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Griever20 · 02-24-2025, 01:47 PM

Smashing Success: Sexton Wallops 3 HR
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October 6th, 2021

The "hardest feat in sports" debate is a never-ending one with no correct answer, but hitting three home runs is certainly in the conversation. That's exactly what Craig Sexton(24, 3*) did at LoanDepot Park, going deep three times and carrying his team to victory, 14-6.

"It all came together. I was seeing the ball well and I got some good pitches to hit," Sexton said. "Good things happen, when that happens."

The Los Angeles Angels shortstop blistered the Miami Marlins for 3 hits, batted in 6 runs and scored 3 times.

"It ain't like we weren't trying," Miami manager Matt Knight said. "He was hot and really torched my boys today."

Craig Sexton hit a two-run home run off Eibe Hoekstra in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Tyler Jackson in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Tyler Jackson in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.

For the year, Sexton has hit at a .230/.274/.347 clip with 49 RBIs, 13 home runs and 55 runs scored, good for 1.3WAR in 145 games as his defense is superb.

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Week 27: 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(76-80), 3@ New York Mets(74-82)

October 4th
Offday

October 5th

Eagles Grill Montreal, 11-2

The Philadelphia Grizzlies beat the Montreal Expos, 11-2, at Olympic Stadium. Philadelphia right fielder Jesus Maradiaga had an outstanding performance. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The Grizzlies now own a record of 77-80.

The game turned with no one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Maradiaga hit a 2-run home run off Sam Griffin. It propelled the Grizzlies into the lead, 4-2. The 26-year old is batting .248-25-64 .762OPS 0.2WAR in 125 games.

"Glad to get this win," said Maradiaga. "But we need to keep playing at a high level."

Alberto Cordoba(R, 14-8 3.88) - Sam Rush(R, 5-10 5.24) tomorrow. How they are 77-80 with this pitching is beyond me.

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 3H 4R 4ER 2BB 4K L
DH Dan Cook 1-4 R RBI HR
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 3-4 R DB
RF Ignacio Benavides 1-4
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4
SS Jose Robles 1-3 RBI
HR PHI: Maradiaga 2(25), de Leon(20)
HR MON: Cook(17)
W: Ruben Torrez(16-8 3.16) L: Sam Griffin(8-11 4.14) SV: none
Our bullpen is playing with flip-flops by now with Nelson and Thrower giving up 7ER in a hurry…

October 6th

Rush Wins Final Start of His Season, 7-2, Over Eagles

The Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Grizzlies, 7-2, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal center fielder Vicente Rodriguez led the way. He went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times. Montreal occupies last place in the Eastern League North East Division at 67-91.

Cody Kerzner went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs for Montreal. The 26-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single off Alberto Cordoba. It was his 108th hit of the season.

"We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Kerzner. He is now batting .245-19-62 .734OPS 0.7WAR in 114 games.

Sam Rush got the win in this one, working 5 innings of 1-run, 0ER ball and striking out 4 to finish his 2021 6-10 with a 5.06ERA and 119 strikeouts in 142.1IP.

Oscar Guzman(R, 8-10 5.22) - Melvin Magana(R, 4-5 5.28) tomorrow. 26-year old with 14 wins last year.

SP Sam Rush 5.0IP 5H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 4-5 2R RBI DB SB(10)
DH Dan Cook 1-4 R BB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 R 2BB
1B Cody Kerzner 2-5 3RBI
RF Ian Messer 1-4 HBP
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 RBI
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R RBI HR
C Kevin Craddock 2-4 2R RBI HR
HR PHI: none
HR MON: Gonzalez(11), Craddock(3)
W: Sam Rush(6-10 5.06) L: Alberto Cordoba(14-9 3.95) SV: none
Rush ended his season in style and Rodriguez continues to outperform his 2.5* rating for me.

October 7th

Vargas Hits Two Homers in 8-3 Win for Philadelphia

The performance of Pablo Vargas proved critical in helping Philadelphia beat Montreal, 8-3. The Grizzlies left fielder was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Oscar Guzman, the winning pitcher, is now 9-10. He went 8.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 10 hits, while fanning 7 and walking 2. The third-place Grizzlies are 78-81.

With Philadelphia leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Vargas hit a fastball from Melvin Magana for a 3-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Grizzlies ahead, 4-0.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Vargas. The 29-year old is batting .253-6-18 .723OPS -0.2WAR in 54 games off the bench this year.

Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-13 4.94) - Josh Eisenberg(L, 12-7 4.38) tomorrow. Another how did you get 12 wins pitcher.

SP Melvin Magana 4.2IP 2H 5R 4ER 4BB 7K L
DH Dan Cook 1-5
LF Karl Ferguson 1-3
1B Cody Kerzner 2-4 R 2DB
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 2RBI HR
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R SB(1)
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 RBI
C Kevin Craddock 2-4
HR PHI: Vargas 2(6), Cano(24)
HR MON: Messer(12)
W: Oscar Guzman(9-10 5.12) L: Melvin Magana(4-6 5.42) SV: none
That closes the book on Magana, and most likely for good as he won’t get $2.2M in arbitration from me. 17 starts, 0.3WAR for 500k.

October 8th

’Winless’ Hilscher Wins Big Over Mets, 9-0

The Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets, 9-0, in Eastern League action at Citi Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal pitcher Adrian Hilscher. The Expos, at 68-92, sit in last place in the Eastern League North East Division.

Hilscher dominated for Montreal, raising his record to 3-13. New York hitters had few good at-bats against the right-hander, who scattered 1 hit over 8 innings while striking out 6.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Hilscher said. He was supported by a 16-hit barrage including three-hit games by Dan Cook, Ignacio Benavides and Robby Weltzer.

Austin Roy(R, 8-16 4.61) - Zach Laurents(R, 9-13 3.92) tomorrow. 1-2 4.92 against us.

SP Adrian Hilscher 8IP 1H 0R 0ER 1BB 6K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 R
DH Dan Cook 3-5 2R RBI
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 2RBI BB HR
1B Cody Kerzner 1-5 R 2RBI HR
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 2R BB
RF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 2R 2RBI HR
2B Robby Weltzer 3-5 R
HR MON: Kerzner(20), Benavides(3), Ferguson(22)
HR NYM: none
W: Adrian Hilscher(3-13 4.62) L: Jesse Eisenberg(12-8 4.46) SV: none
That is a way to lower your ERA in the last week of the season! Hilscher with a gem and our offense with a nice display.

October 9th

Expos Sunk by Mets

Due in large part to center fielder Abel Lemke, the New York Mets sunk the Montreal Expos, 8-5. Lemke went 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The winner was Zach Laurents, who threw 91 pitches over 5 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 6 hits. New York now owns a record of 77-84.

Alberto Perez had a timely hit in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out and the bases loaded, the New York first baseman hit a 2-run single. That put the Mets in front, 6-4. The 30-year old journeyman is batting .214 in 75 games.

"Winning never gets dull," said Perez. For Montreal, the game became even more painful as left-fieder Karl Ferguson had to leave the game early after a ugly collision at second base. He was diagnosed with a broken bone in his elbow and will be out for four months.

Sam Griffin(R, 8-11 4.14) - Willie Fernandez(L, 2-3 5.83) tomorrow. The season ends with our most reliable starter.

SP Austin Roy 4.1IP 6H 6R 4ER 5BB 2K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI BB
DH Dan Cook 1-5 R RBI DB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 broken bone in his elbow 4 months
RF Ian Messer 1-4 R
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 2R BB DB
SS Jose Robles 1-3 2RBI DB
3B Dave Quiros 1-4 R
HR MON: none
HR NYM: Lemke(11)
W: Zach Laurents(10-13 4.02) L: Austin Roy(5-10 4.53) SV: Ron Millett(30 3.05)
Roy with another stinker… Ferguson exits the season on a stretcher… time for the last game.

October 10th

Quiros Jacks 3 into the Stands

Montreal Expos bombardier David Quiros set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence as his club beat the New York Mets, 8-0.

"I guess you could say I was a good guesser today, especially on the last one," Quiros told writers in the postgame press room. "I was ahead in the count, so I gambled that I'd get a certain pitch, and got all of it."

For the game, the Montreal second baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5, and scored 3 runs.

David Quiros grounded out in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Grant Roy in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Jose Avila in the 4th, struck out in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Cody Forst in the 9th.

Currently Quiros is batting .232 with 7 home runs and 35 RBIs.

SP Sam Griffin 7.2IP 8H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K W
2B Dave Quiros 3-5 3R 5RBI 3HR
DH Dan Cook 2-5
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 SB(2)
1B Cody Kerzner 2-4 R BB
RF Ian Messer 1-4 2R BB
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 DB
CF Brian Schill 1-4 RBI
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R RBI
SS Jose Robles 1-4 R RBI
HR MON: Quiros 3(7)
HR NYM: none
W: Sam Griffin(9-11 3.97) L: Grant Roy(0-1 15.43) SV: none
That is the most random thing I have ever seen on the final day of the season.

Record: 69-93, 5th in EL Northeast, 18GB, 2nd worst in baseball
Week: 3-3 (1-2 vs PHI, 2-1 @ NYM)
Power Rankings: #28(+2)
Runs scored: 614(15th)
Runs against: 775(12th)
Starters ERA: 4.79(12th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.22(7th)
Defensive Eff.: .686 (10th)
Zone Rating: +30.8(4th)
Fan Interest: 80(-+1)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Rush 2G 1-0 0.87 15IP 12K
LHRP John Mannino 13G 2-0 0.00 15IP 12K

Who's not?
nobody

02-24-2025, 01:47 PM	#84
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2021 Week 27 Smashing Success: Sexton Wallops 3 HR stadiumreport.bbn October 6th, 2021 The "hardest feat in sports" debate is a never-ending one with no correct answer, but hitting three home runs is certainly in the conversation. That's exactly what Craig Sexton(24, 3) did at LoanDepot Park, going deep three times and carrying his team to victory, 14-6. "It all came together. I was seeing the ball well and I got some good pitches to hit," Sexton* said. "Good things happen, when that happens." The Los Angeles Angels shortstop blistered the Miami Marlins for 3 hits, batted in 6 runs and scored 3 times. "It ain't like we weren't trying," Miami manager Matt Knight said. "He was hot and really torched my boys today." Craig Sexton hit a two-run home run off Eibe Hoekstra in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Tyler Jackson in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Tyler Jackson in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and flied out in the 8th. For the year, Sexton has hit at a .230/.274/.347 clip with 49 RBIs, 13 home runs and 55 runs scored, good for 1.3WAR in 145 games as his defense is superb. -- Week 27: 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(76-80), 3@ New York Mets(74-82) October 4th Offday October 5th Eagles Grill Montreal, 11-2 The Philadelphia Grizzlies beat the Montreal Expos, 11-2, at Olympic Stadium. Philadelphia right fielder Jesus Maradiaga had an outstanding performance. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The Grizzlies now own a record of 77-80. The game turned with no one out in the top of the fourth. That's when Maradiaga hit a 2-run home run off Sam Griffin. It propelled the Grizzlies into the lead, 4-2. The 26-year old is batting .248-25-64 .762OPS 0.2WAR in 125 games. "Glad to get this win," said Maradiaga. "But we need to keep playing at a high level." Alberto Cordoba(R, 14-8 3.88) - Sam Rush(R, 5-10 5.24) tomorrow. How they are 77-80 with this pitching is beyond me. SP Sam Griffin 6IP 3H 4R 4ER 2BB 4K L DH Dan Cook 1-4 R RBI HR 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 3-4 R DB RF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 SS Jose Robles 1-3 RBI HR PHI: Maradiaga 2(25), de Leon(20) HR MON: Cook(17) W: Ruben Torrez(16-8 3.16) L: Sam Griffin(8-11 4.14) SV: none Our bullpen is playing with flip-flops by now with Nelson and Thrower giving up 7ER in a hurry… October 6th Rush Wins Final Start of His Season, 7-2, Over Eagles The Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Grizzlies, 7-2, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal center fielder Vicente Rodriguez led the way. He went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 times. Montreal occupies last place in the Eastern League North East Division at 67-91. Cody Kerzner went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs for Montreal. The 26-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single off Alberto Cordoba. It was his 108th hit of the season. "We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Kerzner. He is now batting .245-19-62 .734OPS 0.7WAR in 114 games. Sam Rush got the win in this one, working 5 innings of 1-run, 0ER ball and striking out 4 to finish his 2021 6-10 with a 5.06ERA and 119 strikeouts in 142.1IP. Oscar Guzman(R, 8-10 5.22) - Melvin Magana(R, 4-5 5.28) tomorrow. 26-year old with 14 wins last year. SP Sam Rush 5.0IP 5H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 4-5 2R RBI DB SB(10) DH Dan Cook 1-4 R BB LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 R 2BB 1B Cody Kerzner 2-5 3RBI RF Ian Messer 1-4 HBP 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 RBI 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R RBI HR C Kevin Craddock 2-4 2R RBI HR HR PHI: none HR MON: Gonzalez(11), Craddock(3) W: Sam Rush(6-10 5.06) L: Alberto Cordoba(14-9 3.95) SV: none Rush ended his season in style and Rodriguez continues to outperform his 2.5* rating for me. October 7th Vargas Hits Two Homers in 8-3 Win for Philadelphia The performance of Pablo Vargas proved critical in helping Philadelphia beat Montreal, 8-3. The Grizzlies left fielder was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Oscar Guzman, the winning pitcher, is now 9-10. He went 8.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 10 hits, while fanning 7 and walking 2. The third-place Grizzlies are 78-81. With Philadelphia leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Vargas hit a fastball from Melvin Magana for a 3-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Grizzlies ahead, 4-0. "I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Vargas. The 29-year old is batting .253-6-18 .723OPS -0.2WAR in 54 games off the bench this year. Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-13 4.94) - Josh Eisenberg(L, 12-7 4.38) tomorrow. Another how did you get 12 wins pitcher. SP Melvin Magana 4.2IP 2H 5R 4ER 4BB 7K L DH Dan Cook 1-5 LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 1B Cody Kerzner 2-4 R 2DB RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 2RBI HR 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R SB(1) 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 RBI C Kevin Craddock 2-4 HR PHI: Vargas 2(6), Cano(24) HR MON: Messer(12) W: Oscar Guzman(9-10 5.12) L: Melvin Magana(4-6 5.42) SV: none That closes the book on Magana, and most likely for good as he won’t get $2.2M in arbitration from me. 17 starts, 0.3WAR for 500k. October 8th ’Winless’ Hilscher Wins Big Over Mets, 9-0 The Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets, 9-0, in Eastern League action at Citi Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal pitcher Adrian Hilscher. The Expos, at 68-92, sit in last place in the Eastern League North East Division. Hilscher dominated for Montreal, raising his record to 3-13. New York hitters had few good at-bats against the right-hander, who scattered 1 hit over 8 innings while striking out 6. "We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Hilscher said. He was supported by a 16-hit barrage including three-hit games by Dan Cook, Ignacio Benavides and Robby Weltzer. Austin Roy(R, 8-16 4.61) - Zach Laurents(R, 9-13 3.92) tomorrow. 1-2 4.92 against us. SP Adrian Hilscher 8IP 1H 0R 0ER 1BB 6K W PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 R DH Dan Cook 3-5 2R RBI LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 2RBI BB HR 1B Cody Kerzner 1-5 R 2RBI HR 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 2R BB RF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 2R 2RBI HR 2B Robby Weltzer 3-5 R HR MON: Kerzner(20), Benavides(3), Ferguson(22) HR NYM: none W: Adrian Hilscher(3-13 4.62) L: Jesse Eisenberg(12-8 4.46) SV: none That is a way to lower your ERA in the last week of the season! Hilscher with a gem and our offense with a nice display. October 9th Expos Sunk by Mets Due in large part to center fielder Abel Lemke, the New York Mets sunk the Montreal Expos, 8-5. Lemke went 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The winner was Zach Laurents, who threw 91 pitches over 5 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 6 hits. New York now owns a record of 77-84. Alberto Perez had a timely hit in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out and the bases loaded, the New York first baseman hit a 2-run single. That put the Mets in front, 6-4. The 30-year old journeyman is batting .214 in 75 games. "Winning never gets dull," said Perez. For Montreal, the game became even more painful as left-fieder Karl Ferguson had to leave the game early after a ugly collision at second base. He was diagnosed with a broken bone in his elbow and will be out for four months. Sam Griffin(R, 8-11 4.14) - Willie Fernandez(L, 2-3 5.83) tomorrow. The season ends with our most reliable starter. SP Austin Roy 4.1IP 6H 6R 4ER 5BB 2K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI BB DH Dan Cook 1-5 R RBI DB LF Karl Ferguson 1-3 broken bone in his elbow 4 months RF Ian Messer 1-4 R 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 2R BB DB SS Jose Robles 1-3 2RBI DB 3B Dave Quiros 1-4 R HR MON: none HR NYM: Lemke(11) W: Zach Laurents(10-13 4.02) L: Austin Roy(5-10 4.53) SV: Ron Millett(30 3.05) Roy with another stinker… Ferguson exits the season on a stretcher… time for the last game. October 10th Quiros Jacks 3 into the Stands Montreal Expos bombardier David Quiros set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence as his club beat the New York Mets, 8-0. "I guess you could say I was a good guesser today, especially on the last one," Quiros told writers in the postgame press room. "I was ahead in the count, so I gambled that I'd get a certain pitch, and got all of it." For the game, the Montreal second baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5, and scored 3 runs. David Quiros grounded out in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Grant Roy in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Jose Avila in the 4th, struck out in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Cody Forst in the 9th. Currently Quiros is batting .232 with 7 home runs and 35 RBIs. SP Sam Griffin 7.2IP 8H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K W 2B Dave Quiros 3-5 3R 5RBI 3HR DH Dan Cook 2-5 LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 SB(2) 1B Cody Kerzner 2-4 R BB RF Ian Messer 1-4 2R BB C Kevin Craddock 1-4 DB CF Brian Schill 1-4 RBI 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R RBI SS Jose Robles 1-4 R RBI HR MON: Quiros 3(7) HR NYM: none W: Sam Griffin(9-11 3.97) L: Grant Roy(0-1 15.43) SV: none That is the most random thing I have ever seen on the final day of the season. Record: 69-93, 5th in EL Northeast, 18GB, 2nd worst in baseball Week: 3-3 (1-2 vs PHI, 2-1 @ NYM) Power Rankings: #28(+2) Runs scored: 614(15th) Runs against: 775(12th) Starters ERA: 4.79(12th) Bullpen ERA: 4.22(7th) Defensive Eff.: .686 (10th) Zone Rating: +30.8(4th) Fan Interest: 80(-+1) Who's hot? SP Sam Rush 2G 1-0 0.87 15IP 12K LHRP John Mannino 13G 2-0 0.00 15IP 12K Who's not? nobody __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)