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Griever20 · 03-25-2025, 02:45 PM

Week 6: 2@ Arizona Diamondbacks(19-11), 3@ Washington Nationals(13-13)

May 9th
offday

May 10th

Diamondbacks Win Thriller, 2-1, in Eleven

The Arizona Diamondbacks had to weather a strong performance from Montreal pitcher Roland Morris before claiming a 2-1 win in 11 innings. Morris went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Arizona reliever Justin Whitt picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Kevin Cowden was saddled with the loss. The win gives Arizona a record of 20-11.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Arizona first baseman Marco Lemus, facing Kevin Cowden, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Diamondbacks the 2-1 win.

Lemus called the win a test of his team's "mettle." He is batting .328-12-32 1.066OPS 1.9WAR in 29 games.

Dan Hinton(R, 2-1 3.55) - Nate McLean(R, 3-1 3.86) tomorrow. Our chance to escape with a series tie here, kids got low stamina.

SP Roland Morris 6.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 4K ND
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5
RF Ian Messer 1-5
LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 DB
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4
DH Karl Ferguson 1-5 DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 R RBI 2BB HR
HR ARI: Kazemd(2)
HR MON: none
W: Justin Whitt(3-3 4.66) L: Kevin Cowden(1-1 1.93) SV: none
Cowden with his first blunder since his first appearance and we suck offensively.

May 11th

Transaction:
The Montreal Expos have claimed 25-year old RHRP Matt Bow(2.5*) off waivers. He was 2-1 3SV 6.75 24K 26.2IP -0.3WAR with Seattle. Insurance for Ryan Rasbach’s dropping ratings.

May 11th

Expos Win in Extras, 10-9 with V-Rod Grabbing 5 Hits

The Montreal Expos outlasted Marco Lemus and the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10-9, in 12 innings. Lemus was impressive in the loss. The Arizona first baseman was 4 for 6 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Glen McKeen, now 2-1, was credited with the win in 1.1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 0 and walking 0. Arizona drops to 20-12.

Montreal took advantage of an error in the top of the 12th inning. The game was tied, 9-9, when Vicente Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Expos in front, 10-9.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Rodriguez. The center fielder went 5-7 with four runs scored, two doubles, a triple and an RBI.

Austin Roy(R, 2-1 3.60) - Jesse Osborn(R, 1-3 3.41) the day after tomorrow. Made his debut in 2021 in the bullpen.

SP Dan Hinton 4.2IP 8H 5R 5ER 2BB 1K ND
CF Vicente Rodriguez 5-7 4R RBI 2DB TP
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI
LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 2R 2RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 4-6 R 4RBI DB HR
DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 RBI 2BB
C Kevin Craddock 1-5 R BB
2B Robby Weltzer 3-6 R DB
HR ARI: Martinez(8), Lemus 2(14)
HR MON: Grochowski(4)
W: Glen McKeen(2-1 4.35) L: David Gonzalez(0-1 6.17) SV: none
Hinton got lit, but our offense picked things up big time. At least a draw of the series, and we got an offday tomorrow to revive our bullpen.

May 12th
Offday

May 13th

Expos Dealt 3-2 Loss by Washington

In a low-scoring affair between the Washington Nationals and the Montreal Expos, pitcher Jesse Osborn was the difference between victory and defeat. The Washington right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Nationals win. Osborn got the win, improving to 2-3. He gave up 6 hits and walked 0 over 5.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. The Expos drop to 16-16 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2022 season.

Jonathan McFadyen had a big solo home run for the Nationals in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Washington leading 2-1 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from Austin Roy, who is a two-time All-Star, and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Nationals on top, 3-1.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," McFadyen told the Washington Times. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger at DH is batting .267-6-11 .811OPS 0.4WAR in 27 games.

Sam Griffin(R, 2-2 5.97) - Steve Behanna(R, 0-0 6.52) tomorrow. Veteran righty, won nine with an ERA of 4.68 last year.

SP Austin Roy 6.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 3BB 3K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-5 R RBI DB
RF Ian Messer 1-5
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3
DH Karl Ferguson 0-4 RBI
SS Jose Robles 1-3 R BB DB
HR MON: none
HR WSH: McFadyen(6)
W: Jesse Osborn(2-3 2.92) L: Austin Roy(2-2 3.66) SV: Zachary Welborn(11 2.20)
No offense.

May 14th

Benavides 3-Run Shot Fuels to 5-4 Expos Win

Montreal left fielder Ignacio Benavides picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Washington Nationals, 5-4. Montreal leads the Eastern League North East Division by 2 games.

With Montreal trailing 2-1 in the top of the third, Benavides hit a splitter from Steve Behanna for a 3-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 4-2. The righty is batting .265-6-17 .834OPS 0.7WAR in 29 games.

Montreal manager Aaron McCreery said his team played a "no nonsense" game.

Juan Miranda(R, 2-3 5.74) - Ian Munson(R, 3-1 2.43) tomorrow. 11-game winner last season as a rookie.

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 4R 4ER 0BB 1K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R
RF Ian Messer 3-5 R 2DB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R 3RBI BB HR
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R BB
DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-5 RBI
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R DB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI
SS Jose Robles 1-4
HR MON: Benavides(6)
HR WSH: Saldana(9), Matsumura(2)
W: Sam Griffin(3-2 5.97) L: Steve Behanna(0-1 7.24) SV: Kevin Cowden(9 1.80)
A Benavides 3-run jack was needed to win this one…

May 15th

Expos Suffer 6-3 Road Loss

The Washington Nationals knocked off the Montreal Expos, 6-3, in Eastern League action at Nationals Park. Washington pitcher and Roanoke, Virginia, native Ian Munson had an outstanding performance. The win was credited to fireballing left-hander Pete Dimick in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Juan Miranda took the loss. With the win, Washington raised its record to 18-15.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. That's when third baseman Kevin Jones hit a double. The Nationals went on to win.

"There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Jones told the Washington Times. Following that double, Ryan Rasbach, the former Montreal Expos closer, came in for relief, and served up a 3-run home run to put this game out of reach.

Hagane Noguchi(R, 2-2 6.17) - Roland Morris(L, 3-1 3.15) tomorrow. He guchi. 2018 WL PotY and 5x All-Star

SP Juan Miranda 6IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 8K L
RF Ian Messer 0-2 2BB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-2 R 2RBI BB HR HBP
DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 R RBI HR
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 DB
C Kevin Craddock 0-3 R BB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4
SS Jose Robles 1-3
HR MON: Benavides(7), Ferguson(6)
HR WSH: McFayden(7), Newcomb(5)
W: Pete Dimick(1-1 7.71) L: Juan Miranda(2-4 5.79) SV: Zachary Welborn(12 2.08)
Rasbach blew that one, but the truth is, he was faced with two on and nobody out as Miranda was let out there over the breaking point.

Record: 17-17, 1st in EL Northeast, 0.5 game lead
Week: 2-3 (1-1@ ARI, 1-2@ WSH)
Power Rankings: #16(-4)
Runs scored: 142(7th)
Runs against: 146(9th)
Starters ERA: 4.53(14th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.00(4th)
Defensive Eff.: .704(6th)
Zone Rating: +8.0(6th)
Fan Interest: 82(+-0)

Who's hot?
1B Dave Grochowski 5G 10-21 .476 1HR 4RBIs
LF Ignacio Benavides 5G 10-20 .500 2HR 7RBIs

Who's not?
C Kevin Craddock 6G 3-25 .120 0HR 0RBI

News:
May 10th - Philadelphia Grizzlies SP Hugh Kieninger(26, 3.5/4*) had a big outing in a 4-0 win over Cincinnati, working 8.1 innings of 4-hit, 0BB and 9K ball. The 4th rounder in 2016 made his first start of the season as he missed 13 months with torn elbow ligaments.

May 13th - Cincinnati Eagles SP Matt Swanson(25, 3.5/4*) delivered a complete game 10-hitter with 0BB and 2K in a 5-0 win over Detroit. The 25th overall selection in the 2015 draft is 5-0 2.37 31K 0.7WAR in 7 starts.

May 15th – AA Golden Valley Blackbirds(MON) SP Ed Shaulis(23, 2.5/3*) pitched a complete game 1-hitter against the Anaheim Raiders(OAK), walking none and striking out 8 in a 4-0 win. The 6th rounder in the 2020 draft has developed nicely and is now 4-1 2.43 46K 1.9WAR in 7 starts in AA. In Baseball America’s dynamic top prospect list, he is listed as #105.

May 16th - Montreal LF Ignacio Benavides(25, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-20 2HR 7RBIs 4R. A trade acquisition from CIN in 2020, he is batting .270-7-19 .873OPS 0.9WAR in 30 games.

May 16th - Las Vegas 1B Pablo Mayorga(24, 3.5*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-29 5HR 11RBIs 6R. A prototypical first baseman, he is batting .294-9-25 .943OPS 1.2WAR in 34 games.

Next: 3vs Chicago Rangers(18-17), 4vs Pittsburgh Kings(20-15)

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Wanna know how bad our division is? The Chicago Rangers are 18-17 and LAST in the EL Central. LAST. We are first with 17-17. Yet, positively, we finally get a PotW Award again after V-Rod got one last year.

03-25-2025, 02:45 PM	#112
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,676	2022 Week 6 Week 6: 2@ Arizona Diamondbacks(19-11), 3@ Washington Nationals(13-13) May 9th offday May 10th Diamondbacks Win Thriller, 2-1, in Eleven The Arizona Diamondbacks had to weather a strong performance from Montreal pitcher Roland Morris before claiming a 2-1 win in 11 innings. Morris went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Arizona reliever Justin Whitt picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Kevin Cowden was saddled with the loss. The win gives Arizona a record of 20-11. The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Arizona first baseman Marco Lemus, facing Kevin Cowden, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Diamondbacks the 2-1 win. Lemus called the win a test of his team's "mettle." He is batting .328-12-32 1.066OPS 1.9WAR in 29 games. Dan Hinton(R, 2-1 3.55) - Nate McLean(R, 3-1 3.86) tomorrow. Our chance to escape with a series tie here, kids got low stamina. SP Roland Morris 6.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 4K ND CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 RF Ian Messer 1-5 LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 DB 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 DH Karl Ferguson 1-5 DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 R RBI 2BB HR HR ARI: Kazemd(2) HR MON: none W: Justin Whitt(3-3 4.66) L: Kevin Cowden(1-1 1.93) SV: none Cowden with his first blunder since his first appearance and we suck offensively. May 11th Transaction: The Montreal Expos have claimed 25-year old RHRP Matt Bow(2.5) off waivers. He was 2-1 3SV 6.75 24K 26.2IP -0.3WAR with Seattle. Insurance for Ryan Rasbach’s dropping ratings. May 11th* Expos Win in Extras, 10-9 with V-Rod Grabbing 5 Hits The Montreal Expos outlasted Marco Lemus and the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10-9, in 12 innings. Lemus was impressive in the loss. The Arizona first baseman was 4 for 6 with 2 home runs and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Glen McKeen, now 2-1, was credited with the win in 1.1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 0 and walking 0. Arizona drops to 20-12. Montreal took advantage of an error in the top of the 12th inning. The game was tied, 9-9, when Vicente Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Expos in front, 10-9. "I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Rodriguez. The center fielder went 5-7 with four runs scored, two doubles, a triple and an RBI. Austin Roy(R, 2-1 3.60) - Jesse Osborn(R, 1-3 3.41) the day after tomorrow. Made his debut in 2021 in the bullpen. SP Dan Hinton 4.2IP 8H 5R 5ER 2BB 1K ND CF Vicente Rodriguez 5-7 4R RBI 2DB TP RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 2R 2RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 4-6 R 4RBI DB HR DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 RBI 2BB C Kevin Craddock 1-5 R BB 2B Robby Weltzer 3-6 R DB HR ARI: Martinez(8), Lemus 2(14) HR MON: Grochowski(4) W: Glen McKeen(2-1 4.35) L: David Gonzalez(0-1 6.17) SV: none Hinton got lit, but our offense picked things up big time. At least a draw of the series, and we got an offday tomorrow to revive our bullpen. May 12th Offday May 13th Expos Dealt 3-2 Loss by Washington In a low-scoring affair between the Washington Nationals and the Montreal Expos, pitcher Jesse Osborn was the difference between victory and defeat. The Washington right-hander earned accolades for his stellar performance in the 3-2 Nationals win. Osborn got the win, improving to 2-3. He gave up 6 hits and walked 0 over 5.1 innings. He allowed 1 run. The Expos drop to 16-16 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2022 season. Jonathan McFadyen had a big solo home run for the Nationals in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Washington leading 2-1 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from Austin Roy, who is a two-time All-Star, and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Nationals on top, 3-1. "If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," McFadyen told the Washington Times. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger at DH is batting .267-6-11 .811OPS 0.4WAR in 27 games. Sam Griffin(R, 2-2 5.97) - Steve Behanna(R, 0-0 6.52) tomorrow. Veteran righty, won nine with an ERA of 4.68 last year. SP Austin Roy 6.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 3BB 3K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-5 R RBI DB RF Ian Messer 1-5 LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 DH Karl Ferguson 0-4 RBI SS Jose Robles 1-3 R BB DB HR MON: none HR WSH: McFadyen(6) W: Jesse Osborn(2-3 2.92) L: Austin Roy(2-2 3.66) SV: Zachary Welborn(11 2.20) No offense. May 14th Benavides 3-Run Shot Fuels to 5-4 Expos Win Montreal left fielder Ignacio Benavides picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Washington Nationals, 5-4. Montreal leads the Eastern League North East Division by 2 games. With Montreal trailing 2-1 in the top of the third, Benavides hit a splitter from Steve Behanna for a 3-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 4-2. The righty is batting .265-6-17 .834OPS 0.7WAR in 29 games. Montreal manager Aaron McCreery said his team played a "no nonsense" game. Juan Miranda(R, 2-3 5.74) - Ian Munson(R, 3-1 2.43) tomorrow. 11-game winner last season as a rookie. SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 4R 4ER 0BB 1K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R RF Ian Messer 3-5 R 2DB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R 3RBI BB HR 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R BB DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-5 RBI C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R DB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI SS Jose Robles 1-4 HR MON: Benavides(6) HR WSH: Saldana(9), Matsumura(2) W: Sam Griffin(3-2 5.97) L: Steve Behanna(0-1 7.24) SV: Kevin Cowden(9 1.80) A Benavides 3-run jack was needed to win this one… May 15th Expos Suffer 6-3 Road Loss The Washington Nationals knocked off the Montreal Expos, 6-3, in Eastern League action at Nationals Park. Washington pitcher and Roanoke, Virginia, native Ian Munson had an outstanding performance. The win was credited to fireballing left-hander Pete Dimick in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Juan Miranda took the loss. With the win, Washington raised its record to 18-15. A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. That's when third baseman Kevin Jones hit a double. The Nationals went on to win. "There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Jones told the Washington Times. Following that double, Ryan Rasbach, the former Montreal Expos closer, came in for relief, and served up a 3-run home run to put this game out of reach. Hagane Noguchi(R, 2-2 6.17) - Roland Morris(L, 3-1 3.15) tomorrow. He guchi. 2018 WL PotY and 5x All-Star SP Juan Miranda 6IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 8K L RF Ian Messer 0-2 2BB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-2 R 2RBI BB HR HBP DH Karl Ferguson 1-4 R RBI HR 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 DB C Kevin Craddock 0-3 R BB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 SS Jose Robles 1-3 HR MON: Benavides(7), Ferguson(6) HR WSH: McFayden(7), Newcomb(5) W: Pete Dimick(1-1 7.71) L: Juan Miranda(2-4 5.79) SV: Zachary Welborn(12 2.08) Rasbach blew that one, but the truth is, he was faced with two on and nobody out as Miranda was let out there over the breaking point. Record: 17-17, 1st in EL Northeast, 0.5 game lead Week: 2-3 (1-1@ ARI, 1-2@ WSH) Power Rankings: #16(-4) Runs scored: 142(7th) Runs against: 146(9th) Starters ERA: 4.53(14th) Bullpen ERA: 3.00(4th) Defensive Eff.: .704(6th) Zone Rating: +8.0(6th) Fan Interest: 82(+-0) Who's hot? 1B Dave Grochowski 5G 10-21 .476 1HR 4RBIs LF Ignacio Benavides 5G 10-20 .500 2HR 7RBIs Who's not? C Kevin Craddock 6G 3-25 .120 0HR 0RBI News: May 10th - Philadelphia Grizzlies SP Hugh Kieninger(26, 3.5/4) had a big outing in a 4-0 win over Cincinnati, working 8.1 innings of 4-hit, 0BB and 9K ball. The 4th rounder in 2016 made his first start of the season as he missed 13 months with torn elbow ligaments. May 13th - Cincinnati Eagles* SP Matt Swanson(25, 3.5/4) delivered a complete game 10-hitter with 0BB and 2K in a 5-0 win over Detroit. The 25th overall selection in the 2015 draft is 5-0 2.37 31K 0.7WAR in 7 starts. May 15th – AA Golden Valley Blackbirds(MON) SP Ed Shaulis(23, 2.5/3) pitched a complete game 1-hitter against the Anaheim Raiders(OAK), walking none and striking out 8 in a 4-0 win. The 6th rounder in the 2020 draft has developed nicely and is now 4-1 2.43 46K 1.9WAR in 7 starts in AA. In Baseball America’s dynamic top prospect list, he is listed as #105. May 16th - Montreal LF Ignacio Benavides(25, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-20 2HR 7RBIs 4R. A trade acquisition from CIN in 2020, he is batting .270-7-19 .873OPS 0.9WAR in 30 games. May 16th - Las Vegas* 1B Pablo Mayorga(24, 3.5) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-29 5HR 11RBIs 6R. A prototypical first baseman, he is batting .294-9-25 .943OPS 1.2WAR in 34 games. Next: 3vs Chicago Rangers(18-17), 4vs Pittsburgh Kings(20-15) -- Wanna know how bad our division is? The Chicago Rangers* are 18-17 and LAST in the EL Central. LAST. We are first with 17-17. Yet, positively, we finally get a PotW Award again after V-Rod got one last year. __________________ 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)