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Griever20 · 04-21-2025, 04:42 AM

Week 18: 3@ Chicago Rangers(51-52), 4@ Memphis Bolts(46-56)

August 1st

Expos Keep Run Going With 7-5 Win in Chicago

The Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Rangers, 7-5. Montreal pitcher and Rochester, Minnesota, native Austin Roy led the way.

"I'm happy we won," said Roy. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done." He worked seven innings of 3-run, 1ER ball and struck out eight.

Dustin Jenkins earned his 1st save in 1 chances. Montreal has run its win streak to 8 in a row.

Montreal used the timely hitting of Vicente Rodriguez to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Expos on top, 6-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. Also, it kept his 22-game hitting streak alive.

Dan Hinton(R, 6-6 3.66) - Steve Grant(R, 4-7 3.61) tomorrow. 35-year old veteran that once won the PotY in 2013.

SP Austin Roy 7P 5H 3R 1ER 0BB 7K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R 2RBI 22-game hitting streak
2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 RBI 2DB SB(14)
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-5 R
1B Matt Talbert 1-3 2R RBI BB HR
PH Dave Grochowski 1-1 2RBI DB
RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 R
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R RBI DB
HR MON: Talbert(5)
HR CHI: none
W: Austin Roy(6-8 3.46) L: Mitchell O’Day(1-2 6.60) SV: Dustin Jenkins(1 4.00)
We collected four unearned runs due to errors by Mah and Meilleur, but the streaks keep on going! Eight in a row!

August 2nd

Montreal Loses Streaks as Grant, Bullpen Pitch 2-hitter

Chicago Rangers starter Steve Grant pitched his team past the Montreal Expos, 2-0. Chicago, at 52-53, occupies 4th place in the Eastern League Central.

The outcome was still in doubt with two out in the top of the fourth inning, but Grant was able to pitch out of a jam. With runners on 1st and 3rd and Montreal trailing 1-0, Grant retired Huai-yu Mah, who lined out.

The 2013 EL Pitcher of the Year and 2x All-Star worked 7 innings of 2-hit, 1BB and 2K ball and moved 5-7 with an ERA of 3.39.

Sam Griffin(R, 10-8 4.62) - Josh Gibson(R, 4-3 3.46) tomorrow. Another 34-year old veteran.

SP Dan Hinton 8P 4H 2R 2ER 3BB 6K L
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
2B Robby Weltzer 1-2 BB DB
HR MON: none
HR CHI: Scott(8)
W: Steve Grant(5-7 3.39) L: Dan Hinton(6-7 3.58) SV: Austin Berry(20 2.08)
Hinton did the best he could, but can’t blame the offense for a day off against a veteran pitcher. Not after winning eight in a row.

August 3rd

Rangers Take Series with 3-1 Win

Chicago pitcher Josh Gibson had a large part in his team beating the Montreal Expos, 3-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The winner was Gibson. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Sam Griffin. Austin Berry was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 21 of 25 save opportunities.

Chicago designated hitter Edwin Jimenez contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a sinker to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 106th hit of the season and put the Rangers ahead, 3-0.

Jimenez called the win a test of his team's "mettle." The 2017 EL Silver Slugger is batting .281-9-52 .807OPS 45/51SB 3.2WAR in 98 games.

The win puts Chicago at 53-53 this season.

Juan Miranda(R, 5-8 4.24) - Andres Colon(R, 5-7 4.88) tomorrow. 2020 EL All-Star in career best 12 win season.

SP Sam Griffin 4P 5H 3R 3ER 5BB 3K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 BB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 RBI
HR MON: none
HR CHI: Chanez(22)
W: Josh Gibson(5-3 3.25) L: Sam Grifin(10-9 4.69) SV: Austin Berry(21 2.02)
Sam had uncharacteristically bad control today and our bats have cooled off in Chicago Rangers here.

August 4th

Foley Homers Twice as Bolts Win, 8-3

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

Behind the hitting of John Foley, the Memphis Bolts stopped the Montreal Expos, 8-3. Foley was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs for the Bolts. Andres Colon, the winner, is now 6-7. He struck out 3 and walked 1 over 6 innings, while allowing 1 run on 6 hits.

With Memphis leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Foley hit a slider from Juan Miranda for a solo home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Bolts ahead, 2-0.

"I was seeing the ball well tonight," said Foley. The 2x All-Star is batting .290-6-25 .856OPS 1.5WAR in 51 games after losing a lot of games to injury.

The 4th-place Bolts improved to 48-58.

Marty Murrietta(R, 9-8 3.89) - Chad Orlich(R, 3-8 3.28) tomorrow. Some low ERA’s there for our opposing pitchers this week.

SP Juan Miranda 5.2P 6H 7R 7ER 3BB 5K L
1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 RBI
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI HR
DH Tim McKusick 2-5 R
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4
PH Matt Talbert 1-1 RBI DB
2B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 R
SS Rick Meilleur 2-4
HR MON: Cervantes(13)
HR MEM: Foley 2(6), Marquez(10)
W: Andres Colon(6-7 4.68) L: Juan Miranda(5-9 4.56) SV: none
That is why I did not want to get overly optimistic.

August 5th

Expos Hold on to 5-4 Win

Getting offensive support from Tim McKusick, the Montreal Expos topped the Memphis Bolts, 5-4. McKusick went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Expos. Kevin Cowden notched his 22nd save in 26 chances. Montreal is 50-58 and Memphis, with the loss, 48-59.

With Montreal leading 2-0 in the top of the third, McKusick hit a splitter from Alfonso de Jesus for a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 5-0.

"It never gets old," said McKusick. "Winning, that is." The free agent signing is batting .216-4-18 .676OPS -0.2WAR in 25 games.

Austin Roy(R, 6-8 3.46) - Jose Archuleta(R, 0-3 6.05) tomorrow. Third try for the 24-year old to win a job.

SP Marty Murrietta 5.2P 7H 4R 4ER 3BB 5K W
2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 R SB(15)
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R RBI
DH Tim McKusick 1-3 R 3RBI HR PotG
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-3 R RBI HR
SS Rick Meilleur 1-4
CF Chris Allen 1-4
HR MON: Mah(5), McKusick(4)
HR MEM: Diaz(8)
W: Marty Murrietta(10-8 4.00) L: Chad Orlich(3-9 3.29) SV: Kevin Cowden(22 5.09)
Orlich left injured after 2.1 innings so their pen had to bleed a lot of innings here.

August 6th

Expos Win Game 9-3, Lose V-Rod

The Montreal Expos locked up a win at Bolts Grounds, knocking off the Memphis Bolts, 9-3. On the mound for Montreal was right-hander Austin Roy. He played a major role in the triumph. The Expos, at 51-58, sit in third place in the Eastern League North East Division.

"Austin gave us everything he had," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. He worked six innings of 1-run ball and collected his 7th win.

Montreal won the game in part because of Tim McKusick. The designated hitter ripped a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Expos ahead, 1-0. For the game, McKusick had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

The bad news however, were on center fielder Vicente Rodriguez. On a groundball off the bad of Dave Grochowski, Rodriguez collided with Memphis second baseman Carlos Chavez and had to be taken out of the ballgame. He was diagnosed with a hamstring strain and will be out for 4 weeks.

Dan Hinton(R, 6-7 3.58) - Adam O’Herron(L, 3-4 4.43) tomorrow. Another former BOS star, $25.2M contract that got dumped at the deadline here.

SP Austin Roy 6P 3H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K W PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-2 R hamstring strain 4 weeks
1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 R RBI BB
DH Tim McKusick 2-5 2R 2RBI DB HR
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 2R 2RBI HR
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-5 R RBI DB
SS Mitku Kazemd 3-5 R RBI DB
2B Robby Weltzer 0-3 R RBI BB SB(16)
CF Chris Allen 2-4 RBI
HR MON: Benavides(11), McKusick(5)
HR MEM: none
W: Austin Roy(7-8 3.37) L: Jose Archuleta(0-4 7.78) SV: none
We lost one player in V-Rod, they lost their starter and a reliever to injury… tough one.

August 7th

Transactions:
CF Vicente Rodriguez(24, 2.5*, .257-2-+26 .628OPS 0.6WAR) was placed in the 10-day IL and recent trade acquisition CF Bobby Martinez(24, 2.5*) was promoted to NMLB to take over the center field job. Martinez came over from San José two weeks ago and is a 60 rated center field defender that can steal some bases, but won’t hit as much as V-Rod.

Expos Blank Memphis, 4-0

Good production from right fielder Chris Allen helped the Montreal Expos topple the Memphis Bolts, 4-0. Allen went 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Expos. Montreal has 3 straight wins, Memphis 3 straight losses.

Early in the game, Allen had a 3-run home run for Montreal. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Expos on top, 3-0.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Allen told the Montreal Daily News. The backup outfielder is batting .235-4-13 .723OPS 5/6SB in 23 games with the Expos.

Miguel Ricketts(R, 9-7 4.30) - Sam Griffin(R, 10-9 4.69) tomorrow. 2nd in the WL PotY voting last season.

SP Dan Hinton 4.2P 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K ND sore thumb 2 days
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 SB(17)
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R RBI HR
SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 DB
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R
CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 R First NMLB hit
CF Chris Allen 1-3 R 3RBI HR PotG
HR MON: Allen (4), Talbert(6)
HR MEM: none
W: Cesar Alvarado(3-0 1.38) L: Adam O’Herron(3-5 4.43) SV: Kevin Cowden(23 5.05)
Danny gave us a little scare but it was only a little thumb injury. The pen recovered nicely and Cowden got into a rhythm lately.

Record: 52-58, 3rd in EL Northeast, 6.5GB
Week: 4-3 (1-2@ CHI, 3-1 @ MEM)
Power Rankings: #13(-2)
Runs scored: 425(12th)
Runs against: 431(6th)
Starters ERA: 3.97(7th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.15(2nd)
Defensive Eff.: .717(1st)
Zone Rating: +31.3(1st)
Fan Interest: 76(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Dan Hinton 2G 0-1 1.42 12.2IP 10K
SP Austin Roy 2G 2-0 1.38 13.0IP 13K
1B Matt Talbert 11G 10-21 .476 4HR 10RBIs

Who's not?
RHSP Sam Griffin 3G 1-2 8.40 15IP 8K
C Kevin Craddock 6G 2-22 .090 0HR 2RBI

News:
August 1st – The Seattle Mariners had a fun day at the park, beating the Portland Bears 16-4 today, and two Mariners had a lot of fun in particular in this one. RF Manny Villeda(24, 3*, .268-24-69 .837OPS 2.4WAR), the 2020 WL Rookie of the Year went 5-6 3R with singles only, and 4x Gold Glover 1B Toki Asakura(35, 3.5*, .267-17-48 .844 2.4WAR) went 5-5 6R 4RBI DB TP BB 2HR in a big night.

August 8th - Washington 2B Carlos Sustache(24, 2.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-20 2HR 7RBI 4R. The Rookie is batting .289-4-13 .780OPS 0.4WAR in 29 games.

August 8th - San Francisco LF Mark Schwarz(26, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-26 5HR 9RBI 8R. The 2022 WL All-Star is batting .368-12-46 1.007OPS 2.9WAR in 76 games.

Next: 2vs Arizona Diamondbacks(63-47), 1vs Boston Aeros(58-51), 3vs New York Mets(45-64)

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We salvaged a winning week and now have two division leaders up next for three games, and then the worst team in baseball in this home stand. This team is in to give me and its fans surprises like you would not imagine, so everything from 6-0 to 0-6 next week is in the cards… As for some reinforcements, Ian Messer is 2 weeks away from recovering from is fractured bones… bad news.

04-21-2025, 04:42 AM	#137
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,569	2022 Week 18 Week 18: 3@ Chicago Rangers(51-52), 4@ Memphis Bolts(46-56) August 1st Expos Keep Run Going With 7-5 Win in Chicago The Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Rangers, 7-5. Montreal pitcher and Rochester, Minnesota, native Austin Roy led the way. "I'm happy we won," said Roy. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done." He worked seven innings of 3-run, 1ER ball and struck out eight. Dustin Jenkins earned his 1st save in 1 chances. Montreal has run its win streak to 8 in a row. Montreal used the timely hitting of Vicente Rodriguez to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Expos on top, 6-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer. Also, it kept his 22-game hitting streak alive. Dan Hinton(R, 6-6 3.66) - Steve Grant(R, 4-7 3.61) tomorrow. 35-year old veteran that once won the PotY in 2013. SP Austin Roy 7P 5H 3R 1ER 0BB 7K W PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R 2RBI 22-game hitting streak 2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 RBI 2DB SB(14) C Gabriel Cervantes 1-5 R 1B Matt Talbert 1-3 2R RBI BB HR PH Dave Grochowski 1-1 2RBI DB RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 R SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R RBI DB HR MON: Talbert(5) HR CHI: none W: Austin Roy(6-8 3.46) L: Mitchell O’Day(1-2 6.60) SV: Dustin Jenkins(1 4.00) We collected four unearned runs due to errors by Mah and Meilleur, but the streaks keep on going! Eight in a row! August 2nd Montreal Loses Streaks as Grant, Bullpen Pitch 2-hitter Chicago Rangers starter Steve Grant pitched his team past the Montreal Expos, 2-0. Chicago, at 52-53, occupies 4th place in the Eastern League Central. The outcome was still in doubt with two out in the top of the fourth inning, but Grant was able to pitch out of a jam. With runners on 1st and 3rd and Montreal trailing 1-0, Grant retired Huai-yu Mah, who lined out. The 2013 EL Pitcher of the Year and 2x All-Star worked 7 innings of 2-hit, 1BB and 2K ball and moved 5-7 with an ERA of 3.39. Sam Griffin(R, 10-8 4.62) - Josh Gibson(R, 4-3 3.46) tomorrow. Another 34-year old veteran. SP Dan Hinton 8P 4H 2R 2ER 3BB 6K L 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 2B Robby Weltzer 1-2 BB DB HR MON: none HR CHI: Scott(8) W: Steve Grant(5-7 3.39) L: Dan Hinton(6-7 3.58) SV: Austin Berry(20 2.08) Hinton did the best he could, but can’t blame the offense for a day off against a veteran pitcher. Not after winning eight in a row. August 3rd Rangers Take Series with 3-1 Win Chicago pitcher Josh Gibson had a large part in his team beating the Montreal Expos, 3-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. The winner was Gibson. He threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Sam Griffin. Austin Berry was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 21 of 25 save opportunities. Chicago designated hitter Edwin Jimenez contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a sinker to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 106th hit of the season and put the Rangers ahead, 3-0. Jimenez called the win a test of his team's "mettle." The 2017 EL Silver Slugger is batting .281-9-52 .807OPS 45/51SB 3.2WAR in 98 games. The win puts Chicago at 53-53 this season. Juan Miranda(R, 5-8 4.24) - Andres Colon(R, 5-7 4.88) tomorrow. 2020 EL All-Star in career best 12 win season. SP Sam Griffin 4P 5H 3R 3ER 5BB 3K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 BB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 RBI HR MON: none HR CHI: Chanez(22) W: Josh Gibson(5-3 3.25) L: Sam Grifin(10-9 4.69) SV: Austin Berry(21 2.02) Sam had uncharacteristically bad control today and our bats have cooled off in Chicago Rangers here. August 4th Foley Homers Twice as Bolts Win, 8-3 The home crowd had a good time watching the Montreal Expos and Memphis Bolts get after it. Behind the hitting of John Foley, the Memphis Bolts stopped the Montreal Expos, 8-3. Foley was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs for the Bolts. Andres Colon, the winner, is now 6-7. He struck out 3 and walked 1 over 6 innings, while allowing 1 run on 6 hits. With Memphis leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Foley hit a slider from Juan Miranda for a solo home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Bolts ahead, 2-0. "I was seeing the ball well tonight," said Foley. The 2x All-Star is batting .290-6-25 .856OPS 1.5WAR in 51 games after losing a lot of games to injury. The 4th-place Bolts improved to 48-58. Marty Murrietta(R, 9-8 3.89) - Chad Orlich(R, 3-8 3.28) tomorrow. Some low ERA’s there for our opposing pitchers this week. SP Juan Miranda 5.2P 6H 7R 7ER 3BB 5K L 1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 RBI C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI HR DH Tim McKusick 2-5 R LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 PH Matt Talbert 1-1 RBI DB 2B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 R SS Rick Meilleur 2-4 HR MON: Cervantes(13) HR MEM: Foley 2(6), Marquez(10) W: Andres Colon(6-7 4.68) L: Juan Miranda(5-9 4.56) SV: none That is why I did not want to get overly optimistic. August 5th Expos Hold on to 5-4 Win Getting offensive support from Tim McKusick, the Montreal Expos topped the Memphis Bolts, 5-4. McKusick went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Expos. Kevin Cowden notched his 22nd save in 26 chances. Montreal is 50-58 and Memphis, with the loss, 48-59. With Montreal leading 2-0 in the top of the third, McKusick hit a splitter from Alfonso de Jesus for a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 5-0. "It never gets old," said McKusick. "Winning, that is." The free agent signing is batting .216-4-18 .676OPS -0.2WAR in 25 games. Austin Roy(R, 6-8 3.46) - Jose Archuleta(R, 0-3 6.05) tomorrow. Third try for the 24-year old to win a job. SP Marty Murrietta 5.2P 7H 4R 4ER 3BB 5K W 2B Robby Weltzer 2-4 R SB(15) 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R RBI DH Tim McKusick 1-3 R 3RBI HR PotG RF Huai-yu Mah 1-3 R RBI HR SS Rick Meilleur 1-4 CF Chris Allen 1-4 HR MON: Mah(5), McKusick(4) HR MEM: Diaz(8) W: Marty Murrietta(10-8 4.00) L: Chad Orlich(3-9 3.29) SV: Kevin Cowden(22 5.09) Orlich left injured after 2.1 innings so their pen had to bleed a lot of innings here. August 6th Expos Win Game 9-3, Lose V-Rod The Montreal Expos locked up a win at Bolts Grounds, knocking off the Memphis Bolts, 9-3. On the mound for Montreal was right-hander Austin Roy. He played a major role in the triumph. The Expos, at 51-58, sit in third place in the Eastern League North East Division. "Austin gave us everything he had," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. He worked six innings of 1-run ball and collected his 7th win. Montreal won the game in part because of Tim McKusick. The designated hitter ripped a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Expos ahead, 1-0. For the game, McKusick had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats. The bad news however, were on center fielder Vicente Rodriguez. On a groundball off the bad of Dave Grochowski, Rodriguez collided with Memphis second baseman Carlos Chavez and had to be taken out of the ballgame. He was diagnosed with a hamstring strain and will be out for 4 weeks. Dan Hinton(R, 6-7 3.58) - Adam O’Herron(L, 3-4 4.43) tomorrow. Another former BOS star, $25.2M contract that got dumped at the deadline here. SP Austin Roy 6P 3H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K W PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-2 R hamstring strain 4 weeks 1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 R RBI BB DH Tim McKusick 2-5 2R 2RBI DB HR LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 2R 2RBI HR 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-5 R RBI DB SS Mitku Kazemd 3-5 R RBI DB 2B Robby Weltzer 0-3 R RBI BB SB(16) CF Chris Allen 2-4 RBI HR MON: Benavides(11), McKusick(5) HR MEM: none W: Austin Roy(7-8 3.37) L: Jose Archuleta(0-4 7.78) SV: none We lost one player in V-Rod, they lost their starter and a reliever to injury… tough one. August 7th Transactions: CF Vicente Rodriguez(24, 2.5, .257-2-+26 .628OPS 0.6WAR) was placed in the 10-day IL and recent trade acquisition CF Bobby Martinez(24, 2.5) was promoted to NMLB to take over the center field job. Martinez came over from San José two weeks ago and is a 60 rated center field defender that can steal some bases, but won’t hit as much as V-Rod. Expos Blank Memphis, 4-0 Good production from right fielder Chris Allen helped the Montreal Expos topple the Memphis Bolts, 4-0. Allen went 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Expos. Montreal has 3 straight wins, Memphis 3 straight losses. Early in the game, Allen had a 3-run home run for Montreal. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Expos on top, 3-0. "I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Allen told the Montreal Daily News. The backup outfielder is batting .235-4-13 .723OPS 5/6SB in 23 games with the Expos. Miguel Ricketts(R, 9-7 4.30) - Sam Griffin(R, 10-9 4.69) tomorrow. 2nd in the WL PotY voting last season. SP Dan Hinton 4.2P 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K ND sore thumb 2 days 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 SB(17) DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R RBI HR SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 DB 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 R First NMLB hit CF Chris Allen 1-3 R 3RBI HR PotG HR MON: Allen (4), Talbert(6) HR MEM: none W: Cesar Alvarado(3-0 1.38) L: Adam O’Herron(3-5 4.43) SV: Kevin Cowden(23 5.05) Danny gave us a little scare but it was only a little thumb injury. The pen recovered nicely and Cowden got into a rhythm lately. Record: 52-58, 3rd in EL Northeast, 6.5GB Week: 4-3 (1-2@ CHI, 3-1 @ MEM) Power Rankings: #13(-2) Runs scored: 425(12th) Runs against: 431(6th) Starters ERA: 3.97(7th) Bullpen ERA: 3.15(2nd) Defensive Eff.: .717(1st) Zone Rating: +31.3(1st) Fan Interest: 76(+-0) Who's hot? SP Dan Hinton 2G 0-1 1.42 12.2IP 10K SP Austin Roy 2G 2-0 1.38 13.0IP 13K 1B Matt Talbert 11G 10-21 .476 4HR 10RBIs Who's not? RHSP Sam Griffin 3G 1-2 8.40 15IP 8K C Kevin Craddock 6G 2-22 .090 0HR 2RBI News: August 1st – The Seattle Mariners had a fun day at the park, beating the Portland Bears 16-4 today, and two Mariners had a lot of fun in particular in this one. RF Manny Villeda(24, 3, .268-24-69 .837OPS 2.4WAR), the 2020 WL Rookie of the Year went 5-6 3R with singles only, and 4x Gold Glover 1B Toki Asakura(35, 3.5, .267-17-48 .844 2.4WAR) went 5-5 6R 4RBI DB TP BB 2HR in a big night. August 8th - Washington 2B Carlos Sustache(24, 2.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-20 2HR 7RBI 4R. The Rookie is batting .289-4-13 .780OPS 0.4WAR in 29 games. August 8th - San Francisco* LF Mark Schwarz(26, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-26 5HR 9RBI 8R. The 2022 WL All-Star is batting .368-12-46 1.007OPS 2.9WAR in 76 games. Next: 2vs Arizona Diamondbacks(63-47), 1vs Boston Aeros(58-51), 3vs New York Mets(45-64) -- We salvaged a winning week and now have two division leaders up next for three games, and then the worst team in baseball in this home stand. This team is in to give me and its fans surprises like you would not imagine, so everything from 6-0 to 0-6 next week is in the cards… As for some reinforcements, Ian Messer* is 2 weeks away from recovering from is fractured bones… bad news. __________________ 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)