-2 lead. The 27-year old is batting .216-12-46 .624OPS 0.7WAR in 134 games.

Montreal manager Aaron McCreery praised his team's "energy."

Brian Peduzzi(R, 9-10 4.23) – Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-11 4.95) tomorrow. Pretty decent season for the 25-year old.

SP Melvin Magana 6IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K W PotG
DH Dan Cook 2-4 R DB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 RBI DB
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI DB
2B Robby Weltzer 0-3 R BB
SS Jose Robles 1-4 2RBI DB
C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R
HR BOS: Garcia(12)
HR MON: none
W: Melvin Magana(3-4 4.72) L: Tyrese Speed(3-4 4.53) SV : Ryan Rasbach(28 3.38)
Magana is setting himself up for a good contract next season…

September 22nd

Mendia, Aeros win 7-2, at Montreal

Elias Mendia was a vital contributor to the 7-2 Boston victory over Montreal. The Aeros catcher was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The last-place Expos dropped to 62-83.

Boston used the hitting of Mario Garcia to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Aeros on top, 4-1. For the game, Garcia had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats. The 26-year old is batting .266-13-45 .771OPS 0.9WAR in 74 games and now has homered two days in a row.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Boston manager Tony Rodriguez.

Manuel Amezola(R, 10-8 3.89) – Austin Roy(R, 2-11 4.95) tomorrow. Two good starts in a row for Roy?

SP Adrian Hilscher 4.2IP 3H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K L
DH Dan Cook 1-4 TP
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI
SS Jose Robles 1-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 0-1 RBI BB
HR BOS: Garcia(13)
HR MON: none
W: Brian Peduzzi(10-10 4.12) L: Adrian Hilscher(2-12 4.90) SV: none
Mendia was a clear trade mistake. He is batting .242-25-74 .772OPS 2.2WAR in 111 games… The players we got for him combined for -0.7 NMLB WAR.

September 23rd

Expos Win 8-4 on Messer’s Big Day

The home crowd had a good time watching the Boston Aeros and Montreal Expos get after it.

The Montreal Expos topped the Boston Aeros by a score of 8-4. Leading the way was right fielder Ian Messer. Messer was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs for the Expos. Ryan Rasbach converted his 29th save in 36 tries.

Had Dan Cook not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Cook hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Expos.

"Very good win for our guys," said Cook. The 28-year old rookie is batting .287-16-57 .804OPS 1.6WAR in 144 games.

The Expos, at 63-83, inhabit last place in the Eastern League North East Division.

Sam Griffin(R, 8-9 3.93) – Oscar Guzman(R, 8-9 5.20) tomorrow. Same record, but the ERA’s…

SP Austin Roy 7.2IP 7H 4R 3ER 1BB 5K W
DH Dan Cook 1-4 R RBI
LF Karl Ferguson1-3 R 3RBI BB HR
RF Ian Messer 3-4 2R RBI DB HR PotG
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 2R RBI DB
C Jordan Chavis 2-3 R 2RBI
HR BOS: Dale(12)
HR MON: Ferguson(19), Messer(9)
W: Austin Roy(8-14 4.69) L: Hector Perez(3-5 5.49) SV: Ryan Rasbach(29 3.32)
Messer with a big game against his former club and Roy with a solid start.

September 24th

Quiros Wins it in 10 for Expos

Montreal beat Philadelphia on the strength of starting pitcher Sam Griffin's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Montreal pitcher Dusty Leone got the win. He's now 9-0. T.J. Delaney was tagged with the loss. Ryan Rasbach was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 30 of 37 save opportunities.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for David Quiros? The 25-year old second baseman Quiros stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put Montreal up, 4-3. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles. The backup infielder is batting .230-4-30 .595OPS -0.4WAR in 108 games.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce said, following the tough loss.

Montreal now owns a record of 64-83.

Sam Rush(R, 5-10 5.39) – Colin Taylor(R, 6-10 3.85) tomorrow. Amazing stuff, 8.6 K/9.

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 4K ND PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R
DH Dan Cook 2-5 R 2RBI DB
LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 RBI DB
RF Ian Messer 3-5 R DB
2B Dave Quiros 3-5 RBI DB
SS Jose Robles 1-3 R
HR MON: none
HR PHI: none
W: Dusty Leone(9-0 2.44) L: T.J. Delaney(3-7 2.72) SV: Ryan Rasbach(30 3.26)
Griffin really is a standout this season, and we got some batting averages up today.

September 25th

Another Extra Inning Win For Expos, 5-4

The Philadelphia Grizzlies got a sterling performance from third baseman Jose Maldonado, but the Montreal Expos still prevailed, 5-4. Maldonado was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. John Mannino got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. The third-place Grizzlies have lost 4 consecutive games.

Montreal needed the clutch hitting of Karl Ferguson to seal the deal. The left fielder swatted a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Expos on top, 5-4. For the game, Ferguson had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Ferguson. "You've got to get results." The 2019 EL Rookie of the Year is batting .264-20-73 .756OPS 0.3WAR in 140 games.

Melvin Magana(R, 3-4 4.72) – Jessie Dittus(R, 9-11 4.25) tomorrow. 1-0 2.31 against us…

SP Sam Rush 5.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 4K ND strained back 1 week
LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 R RBI HR
RF Ian Messer 2-5 R
SS Jose Robles 1-4 R
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-2 R 2RBI 2BB HR
C Kevin Craddock 1-3 2RBI BB
HR MON: Ferguson(20), Gonzalez(9)
HR PHI: Flesner(8)
W: John Mannino(1-0 0.00) L: T.J. Delaney(3-8 3.00) SV: none
Rush pitched well until his injury. He won’t be placed on the DL as we have an extra pitcher, so if needed, Rich Nelson will get a start.

September 26th

Grizzlies Need Two Innings to Beat Expos, 9-6

The Philadelphia Grizzlies powered past the Montreal Expos, 9-6, at Citizens Bank Park. Fidel de Leon provided some of the pop. Rags was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win makes Philadelphia 73-78. They scored nine runs in the first two innings.

One pivotal at-bat came with two out in the top of the fifth. With the bases loaded and Montreal trailing 9-2, Jessie Dittus needed to bear down against Robby Weltzer. Dittus won the battle, as Weltzer grounded out and the Grizzlies went on to win.

Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-12 4.90) – Dorian Hoffe(R, 3-1 5.05) tomorrow. Salt Lake City(78-71) for three away.

SP Melvin Magana 1.1IP 8H 8R 7ER 1BB 0K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R 2BB DB
DH Dan Cook 1-4 R RBI BB
RF Ian Messer 2-5 R 4RBI HR SB(6)
LF Huai-yu Mah 1-5 R RBI HR
SS Dave Quiros 1-4 R DB
C Jordan Chavis 1-3 R BB
HR MON: Mah(3), Messer(10)
HR PHI: Jimenez(27), Cano(21), de Leon(19)
W: Jesse Dittus(10-11 4.23) L: Melvin Magana(3-5 5.56) SV: Cristiano Zavala(1 2.76)
Magana was too good in his last two starts I guess.

Record: 65-84, 5th in EL Northeast, 13.5GB
Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs BOS, 2-1 @ PHI)
Power Rankings: #23(+6)
Runs scored: 558(15th)
Runs against: 711(12th)
Starters ERA: 4.88(14th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.07(7th)
Defensive Eff.: .680 (12th)
Zone Rating: +25.9(1st)
Fan Interest: 81(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Austin Roy 2G 2-0 1.69 16IP 9K
RHRP Glen McKeen 18G 2-0 1.00 18IP 16K
RF Ian Messer 7G 12-27 .444 2HR 6RBIs

Who's not?
1B Cody Kerzner 6G 2-24 .083 0HR 0RBIs
3B Orlando Gonzalez 7G 1-22 .045 1HR 3RBIs

Memphis Bolts C Jason Hardy(24, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-20 3HR 5RBIs 5R. The rookie is batting .235-6-15 .716OPS 0.2WAR in 37 games.

Salt Lake City Bearcats LF Josh Smith(27, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 9-20 4HR 6RBIs 9R. The 2019 EL All-Star is batting .220-34-66 .805OPS 1.4WAR in 118 games.

02-22-2025, 04:30 PM	#82
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2021 Week 25 Week 25: 3vs Boston Aeros(71-73), 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(71-74) September 20th Offday September 21st Magana Continues to Thrife as Expos Win, 4-2 over Boston The Montreal Expos got a good effort from starter Melvin Magana in defeating the Boston Aeros at Olympic Stadium. He worked six innings of 2-hit and 2-run ball in his third win of the season. The final score was 4-2. Their 62-82 record puts the Expos last in the Eastern League North East Division. The Expos got a big at-bat from shortstop Jose Robles. For the game, Robles was 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 21st double of the season gave Montreal a 3-2 lead. The 27-year old is batting .216-12-46 .624OPS 0.7WAR in 134 games. Montreal manager Aaron McCreery praised his team's "energy." Brian Peduzzi(R, 9-10 4.23) – Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-11 4.95) tomorrow. Pretty decent season for the 25-year old. SP Melvin Magana 6IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K W PotG DH Dan Cook 2-4 R DB LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 RBI DB 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI DB 2B Robby Weltzer 0-3 R BB SS Jose Robles 1-4 2RBI DB C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R HR BOS: Garcia(12) HR MON: none W: Melvin Magana(3-4 4.72) L: Tyrese Speed(3-4 4.53) SV : Ryan Rasbach(28 3.38) Magana is setting himself up for a good contract next season… September 22nd Mendia, Aeros win 7-2, at Montreal Elias Mendia was a vital contributor to the 7-2 Boston victory over Montreal. The Aeros catcher was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. The last-place Expos dropped to 62-83. Boston used the hitting of Mario Garcia to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Aeros on top, 4-1. For the game, Garcia had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats. The 26-year old is batting .266-13-45 .771OPS 0.9WAR in 74 games and now has homered two days in a row. "Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Boston manager Tony Rodriguez. Manuel Amezola(R, 10-8 3.89) – Austin Roy(R, 2-11 4.95) tomorrow. Two good starts in a row for Roy? SP Adrian Hilscher 4.2IP 3H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K L DH Dan Cook 1-4 TP 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI SS Jose Robles 1-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 0-1 RBI BB HR BOS: Garcia(13) HR MON: none W: Brian Peduzzi(10-10 4.12) L: Adrian Hilscher(2-12 4.90) SV: none Mendia was a clear trade mistake. He is batting .242-25-74 .772OPS 2.2WAR in 111 games… The players we got for him combined for -0.7 NMLB WAR. September 23rd Expos Win 8-4 on Messer’s Big Day The home crowd had a good time watching the Boston Aeros and Montreal Expos get after it. The Montreal Expos topped the Boston Aeros by a score of 8-4. Leading the way was right fielder Ian Messer. Messer was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs for the Expos. Ryan Rasbach converted his 29th save in 36 tries. Had Dan Cook not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Cook hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Expos. "Very good win for our guys," said Cook. The 28-year old rookie is batting .287-16-57 .804OPS 1.6WAR in 144 games. The Expos, at 63-83, inhabit last place in the Eastern League North East Division. Sam Griffin(R, 8-9 3.93) – Oscar Guzman(R, 8-9 5.20) tomorrow. Same record, but the ERA’s… SP Austin Roy 7.2IP 7H 4R 3ER 1BB 5K W DH Dan Cook 1-4 R RBI LF Karl Ferguson1-3 R 3RBI BB HR RF Ian Messer 3-4 2R RBI DB HR PotG 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 2R RBI DB C Jordan Chavis 2-3 R 2RBI HR BOS: Dale(12) HR MON: Ferguson(19), Messer(9) W: Austin Roy(8-14 4.69) L: Hector Perez(3-5 5.49) SV: Ryan Rasbach(29 3.32) Messer with a big game against his former club and Roy with a solid start. September 24th Quiros Wins it in 10 for Expos Montreal beat Philadelphia on the strength of starting pitcher Sam Griffin's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Montreal pitcher Dusty Leone got the win. He's now 9-0. T.J. Delaney was tagged with the loss. Ryan Rasbach was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 30 of 37 save opportunities. Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for David Quiros? The 25-year old second baseman Quiros stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the tenth inning to put Montreal up, 4-3. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles. The backup infielder is batting .230-4-30 .595OPS -0.4WAR in 108 games. "I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce said, following the tough loss. Montreal now owns a record of 64-83. Sam Rush(R, 5-10 5.39) – Colin Taylor(R, 6-10 3.85) tomorrow. Amazing stuff, 8.6 K/9. SP Sam Griffin 6IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 4K ND PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R DH Dan Cook 2-5 R 2RBI DB LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 RBI DB RF Ian Messer 3-5 R DB 2B Dave Quiros 3-5 RBI DB SS Jose Robles 1-3 R HR MON: none HR PHI: none W: Dusty Leone(9-0 2.44) L: T.J. Delaney(3-7 2.72) SV: Ryan Rasbach(30 3.26) Griffin really is a standout this season, and we got some batting averages up today. September 25th Another Extra Inning Win For Expos, 5-4 The Philadelphia Grizzlies got a sterling performance from third baseman Jose Maldonado, but the Montreal Expos still prevailed, 5-4. Maldonado was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. John Mannino got credit for the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. The third-place Grizzlies have lost 4 consecutive games. Montreal needed the clutch hitting of Karl Ferguson to seal the deal. The left fielder swatted a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Expos on top, 5-4. For the game, Ferguson had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats. "Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Ferguson. "You've got to get results." The 2019 EL Rookie of the Year is batting .264-20-73 .756OPS 0.3WAR in 140 games. Melvin Magana(R, 3-4 4.72) – Jessie Dittus(R, 9-11 4.25) tomorrow. 1-0 2.31 against us… SP Sam Rush 5.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 4K ND strained back 1 week LF Karl Ferguson 2-5 R RBI HR RF Ian Messer 2-5 R SS Jose Robles 1-4 R 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-2 R 2RBI 2BB HR C Kevin Craddock 1-3 2RBI BB HR MON: Ferguson(20), Gonzalez(9) HR PHI: Flesner(8) W: John Mannino(1-0 0.00) L: T.J. Delaney(3-8 3.00) SV: none Rush pitched well until his injury. He won’t be placed on the DL as we have an extra pitcher, so if needed, Rich Nelson will get a start. September 26th Grizzlies Need Two Innings to Beat Expos, 9-6 The Philadelphia Grizzlies powered past the Montreal Expos, 9-6, at Citizens Bank Park. Fidel de Leon provided some of the pop. Rags was 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win makes Philadelphia 73-78. They scored nine runs in the first two innings. One pivotal at-bat came with two out in the top of the fifth. With the bases loaded and Montreal trailing 9-2, Jessie Dittus needed to bear down against Robby Weltzer. Dittus won the battle, as Weltzer grounded out and the Grizzlies went on to win. Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-12 4.90) – Dorian Hoffe(R, 3-1 5.05) tomorrow. Salt Lake City(78-71) for three away. SP Melvin Magana 1.1IP 8H 8R 7ER 1BB 0K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R 2BB DB DH Dan Cook 1-4 R RBI BB RF Ian Messer 2-5 R 4RBI HR SB(6) LF Huai-yu Mah 1-5 R RBI HR SS Dave Quiros 1-4 R DB C Jordan Chavis 1-3 R BB HR MON: Mah(3), Messer(10) HR PHI: Jimenez(27), Cano(21), de Leon(19) W: Jesse Dittus(10-11 4.23) L: Melvin Magana(3-5 5.56) SV: Cristiano Zavala(1 2.76) Magana was too good in his last two starts I guess. Record: 65-84, 5th in EL Northeast, 13.5GB Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs BOS, 2-1 @ PHI) Power Rankings: #23(+6) Runs scored: 558(15th) Runs against: 711(12th) Starters ERA: 4.88(14th) Bullpen ERA: 4.07(7th) Defensive Eff.: .680 (12th) Zone Rating: +25.9(1st) Fan Interest: 81(+-0) Who's hot? SP Austin Roy 2G 2-0 1.69 16IP 9K RHRP Glen McKeen 18G 2-0 1.00 18IP 16K RF Ian Messer 7G 12-27 .444 2HR 6RBIs Who's not? 1B Cody Kerzner 6G 2-24 .083 0HR 0RBIs 3B Orlando Gonzalez 7G 1-22 .045 1HR 3RBIs Memphis Bolts C Jason Hardy(24, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-20 3HR 5RBIs 5R. The rookie is batting .235-6-15 .716OPS 0.2WAR in 37 games. Salt Lake City Bearcats* LF Josh Smith(27, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 9-20 4HR 6RBIs 9R. The 2019 EL All-Star is batting .220-34-66 .805OPS 1.4WAR in 118 games. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)