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Griever20 · 03-23-2025, 01:22 PM

Week 5: 3vs Cincinnati Eagles(16-7), 3vs Atlanta Minuteman(13-9)

May 2nd
Offday

May 3rd

Heilman Dominates Expos in 6-0 Win

The Cincinnati Eagles defeated the Montreal Expos, 6-0, in Eastern League action at Olympic Stadium. Cincinnati pitcher J.R. Heilman had a standout performance. Heilman pitched eight innings of 7-hit, 1BB and 3K ball and got the win.

The Eagles, now 18-7, have been red hot.

Cincinnati used the timely hitting of Danny Tutton, former Montreal Expos, to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Eagles on top, 2-0. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. He is batting .174-1-7 .461OPS -0.3WAR in 20 games.

Tutton attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

Andy Spicer(R, 3-0 1.95) - Roland Morris(L, 2-1 3.86) tomorrow. 11-game winner with a dominant fastball/changeup combo.

SP Juan Miranda 6IP 3H 2R 2ER 3BB 6K L
RF Ian Messer 1-4 DB
DH Karl Ferguson 1-4
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 DB
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4
HR CIN: none
HR MON: none
W: J.R. Heilman(3-1 2.86) L: Juan Miranda(1-3 6.58) SV: none
Ouch. Seven hits, one walk, no runs. Stymied by a 34-year old with no stuff.

May 4th

Eagles Suffer 7-2 Road Loss to Morris, Expos

Montreal turned a good performance from starting pitcher Roland Morris into a 7-2 triumph over the Cincinnati Eagles at Olympic Stadium. The winning pitcher was Morris, now 3-1. He tossed 7 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 9. Cincinnati, with the loss, is still a hardy 18-8.

"Roland kept them off-balance, threw a great game for us," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery.

Dave Grochowski had a big 2-run double for the Expos in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Montreal leading 3-2 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a fastball from Andy Spicer and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 4th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 5-2. Grochowski is batting a hot .366-3-15 .994OPS 1.0WAR in 22 games so far.

Jimmy McMahon(R, 3-2 2.83) - Dan Hinton(R, 2-1 3.27) tomorrow. Their second best arm after Spicer.

SP Roland Morris 7IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 9K W
CF Brian Schill 2-5 3R RBI HR 2SB(7)
RF Ian Messer 1-5 2RBI DB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R
DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 R BB DB
1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 R 3RBI DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 RBI DB HBP
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R
HR CIN: Barrios(1)
HR MON: Schill(3)
W: Roland Morris(3-1 3.54) L: Andy Spicer(3-1 3.11) SV: none
That was a surprise! Morris had control over his pitches for once and was dialed in apart from a 2-run homer, and we hit Spicer pretty hard.

May 5th

Expos Rally in Middle Innings to Win, 6-4

Montreal starter Dan Hinton pitched well against the Cincinnati Eagles at Olympic Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. He pitched 5IP 4H 3ER 3BB 9K against a tough offense.

Glen McKeen, credited with the win in relief, is now 1-1. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. Picking up the save was 22-year old right-handed pitcher Kevin Cowden.

Brian Schill, who is tied for 9th in the EL in triples with 1, helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the center fielder was 1-3, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Schill told the Montreal Daily News. "It's as simple as that." He is now batting .312-3-9 .911OPS 1.1WAR in 17 games.

Cincinnati drops to 18-9.

Adam Warren(R, 2-0 0.61) - Austin Roy(R, 2-1 3.58) tomorrow. 2nd rounder in 2016, pitched mostly out of the pen the last years. Easy part of their rotation.

SP Dan Hinton 5IP 4H 3ER 3BB 9K ND
CF Brian Schill 1-3 R 2RBI
RF Ian Messer 2-3 R RBI SB(2)
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 2RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 R DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4
C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R RBI
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 2R BB
HR CIN: Tutton(2), Ramos(6)
HR MON: none
W: Glen McKeen(1-1 5.62) L: Jimmy McMahon(3-3 3.70) SV: Kevin Cowden(8 1.80)
We beat their 1-2 punch here in this series, unexpected. By the way, Vicente Rodriguez is back and healthy, but we are riding the hot streak of Brian Schill as long as it lasts. Atlanta next.

May 6th

Expos Lose 4-3, in 14

The Atlanta Minutemen did just enough to nip the Montreal Expos, 4-3, in 14 innings. Atlanta pitcher Adam Warren, in particular, had a standout performance. He worked 7 innings of 3-run, 1ER ball. Montreal falls to 14-13.

Atlanta used the timely hitting of Bill Reavis to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 14th inning to put the Minutemen on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. He is batting .257-3-11 .731OPS 0.7WAR in 20 games.

Atlanta manager Tom Middleton commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

Devin Bennett(R, 2-2 4.08) - Sam Griffin(R, 2-1 6.31) tomorrow. Scouts love the kid, but he had an ERA of 5.16 last year.

SP Austin Roy 7.1IP 7H 3R 3ER 2BB 4K ND
CF Brian Schill 1-7
RF Ian Messer 3-6 R DB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 R BB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 R RBI
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-6 2RBI
C Kevin Craddock 2-6 DB
2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 BB
HR ATL: none
HR MON: none
W: Jordan Martinez(1-1 7.59) L: John Mannino(0-1 6.48) SV: none
How to kill a bullpen. We have encountered a power outage lately… only Schill with a home run so far this week… and now come the tough hurlers.

May 7th

Minuteman Beat Expos, 4-1, behind Bennett

The Atlanta Minutemen got a good effort from starter Devin Bennett in defeating the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The righty worked 6.2 innings of 1-run ball and got his third win of the season.

"I'm happy we won," said Bennett. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done." The final score was 4-1. Atlanta goes to 16-11.

Robbie Thompson, who finished 5th in the WL in runs with 104 in 2016, had a direct impact on the outcome. Thompson contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put Atlanta up, 2-0. Their designated hitter, the 4x All-Star is batting .269-5-17 .806OPS 0.3WAR in 26 games.

Eddie Aguilera Jr.(R, 1-2 3.13) - Juan Miranda(R, 1-3 6.58) tomorrow. 17-game winner against rookie…

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 4R 3ER 1BB 0K L
CF Brian Schill 1-5 SB(8)
RF Ian Messer 1-5
DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 R BB DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4
C Kyle Barr 1-2 RBI BB
SS Jose Robles 1-4
HR ATL: none
HR MON: none
W: Devin Bennett(3-2 3.57) L: Sam Griffin(2-2 5.97) SV: Jaden Simon(10 0.00)
Griffin had no strikeout stuff, but it wouldn’t have mattered as we stopped scoring altogether.

May 8th

Miranda Beats Aguilera Jr. As Expos Win, 6-2

The Montreal Expos cut down the Atlanta Minutemen by the score of 6-2, with the largest share of the credit going to center fielder Vicente Rodriguez. Rodriguez was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles for the Expos.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Rodriguez told the Montreal Daily News. He returned to the lineup today in center field and improved his season stats to .303-1-9 .773OPS 0.6WAR in 17 games.

The victory makes Montreal 15-14 with the win going to rookie Juan Miranda. He pitched 5.1 solid innings of 1-run ball.

Montreal took a 5-2 lead on Karl Ferguson's 4th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Ferguson hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Atlanta pitcher Jordan Arroyo visibly frustrated. He is batting .216-5-19 .760OPS 0.3WAR in 28 games.

Roland Morris(L, 3-1 3.54) - Tony Romero(R, 1-1 2.87) tomorrow. Lost most of 2021 with injury, but is a leader and decent pitcher…

SP Juan Miranda 5.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 3BB 5K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 4-5 R RBI DB
RF Ian Messer 2-5 2R 2RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 RB
DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 2RBI BB DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 BB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R SB(3)
SS Orlando Gonzalez 0-3 R BB SB(2)
LF Brian Schill 1-3 RBI
HR ATL: Witherell(2)
HR MON: Messer(3)
W: Juan Miranda(2-3 5.74) L: Eddie Aguilera Jr.(1-3 3.35) SV: none
Seems like V-Rod had some frustration that wanted to get out of the system.

Record: 15-14, 1st in EL Northeast, 1 game lead
Week: 3-3 (2-1vs CIN, 1-2vs ATL)
Power Rankings: #12(+2)
Runs scored: 121(5th)
Runs against: 122(9th)
Starters ERA: 4.42(12th)
Bullpen ERA: 2.90(5th)
Defensive Eff.: .699(7th)
Zone Rating: +4.7(6th)
Fan Interest: 82(+-0)

Who's hot?
1B Dave Grochowski 7G 13-24 .542 1HR 6RBIs

Who's not?
nobody

News:

May 4th – The Arizona Diamondbacks slaughtered the Kansas City Royals 29-6 today, moving to 18-9. Some batting lines:
CF Josh Haddad 5-5 4R 5RBI BB HR(2)
3B Enrique Martinez 3-5 3R 2RBI 3BB
RF Miguel Martinez 3-6 3R RBI 2BB
1B Marco Lemus 4-6 4R 7RBI 2BB 2HR(11)
LF Alex Ibarra 4-7 3R 3RBI
SS Mike Phillips 3-7 3R 2RBI
C Bang-Xao Lu 3-6 4R 5RBI BB 2HR(5)

May 9th - Detroit C Carlos Armijo(30, 3.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-20 3HR 9RBIs 4R. The 3x All-Star is batting .308-3-16 .856OPS 0.9WAR in 23 games.

May 9th - Arizona RF Miguel Martinez(31, 4*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 14-24 2HR 8RBIs 7R. The 2x MvP is batting .303-7-23 .867OPS 0.9WAR in 28 games.

Next: 2@ Arizona Diamondbacks(19-11), 3@ Washington Nationals(13-13)

--

Well, we survived with three wins in this one and still lead a relatively weak division. This is a tricky one as we may win the division… or miss the playoffs all together… but we are talking about something that may dissolve quickly. I’m still not buying this one.

03-23-2025, 01:22 PM	#110
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	2022 Week 5 Week 5: 3vs Cincinnati Eagles(16-7), 3vs Atlanta Minuteman(13-9) May 2nd Offday May 3rd Heilman Dominates Expos in 6-0 Win The Cincinnati Eagles defeated the Montreal Expos, 6-0, in Eastern League action at Olympic Stadium. Cincinnati pitcher J.R. Heilman had a standout performance. Heilman pitched eight innings of 7-hit, 1BB and 3K ball and got the win. The Eagles, now 18-7, have been red hot. Cincinnati used the timely hitting of Danny Tutton, former Montreal Expos, to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Eagles on top, 2-0. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. He is batting .174-1-7 .461OPS -0.3WAR in 20 games. Tutton attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity." Andy Spicer(R, 3-0 1.95) - Roland Morris(L, 2-1 3.86) tomorrow. 11-game winner with a dominant fastball/changeup combo. SP Juan Miranda 6IP 3H 2R 2ER 3BB 6K L RF Ian Messer 1-4 DB DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 C Kevin Craddock 1-4 DB 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 HR CIN: none HR MON: none W: J.R. Heilman(3-1 2.86) L: Juan Miranda(1-3 6.58) SV: none Ouch. Seven hits, one walk, no runs. Stymied by a 34-year old with no stuff. May 4th Eagles Suffer 7-2 Road Loss to Morris, Expos Montreal turned a good performance from starting pitcher Roland Morris into a 7-2 triumph over the Cincinnati Eagles at Olympic Stadium. The winning pitcher was Morris, now 3-1. He tossed 7 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 9. Cincinnati, with the loss, is still a hardy 18-8. "Roland kept them off-balance, threw a great game for us," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. Dave Grochowski had a big 2-run double for the Expos in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Montreal leading 3-2 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a fastball from Andy Spicer and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 4th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 5-2. Grochowski is batting a hot .366-3-15 .994OPS 1.0WAR in 22 games so far. Jimmy McMahon(R, 3-2 2.83) - Dan Hinton(R, 2-1 3.27) tomorrow. Their second best arm after Spicer. SP Roland Morris 7IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 9K W CF Brian Schill 2-5 3R RBI HR 2SB(7) RF Ian Messer 1-5 2RBI DB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 R BB DB 1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 R 3RBI DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 RBI DB HBP 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R HR CIN: Barrios(1) HR MON: Schill(3) W: Roland Morris(3-1 3.54) L: Andy Spicer(3-1 3.11) SV: none That was a surprise! Morris had control over his pitches for once and was dialed in apart from a 2-run homer, and we hit Spicer pretty hard. May 5th Expos Rally in Middle Innings to Win, 6-4 Montreal starter Dan Hinton pitched well against the Cincinnati Eagles at Olympic Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. He pitched 5IP 4H 3ER 3BB 9K against a tough offense. Glen McKeen, credited with the win in relief, is now 1-1. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1 innings. Picking up the save was 22-year old right-handed pitcher Kevin Cowden. Brian Schill, who is tied for 9th in the EL in triples with 1, helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the center fielder was 1-3, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. "We took advantage of our opportunities," Schill told the Montreal Daily News. "It's as simple as that." He is now batting .312-3-9 .911OPS 1.1WAR in 17 games. Cincinnati drops to 18-9. Adam Warren(R, 2-0 0.61) - Austin Roy(R, 2-1 3.58) tomorrow. 2nd rounder in 2016, pitched mostly out of the pen the last years. Easy part of their rotation. SP Dan Hinton 5IP 4H 3ER 3BB 9K ND CF Brian Schill 1-3 R 2RBI RF Ian Messer 2-3 R RBI SB(2) LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 2RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 R DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R RBI 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 2R BB HR CIN: Tutton(2), Ramos(6) HR MON: none W: Glen McKeen(1-1 5.62) L: Jimmy McMahon(3-3 3.70) SV: Kevin Cowden(8 1.80) We beat their 1-2 punch here in this series, unexpected. By the way, Vicente Rodriguez is back and healthy, but we are riding the hot streak of Brian Schill as long as it lasts. Atlanta next. May 6th Expos Lose 4-3, in 14 The Atlanta Minutemen did just enough to nip the Montreal Expos, 4-3, in 14 innings. Atlanta pitcher Adam Warren, in particular, had a standout performance. He worked 7 innings of 3-run, 1ER ball. Montreal falls to 14-13. Atlanta used the timely hitting of Bill Reavis to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 14th inning to put the Minutemen on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. He is batting .257-3-11 .731OPS 0.7WAR in 20 games. Atlanta manager Tom Middleton commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort." Devin Bennett(R, 2-2 4.08) - Sam Griffin(R, 2-1 6.31) tomorrow. Scouts love the kid, but he had an ERA of 5.16 last year. SP Austin Roy 7.1IP 7H 3R 3ER 2BB 4K ND CF Brian Schill 1-7 RF Ian Messer 3-6 R DB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 R BB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 R RBI 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-6 2RBI C Kevin Craddock 2-6 DB 2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 BB HR ATL: none HR MON: none W: Jordan Martinez(1-1 7.59) L: John Mannino(0-1 6.48) SV: none How to kill a bullpen. We have encountered a power outage lately… only Schill with a home run so far this week… and now come the tough hurlers. May 7th Minuteman Beat Expos, 4-1, behind Bennett The Atlanta Minutemen got a good effort from starter Devin Bennett in defeating the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The righty worked 6.2 innings of 1-run ball and got his third win of the season. "I'm happy we won," said Bennett. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done." The final score was 4-1. Atlanta goes to 16-11. Robbie Thompson, who finished 5th in the WL in runs with 104 in 2016, had a direct impact on the outcome. Thompson contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put Atlanta up, 2-0. Their designated hitter, the 4x All-Star is batting .269-5-17 .806OPS 0.3WAR in 26 games. Eddie Aguilera Jr.(R, 1-2 3.13) - Juan Miranda(R, 1-3 6.58) tomorrow. 17-game winner against rookie… SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 4R 3ER 1BB 0K L CF Brian Schill 1-5 SB(8) RF Ian Messer 1-5 DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 R BB DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 C Kyle Barr 1-2 RBI BB SS Jose Robles 1-4 HR ATL: none HR MON: none W: Devin Bennett(3-2 3.57) L: Sam Griffin(2-2 5.97) SV: Jaden Simon(10 0.00) Griffin had no strikeout stuff, but it wouldn’t have mattered as we stopped scoring altogether. May 8th Miranda Beats Aguilera Jr. As Expos Win, 6-2 The Montreal Expos cut down the Atlanta Minutemen by the score of 6-2, with the largest share of the credit going to center fielder Vicente Rodriguez. Rodriguez was 4-5 with a double and 3 singles for the Expos. "If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Rodriguez told the Montreal Daily News. He returned to the lineup today in center field and improved his season stats to .303-1-9 .773OPS 0.6WAR in 17 games. The victory makes Montreal 15-14 with the win going to rookie Juan Miranda. He pitched 5.1 solid innings of 1-run ball. Montreal took a 5-2 lead on Karl Ferguson's 4th double of the season. The 2-run double, which Ferguson hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Atlanta pitcher Jordan Arroyo visibly frustrated. He is batting .216-5-19 .760OPS 0.3WAR in 28 games. Roland Morris(L, 3-1 3.54) - Tony Romero(R, 1-1 2.87) tomorrow. Lost most of 2021 with injury, but is a leader and decent pitcher… SP Juan Miranda 5.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 3BB 5K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 4-5 R RBI DB RF Ian Messer 2-5 2R 2RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 RB DH Karl Ferguson 1-3 2RBI BB DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 BB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R SB(3) SS Orlando Gonzalez 0-3 R BB SB(2) LF Brian Schill 1-3 RBI HR ATL: Witherell(2) HR MON: Messer(3) W: Juan Miranda(2-3 5.74) L: Eddie Aguilera Jr.(1-3 3.35) SV: none Seems like V-Rod had some frustration that wanted to get out of the system. Record: 15-14, 1st in EL Northeast, 1 game lead Week: 3-3 (2-1vs CIN, 1-2vs ATL) Power Rankings: #12(+2) Runs scored: 121(5th) Runs against: 122(9th) Starters ERA: 4.42(12th) Bullpen ERA: 2.90(5th) Defensive Eff.: .699(7th) Zone Rating: +4.7(6th) Fan Interest: 82(+-0) Who's hot? 1B Dave Grochowski 7G 13-24 .542 1HR 6RBIs Who's not? nobody News: May 4th – The Arizona Diamondbacks slaughtered the Kansas City Royals 29-6 today, moving to 18-9. Some batting lines: CF Josh Haddad 5-5 4R 5RBI BB HR(2) 3B Enrique Martinez 3-5 3R 2RBI 3BB RF Miguel Martinez 3-6 3R RBI 2BB 1B Marco Lemus 4-6 4R 7RBI 2BB 2HR(11) LF Alex Ibarra 4-7 3R 3RBI SS Mike Phillips 3-7 3R 2RBI C Bang-Xao Lu 3-6 4R 5RBI BB 2HR(5) May 9th - Detroit C Carlos Armijo(30, 3.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-20 3HR 9RBIs 4R. The 3x All-Star is batting .308-3-16 .856OPS 0.9WAR in 23 games. May 9th - Arizona* RF Miguel Martinez(31, 4) was named WL Player of the Week after going 14-24 2HR 8RBIs 7R. The 2x MvP is batting .303-7-23 .867OPS 0.9WAR in 28 games. Next: 2@ Arizona Diamondbacks(19-11), 3@ Washington Nationals*(13-13) -- Well, we survived with three wins in this one and still lead a relatively weak division. This is a tricky one as we may win the division… or miss the playoffs all together… but we are talking about something that may dissolve quickly. I’m still not buying this one. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)