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Griever20 · 04-18-2025, 04:07 AM

Week 16: All-Star Game, 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(37-56)

July 22nd

Expos Lose at Home, 8-4

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Montreal Expos by a score of 8-4. Toronto right fielder Ricardo Orta deserved the lion's share of the credit. Orta was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Blue Jays. Paul Davis, the winner, improved to 1-6. He held Montreal to 1 run on 2 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. The Blue Jays raised their record to 38-56.

Toronto used the hitting of Bobby Neal to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0. For the game, Neal had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats. The 25-year old is batting .260-7-33 .759OPS 0.8WAR in 54 games.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."

Kyle McCall(R, 7-5 3.55) - Austin Roy(R, 5-8 3.56) tomorrow. Should not have an ERA that low…

SP Marty Murrietta 6IP 5H 3R 3ER 5BB 3K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 2R RBI BB DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R 2RBI HR
DH Tim McKusick 1-4
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R
3B Orlando Gonzalez 0-2 2BB
HR TOR: Neal(7), Orta(19)
HR MON: Cervantes(11)
W: Paul Davis(1-6 4.94) L: Marty Murrietta(8-8 4.06) SV: none
Murrietta was wild and out bullpen was bad today.

July 23rd

Toronto Gets 9-4 Win

Behind the hitting of Paul Ludgate, the Toronto Blue Jays stopped the Montreal Expos, 9-4. Ludgate was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Blue Jays. The 2020 All-Star is batting .248-7-33 .679OPS 0.5WAR in 71 games.

Kyle McCall, the winner, goes to 8-5. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Jeff Martinelli earned his 1st save in 1 chances.

Toronto used the hitting of Bobby Neal to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 6-3. For the game, Neal had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Toronto manager Art Tierney.

The Toronto winning streak has reached 3 games.

Brendan Lucas(R, 7-5 3.34) - Sam Griffin(R, 5-8 3.56) tomorrow. How are those bad pitchers having such a great year on a losing team?

SP Austin Roy 1.1IP 2H 1R 1ER 0BB 2K ND hamstring soreness 3 days
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 2R
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 RBI
DH Tim McKusick 2-4 R 3RBI DB HR
RF Huai-yu Mah 3-4
HR TOR: Neal(8), Orta(20)
HR MON: McKusick(2)
W: Kyle McCall(8-5 3.69) L: Joe Herzer(3-3 2.82) SV: Jeff Martinelli(1 0.00)
Boy, we suck again. How surprising.

July 24th

Jays Sweep Canada Series with 7-5 Win

The Toronto Blue Jays withstood a fine game by Montreal first baseman Dave Grochowski at Olympic Stadium, to upend the Expos, 7-5. Grochowski hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The 4th-place Blue Jays have won 4 straight games.

Toronto used the hitting of Mike Massie to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 7-5. For the game, Massie had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Winning never gets dull," said Massie. The 2019 EL MvP is batting .284-20-58 .835OPS 1.4WAR in 93 games.

Gong-sun Zháo(R, 7-2 2.54) - Juan Miranda(R, 4-8 4.46) tomorrow. Not a prayer.

SP Sam Griffin 4.1IP 9H 6R 6ER 0BB 2K ND
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R BB
1B Dave Grochowski 3-5 2R 3RBI DB 2HR PotG
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 BB DB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R HBP
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R 2RBI HR
HR TOR: Neal 2(10), Massie(20)
HR MON: Grochowski 2(10), Mah(4)
W: Brendan Lucas(8-4 3.78) L: Sam Griffin(9-8 4.50) SV: Ron Pavlovich(20 4.14)
Griffin was lit up again… sadly, our offense is not that bad in this series, but now the pitching failed.

Record: 41-55, 3rd in EL Northeast, 11.5GB
Week: 0-3 (0-3vs TOR)
Power Rankings: #27(-11)
Runs scored: 358(13th)
Runs against: 386(9th)
Starters ERA: 4.04(9th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.36(4th)
Defensive Eff.: .713(1st)
Zone Rating: +24.5(1st)
Fan Interest: 77(-1)

Who's hot?
1B Dave Grochowski 7G 11-27 .407 2HR 7RBIs

Who's not?
RHRP Kevin Cowden 19G 10SV 9.16 18.2IP 20K

News:
July 25th - Chicago 2B Lazaro Miranda(23, 3.5/4.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 6-8 3HR 5RBI 5R. The sophomore is batting .264-11-38 .758OPS 1.3WAR in 78 games.

July 25th - Salt Lake C Alex Figueroa(22, 2.5*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 6-10 2HR 3RBI 2R. The rookie is batting .259-10-25 .751OPS 0.9WAR in 65 games.

Next: 4vs Houston Astros(56-39), 3vs Sacramento Cavaliers(49-47)

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Now that the bad teams are out of the way, time to get hammered again.

04-18-2025, 04:07 AM	#133
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,565	2022 Week 16 Week 16: All-Star Game, 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(37-56) July 22nd Expos Lose at Home, 8-4 The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Montreal Expos by a score of 8-4. Toronto right fielder Ricardo Orta deserved the lion's share of the credit. Orta was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Blue Jays. Paul Davis, the winner, improved to 1-6. He held Montreal to 1 run on 2 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. The Blue Jays raised their record to 38-56. Toronto used the hitting of Bobby Neal to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 2-0. For the game, Neal had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats. The 25-year old is batting .260-7-33 .759OPS 0.8WAR in 54 games. "In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time." Kyle McCall(R, 7-5 3.55) - Austin Roy(R, 5-8 3.56) tomorrow. Should not have an ERA that low… SP Marty Murrietta 6IP 5H 3R 3ER 5BB 3K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 2R RBI BB DB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R 2RBI HR DH Tim McKusick 1-4 LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R 3B Orlando Gonzalez 0-2 2BB HR TOR: Neal(7), Orta(19) HR MON: Cervantes(11) W: Paul Davis(1-6 4.94) L: Marty Murrietta(8-8 4.06) SV: none Murrietta was wild and out bullpen was bad today. July 23rd Toronto Gets 9-4 Win Behind the hitting of Paul Ludgate, the Toronto Blue Jays stopped the Montreal Expos, 9-4. Ludgate was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Blue Jays. The 2020 All-Star is batting .248-7-33 .679OPS 0.5WAR in 71 games. Kyle McCall, the winner, goes to 8-5. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Jeff Martinelli earned his 1st save in 1 chances. Toronto used the hitting of Bobby Neal to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 6-3. For the game, Neal had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats. "It was a solid, all-around game for us," said Toronto manager Art Tierney. The Toronto winning streak has reached 3 games. Brendan Lucas(R, 7-5 3.34) - Sam Griffin(R, 5-8 3.56) tomorrow. How are those bad pitchers having such a great year on a losing team? SP Austin Roy 1.1IP 2H 1R 1ER 0BB 2K ND hamstring soreness 3 days CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-5 2R 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R BB C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 RBI DH Tim McKusick 2-4 R 3RBI DB HR RF Huai-yu Mah 3-4 HR TOR: Neal(8), Orta(20) HR MON: McKusick(2) W: Kyle McCall(8-5 3.69) L: Joe Herzer(3-3 2.82) SV: Jeff Martinelli(1 0.00) Boy, we suck again. How surprising. July 24th Jays Sweep Canada Series with 7-5 Win The Toronto Blue Jays withstood a fine game by Montreal first baseman Dave Grochowski at Olympic Stadium, to upend the Expos, 7-5. Grochowski hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The 4th-place Blue Jays have won 4 straight games. Toronto used the hitting of Mike Massie to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 7-5. For the game, Massie had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats. "Winning never gets dull," said Massie. The 2019 EL MvP is batting .284-20-58 .835OPS 1.4WAR in 93 games. Gong-sun Zháo(R, 7-2 2.54) - Juan Miranda(R, 4-8 4.46) tomorrow. Not a prayer. SP Sam Griffin 4.1IP 9H 6R 6ER 0BB 2K ND CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R BB 1B Dave Grochowski 3-5 2R 3RBI DB 2HR PotG C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5 LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 BB DB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R HBP RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R 2RBI HR HR TOR: Neal 2(10), Massie(20) HR MON: Grochowski 2(10), Mah(4) W: Brendan Lucas(8-4 3.78) L: Sam Griffin(9-8 4.50) SV: Ron Pavlovich(20 4.14) Griffin was lit up again… sadly, our offense is not that bad in this series, but now the pitching failed. Record: 41-55, 3rd in EL Northeast, 11.5GB Week: 0-3 (0-3vs TOR) Power Rankings: #27(-11) Runs scored: 358(13th) Runs against: 386(9th) Starters ERA: 4.04(9th) Bullpen ERA: 3.36(4th) Defensive Eff.: .713(1st) Zone Rating: +24.5(1st) Fan Interest: 77(-1) Who's hot? 1B Dave Grochowski 7G 11-27 .407 2HR 7RBIs Who's not? RHRP Kevin Cowden 19G 10SV 9.16 18.2IP 20K News: July 25th - Chicago 2B Lazaro Miranda(23, 3.5/4.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 6-8 3HR 5RBI 5R. The sophomore is batting .264-11-38 .758OPS 1.3WAR in 78 games. July 25th - Salt Lake* C Alex Figueroa(22, 2.5) was named WL Player of the Week after going 6-10 2HR 3RBI 2R. The rookie is batting .259-10-25 .751OPS 0.9WAR in 65 games. Next: 4vs Houston Astros(56-39), 3vs Sacramento Cavaliers*(49-47) -- Now that the bad teams are out of the way, time to get hammered again. __________________ 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)