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Griever20 · 04-23-2025, 01:21 PM

Week 20: 3@ San Diego Padres(66-49), 3@ Boston Aeros(61-55)

August 15th
Offday

August 16th

Cervantes Homers Twice as Expos Take 9-6 Win

Gabriel Cervantes helped his team muscle past the San Diego Padres, 9-6. In the game, the Montreal catcher hit 2 home runs. The recent trade acquisition is batting .295-15-55 .843OPS 3.2WAR between MON and KCR.

Adam Rudolph notched his 10th save in 11 chances. Montreal has now won 3 straight, while the Padres have lost 3 in a row. "We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Montreal skipper Aaron McCreery.

Huai-yu Mah helped out the Montreal cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the right fielder went 1-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

Marty Murrietta(R, 10-8 4.06) - Joe Baier(R, 9-9 3.25) tomorrow. 25-year old, 4/5* rated stud that is a bit fragile.

SP Juan Miranda 6IP 6H 4R 3ER 1BB 2K W
2B Robby Weltzer 1-5 R 2RBI
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5
1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 R RBI HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 4-4 2R 2RBI 2HR PotG
SS Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 2R BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-5 R DB
CF Bobby Martinez 3-5 R RBI
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R 2RBI DB
HR MON: Grochowski(13), Cervantes 2(15)
HR SDP: Gonzalos 2(34), LaFleur(9)
W: Juan Miranda(7-9 4.35) L: Bryan Nickens(3-2 2.90) SV: Adam Rudolph(10 1.96)
Cervantes highlighted a 16 hit offense today.

August 17th

Padres Walk it Off in Tenth!

The San Diego Padres walked off with a big win.

Joe Baier, who is tied for 3rd in the WL in complete games with 1, was locked in. The right-hander led the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win against the Montreal Expos at PETCO Park. San Diego pitcher Perry Bunn got the win, upping his record to 6-3. Adam Rudolph got the loss.

"Joe is a tough competitor," said San Diego manager Greg Kramer. The triumph puts San Diego at 67-50 for the season.

The decisive blow was delivered by David Dose in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off fireballing right-hander Adam Rudolph to win the game for San Diego. The home crowd went nuts. The 29-year old 2021 WL All-Star is batting .270-6-46 .714OPS 25/28SB 1.6WAR in 104 games.

Austin Roy(R, 7-9 3.87) - Jerry Sullivan(R, 8-9 4.35) tomorrow. 2x All-Star

SP Marty Murrietta 4.2IP 2H 1R 1ER 5BB 4K ND
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2R BB DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 3-5 R RBI
DH Tim McKusick 0-4 R BB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI
RF Huai-yu Mah 0-3 RBI
CF Bobby Martinez 1-4
HR MON: none
HR SDP: Dose(6)
W: Perry Bunn(6-3 3.49) L: Adam Rudolph(0-2 2.15) SV: none
Murrietta was wild again and didn’t last five. Tough loss for Rudolph who only faced one batter.

August 18th

Sullivan Goes Distance in 11-2 Win over Montreal

The San Diego Padres picked up a win at PETCO Park, downing the Montreal Expos, 11-2. On the mound for San Diego was right-hander Jerry Sullivan, who played a pivotal role in the win. San Diego now has a record of 68-50 with the win.

Sullivan, who finished 2nd in the WL in wins with 17 last year, pitched a complete game for San Diego. Sullivan surrendered 5 hits over 9 innings and struck out 8. With the win, he moves to 9-9 on the season.

"Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Sullivan. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset."

Dan Hinton(R, 7-7 3.27) - Patrick Kellemeyn(L, 12-6 4.72) tomorrow. Workhorse, but never got his ERA under 4.50.

SP Austin Roy 3.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 2BB 3K L
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4
CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 R RBI
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RBI
HR MON: none
HR SDP: Gonzalos(35), McBride(13)
W: Jerry Sullivan(9-9 4.11) L: Austin Roy(7-10 4.17) SV: none
We had nothing today.

August 19th

Alexander Slugs Aeros to 6-5 Win

A good performance from left fielder Kurt Alexander helped the Boston Aeros defeat the Montreal Expos, 6-5. Alexander was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Aeros. The win gives Boston a season record of 64-56.

With Boston trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth, Alexander hit a sinker from Dan Hinton for a 2-run home run. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Aeros ahead, 6-5.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Alexander. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .238-23-63 .801OPS 1.3WAR in 111 games.

Sam Griffin(R, 11-9 4.38) - Brian Peduzzi(R, 5-9 4.45) tomorrow. Actually his first start this season against us.

SP Austin Roy 4.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 1BB 7K L
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R RBI HR
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R 2RBI HR
CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 R RBI HR
SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 R RBI HR
HR MON: Weltzer(8), Martinez(2), Meilleur(2), Grochowski(14)
HR BOS: Alexander 2(23), Aguilar(22)
W: A.J. Pinkerton(1-0 4.85) L: Dan Hinton(7-8 3.54) SV: Paul Ide(27 3.88)
We knocked their starter out in five as well, but they got one run more out of Danny.

August 20th

#12 for Griffin as Aeros Suffer 5-3 Home Defeat

Montreal registered a win at Fenway Park by beating the Boston Aeros, 5-3. Pitcher Sam Griffin was one reason why the Expos triumphed. The second-place Aeros dropped to 64-57.

Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Kevin Craddock to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Craddock. "And not try to do too much." The backup catcher is batting .208-3-21 .575OPS -0.1WAR in 62 games.

Juan Miranda(R, 7-9 4.35) - Jordan Arroyo(R, 2-2 5.16) tomorrow. Fragile replacement level arm.

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 4H 2R 2ER 0BB 6K W PotG
2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 R
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 RBI
RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 R
3B Orlando Gonzalez 0-3 R BB
C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R 3RBI HR
CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 R RBI BB HR
HR MON: Craddock(3), Martinez(3)
HR BOS: Barrales(5), Munoz(11)
W: Sam Griffin(12-9 4.32) L: Brian Peduzzi(5-10 4.59) SV: Adam Rudolph(11 2.11)
Griffin somehow has the most wins AGAIN despite being the fourth best starter on our team based on talent.

August 21st

Expos Takes Series with Close 4-2 Win

The Montreal Expos knocked off the Boston Aeros, 4-2, in Eastern League action at Fenway Park. Montreal pitcher and Boyden, Iowa, native Juan Miranda had an outstanding performance. The winning pitcher was Miranda, now 8-9. He tossed 5.2 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 8.

"The only difference is executing pitches and not executing pitches," said Miranda. "When you don't execute, you get beat. When you execute, you usually give your team a chance to win." Adam Rudolph earned the save, his 12th in 13 tries.

Gabriel Cervantes aided the Montreal cause with a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth. For the game, the catcher was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The 27-year old is batting .296-15-58 .838OPS 3.5WAR in 93 games.

The third-place Expos bumped their record to 58-64.

Walt Laidlaw(R, 5-11 5.10) - Marty Murrietta(R, 10-8 3.98) the day after tomorrow. 0-1 against us this year.

SP Juan Miranda 5.2IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 8K W PotG
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 R 2RBI BB DB
DH Tim McKusick 1-4 RBI DB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4
CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 R DB
LF Chris Allen 2-4 R RBI DB
HR MON: none
HR BOS: none
W: Juan Miranda(8-9 4.30) L: Jordan Arroyo(2-3 4.04) SV: Adam Rudolph(12 2.06)
Two out of three from a division rival always feels great.

Record: 58-64, 3rd in EL Northeast, 8GB
Week: 3-3 (1-2@ SDP, 2-1@ BOS)
Power Rankings: #17(-1)
Runs scored: 480(11th)
Runs against: 496(8th)
Starters ERA: 4.03(9th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.47(3rd)
Defensive Eff.: .715(1st)
Zone Rating: +33.7(1st)
Fan Interest: 75(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 2G 2-0 1.26 14.1IP 8K
1B Dave Grochowski 9G 17-38 .447 4HR 8RBI

Who's not?
SP Austin Roy 2G 0-2 21.00 6IP 4K
RHRP Kevin Cowden 18G 9SV 10.80 15.0IP 17K
C Kevin Craddock 6G 1-20 .050 1HR 3RBI

News:
August 19th - Detroit LHSP Bret Engling(31, 4*) pitched a complete game 4-hitter to day to beat the Pittsburgh Kings 7-0, striking out seven and walking 2. The 3x All-Star is 10-5 3.42 109K 3.5WAR in 22 starts.

August 19th - Jacksonville 1B Sal Masariegos(30, 3/3.5*) collected a 5-6 hit game with 2R, 3RBI and a home run in a 9-8 win over Cincinnati. The 2016 WL All-Star is batting .231-7-31 .644OPS 7/9SB -0.4WAR in 68 games.

August 22nd - Detroit LF Victor Munoz(22, 3.5/4.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-18 2HR 5RBI 5R. The #6 prospect in baseball prior to the season is batting .263-3-20 .795OPS 2.0WAR in 107 games.

August 22nd - Salt Lake City CF Ken Connolly(25, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 14-27 1HR 6RBI 8R. The 2021 WL Silver slugger is batting .289-15-53 .822OPS 27/37SB 4.6WAR in 113 games.

Next: 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(54-67), 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(65-55)

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A home stand with a team that swept us the last time we met, and the division leaders. This will be fun. Another fun fact, the Kansas City Royals returned Rule 5 draftee 2B Joe Hawk(24, 2.5*) to us after he hit .265-13-53 .752OPS 1.4WAR in 104 games for them… he could actually be an alternative to Tim McKusick(.190-5-23 .600OPS -0.6WAR 34G).

04-23-2025, 01:21 PM	#139
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,562	2022 Week 20 Week 20: 3@ San Diego Padres(66-49), 3@ Boston Aeros(61-55) August 15th Offday August 16th Cervantes Homers Twice as Expos Take 9-6 Win Gabriel Cervantes helped his team muscle past the San Diego Padres, 9-6. In the game, the Montreal catcher hit 2 home runs. The recent trade acquisition is batting .295-15-55 .843OPS 3.2WAR between MON and KCR. Adam Rudolph notched his 10th save in 11 chances. Montreal has now won 3 straight, while the Padres have lost 3 in a row. "We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Montreal skipper Aaron McCreery. Huai-yu Mah helped out the Montreal cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the right fielder went 1-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Marty Murrietta(R, 10-8 4.06) - Joe Baier(R, 9-9 3.25) tomorrow. 25-year old, 4/5 rated stud that is a bit fragile.* SP Juan Miranda 6IP 6H 4R 3ER 1BB 2K W 2B Robby Weltzer 1-5 R 2RBI LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 R RBI HR C Gabriel Cervantes 4-4 2R 2RBI 2HR PotG SS Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 2R BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-5 R DB CF Bobby Martinez 3-5 R RBI RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R 2RBI DB HR MON: Grochowski(13), Cervantes 2(15) HR SDP: Gonzalos 2(34), LaFleur(9) W: Juan Miranda(7-9 4.35) L: Bryan Nickens(3-2 2.90) SV: Adam Rudolph(10 1.96) Cervantes highlighted a 16 hit offense today. August 17th Padres Walk it Off in Tenth! The San Diego Padres walked off with a big win. Joe Baier, who is tied for 3rd in the WL in complete games with 1, was locked in. The right-hander led the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win against the Montreal Expos at PETCO Park. San Diego pitcher Perry Bunn got the win, upping his record to 6-3. Adam Rudolph got the loss. "Joe is a tough competitor," said San Diego manager Greg Kramer. The triumph puts San Diego at 67-50 for the season. The decisive blow was delivered by David Dose in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a solo home run off fireballing right-hander Adam Rudolph to win the game for San Diego. The home crowd went nuts. The 29-year old 2021 WL All-Star is batting .270-6-46 .714OPS 25/28SB 1.6WAR in 104 games. Austin Roy(R, 7-9 3.87) - Jerry Sullivan(R, 8-9 4.35) tomorrow. 2x All-Star SP Marty Murrietta 4.2IP 2H 1R 1ER 5BB 4K ND 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2R BB DB C Gabriel Cervantes 3-5 R RBI DH Tim McKusick 0-4 R BB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI RF Huai-yu Mah 0-3 RBI CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 HR MON: none HR SDP: Dose(6) W: Perry Bunn(6-3 3.49) L: Adam Rudolph(0-2 2.15) SV: none Murrietta was wild again and didn’t last five. Tough loss for Rudolph who only faced one batter. August 18th Sullivan Goes Distance in 11-2 Win over Montreal The San Diego Padres picked up a win at PETCO Park, downing the Montreal Expos, 11-2. On the mound for San Diego was right-hander Jerry Sullivan, who played a pivotal role in the win. San Diego now has a record of 68-50 with the win. Sullivan, who finished 2nd in the WL in wins with 17 last year, pitched a complete game for San Diego. Sullivan surrendered 5 hits over 9 innings and struck out 8. With the win, he moves to 9-9 on the season. "Obviously, you want to go out there and be good every time out," said Sullivan. "I take the ball every day with the same mindset." Dan Hinton(R, 7-7 3.27) - Patrick Kellemeyn(L, 12-6 4.72) tomorrow. Workhorse, but never got his ERA under 4.50. SP Austin Roy 3.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 2BB 3K L 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 R RBI SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RBI HR MON: none HR SDP: Gonzalos(35), McBride(13) W: Jerry Sullivan(9-9 4.11) L: Austin Roy(7-10 4.17) SV: none We had nothing today. August 19th Alexander Slugs Aeros to 6-5 Win A good performance from left fielder Kurt Alexander helped the Boston Aeros defeat the Montreal Expos, 6-5. Alexander was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Aeros. The win gives Boston a season record of 64-56. With Boston trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth, Alexander hit a sinker from Dan Hinton for a 2-run home run. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Aeros ahead, 6-5. "It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Alexander. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .238-23-63 .801OPS 1.3WAR in 111 games. Sam Griffin(R, 11-9 4.38) - Brian Peduzzi(R, 5-9 4.45) tomorrow. Actually his first start this season against us. SP Austin Roy 4.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 1BB 7K L 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R RBI HR LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R 2RBI HR CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 R RBI HR SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 R RBI HR HR MON: Weltzer(8), Martinez(2), Meilleur(2), Grochowski(14) HR BOS: Alexander 2(23), Aguilar(22) W: A.J. Pinkerton(1-0 4.85) L: Dan Hinton(7-8 3.54) SV: Paul Ide(27 3.88) We knocked their starter out in five as well, but they got one run more out of Danny. August 20th #12 for Griffin as Aeros Suffer 5-3 Home Defeat Montreal registered a win at Fenway Park by beating the Boston Aeros, 5-3. Pitcher Sam Griffin was one reason why the Expos triumphed. The second-place Aeros dropped to 64-57. Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Kevin Craddock to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. "I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Craddock. "And not try to do too much." The backup catcher is batting .208-3-21 .575OPS -0.1WAR in 62 games. Juan Miranda(R, 7-9 4.35) - Jordan Arroyo(R, 2-2 5.16) tomorrow. Fragile replacement level arm. SP Sam Griffin 6IP 4H 2R 2ER 0BB 6K W PotG 2B Robby Weltzer 2-5 R 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 RBI RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 R 3B Orlando Gonzalez 0-3 R BB C Kevin Craddock 1-4 R 3RBI HR CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 R RBI BB HR HR MON: Craddock(3), Martinez(3) HR BOS: Barrales(5), Munoz(11) W: Sam Griffin(12-9 4.32) L: Brian Peduzzi(5-10 4.59) SV: Adam Rudolph(11 2.11) Griffin somehow has the most wins AGAIN despite being the fourth best starter on our team based on talent. August 21st Expos Takes Series with Close 4-2 Win The Montreal Expos knocked off the Boston Aeros, 4-2, in Eastern League action at Fenway Park. Montreal pitcher and Boyden, Iowa, native Juan Miranda had an outstanding performance. The winning pitcher was Miranda, now 8-9. He tossed 5.2 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 8. "The only difference is executing pitches and not executing pitches," said Miranda. "When you don't execute, you get beat. When you execute, you usually give your team a chance to win." Adam Rudolph earned the save, his 12th in 13 tries. Gabriel Cervantes aided the Montreal cause with a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth. For the game, the catcher was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The 27-year old is batting .296-15-58 .838OPS 3.5WAR in 93 games. The third-place Expos bumped their record to 58-64. Walt Laidlaw(R, 5-11 5.10) - Marty Murrietta(R, 10-8 3.98) the day after tomorrow. 0-1 against us this year. SP Juan Miranda 5.2IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 8K W PotG 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R DB C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 R 2RBI BB DB DH Tim McKusick 1-4 RBI DB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 R DB LF Chris Allen 2-4 R RBI DB HR MON: none HR BOS: none W: Juan Miranda(8-9 4.30) L: Jordan Arroyo(2-3 4.04) SV: Adam Rudolph(12 2.06) Two out of three from a division rival always feels great. Record: 58-64, 3rd in EL Northeast, 8GB Week: 3-3 (1-2@ SDP, 2-1@ BOS) Power Rankings: #17(-1) Runs scored: 480(11th) Runs against: 496(8th) Starters ERA: 4.03(9th) Bullpen ERA: 3.47(3rd) Defensive Eff.: .715(1st) Zone Rating: +33.7(1st) Fan Interest: 75(+-0) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 2G 2-0 1.26 14.1IP 8K 1B Dave Grochowski 9G 17-38 .447 4HR 8RBI Who's not? SP Austin Roy 2G 0-2 21.00 6IP 4K RHRP Kevin Cowden 18G 9SV 10.80 15.0IP 17K C Kevin Craddock 6G 1-20 .050 1HR 3RBI News: August 19th - Detroit LHSP Bret Engling(31, 4) pitched a complete game 4-hitter to day to beat the Pittsburgh Kings* 7-0, striking out seven and walking 2. The 3x All-Star is 10-5 3.42 109K 3.5WAR in 22 starts. August 19th - Jacksonville 1B Sal Masariegos(30, 3/3.5) collected a 5-6 hit game with 2R, 3RBI and a home run in a 9-8 win over Cincinnati. The 2016 WL All-Star is batting .231-7-31 .644OPS 7/9SB -0.4WAR in 68 games. August 22nd - Detroit* LF Victor Munoz(22, 3.5/4.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-18 2HR 5RBI 5R. The #6 prospect in baseball prior to the season is batting .263-3-20 .795OPS 2.0WAR in 107 games. August 22nd - Salt Lake City* CF Ken Connolly(25, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 14-27 1HR 6RBI 8R. The 2021 WL Silver slugger is batting .289-15-53 .822OPS 27/37SB 4.6WAR in 113 games. Next: 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(54-67), 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(65-55) -- A home stand with a team that swept us the last time we met, and the division leaders. This will be fun. Another fun fact, the Kansas City Royals* returned Rule 5 draftee 2B Joe Hawk(24, 2.5) to us after he hit .265-13-53 .752OPS 1.4WAR in 104 games for them… he could actually be an alternative to Tim McKusick*(.190-5-23 .600OPS -0.6WAR 34G). __________________ 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)