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Griever20 · 04-05-2025, 04:43 AM

Week 12: 3vs Jacksonville Patriots(35-34), 3@ Houston Astros(37-29)

June 20th

Patriots Suffer 7-5 Road Loss

Dave Grochowski was instrumental in his team's 7-5 triumph over the Jacksonville Patriots. The first baseman went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Montreal Expos.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Grochowski told the Montreal Daily News. The 23-year old is batting .370-6-37 .954OPS 2.5WAR in 64 games. Montreal has a record of 29-39, placing them third in the Eastern League North East Division.

The Expos got a big at-bat from catcher Kevin Craddock. For the game, Craddock went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 10th double of the season gave Montreal a 5-4 lead.

B.J. Pitcher(R, 7-4 2.66) - Austin Roy(R, 3-6 3.81) tomorrow. All-Star last year…

SP Marty Murietta 6.1IP 7H 5R 5ER 3BB 6K W
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R BB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 R SB(11)
1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 R 3RBI HR PotG
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 2R 2RBI HR
C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R RBI BB DB
LF Chris Allen 1-4 RBI DB
HR JAC: Santos(2), Masariegos(6)
HR MON: Grochowski(6), Kazemd(5)
W: Marty Murrietta(6-4 4.50) L: Jose Pena(2-2 3.78) SV: Kevin Cowden(14 4.34)
Murrietta did not deserve that win, but our bats showed up today.

June 21st

Pitcher Now 8-4 After Beating Expos

In a tight contest between the Jacksonville Patriots and the Montreal Expos, B.J. Pitcher was the determining factor. The Jacksonville right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-0 win. Alberto Vela was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 18 of 18 save opportunities. Jacksonville now has a record of 36-35 with the win.

Pitcher imposed his will on the Expos, scattering 1 hit over 8 innings while striking out 8. The right-hander upped his season record to 8-4.

"It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Pitcher.

Norm Coffey(R, 3-5 4.23) - Sam Griffin(R, 7-4 4.10) tomorrow. Pretty equal pitching matchup skill wise.

SP Austin Roy 5.1IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 5K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
C Gabriel Cervantes 0-1 2BB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3
HR JAC: none
HR MON: none
W: B.J. Pitcher(8-4 2.45) L: Austin Roy(3-7 3.78) SV: Alberto Vela(18 1.78)
Pitcher was waay to much for us… TWO STINKING SINGLES.

June 22nd

Patriots Prevail, 5-3, Over Montreal

Norm Coffey propelled his team to victory over the Montreal Expos. He worked six innings of 2-run, 1ER ball in the win. The final score was 5-3, Jacksonville. The win gives Jacksonville a season record of 37-35.

The Patriots got a big at-bat from second baseman Brent Lynn. For the game, Lynn was 1 for 4 with a double. In the top of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 11th double of the season gave Jacksonville a 1-0 lead. The former Montreal Expos player is batting .264-9-23 .774OPS 1.6WAR in 63 games.

Jacksonville manager Dave Meyer commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."

Juan Miranda(R, 3-7 5.09) - Stuart Behan(R, 0-1 6.17) tomorrow. AAAA player.

SP Sam Griffin 6.2IP 10H 5R 5ER 2BB 0K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 4-5 R TP SB(5)
1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 2R
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
2B Robby Weltzer 3-4 RBI DB
HR JAC: Krenisky(3)
HR MON: none
W: Norm Coffey(4-5 3.96) L: Sam Griffin(7-5 4.31) SV: Alberto Vela(19 1.97)
Lynn of course… may they enjoy those 1.6WAR for $11M…

June 23rd
Offday

Transactions:
SS/3B Orlando Gonzalez(27, 2.5*, .256-5-13 .792OPS 1.0WAR) was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained rib cage muscle that will hamper him for 3 weeks. IF Franklin Reyes(28, 2.5*, .127-2-3 .341OPS -0.8WAR AAA) was recalled as we decided against Julian Hernandez with a heavy heart.

June 24th

Astros Win at Home, 4-2

Houston pitcher Stuart Behan did his part in helping his team beat the Montreal Expos, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. He worked 6.1 innings of 1-run ball. The win gives Houston a season record of 39-31.

An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the second. That's when Astros catcher Chris Blain hit a fastball from Juan Miranda for a 2-run single. Just like that, Houston was up, 2-1.

"We took home the win," said Blain. "What's not to like?" For him, it was a special game as it was his NMLB debut after getting selected in the 7th round of the 2014 draft and lingered between AA and AAA for years.

Dan Hinton(R, 4-4 3.59) - Grant Morea(R, 3-5 5.11) tomorrow. Veteran groundballer that usually wins double digit games.

SP Juan Miranda 6.0IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R TP
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI DB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 RBI
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3
HR MON: none
HR HOU: Bigalow(13)
W: Stuart Behan(1-1 4.50) L: Juan Miranda(3-8 5.05) SV: Scott Becker(19 3.55)
Miranda with another good start but no cigar…

June 25th

Zamora Leads Astros to 7-5 Win

Houston and Montreal duked it out and the Astros came out victorious.

Hector Zamora led Houston to a win over Montreal. The final score was 7-5. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native collected 3 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 2 doubles. Scott Becker was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 20 of 23 save opportunities.

Houston left fielder Justin Lautenslager contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 50th hit of the season and put the Astros ahead, 6-5. The 27-year old is batting .240-6-15 .686OPS 0.0WAR in 57 games.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Houston manager Luis Gutierrez.

Montreal's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Marty Murrietta(R, 6-5 4.50) - David Kohler(R, 5-2 4.02) tomorrow. Has not lasted 5 in his last two starts…

SP Dan Hinton 5IP 11H 6R 6ER 3BB 1K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 R RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R RBI SB(2)
DH Matt Talbert 1-2 R RBI 2BB HR SB(1)
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI HR
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 RBI
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 R
HR MON: Talbert(2), Cervantes(9)
HR HOU: Zamora(15)
W: Wilford Thompson(3-0 2.58) L: Dan Hinton(4-5 3.96) SV: Scott Becker(20 3.44)
Hinton was absolute garbage today and wasted a good offensive effort by our bats today.

June 26th

Astros Earn 6-2 Home Win

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

The Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos, 6-2, at Minute Maid Park. The Astros got a fine performance from first baseman Ed Bigalow, who was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The Expos have now dropped 5 straight.

In the bottom of the sixth, Houston left fielder Sean Fink had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Fink stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 5-2, Houston. For the game, he went 2 for 4 with a double and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Fink said his team "played with determination." Their leadoff hitter today, he is batting .228-2-22 .649OPS -0.3WAR in 52 games.

Austin Roy(R, 3-7 3.78) - Kyle McCall(R, 6-3 3.47) tomorrow. 2018 All-Star at young age, never became a regular until this year.

SP Marty Murrietta 5IP 5H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R DB
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R RBI HR
SS Jose Robles 1-3 DB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI
HR MON: Craddock(2)
HR HOU: Bigalow(14)
W: David Kohler(6-2 3.87) L: Marty Murrietta(6-6 4.56) SV: Andy Price(1 4.26)
Murrietta was not that bad against a good offense, but we just could not cobble together runs.

Record: 29-44, 5th in EL Northeast, 11GB
Week: 1-5 (1-2vs JAC, 0-3@ HOU)
Power Rankings: #30(-2)
Runs scored: 272(13th)
Runs against: 308(11th)
Starters ERA: 4.36(13th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.10(7th)
Defensive Eff.: .710(4th)
Zone Rating: +18.2(1st)
Fan Interest: 81(+-0)

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
RHSP Dan Hinton 2G 0-2 9.28 10.2IP 3K

News:
June 20th - Padres SP Brian Trask(28, 3/3.5*) allowed 7 hits and no walks but was able to bring home a complete game shutout with 8K, beating the Los Angeles Angels 4-0. The former 17th rounder is 7-5 5.00 91K 1.2WAR in 14 starts.

June 22nd - San José C Caleb Godina(30, 3.5*) collected five hits today in a 7-5 loss to Sacramento, going 5-5 R DB for the day. A trade acquisition from Toronto in 2020, he is batting .301-6-24 .812OPS 2.0WAR in 55 games.

June 27th - Houston 1B Ed Bigalow(29, 3*) was
named EL Player of the Week after going 10-21 4HR 7RBIs 7R. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .248-14-39 .756OPS 0.0WAR in 69 games after leading the EL in OPS last season.

June 27th - Calgary 1B Arturo Melendez(26, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-22 1HR 6RBIs 6R. A Gold Glover in 2021, he is batting .240-9-26 .701OPS 0.5WAR in 66 games.

Next: 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(30-42), 3@ Los Angeles Angels(37-37)

--

I managed the last two games of the Houston Astros series myself. We suck. If its not the pitching exploding in our face, it is the hitters that carry an empty batting average and OBP around them… frustrating.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,560	2022 Week 12 Week 12: 3vs Jacksonville Patriots(35-34), 3@ Houston Astros(37-29) June 20th Patriots Suffer 7-5 Road Loss Dave Grochowski was instrumental in his team's 7-5 triumph over the Jacksonville Patriots. The first baseman went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Montreal Expos. "It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Grochowski told the Montreal Daily News. The 23-year old is batting .370-6-37 .954OPS 2.5WAR in 64 games. Montreal has a record of 29-39, placing them third in the Eastern League North East Division. The Expos got a big at-bat from catcher Kevin Craddock. For the game, Craddock went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 10th double of the season gave Montreal a 5-4 lead. B.J. Pitcher(R, 7-4 2.66) - Austin Roy(R, 3-6 3.81) tomorrow. All-Star last year… SP Marty Murietta 6.1IP 7H 5R 5ER 3BB 6K W CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R BB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 R SB(11) 1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 R 3RBI HR PotG DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 2R 2RBI HR C Kevin Craddock 1-3 R RBI BB DB LF Chris Allen 1-4 RBI DB HR JAC: Santos(2), Masariegos(6) HR MON: Grochowski(6), Kazemd(5) W: Marty Murrietta(6-4 4.50) L: Jose Pena(2-2 3.78) SV: Kevin Cowden(14 4.34) Murrietta did not deserve that win, but our bats showed up today. June 21st Pitcher Now 8-4 After Beating Expos In a tight contest between the Jacksonville Patriots and the Montreal Expos, B.J. Pitcher was the determining factor. The Jacksonville right-hander sparkled in his team's 3-0 win. Alberto Vela was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 18 of 18 save opportunities. Jacksonville now has a record of 36-35 with the win. Pitcher imposed his will on the Expos, scattering 1 hit over 8 innings while striking out 8. The right-hander upped his season record to 8-4. "It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Pitcher. Norm Coffey(R, 3-5 4.23) - Sam Griffin(R, 7-4 4.10) tomorrow. Pretty equal pitching matchup skill wise. SP Austin Roy 5.1IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 5K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 C Gabriel Cervantes 0-1 2BB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 HR JAC: none HR MON: none W: B.J. Pitcher(8-4 2.45) L: Austin Roy(3-7 3.78) SV: Alberto Vela(18 1.78) Pitcher was waay to much for us… TWO STINKING SINGLES. June 22nd Patriots Prevail, 5-3, Over Montreal Norm Coffey propelled his team to victory over the Montreal Expos. He worked six innings of 2-run, 1ER ball in the win. The final score was 5-3, Jacksonville. The win gives Jacksonville a season record of 37-35. The Patriots got a big at-bat from second baseman Brent Lynn. For the game, Lynn was 1 for 4 with a double. In the top of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 11th double of the season gave Jacksonville a 1-0 lead. The former Montreal Expos player is batting .264-9-23 .774OPS 1.6WAR in 63 games. Jacksonville manager Dave Meyer commended his team for delivering "maximum effort." Juan Miranda(R, 3-7 5.09) - Stuart Behan(R, 0-1 6.17) tomorrow. AAAA player. SP Sam Griffin 6.2IP 10H 5R 5ER 2BB 0K L LF Ignacio Benavides 4-5 R TP SB(5) 1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 2R DH Matt Talbert 1-4 BB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 2B Robby Weltzer 3-4 RBI DB HR JAC: Krenisky(3) HR MON: none W: Norm Coffey(4-5 3.96) L: Sam Griffin(7-5 4.31) SV: Alberto Vela(19 1.97) Lynn of course… may they enjoy those 1.6WAR for $11M… June 23rd Offday Transactions: SS/3B Orlando Gonzalez(27, 2.5, .256-5-13 .792OPS 1.0WAR) was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained rib cage muscle* that will hamper him for 3 weeks. IF Franklin Reyes(28, 2.5, .127-2-3 .341OPS -0.8WAR AAA) was recalled as we decided against Julian Hernandez* with a heavy heart. June 24th Astros Win at Home, 4-2 Houston pitcher Stuart Behan did his part in helping his team beat the Montreal Expos, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. He worked 6.1 innings of 1-run ball. The win gives Houston a season record of 39-31. An inflection point occurred with one out in the bottom of the second. That's when Astros catcher Chris Blain hit a fastball from Juan Miranda for a 2-run single. Just like that, Houston was up, 2-1. "We took home the win," said Blain. "What's not to like?" For him, it was a special game as it was his NMLB debut after getting selected in the 7th round of the 2014 draft and lingered between AA and AAA for years. Dan Hinton(R, 4-4 3.59) - Grant Morea(R, 3-5 5.11) tomorrow. Veteran groundballer that usually wins double digit games. SP Juan Miranda 6.0IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R TP 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI DB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 RBI C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 HR MON: none HR HOU: Bigalow(13) W: Stuart Behan(1-1 4.50) L: Juan Miranda(3-8 5.05) SV: Scott Becker(19 3.55) Miranda with another good start but no cigar… June 25th Zamora Leads Astros to 7-5 Win Houston and Montreal duked it out and the Astros came out victorious. Hector Zamora led Houston to a win over Montreal. The final score was 7-5. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native collected 3 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 2 doubles. Scott Becker was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 20 of 23 save opportunities. Houston left fielder Justin Lautenslager contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 50th hit of the season and put the Astros ahead, 6-5. The 27-year old is batting .240-6-15 .686OPS 0.0WAR in 57 games. "You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Houston manager Luis Gutierrez. Montreal's current losing streak has reached 4 games. Marty Murrietta(R, 6-5 4.50) - David Kohler(R, 5-2 4.02) tomorrow. Has not lasted 5 in his last two starts… SP Dan Hinton 5IP 11H 6R 6ER 3BB 1K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 R RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R RBI SB(2) DH Matt Talbert 1-2 R RBI 2BB HR SB(1) C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI HR RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 RBI 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 R HR MON: Talbert(2), Cervantes(9) HR HOU: Zamora(15) W: Wilford Thompson(3-0 2.58) L: Dan Hinton(4-5 3.96) SV: Scott Becker(20 3.44) Hinton was absolute garbage today and wasted a good offensive effort by our bats today. June 26th Astros Earn 6-2 Home Win The home crowd had a good time watching the Montreal Expos and Houston Astros get after it. The Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos, 6-2, at Minute Maid Park. The Astros got a fine performance from first baseman Ed Bigalow, who was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The Expos have now dropped 5 straight. In the bottom of the sixth, Houston left fielder Sean Fink had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Fink stroked a 2-run single to right. It made the score 5-2, Houston. For the game, he went 2 for 4 with a double and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Fink said his team "played with determination." Their leadoff hitter today, he is batting .228-2-22 .649OPS -0.3WAR in 52 games. Austin Roy(R, 3-7 3.78) - Kyle McCall(R, 6-3 3.47) tomorrow. 2018 All-Star at young age, never became a regular until this year. SP Marty Murrietta 5IP 5H 3R 3ER 2BB 6K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R DB C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R RBI HR SS Jose Robles 1-3 DB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI HR MON: Craddock(2) HR HOU: Bigalow(14) W: David Kohler(6-2 3.87) L: Marty Murrietta(6-6 4.56) SV: Andy Price(1 4.26) Murrietta was not that bad against a good offense, but we just could not cobble together runs. Record: 29-44, 5th in EL Northeast, 11GB Week: 1-5 (1-2vs JAC, 0-3@ HOU) Power Rankings: #30(-2) Runs scored: 272(13th) Runs against: 308(11th) Starters ERA: 4.36(13th) Bullpen ERA: 3.10(7th) Defensive Eff.: .710(4th) Zone Rating: +18.2(1st) Fan Interest: 81(+-0) Who's hot? Nobody Who's not? RHSP Dan Hinton 2G 0-2 9.28 10.2IP 3K News: June 20th - Padres SP Brian Trask(28, 3/3.5) allowed 7 hits and no walks but was able to bring home a complete game shutout with 8K, beating the Los Angeles Angels* 4-0. The former 17th rounder is 7-5 5.00 91K 1.2WAR in 14 starts. June 22nd - San José C Caleb Godina(30, 3.5) collected five hits today in a 7-5 loss to Sacramento, going 5-5 R DB for the day. A trade acquisition from Toronto* in 2020, he is batting .301-6-24 .812OPS 2.0WAR in 55 games. June 27th - Houston 1B Ed Bigalow(29, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-21 4HR 7RBIs 7R. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .248-14-39 .756OPS 0.0WAR in 69 games after leading the EL in OPS last season. June 27th - Calgary* 1B Arturo Melendez(26, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-22 1HR 6RBIs 6R. A Gold Glover in 2021, he is batting .240-9-26 .701OPS 0.5WAR in 66 games. Next: 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(30-42), 3@ Los Angeles Angels(37-37) -- I managed the last two games of the Houston Astros* series myself. We suck. If its not the pitching exploding in our face, it is the hitters that carry an empty batting average and OBP around them… frustrating. __________________ 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)