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Griever20 · 03-14-2025, 06:49 AM

Week 2: 3@ Jacksonville Patriots(2-1), 3vs Miami Marlins(1-2)

April 11th

Patriots Use Late Score to Top Expos, 6-5

Ruben Garcia left his imprint on the 6-5 Jacksonville win against the Montreal Expos. Garcia, who finished 5th in the WL in home runs with 32 in 2015, was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Jacksonville pitcher Jose Pena got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Melvin Hernandez got the loss. Alberto Vela, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 2nd save.

Garcia had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 0-2 sinker from Melvin Hernandez, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Patriots a 6-5 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Garcia. He is batting .333-1-3 .908OPS in the first four games.

"Enjoyed this one," Garcia told the Jacksonville Times. "But it's back to work tomorrow." Overall, the Montreal Expos outhit Jacksonville 17-8, but still lost the game.

Jacksonville, with the win, is 3-1.

Roland Morris(L, DNP) - Norm Coffey(R, DNP) tomorrow. Missed all of 2021 with injuries

SP Juan Miranda 6.1IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 5K ND
CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-6 2RBI
RF Ian Messer 1-5 R BB
LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 RBI DB
DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 R 2BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-5
1B Cody Kerzner 3-4 R RBI 2DB
2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 R RBI
SS Jose Robles 2-3 BB
HR MON: none
HR JAC: Crews(2), Ostros(1), Garcia(1)
W: Jose Pena(1-0 0.00) L: Melvin Hernandez(0-1 0.00) SV: Alberto Vela(2 0.00)
Miranda was solid for most of the game and had a 5-4 lead… that did not survive a Robles error and Melvin Hernandez…

April 12th

Expos Grind Out 2-1 Win in Morris’ Debut

The Montreal Expos downed the Jacksonville Patriots, 2-1, at Patriots Park. Stellar pitching by Roland Morris had a lot to do with it. The left-hander handcuffed his opponent all game. The win gives Montreal a record of 3-2.

Morris called the win a testament to his team's "grit." The lefty worked 6 innings of 4-hit and 1-run ball, walking three and striking out 7 while working out of two jams.

Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Ignacio Benavides to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Expos ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. The 25-year old is batting .333-2-4 1.106OPS in 5 games.

Dan Hinton(R, 0-0 4.50) - Paul Kirksey(L, 1-0 2.35) tomorrow. Two 23-year old aces…

SP Roland Morris 6IP 4H 1R 1ER 3BB 7K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5
RF Ian Messer 1-3 R 2BB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R 2RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4
C Kevin Craddock 1-4
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4
HR MON: Benavides(2)
HR JAC: Masariegos(1)
W: Roland Morris(1-0 1.50) L: Norm Coffey(0-1 3.18) SV: Kevin Cowden(2 6.00)
Morris with another quality start and our bullpen held up. The thing that stuns me the most… man do we get hits. Right now, .299BA(3rd in EL)…

April 13th

Expos Victorious at Jacksonville, 4-1

Montreal and Jacksonville duked it out and the Expos came out victorious.

Dan Hinton, the 21st overall pick in the 2017 draft, was terrific for the Montreal Expos in his team's 4-1 triumph over the Jacksonville Patriots. His performance earned Hinton rave reviews. The winner was Hinton. He threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball. "I was just trying to execute one pitch at a time," said Hinton.

The loser was Paul Kirksey. Adam Rudolph earned save number 1 this season. The loss drops the Patriots to 3-3.

Montreal used a cltch at-bat from Karl Ferguson to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. He is batting .227-2-8 .870OPS in 6 games.

Scott Burns(R, 0-1 8.10) - Austin Roy(R, 1-0 3.00) tomorrow. Genuine 5 ERA pitcher.

SP Dan Hinton 8IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 2K W PotG
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R DB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R DB
DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 3RBI HR
2B Robby Weltzer 1-2 R RBI BB HR
HR MON: Ferguson(2), Weltzer(2)
HR JAC: none
W: Dan Hinton(1-0 2.57) L: Paul Kirksey(1-1 4.15) SV: Adam Rudolph(1 0.00)
Hinton pitched to contact and our defence sucked up everything.

April 14th
Offday

April 15th

Marlins Spoil Home Opener for Expos, Win 7-3

Scott Burns, who finished 5th in the EL in wins with 13 in 2019, had a strong outing for the Miami Marlins against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 7-3 win. The win puts Miami at 4-3.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for John Forbes? The Miami third baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the second inning to put the Marlins on top, 3-0. For the game, Forbes had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"I really like what we did out there today," Forbes said after the game. Batting ninth, the 29-year is batting .182 in 7 games so far.

Eibe Hoekstra(R, 1-0 2.84) - Sam Griffin(R, 1-0 5.68) tomorrow. 10-game winner last year.

SP Austin Roy 6.2IP 5H 5R 5ER 1BB 4K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R DB strained oblique 5 days
RF Ian Messer 1-4 RBI DB
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R 2RBI HR
C Kevin Craddock 1-4
HR MIA: Knight(2), Malloy(2)
HR MON: Kazemd(1)
W: Scott Burns(1-1 4.72) L: Austin Roy(1-1 4.97) SV: none
McCreery should’ve pulled Roy after the 6th but let him in to get blown to bits, and Glen McKeen added more earnies…

April 16th
After careful consideration, we decided to not put Vicente Rodriguez on the DL but run with 25 players instead as we have an extra outfielder in Ferguson as DH to shuffle things around.

Expos Take Down Marlins, 8-7, in Seesaw Battle

The Montreal Expos outlasted Tom Knight and the Miami Marlins, 8-7. Knight was impressive in the loss. The Miami center fielder went 3-5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. He is batting .429-2-5 1.143OPS in 8 games so far.

Joe Herzer was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Alec Ferrell. The win has Montreal at 5-3.

Had Brian Schill not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Schill hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Expos.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Schill said. Replacing Vicente Rodriguez due to injury, Schill went 2-4 R RBI BB in the win, saving the bacon of starter Sam Griffin who got lit for 6ER in 2.1IP.

Arnel Acasio(L, 1-0 1.17) - Juan Miranda(R, 0-0 5.68) tomorrow. Second round of starts for our rookies, this time against a 32-year old veteran & 1x All-Star

SP Sam Griffin 2.1IP 7H 6R 6ER 0BB 1K ND
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 R 3RBI DB TP
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 2RBI HR
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R 2BB
DH Karl Ferguson 2-3 R RBI 2BB TP
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 3-5 R
C Kevin Craddock 2-4 R
CF Brian Schill 2-4 R RBI BB
HR MIA: Clinton(1)
HR MON: Messer(1)
W: Joe Herzer(1-0 0.00) L: Alec Ferrell(0-1 10.38) SV: Kevin Cowden(3 4.50)
Joe Herzer with his first NMLB win!

April 17th

Marlins Hammer Expos, 10-1

Miami and Montreal got after it at Olympic Stadium.

The Miami Marlins pinned a convincing loss on the Montreal Expos, 10-1, at Olympic Stadium. Tom Knight was a main factor in the win. He was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 4 for Miami. The win puts Miami at 5-4.

With Miami leading 4-0 in the top of the sixth, Knight came up to bat against Montreal pitcher John Mannino. Knight hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Marlins on top, 8-0. He is now batting .425-3-9 1.200OPS in 9 games.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Miami skipper Matt Knight.

Gerry Smith(L, 0-0 1.29) - Roland Morris(L, 1-0 1.50) tomorrow. I fear that Morris is not going to survive that well…

SP Juan Miranda 5.2IP 7H 5R 3ER 1BB 6K L
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-2
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4
C Kevin Craddock 1-2 R BB DB
CF Brian Schill 1-3 RBI DB
SS Jose Robles 1-2
HR MIA: Fitzmaurice(2), Knight(3)
HR MON: none
W: Arnel Acasio(2-0 1.26) L: Juan Miranda(0-1 5.25) SV: none
Miranda was not as bad as those numbers suggested… but three errors derailed a solid effort. Oh, and we are back to sucking offensively. Great.

Record: 5-4, 3rd in EL Northeast, 1GB
Week: 3-3 (2-1@ JAC, 1-2vs MIA)
Power Rankings: #10(-3)
Runs scored: 41(5th)
Runs against: 44(11th)
Starters ERA: 4.89(13th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.71(9th)
Defensive Eff.: .701 (6th)
Zone Rating: +4.8(3rd)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
nobody

Who's not?
nobody

News:
April 16th - Houston Astros SP Gong-Sun Zhao(31, 4*) pitched a 9IP 2H 0ER 0BB 3K gem in a 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canadians today. The 31-year Taiwanese stud led the EL in Wins(20) and ERA(2.83) last season, but started slow, 1-1 4.63 5K in two starts, so far.

April 18th - Houston Astros C Hector Zamora(30, 5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-18 3HR 6RBIs 6R. The 3x Silver Slugger is batting .379-3-6 .1.162OPS 0.7WAR in 8 games.

April 18th - Kansas City Royals 1B Brian Garcia(29, 4*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 9-22 3HR 6RBIs 5R. A 3x All-Star, he is batting .371-3-6 1.333OPS 1.0WAR in 10 games.

April 18th – All-Year Rookie League Leadmine Canucks CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5*) was named SL1 Player of the Week after going 11-26 2HR 4RBIs 5R.

Next: 1vs Miami Marlins(5-4), 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(4-6), 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(6-4)

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Getting a couple of wins against Jacksonville felt nice (I played those games myself for the sake of getting to know the new team), but the Marlins got us down to earth again… and they are not even that much better.

03-14-2025, 06:49 AM	#104
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,704	2022 Week 2 Week 2: 3@ Jacksonville Patriots(2-1), 3vs Miami Marlins(1-2) April 11th Patriots Use Late Score to Top Expos, 6-5 Ruben Garcia left his imprint on the 6-5 Jacksonville win against the Montreal Expos. Garcia, who finished 5th in the WL in home runs with 32 in 2015, was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Jacksonville pitcher Jose Pena got the win, upping his record to 1-0. Melvin Hernandez got the loss. Alberto Vela, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 2nd save. Garcia had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 0-2 sinker from Melvin Hernandez, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Patriots a 6-5 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Garcia. He is batting .333-1-3 .908OPS in the first four games. "Enjoyed this one," Garcia told the Jacksonville Times. "But it's back to work tomorrow." Overall, the Montreal Expos outhit Jacksonville 17-8, but still lost the game. Jacksonville, with the win, is 3-1. Roland Morris(L, DNP) - Norm Coffey(R, DNP) tomorrow. Missed all of 2021 with injuries SP Juan Miranda 6.1IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 5K ND CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-6 2RBI RF Ian Messer 1-5 R BB LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 RBI DB DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 R 2BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-5 1B Cody Kerzner 3-4 R RBI 2DB 2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 R RBI SS Jose Robles 2-3 BB HR MON: none HR JAC: Crews(2), Ostros(1), Garcia(1) W: Jose Pena(1-0 0.00) L: Melvin Hernandez(0-1 0.00) SV: Alberto Vela(2 0.00) Miranda was solid for most of the game and had a 5-4 lead… that did not survive a Robles error and Melvin Hernandez… April 12th Expos Grind Out 2-1 Win in Morris’ Debut The Montreal Expos downed the Jacksonville Patriots, 2-1, at Patriots Park. Stellar pitching by Roland Morris had a lot to do with it. The left-hander handcuffed his opponent all game. The win gives Montreal a record of 3-2. Morris called the win a testament to his team's "grit." The lefty worked 6 innings of 4-hit and 1-run ball, walking three and striking out 7 while working out of two jams. Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Ignacio Benavides to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Expos ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. The 25-year old is batting .333-2-4 1.106OPS in 5 games. Dan Hinton(R, 0-0 4.50) - Paul Kirksey(L, 1-0 2.35) tomorrow. Two 23-year old aces… SP Roland Morris 6IP 4H 1R 1ER 3BB 7K W PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 RF Ian Messer 1-3 R 2BB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R 2RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 C Kevin Craddock 1-4 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 HR MON: Benavides(2) HR JAC: Masariegos(1) W: Roland Morris(1-0 1.50) L: Norm Coffey(0-1 3.18) SV: Kevin Cowden(2 6.00) Morris with another quality start and our bullpen held up. The thing that stuns me the most… man do we get hits. Right now, .299BA(3rd in EL)… April 13th Expos Victorious at Jacksonville, 4-1 Montreal and Jacksonville duked it out and the Expos came out victorious. Dan Hinton, the 21st overall pick in the 2017 draft, was terrific for the Montreal Expos in his team's 4-1 triumph over the Jacksonville Patriots. His performance earned Hinton rave reviews. The winner was Hinton. He threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball. "I was just trying to execute one pitch at a time," said Hinton. The loser was Paul Kirksey. Adam Rudolph earned save number 1 this season. The loss drops the Patriots to 3-3. Montreal used a cltch at-bat from Karl Ferguson to capture the win. The designated hitter hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. He is batting .227-2-8 .870OPS in 6 games. Scott Burns(R, 0-1 8.10) - Austin Roy(R, 1-0 3.00) tomorrow. Genuine 5 ERA pitcher. SP Dan Hinton 8IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 2K W PotG RF Ian Messer 2-4 R DB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R DB DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 3RBI HR 2B Robby Weltzer 1-2 R RBI BB HR HR MON: Ferguson(2), Weltzer(2) HR JAC: none W: Dan Hinton(1-0 2.57) L: Paul Kirksey(1-1 4.15) SV: Adam Rudolph(1 0.00) Hinton pitched to contact and our defence sucked up everything. April 14th Offday April 15th Marlins Spoil Home Opener for Expos, Win 7-3 Scott Burns, who finished 5th in the EL in wins with 13 in 2019, had a strong outing for the Miami Marlins against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 7-3 win. The win puts Miami at 4-3. Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for John Forbes? The Miami third baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the second inning to put the Marlins on top, 3-0. For the game, Forbes had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats. "I really like what we did out there today," Forbes said after the game. Batting ninth, the 29-year is batting .182 in 7 games so far. Eibe Hoekstra(R, 1-0 2.84) - Sam Griffin(R, 1-0 5.68) tomorrow. 10-game winner last year. SP Austin Roy 6.2IP 5H 5R 5ER 1BB 4K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R DB strained oblique 5 days RF Ian Messer 1-4 RBI DB 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R 2RBI HR C Kevin Craddock 1-4 HR MIA: Knight(2), Malloy(2) HR MON: Kazemd(1) W: Scott Burns(1-1 4.72) L: Austin Roy(1-1 4.97) SV: none McCreery should’ve pulled Roy after the 6th but let him in to get blown to bits, and Glen McKeen added more earnies… April 16th After careful consideration, we decided to not put Vicente Rodriguez on the DL but run with 25 players instead as we have an extra outfielder in Ferguson as DH to shuffle things around. Expos Take Down Marlins, 8-7, in Seesaw Battle The Montreal Expos outlasted Tom Knight and the Miami Marlins, 8-7. Knight was impressive in the loss. The Miami center fielder went 3-5 with 3 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. He is batting .429-2-5 1.143OPS in 8 games so far. Joe Herzer was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Alec Ferrell. The win has Montreal at 5-3. Had Brian Schill not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Schill hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 8-7, in favor of the Expos. "I like the grit of this ballclub," Schill said. Replacing Vicente Rodriguez due to injury, Schill went 2-4 R RBI BB in the win, saving the bacon of starter Sam Griffin who got lit for 6ER in 2.1IP. Arnel Acasio(L, 1-0 1.17) - Juan Miranda(R, 0-0 5.68) tomorrow. Second round of starts for our rookies, this time against a 32-year old veteran & 1x All-Star SP Sam Griffin 2.1IP 7H 6R 6ER 0BB 1K ND 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 R 3RBI DB TP RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 2RBI HR LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R 2BB DH Karl Ferguson 2-3 R RBI 2BB TP 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 3-5 R C Kevin Craddock 2-4 R CF Brian Schill 2-4 R RBI BB HR MIA: Clinton(1) HR MON: Messer(1) W: Joe Herzer(1-0 0.00) L: Alec Ferrell(0-1 10.38) SV: Kevin Cowden(3 4.50) Joe Herzer with his first NMLB win! April 17th Marlins Hammer Expos, 10-1 Miami and Montreal got after it at Olympic Stadium. The Miami Marlins pinned a convincing loss on the Montreal Expos, 10-1, at Olympic Stadium. Tom Knight was a main factor in the win. He was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 4 for Miami. The win puts Miami at 5-4. With Miami leading 4-0 in the top of the sixth, Knight came up to bat against Montreal pitcher John Mannino. Knight hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Marlins on top, 8-0. He is now batting .425-3-9 1.200OPS in 9 games. "We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Miami skipper Matt Knight. Gerry Smith(L, 0-0 1.29) - Roland Morris(L, 1-0 1.50) tomorrow. I fear that Morris* is not going to survive that well…* SP Juan Miranda 5.2IP 7H 5R 3ER 1BB 6K L 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-2 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 C Kevin Craddock 1-2 R BB DB CF Brian Schill 1-3 RBI DB SS Jose Robles 1-2 HR MIA: Fitzmaurice(2), Knight(3) HR MON: none W: Arnel Acasio(2-0 1.26) L: Juan Miranda(0-1 5.25) SV: none Miranda was not as bad as those numbers suggested… but three errors derailed a solid effort. Oh, and we are back to sucking offensively. Great. Record: 5-4, 3rd in EL Northeast, 1GB Week: 3-3 (2-1@ JAC, 1-2vs MIA) Power Rankings: #10(-3) Runs scored: 41(5th) Runs against: 44(11th) Starters ERA: 4.89(13th) Bullpen ERA: 3.71(9th) Defensive Eff.: .701 (6th) Zone Rating: +4.8(3rd) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? nobody Who's not? nobody News: April 16th - Houston Astros SP Gong-Sun Zhao(31, 4) pitched a 9IP 2H 0ER 0BB 3K gem in a 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canadians* today. The 31-year Taiwanese stud led the EL in Wins(20) and ERA(2.83) last season, but started slow, 1-1 4.63 5K in two starts, so far. April 18th - Houston Astros C Hector Zamora(30, 5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-18 3HR 6RBIs 6R. The 3x Silver Slugger is batting .379-3-6 .1.162OPS 0.7WAR in 8 games. April 18th - Kansas City Royals* 1B Brian Garcia(29, 4) was named WL Player of the Week after going 9-22 3HR 6RBIs 5R. A 3x All-Star, he is batting .371-3-6 1.333OPS 1.0WAR in 10 games. April 18th – All-Year Rookie League Leadmine Canucks* CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5) was named SL1 Player of the Week after going 11-26 2HR 4RBIs 5R. Next: 1vs Miami Marlins(5-4), 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(4-6), 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(6-4) -- Getting a couple of wins against Jacksonville* felt nice (I played those games myself for the sake of getting to know the new team), but the Marlins got us down to earth again… and they are not even that much better. __________________ 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)