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Griever20 · 04-05-2025, 03:48 PM

Week 13: 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(30-42), 3@ Los Angeles Angels(37-37)

June 27th

Massie Hits 18th Home Run, Leads Jays to Win

Mike Massie powered the Toronto Blue Jays to a win over the Montreal Expos. The final score was 6-1. The Toronto designated hitter, who led the EL in slugging percentage with .634 in 2019, was phenomenal. He stroked 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Montreal has now lost 6 consecutive games.

Early in the game, Massie had a 2-run home run for Toronto. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0. The 2019 EL MvP is batting .292-18-49 .896OPS 1.8WAR in 72 games.

Toronto manager Art Tierney commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."

Sam Griffin(R, 7-5 4.31) - Walt Laidlaw(R, 2-8 5.51) tomorrow. Someone is going to lower his ERA tomorrow… and it’s not Sam.

SP Austin Roy 4IP 6H 6R 6ER 2BB 5K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 BB
1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 R RBI HR
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 SB(12)
HR MON: Cervantes(2)
HR TOR: Massie(18)
W: Kyle McCall(7-3 3.19) L: Austin Roy(3-8 4.22) SV: none
Roy sucked today. As did the rest of the team.

June 28th

Expos Stop Skid with 3-2 Win

Montreal turned a good effort from starter Sam Griffin into a win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Skydome. He worked 6 innings of 2-run ball and got the win. The final score was 3-2. The win puts Montreal at 30-45.

Montreal used the hitting of Mitku Kazemd to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Expos on top, 2-0. For the game, Kazemd had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

In postgame comments to the Montreal Daily News, Kazemd said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come." He is batting . 231-6-21 .617OPS -0.1WAR in 60 games.

Juan Miranda(R, 3-8 5.05) - Paul Davis(R, 0-4 5.50) tomorrow. Lost 11 games with an ERA of 6.12 last year.

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K W PotG
2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-5
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 BB DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
RF Huai-yu Mah 2-3 2R
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R 2RBI HR
CF Chris Allen 1-4 RBI
HR MON: Kazemd(6)
HR TOR: none
W: Sam Griffin(8-5 4.22) L: Walt Laidlaw(2-9 5.50) SV: Kevin Cowden(15 4.20)
Griffin with a good start, but we only barely collected 3 runs to win a bloody ballgame.

June 29th

Blue Jays Walk It Off for 32nd Win of Season

The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Montreal Expos, 5-3, at Skydome. Oscar Vargas led the way, going 2-for-3 for Toronto. Toronto pitcher Allen Spahn got the win, upping his record to 4-1. Kevin Cowden got the loss. Today's win puts Toronto at 32-43, while Montreal falls to 30-46.

The game was decided with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Toronto trailing 3-1, Vargas jumped on a fastball from fireballing right-hander Kevin Cowden and hit a grand slam home run to right-center. With one swing, the Blue Jays had a walk-off win.

"This place was rockin'," said Vargas. The 2019 World Series winner is batting .241-5-28 .633OPS 0.2WAR in 56 games.

Dan Hinton(R, 4-5 3.96) - Julian Valdenas(L, 8-5 4.22) tomorrow. Solid lefty that isn’t going to win awards, but does his job.

SP Juan Miranda 7.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 5K W
CF Chris Allen 2-4 R 2RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 R BB
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 RBI DB
RF Huai-yu Mah 0-3 BB
SS Jose Robles 1-3 R BB
HR MON: Allen(2)
HR TOR: Vargas(5)
W: Allen Spahn(4-1 4.01) L: Kevin Cowden(1-5 5.28) SV: none
Jep, we always find new ways to donate a win to the opponents. Remember when we were excited about Cowden as our closer…

June 30th
Offday

END OF JUNE

News:
June 30th - Las Vegas SP Chris Harkless(24, 4.5/5*) dominated the opposition today, pitching a complete game 3-hitter with 1BB and 13K in a 6-0 win over Arizona. The young phenom is 9-3 2.63 101K 3.1WAR in 16 starts.

June 30th - Philadelphia 1B Jose Maldonado(24, 3.5*) blistered Toronto in a 10-4 win today, going 5-6 3R 3DB with a stolen base. Their star leadoff hitter is batting .270-4-28 .773OPS 20/24SB 2.0WAR in 69 games.

June 30th – In the same game, Philadelphia 1B Roberto Jimenez(34, 2.5*) collected career home run #300. The 7x Gold Glover, 6x All-Star and 2x Silver Slugger is a career .272/.337/.499 300HR 933RBI 1613H 187/240SB 35.3WAR hitter in 1524 games, all with the Grizzlies.

04-05-2025, 03:48 PM	#124
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,567	2022 Week 13 Part 1 Week 13: 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(30-42), 3@ Los Angeles Angels(37-37) June 27th Massie Hits 18th Home Run, Leads Jays to Win Mike Massie powered the Toronto Blue Jays to a win over the Montreal Expos. The final score was 6-1. The Toronto designated hitter, who led the EL in slugging percentage with .634 in 2019, was phenomenal. He stroked 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Montreal has now lost 6 consecutive games. Early in the game, Massie had a 2-run home run for Toronto. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0. The 2019 EL MvP is batting .292-18-49 .896OPS 1.8WAR in 72 games. Toronto manager Art Tierney commended his team for delivering "maximum effort." Sam Griffin(R, 7-5 4.31) - Walt Laidlaw(R, 2-8 5.51) tomorrow. Someone is going to lower his ERA tomorrow… and it’s not Sam. SP Austin Roy 4IP 6H 6R 6ER 2BB 5K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 BB 1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 BB C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 R RBI HR RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 SB(12) HR MON: Cervantes(2) HR TOR: Massie(18) W: Kyle McCall(7-3 3.19) L: Austin Roy(3-8 4.22) SV: none Roy sucked today. As did the rest of the team. June 28th Expos Stop Skid with 3-2 Win Montreal turned a good effort from starter Sam Griffin into a win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Skydome. He worked 6 innings of 2-run ball and got the win. The final score was 3-2. The win puts Montreal at 30-45. Montreal used the hitting of Mitku Kazemd to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Expos on top, 2-0. For the game, Kazemd had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats. In postgame comments to the Montreal Daily News, Kazemd said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come." He is batting . 231-6-21 .617OPS -0.1WAR in 60 games. Juan Miranda(R, 3-8 5.05) - Paul Davis(R, 0-4 5.50) tomorrow. Lost 11 games with an ERA of 6.12 last year. SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K W PotG 2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-5 DH Matt Talbert 1-3 BB DB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 RF Huai-yu Mah 2-3 2R 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R 2RBI HR CF Chris Allen 1-4 RBI HR MON: Kazemd(6) HR TOR: none W: Sam Griffin(8-5 4.22) L: Walt Laidlaw(2-9 5.50) SV: Kevin Cowden(15 4.20) Griffin with a good start, but we only barely collected 3 runs to win a bloody ballgame. June 29th Blue Jays Walk It Off for 32nd Win of Season The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Montreal Expos, 5-3, at Skydome. Oscar Vargas led the way, going 2-for-3 for Toronto. Toronto pitcher Allen Spahn got the win, upping his record to 4-1. Kevin Cowden got the loss. Today's win puts Toronto at 32-43, while Montreal falls to 30-46. The game was decided with two out in the bottom of the ninth. With Toronto trailing 3-1, Vargas jumped on a fastball from fireballing right-hander Kevin Cowden and hit a grand slam home run to right-center. With one swing, the Blue Jays had a walk-off win. "This place was rockin'," said Vargas. The 2019 World Series winner is batting .241-5-28 .633OPS 0.2WAR in 56 games. Dan Hinton(R, 4-5 3.96) - Julian Valdenas(L, 8-5 4.22) tomorrow. Solid lefty that isn’t going to win awards, but does his job. SP Juan Miranda 7.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 5K W CF Chris Allen 2-4 R 2RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 R BB DH Matt Talbert 2-4 RBI DB RF Huai-yu Mah 0-3 BB SS Jose Robles 1-3 R BB HR MON: Allen(2) HR TOR: Vargas(5) W: Allen Spahn(4-1 4.01) L: Kevin Cowden(1-5 5.28) SV: none Jep, we always find new ways to donate a win to the opponents. Remember when we were excited about Cowden as our closer… June 30th Offday END OF JUNE News: June 30th - Las Vegas SP Chris Harkless(24, 4.5/5) dominated the opposition today, pitching a complete game 3-hitter with 1BB and 13K in a 6-0 win over Arizona. The young phenom is 9-3 2.63 101K 3.1WAR in 16 starts. June 30th - Philadelphia* 1B Jose Maldonado(24, 3.5) blistered Toronto* in a 10-4 win today, going 5-6 3R 3DB with a stolen base. Their star leadoff hitter is batting .270-4-28 .773OPS 20/24SB 2.0WAR in 69 games. June 30th – In the same game, Philadelphia 1B Roberto Jimenez(34, 2.5) collected career home run #300. The 7x Gold Glover, 6x All-Star and 2x Silver Slugger is a career .272/.337/.499 300HR 933RBI 1613H 187/240SB 35.3WAR hitter in 1524 games, all with the Grizzlies*. __________________ 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)