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Griever20 · 04-29-2025, 01:52 PM

Week 22: 3@ Miami Marlins(54-72), 4vs Washington Nationals(56-71)

September 1st

Expos Win Slugfest, 10-6 On Grand Slam Walk-Off Homer

A good performance from third baseman Mitku Kazemd helped the Montreal Expos defeat the Washington Nationals, 10-6. Kazemd went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Expos. The 22-year old is batting .246-11-31 .664OPS 0.6WAR in 96 games.

After today's action, Montreal sits at 64-68, while Washington falls to 56-74.

The decisive blow was delivered by Huai-yu Mah in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a grand slam home run off 25-year old left-handed pitcher Pete Dimick to win the game for Montreal. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Mah.

Ian Munson(R, 9-7 3.46) - Marty Murrietta(R, 10-10 4.00) tomorrow. Fragile right hander in his second year

SP Juan Miranda 5.2IP 7H 5R 3ER 1BB 6K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 BB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-5
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 R BB HBP
SS Orlando Gonzalez 2-2 2R 2RBI BB HR
3B Mitku Kazemd 3-4 3R 2RBI BB DB HR PotG
RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 R 4RBI HBP HR
PH/2B Joe Hawk 1-2 R 2RBI HR
HR WSH: Anderson(6), Lahoda(1), McFadyen(15), Matsumura(12)
HR MON: Mah(7), Gonzalez(8), Kazemd(11), Hawk(14)
W: Adam Rudolph(1-2 2.21) L: Pete Dimick(3-2 4.33) SV: none
Instant classic. Home runs over home runs and the storylines. Mah gets hit by pitch and then hits a grand slam walk-off in the 9th to win it, Joe Hawk comes in and hits a home run in his second AB for us after being a Rule 5 draftee… Wild Game.

September 2nd

Expos Beat Munson, Nationals 4-2

The Montreal Expos had to overcome a fine effort from Washington pitcher Ian Munson to win, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. Munson went 6.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. John Mannino picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-2. Ian Munson was tagged with the loss. Montreal is now 65-68, Washington 56-75.

Montreal took a 3-2 lead on Tim McKusick's 8th double of the season. The 2-run double, which McKusick hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Washington pitcher Antonio Barcia visibly frustrated. Coming off the bench as a pinch hitter today, McKusick is batting .201-5-30 .603OPS -0.6WAR in 45 games.

"I like what I saw today," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again."

John Wasielewski(R, 0-0 5.40) - Austin Roy(R, 9-10 3.88) tomorrow. 26-year old AAA with a weak third pitch.

SP Marty Murrietta 6.1IP 7H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K ND
DH Joe Hawk 1-4 SB(1)
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R
SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R
RF Ian Messer 1-2 R
PH Tim McKusick 1-1 R 2RBI DB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 RBI BB
HR WSH: none
HR MON: none
W: John Mannino(2-2 4.33) L: Ian Munson(9-8 3.44) SV: Adam Rudolph(14 2.17)
Rudolph bounced back after blowing the save yesterday, and McKusick made our only extra base hit count today.

September 3rd

Nats Return Favor, Win 4-2

Washington turned a good performance from starting pitcher John Wasielewski into a 4-2 triumph over the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The winner was Wasielewski. He threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The loser was Austin Roy.

"I was able to get good plays made behind me," Wasielewski said. "And I was able to make pitches when I needed to make pitches." Washington is now 57-75, Montreal 65-69.

Had Jonathan McFadyen not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, McFadyen hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Nationals. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger at DH is batting .244-15-41 .680OPS -1.3WAR in 118 games, a far cry from a .297-47-129 2020.

Manny Garcia(R, 8-10 4.12) - Dan Hinton(R, 7-8 3.44) tomorrow. 2019 All-Star and their second best pitcher.

SP Austin Roy 7.2IP 4H 3R 3ER 4BB 7K L
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R RBI DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 3-4 RBI
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 R
PH Tim McKusick 1-1
HR WSH: Mendez(2)
HR MON: none
W: John Wasielewski(1-0 4.12) L: Austin Roy(9-11 3.87) SV: Zachary Welborn(32 4.58)
Not enough offense to support Roy who pitched a strong game.

September 4th

Hinton Strong as Expos Win, 2-0

Montreal Expos starter Dan Hinton pitched a strong game against the Washington Nationals at Olympic Stadium, leading the Expos to victory, 2-0. Hinton picked up the win for Montreal, going 7.2 innings. He gave up no runs on 9 hits. He now sports a record of 8-8. Adam Rudolph got the save, his 15th in 17 chances.

Joe Hawk came through for Montreal with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the third. The designated hitter went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI.

"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Hawk. The 24-year old is batting .266-15-57 .763OPS 1.7WAR between MON and KCR.

The setback makes Washington 57-76.

Sam Griffin(R, 13-10 4.27) - Jessie Dittus(R, 8-5 4.34) tomorrow. Maxed out at 10 wins/season the last two years.

SP Dan Hinton 7.2IP 9H 0R 0ER 1BB 4K W PotG
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4
DH Joe Hawk 2-4 R 2RBI DB HR
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4
SS Rick Meilleur 1-4 DB
C Kyle Craddock 1-2 BB
HR WSH: none
HR MON: Hawk(15)
W: Dan Hinton(8-8 3.28) L: Manny Garcia(8-11 4.03) SV: Adam Rudolph(15 2.13)
Danny! Those are close games that we win on pitching, but we win them.

Record: 66-69, 3rd in EL Northeast, 8.5GB
Week: 5-2 (2-1@ MIA, 3-1vs WSH)
Power Rankings: #12(+7)
Runs scored: 534(11th)
Runs against: 539(6th)
Starters ERA: 3.90(8th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.38(2th)
Defensive Eff.: .712(1st)
Zone Rating: +35.7(1st)
Fan Interest: 73(-2)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 4G 3-1 2.22 24.1IP 12K
SP Dan Hinton 3G 1-0 1.37 19.2IP 16K

Who's not?
RHRP Kevin Cowden 19G 5SV 9.39 15.1IP 18K

News:
August 30th - Las Vegas LF/1B Trevor Wolthuis(29, 3*) had a special day today, collecting home run #300 and #301 today for his career in a 9-5 loss in Calgary. The 5x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger and 4x Home run king is a career .232-301-678 .869OPS 556R 16.4WAR hitter in 907 games and 8 seasons.

September 4th - Detroit LHSP Bret Engling(31, 3.5*) collected a 2-hit shutout today in a 5-0 win at Boston, walking three and striking out 9. The 3x All-Star is 11-6 3.45 131K 3.8WAR in 25 starts.

September 5th - Philadelphia 2B Fidel de Leon(30, 4*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 9-23 4HR 12RBI 7R. The 5x All-Star is batting .274-28-86 .891OPS 5.9WAR in 118 games.

September 5th - Arizona 1B Marco Lemus(24, 4*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 10-22 4HR 9RBI 7R. The 2021 EL Rookie of the Year is batting .292-36-101 .935OPS 5.2WAR in 127 games.

September 5th - Leadmine Canucks CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5*) was named All-Year Rookie League East Player of the Week after going 10-24 2HR 6RBI 6R. The 2021 First overall Pick is batting .229-17-46 .717OPS 6.9WAR in 115 games in his first full season in All-Year Rookie ball.

Next: 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(73-59), 3@ Boston Aeros(69-65)

04-29-2025, 01:52 PM	#143
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,569	2022 Week 22 Part 2 Week 22: 3@ Miami Marlins(54-72), 4vs Washington Nationals(56-71) September 1st Expos Win Slugfest, 10-6 On Grand Slam Walk-Off Homer A good performance from third baseman Mitku Kazemd helped the Montreal Expos defeat the Washington Nationals, 10-6. Kazemd went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Expos. The 22-year old is batting .246-11-31 .664OPS 0.6WAR in 96 games. After today's action, Montreal sits at 64-68, while Washington falls to 56-74. The decisive blow was delivered by Huai-yu Mah in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a grand slam home run off 25-year old left-handed pitcher Pete Dimick to win the game for Montreal. The home crowd went nuts. "It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Mah. Ian Munson(R, 9-7 3.46) - Marty Murrietta(R, 10-10 4.00) tomorrow. Fragile right hander in his second year SP Juan Miranda 5.2IP 7H 5R 3ER 1BB 6K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 BB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-5 DH Matt Talbert 1-3 R BB HBP SS Orlando Gonzalez 2-2 2R 2RBI BB HR 3B Mitku Kazemd 3-4 3R 2RBI BB DB HR PotG RF Huai-yu Mah 2-4 R 4RBI HBP HR PH/2B Joe Hawk 1-2 R 2RBI HR HR WSH: Anderson(6), Lahoda(1), McFadyen(15), Matsumura(12) HR MON: Mah(7), Gonzalez(8), Kazemd(11), Hawk(14) W: Adam Rudolph(1-2 2.21) L: Pete Dimick(3-2 4.33) SV: none Instant classic. Home runs over home runs and the storylines. Mah gets hit by pitch and then hits a grand slam walk-off in the 9th to win it, Joe Hawk comes in and hits a home run in his second AB for us after being a Rule 5 draftee… Wild Game. September 2nd Expos Beat Munson, Nationals 4-2 The Montreal Expos had to overcome a fine effort from Washington pitcher Ian Munson to win, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. Munson went 6.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. John Mannino picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-2. Ian Munson was tagged with the loss. Montreal is now 65-68, Washington 56-75. Montreal took a 3-2 lead on Tim McKusick's 8th double of the season. The 2-run double, which McKusick hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Washington pitcher Antonio Barcia visibly frustrated. Coming off the bench as a pinch hitter today, McKusick is batting .201-5-30 .603OPS -0.6WAR in 45 games. "I like what I saw today," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery, "and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again." John Wasielewski(R, 0-0 5.40) - Austin Roy(R, 9-10 3.88) tomorrow. 26-year old AAA with a weak third pitch. SP Marty Murrietta 6.1IP 7H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K ND DH Joe Hawk 1-4 SB(1) LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 R RF Ian Messer 1-2 R PH Tim McKusick 1-1 R 2RBI DB SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 RBI BB HR WSH: none HR MON: none W: John Mannino(2-2 4.33) L: Ian Munson(9-8 3.44) SV: Adam Rudolph(14 2.17) Rudolph bounced back after blowing the save yesterday, and McKusick made our only extra base hit count today. September 3rd Nats Return Favor, Win 4-2 Washington turned a good performance from starting pitcher John Wasielewski into a 4-2 triumph over the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. The winner was Wasielewski. He threw 8.0 innings of 7-hit ball. The loser was Austin Roy. "I was able to get good plays made behind me," Wasielewski said. "And I was able to make pitches when I needed to make pitches." Washington is now 57-75, Montreal 65-69. Had Jonathan McFadyen not delivered a key base hit in the top of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, McFadyen hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 2-1, in favor of the Nationals. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger at DH is batting .244-15-41 .680OPS -1.3WAR in 118 games, a far cry from a .297-47-129 2020. Manny Garcia(R, 8-10 4.12) - Dan Hinton(R, 7-8 3.44) tomorrow. 2019 All-Star and their second best pitcher. SP Austin Roy 7.2IP 4H 3R 3ER 4BB 7K L 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R RBI DB C Gabriel Cervantes 3-4 RBI 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-3 R PH Tim McKusick 1-1 HR WSH: Mendez(2) HR MON: none W: John Wasielewski(1-0 4.12) L: Austin Roy(9-11 3.87) SV: Zachary Welborn(32 4.58) Not enough offense to support Roy who pitched a strong game. September 4th Hinton Strong as Expos Win, 2-0 Montreal Expos starter Dan Hinton pitched a strong game against the Washington Nationals at Olympic Stadium, leading the Expos to victory, 2-0. Hinton picked up the win for Montreal, going 7.2 innings. He gave up no runs on 9 hits. He now sports a record of 8-8. Adam Rudolph got the save, his 15th in 17 chances. Joe Hawk came through for Montreal with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the third. The designated hitter went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 RBI. "We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Hawk. The 24-year old is batting .266-15-57 .763OPS 1.7WAR between MON and KCR. The setback makes Washington 57-76. Sam Griffin(R, 13-10 4.27) - Jessie Dittus(R, 8-5 4.34) tomorrow. Maxed out at 10 wins/season the last two years. SP Dan Hinton 7.2IP 9H 0R 0ER 1BB 4K W PotG 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 DH Joe Hawk 2-4 R 2RBI DB HR 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 SS Rick Meilleur 1-4 DB C Kyle Craddock 1-2 BB HR WSH: none HR MON: Hawk(15) W: Dan Hinton(8-8 3.28) L: Manny Garcia(8-11 4.03) SV: Adam Rudolph(15 2.13) Danny! Those are close games that we win on pitching, but we win them. Record: 66-69, 3rd in EL Northeast, 8.5GB Week: 5-2 (2-1@ MIA, 3-1vs WSH) Power Rankings: #12(+7) Runs scored: 534(11th) Runs against: 539(6th) Starters ERA: 3.90(8th) Bullpen ERA: 3.38(2th) Defensive Eff.: .712(1st) Zone Rating: +35.7(1st) Fan Interest: 73(-2) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 4G 3-1 2.22 24.1IP 12K SP Dan Hinton 3G 1-0 1.37 19.2IP 16K Who's not? RHRP Kevin Cowden 19G 5SV 9.39 15.1IP 18K News: August 30th - Las Vegas LF/1B Trevor Wolthuis(29, 3) had a special day today, collecting home run #300* and #301 today for his career in a 9-5 loss in Calgary. The 5x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger and 4x Home run king is a career .232-301-678 .869OPS 556R 16.4WAR hitter in 907 games and 8 seasons. September 4th - Detroit LHSP Bret Engling(31, 3.5) collected a 2-hit shutout today in a 5-0 win at Boston, walking three and striking out 9. The 3x All-Star is 11-6 3.45 131K 3.8WAR in 25 starts. September 5th - Philadelphia* 2B Fidel de Leon(30, 4) was named EL Player of the Week after going 9-23 4HR 12RBI 7R. The 5x All-Star is batting .274-28-86 .891OPS 5.9WAR in 118 games. September 5th - Arizona* 1B Marco Lemus(24, 4) was named WL Player of the Week after going 10-22 4HR 9RBI 7R. The 2021 EL Rookie of the Year is batting .292-36-101 .935OPS 5.2WAR in 127 games. September 5th - Leadmine Canucks* CF Tyler Dean(19, 1.5/5) was named All-Year Rookie League East Player of the Week after going 10-24 2HR 6RBI 6R. The 2021 First overall Pick is batting .229-17-46 .717OPS 6.9WAR in 115 games in his first full season in All-Year Rookie ball. Next: 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(73-59), 3@ Boston Aeros*(69-65) __________________ 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)