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Griever20 · 04-25-2025, 02:50 PM

Week 21: 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(54-67), 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(65-55)

August 22nd
offday

August 23rd

Toronto Beats Montreal, 4-2

The Toronto Blue Jays got a stellar performance from pitcher Walt Laidlaw, who handcuffed the Montreal offense en route to a win, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. The winning pitcher was Laidlaw, now 6-11. He tossed 5.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. Ron Palovich got the save, his 27th in 33 chances.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Miguel Huerta? The Toronto second baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 1-0. For the game, Huerta had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Huerta said after the game. He is batting .294-8-25 .836OPS 1.9WAR in 62 games.

The Toronto winning streak has reached 4 games.

Paul Davis(R, 3-7 5.03) - Austin Roy(R, 7-10 4.17) tomorrow. Great stuff from the 23-year old, but he lacks movement and a bit of control.

SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 6K L
DH Tim McKusick 1-4
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 DB
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R 2RBI HR
CF Bobby Martinez 1-4
HR TOR: none
HR MON: Mah(6)
W: Walt Laidlaw(6-11 4.86) L: Marty Murrietta(10-9 3.89) SV: Ron Pavlovich(27 3.52)
Hnnnnngggg. One hit from the top four of the lineup is not enough.

August 24th

Expos Score 13 to Beat Blue Jays, 13-1

The Montreal Expos beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-1, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal catcher Gabriel Cervantes had the hot bat. He went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The Expos, at 59-65, inhabit third place in the Eastern League North East Division.

Dave Grochowski was 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Montreal. The 24-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single off Paul Davis. It was his 149th hit of the season.

"Good pitching and timely hitting is a recipe for success," said Grochowski. He is batting .351-14-74 .938OPS 4.4WAR in 120 games en route to a batting title.

David Villalobos(R, 4-2 3.30) - Dan Hinton(R, 7-8 3.54) tomorrow. Ace-off

SP Austin Roy 7.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 8K W
2B Robby Weltzer 3-5 3R DB SB(19)
1B Dave Grochowski 3-5 R 4RBI
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5 2R 4RBI 2HR
DH Tim McKusick 1-4 2R RBI BB
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R 2RBI HR
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R BB
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 2RBI
CF Bobby Martinez 0-3 R BB
SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 2R DB
HR TOR: none
HR MON: Cervantes 2(17), Benavides(13)
W: Austin Roy(8-10 4.00) L: Paul Davis(3-8 5.20) SV: none
WHOA, all but Bobby Martinez got at least a hit today.

August 25th

Transactions:
RF Ian Messer(26, 2.5*, .292-4-20 .811OPS 1.0WAR) recovered from his fractured bones, and was sent on a rehab assignment to AAA as he has only played 43 games so far this season.

Expos Win Wild Game in 15 Innings

The Montreal Expos defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1, in 15 innings in Eastern League action at Olympic Stadium. Montreal pitcher Dan Hinton had a standout performance. He worked 7 innings of 3-hit and 1-run ball. Montreal now owns a record of 60-65.

The decisive blow was delivered by Robby Weltzer in the bottom of the 15th when he hit a run-scoring double off 27-year old right-handed pitcher David Rodgers to win the game for Montreal. The home crowd went nuts.

Weltzer told a Montreal Daily News reporter that he felt "ecstatic" after the win. The 25-year old is batting .279-8-44 .722OPS 19/21SB 2.9WAR in 112 games.

Hugh Kieninger(R, 9-7 2.46) - Sam Griffin(R, 12-9 4.32) tomorrow. Tricky…

SP Dan Hinton 7IP 3H 1R 1ER 0BB 6K W finger blister 3 days PotG
2B Robby Weltzer 2-6 RBI DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-5
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-6
DH Tim McKusick 1-3 SB(1)
PH/DH Matt Talbert 2-3 R RBI DB HR
LF Ignacio Benavides 0-3 thumb contusion 3 days
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-6
SS Rich Meilleur 2-5 R BB
HR TOR: none
HR MON: Talbert(7)
W: Cesar Alvarado(4-0 1.69) L: David Rodgers(2-7 4.56) SV: none
The unsung hero was Cesar Alvarado who pitched four scoreless in relief after our closer Adam Rudolph added three. Luckily, the injuries were all none too costly.

August 26th

Expos Take 3-2 Win Behind Griffin

Fans watched the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Grizzlies fight to the finish.

Sam Griffin, who is tied for 4th in the EL in complete games with 2, was locked in. The right-hander led the Montreal Expos to a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Grizzlies at Olympic Stadium. He worked 5.1 innings of 1-run ball and got the W. The Montreal win streak is now 3 games.

Bobby Martinez had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for Montreal. He came through with a run-scoring single to put Montreal in front, 3-1. The young center fielder is batting .258-3-8 .749OPS 3/4SB 0.6WAR in 17 games.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Griffin said.

Alberto Cordoba(R, 5-2 3.51) - Juan Miranda(R, 8-9 4.30) tomorrow. Injury prone, but good.

SP Sam Griffin 5.1IP 5H 1R 0ER 2BB 3K W PotG
1B Dave Grochowski 1-2 R BB SB(5)
DH Tim McKusick 2-4 R RBI
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R DB
C Kyle Craddock 1-3 RBI BB DB
CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 RBI
HR TOR: Jimenez(12)
HR MON: none
W: Sam Griffin(13-9 4.17) L: Hugh Kieninger(9-8 2.52) SV: Dusty Jenkins(2 3.76)
Griffin and the pen held the fort and we got some offense by our tired lineup. Bad news, our star lefty reliever Joe Herzer collected another injury, back spasms 1 week.

August 27th

Transactions:
LHRP Joe Herzer(24, 3.5*, 3-3 2.88 59K 65.2IP 0.6WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL and AAA LHRP Pablo Mendoza(24, 2,5/3*, 1-0 15SV 1.19 18 22.2IP 0.8WAR AAA), acquired in the Cervantes deal, was promoted to NMLB.

Cordoba Now 6-2 Following 3-2 Win

Olympic Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Grizzlies.

The Philadelphia Grizzlies picked up a win at Olympic Stadium, taking down the Montreal Expos, 3-2. Starting pitcher Alberto Cordoba was a big reason why. Jose Gutierrez notched his 26th save in 29 chances.

Cordoba allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7 innings for Philadelphia. With the win, the southpaw is 6-2 with an ERA of 3.09.

"Alberto was pumping the zone," said Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce.

The win puts Philadelphia at 68-58 this season.

Oscar Guzman(R, 5-8 4.66) - Marty Murrietta(R, 10-9 3.89) tomorrow. Can’t get his ERA below 4.50.

SP Juan Miranda 6.2IP 7H 3R 3ER 3BB 6K L
2B Robby Weltzer 2-3 RBI BB DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R DB
CF Chris Allen 1-4 R RBI
HR PHI: none
HR MON: none
W: Alberto Cordoba(6-2 3.09) L: Juan Miranda(8-10 4.29) SV: Jose Gutierrez(26 2.70)
Miranda was good today, but we struggled with hits in the middle of the order.

August 28th

Grizzlies Take Series with 4-2 Win

Philadelphia parlayed a decent outing from starter Oscar Guzman into a solid win over the Montreal Expos. The final score was 4-2. The first-place Grizzlies, at 69-58, lead the Eastern League North East Division by 4 games.

Guzman scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for the Grizzlies. With the win, Guzman goes to 6-8 on the year with 126 strikeouts.

"Oscar mixed and matched," said Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce.

Austin Roy(R, 5-8 8-10 4.00) - Gerry Smith(L, 7-9 3.73) tomorrow. Struggles with control.

SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 3BB 8K L
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 R DB
PH Matt Talbert 1-1 R
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 BB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI
2B Mitku Kazemd 1-3
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3
HR PHI: de Leon(24)
HR MON: none
W: Oscar Guzman(6-8 4.48) L: Marty Murrietta(10-10 4.00) SV: Colin Taylor(1 5.87)
There is a reason why those Grizzlies have that record… they are tough.

Record: 61-67, 3rd in EL Northeast, 8.5GB
Week: 3-3 (2-1vs TOR, 1-2vs PHI)
Power Rankings: #19(-2)
Runs scored: 504(11th)
Runs against: 511(5th)
Starters ERA: 3.95(9th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.34(3rd)
Defensive Eff.: .715(1st)
Zone Rating: +34.6(1st)
Fan Interest: 75(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 3G 3-0 0.92 19.2IP 11K

Who's not?
SP Austin Roy 3G 1-2 9.88 13.2IP 12K
RHRP Kevin Cowden 19G 8SV 10.47 16.1IP 20K
IF Orlando Gonzalez 5G 2-21 .095 0HR 0RBI

News:
August 26th - Vancouver C Jake Williams(26, 5*) collected a big 5-hit game today in a 9-7 win over the Marlins, going 5-5 R 5RBI HR. The 2x All-Star is batting .305-17-58 .850OPS 4.0WAR in 95 games.

August 28th - Oakland LF Tye Dowling(28, 3.5*) saw the longest hitting streak of the year end today, 26 games. The 2019 WL All-Star is batting .315-26-76 .879OPS 2.4WAR in 111 games.

August 29th - Chicago 1B Justin Farrell(27, 4*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-24 2HR 10RBI 6R. The 3x All-Star is batting .280-20-75 .861OPS 2.5WAR in 108 games.

August 29th - San José 1B Nate McClory(23, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-26 4HR 10RBI 8R. The rookie is batting .317-15-58 .934OPS 2.8WAR in 84 games.

Next: 3@ Miami Marlins(54-72), 4vs Washington Nationals(56-71)

04-25-2025, 02:50 PM	#140
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,726	2022 Week 21 Week 21: 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(54-67), 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(65-55) August 22nd offday August 23rd Toronto Beats Montreal, 4-2 The Toronto Blue Jays got a stellar performance from pitcher Walt Laidlaw, who handcuffed the Montreal offense en route to a win, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. The winning pitcher was Laidlaw, now 6-11. He tossed 5.1 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. Ron Palovich got the save, his 27th in 33 chances. Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Miguel Huerta? The Toronto second baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 1-0. For the game, Huerta had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats. "Nice to see our side come away with the win," Huerta said after the game. He is batting .294-8-25 .836OPS 1.9WAR in 62 games. The Toronto winning streak has reached 4 games. Paul Davis(R, 3-7 5.03) - Austin Roy(R, 7-10 4.17) tomorrow. Great stuff from the 23-year old, but he lacks movement and a bit of control. SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 6K L DH Tim McKusick 1-4 LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 DB RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 R 2RBI HR CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 HR TOR: none HR MON: Mah(6) W: Walt Laidlaw(6-11 4.86) L: Marty Murrietta(10-9 3.89) SV: Ron Pavlovich(27 3.52) Hnnnnngggg. One hit from the top four of the lineup is not enough. August 24th Expos Score 13 to Beat Blue Jays, 13-1 The Montreal Expos beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-1, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal catcher Gabriel Cervantes had the hot bat. He went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The Expos, at 59-65, inhabit third place in the Eastern League North East Division. Dave Grochowski was 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Montreal. The 24-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single off Paul Davis. It was his 149th hit of the season. "Good pitching and timely hitting is a recipe for success," said Grochowski. He is batting .351-14-74 .938OPS 4.4WAR in 120 games en route to a batting title. David Villalobos(R, 4-2 3.30) - Dan Hinton(R, 7-8 3.54) tomorrow. Ace-off SP Austin Roy 7.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 8K W 2B Robby Weltzer 3-5 3R DB SB(19) 1B Dave Grochowski 3-5 R 4RBI C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5 2R 4RBI 2HR DH Tim McKusick 1-4 2R RBI BB LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R 2RBI HR 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R BB RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 2RBI CF Bobby Martinez 0-3 R BB SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 2R DB HR TOR: none HR MON: Cervantes 2(17), Benavides(13) W: Austin Roy(8-10 4.00) L: Paul Davis(3-8 5.20) SV: none WHOA, all but Bobby Martinez got at least a hit today. August 25th Transactions: RF Ian Messer(26, 2.5, .292-4-20 .811OPS 1.0WAR) recovered from his fractured bones, and was sent on a rehab assignment to AAA as he has only played 43 games so far this season. Expos Win Wild Game in 15 Innings* The Montreal Expos defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1, in 15 innings in Eastern League action at Olympic Stadium. Montreal pitcher Dan Hinton had a standout performance. He worked 7 innings of 3-hit and 1-run ball. Montreal now owns a record of 60-65. The decisive blow was delivered by Robby Weltzer in the bottom of the 15th when he hit a run-scoring double off 27-year old right-handed pitcher David Rodgers to win the game for Montreal. The home crowd went nuts. Weltzer told a Montreal Daily News reporter that he felt "ecstatic" after the win. The 25-year old is batting .279-8-44 .722OPS 19/21SB 2.9WAR in 112 games. Hugh Kieninger(R, 9-7 2.46) - Sam Griffin(R, 12-9 4.32) tomorrow. Tricky… SP Dan Hinton 7IP 3H 1R 1ER 0BB 6K W finger blister 3 days PotG 2B Robby Weltzer 2-6 RBI DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-5 C Gabriel Cervantes 1-6 DH Tim McKusick 1-3 SB(1) PH/DH Matt Talbert 2-3 R RBI DB HR LF Ignacio Benavides 0-3 thumb contusion 3 days 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-6 SS Rich Meilleur 2-5 R BB HR TOR: none HR MON: Talbert(7) W: Cesar Alvarado(4-0 1.69) L: David Rodgers(2-7 4.56) SV: none The unsung hero was Cesar Alvarado who pitched four scoreless in relief after our closer Adam Rudolph added three. Luckily, the injuries were all none too costly. August 26th Expos Take 3-2 Win Behind Griffin Fans watched the Montreal Expos and the Philadelphia Grizzlies fight to the finish. Sam Griffin, who is tied for 4th in the EL in complete games with 2, was locked in. The right-hander led the Montreal Expos to a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Grizzlies at Olympic Stadium. He worked 5.1 innings of 1-run ball and got the W. The Montreal win streak is now 3 games. Bobby Martinez had a critical at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for Montreal. He came through with a run-scoring single to put Montreal in front, 3-1. The young center fielder is batting .258-3-8 .749OPS 3/4SB 0.6WAR in 17 games. "We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Griffin said. Alberto Cordoba(R, 5-2 3.51) - Juan Miranda(R, 8-9 4.30) tomorrow. Injury prone, but good. SP Sam Griffin 5.1IP 5H 1R 0ER 2BB 3K W PotG 1B Dave Grochowski 1-2 R BB SB(5) DH Tim McKusick 2-4 R RBI SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R DB C Kyle Craddock 1-3 RBI BB DB CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 RBI HR TOR: Jimenez(12) HR MON: none W: Sam Griffin(13-9 4.17) L: Hugh Kieninger(9-8 2.52) SV: Dusty Jenkins(2 3.76) Griffin and the pen held the fort and we got some offense by our tired lineup. Bad news, our star lefty reliever Joe Herzer collected another injury, back spasms 1 week. August 27th Transactions: LHRP Joe Herzer(24, 3.5, 3-3 2.88 59K 65.2IP 0.6WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL and AAA LHRP Pablo Mendoza(24, 2,5/3, 1-0 15SV 1.19 18 22.2IP 0.8WAR AAA), acquired in the Cervantes deal, was promoted to NMLB. Cordoba Now 6-2 Following 3-2 Win Olympic Stadium was the site of a competitive game between the Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Grizzlies. The Philadelphia Grizzlies picked up a win at Olympic Stadium, taking down the Montreal Expos, 3-2. Starting pitcher Alberto Cordoba was a big reason why. Jose Gutierrez notched his 26th save in 29 chances. Cordoba allowed no runs on 3 hits over 7 innings for Philadelphia. With the win, the southpaw is 6-2 with an ERA of 3.09. "Alberto was pumping the zone," said Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce. The win puts Philadelphia at 68-58 this season. Oscar Guzman(R, 5-8 4.66) - Marty Murrietta(R, 10-9 3.89) tomorrow. Can’t get his ERA below 4.50. SP Juan Miranda 6.2IP 7H 3R 3ER 3BB 6K L 2B Robby Weltzer 2-3 RBI BB DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R DB CF Chris Allen 1-4 R RBI HR PHI: none HR MON: none W: Alberto Cordoba(6-2 3.09) L: Juan Miranda(8-10 4.29) SV: Jose Gutierrez(26 2.70) Miranda was good today, but we struggled with hits in the middle of the order. August 28th Grizzlies Take Series with 4-2 Win Philadelphia parlayed a decent outing from starter Oscar Guzman into a solid win over the Montreal Expos. The final score was 4-2. The first-place Grizzlies, at 69-58, lead the Eastern League North East Division by 4 games. Guzman scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for the Grizzlies. With the win, Guzman goes to 6-8 on the year with 126 strikeouts. "Oscar mixed and matched," said Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce. Austin Roy(R, 5-8 8-10 4.00) - Gerry Smith(L, 7-9 3.73) tomorrow. Struggles with control. SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 3BB 8K L 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 R DB PH Matt Talbert 1-1 R C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 BB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI 2B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 HR PHI: de Leon(24) HR MON: none W: Oscar Guzman(6-8 4.48) L: Marty Murrietta(10-10 4.00) SV: Colin Taylor(1 5.87) There is a reason why those Grizzlies have that record… they are tough. Record: 61-67, 3rd in EL Northeast, 8.5GB Week: 3-3 (2-1vs TOR, 1-2vs PHI) Power Rankings: #19(-2) Runs scored: 504(11th) Runs against: 511(5th) Starters ERA: 3.95(9th) Bullpen ERA: 3.34(3rd) Defensive Eff.: .715(1st) Zone Rating: +34.6(1st) Fan Interest: 75(+-0) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 3G 3-0 0.92 19.2IP 11K Who's not? SP Austin Roy 3G 1-2 9.88 13.2IP 12K RHRP Kevin Cowden 19G 8SV 10.47 16.1IP 20K IF Orlando Gonzalez 5G 2-21 .095 0HR 0RBI News: August 26th - Vancouver C Jake Williams(26, 5) collected a big 5-hit game today in a 9-7 win over the Marlins, going 5-5 R 5RBI HR. The 2x All-Star is batting .305-17-58 .850OPS 4.0WAR in 95 games. August 28th - Oakland* LF Tye Dowling(28, 3.5) saw the longest hitting streak of the year end today, 26 games. The 2019 WL All-Star is batting .315-26-76 .879OPS 2.4WAR in 111 games. August 29th - Chicago* 1B Justin Farrell(27, 4) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-24 2HR 10RBI 6R. The 3x All-Star is batting .280-20-75 .861OPS 2.5WAR in 108 games. August 29th - San José* 1B Nate McClory(23, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-26 4HR 10RBI 8R. The rookie is batting .317-15-58 .934OPS 2.8WAR in 84 games. Next: 3@ Miami Marlins(54-72), 4vs Washington Nationals*(56-71) __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)