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Griever20 · 05-04-2025, 03:27 PM

Week 26: 4vs Boston Aeros(80-72), 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(68-85)

September 26th

Expos Win Opener, 4-2

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

Montreal Expos starter Marty Murrietta found his groove in his team's 4-2 win over the Boston Aeros. He pitched 5.2 innings of 2-run ball. Adam Rudolph, credited with the save, is now 21 for 24 in save opportunities.

Ian Messer had a big run-scoring double for the Expos in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Montreal leading 3-2 and a runner on 1st, he got a fastball from fan favorite Jordan Arroyo and swatted a double to left. It was his 20th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-2. He is batting .277-6-26 .767OPS 1.0WAR in 65 games after a number of IL stints.

Montreal manager Aaron McCreery commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

After today's action, Montreal sits at 77-76; Boston slips to 80-73.

Patrick Kallemeyn(L, 13-8 5.00) - Austin Roy(R, 9-13 4.08) tomorrow. This could be good…

SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 6H 2R 2ER 0BB 4K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R BB
DH Joe Hawk 1-4 SB(18)
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 RBI BB
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 RBI
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R RBI HR
HR BOS: Perez(1)
HR MON: Weltzer(10)
W: Marty Murrietta(13-11 3.92) L: Jordan Arroyo(5-4 4.65) SV: Adam Rudolph(21 2.26)
YES! 5GB in the division and 4GB in the Wild Card. Not that I’m looking.

September 27th

Aeros Equal Series with 4-2 Win

Boston Aeros starter Patrick Kallemeyn pitched well against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, leading his team to a win, 4-2. The winning pitcher was Kallemeyn, now 14-8. He tossed 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 4. With the win, Boston upped its record to 81-73.

Savion Smith had a direct impact on the outcome. Smith contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to put Boston up, 2-0.

"We did enough to win," said Smith. The catcher is batting .193-8-30 .611OPS 1.0WAR in 92 games.

T.J. Birdwell(R, 3-7 3.67) - Dan Hinton(R, 11-8 2.94) tomorrow. Sparkplug says is personality report…

SP Austin Roy 5.1IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 5K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R BB
PH Bobby Martinez 1-1 RBI DB
RF Ian Messer 1-3
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R RBI HR
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3
HR BOS: Munoz(17)
HR MON: Kazemd(13)
W: Patrick Kallemeyn(14-8 4.78) L: Austin Roy(9-14 4.11) SV: none
As I said, I’m not looking.

September 28th

Aeros Beat Expos As Defence Collapses

Good production from center fielder Tony Munoz helped the Boston Aeros topple the Montreal Expos, 8-5. Munoz was 2-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Aeros. The winner in relief was A.J. Pinkerton. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.1 innings. He now owns a record of 2-0. Today's win puts Boston at 82-73, while Montreal falls to 77-78.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Munoz hit a sinker from Dan Hinton for a 2-run double. It was his 20th double of the season and put the Aeros ahead, 3-0. He is batting .237-17-68 .663OPS 1.8WAR in 143 games.

"We came out aggressive," said Aeros manager Tony Rodriguez. "We came out swinging the bats." Adding to the misery, four unearned runs were scored off Dan Hinton as shortstop Franklin Reyes dropped a routine grounder that would’ve been the final out of the inning.

Tyrese Speed (R, 12-11 3.72) - Sam Griffin(R, 16-11 3.97) tomorrow. Best season so far for the 25-year old.

SP Dan Hinton 4IP 4H 5R 1ER 0BB 5K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R BB
RF Ian Messer 2-5 R 2RBI DB
DH Joe Hawk 2-4 R RBI SB(19)
3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
HR BOS: Torres( 7), Rodriguez(26)
HR MON: none
W: A.J. Pinkerton(2-0 3.76) L: Dan Hinton(11-9 2.92) SV: Sam Rush(3 5.06)
Yeah. Rush with the save. Rub it in…

September 29th

Aeros Nip Expos, 3-2

Boston pitcher Tyrese Speed did his part in helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 3-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. He worked six innings of 2-run ball.

"Tyrese gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Boston skipper Tony Rodriguez. The Aeros improved their record to 83-73 by beating Montreal.

The game was at a stalemate until shortstop Tim Kessler came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Montreal pitcher Adam Rudolph, he hit a 1-2 curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Boston on top, 3-2. The 25-year old is batting .283-15-59 .741OPS 5.2WAR in 143 games.

Juan Miranda(R, 8-11 4.02) - Brendan Lucas(R, 13-7 3.18) tomorrow. Still don’t know how he got an ERA that low.

SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 2R 2ER 0BB 3K ND
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4
RF Ian Messer 2-4
DH Joe Hawk 1-2 R RBI BB HR
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 R RBI HR
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-4
HR BOS: Aguilar(27)
HR MON: Grochowski(20), Hawk(20)
W: Paul Ide(3-6 3.57) L: Adam Rudolph(1-3 2.37) SV: none
In the end, we see the problem of our whole season. The inability to score more than 2-3 runs on any given night. That finishes this season series 8-11.

September 30th

Blue Jays Win, 9-1, in Dominant Fashion

Montreal had no answer for 23-year old right-handed pitcher Brendan Lucas. The Toronto Blue Jays starter stymied Expos hitters, helping the Blue Jays cruise to victory, 9-1. Lucas, the winner, moves to 14-7. He threw 8.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 1 walk.

"Brendan was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Toronto manager Art Tierney. Toronto has now won 4 games in a row.

The Blue Jays benefited from an error in the bottom of the first inning. Toronto was leading 1-0 when Paul Ludgate hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Toronto in front, 3-0. He is batting .242-10-56 .656OPS 0.7WAR in 117 games.

Marty Murrietta(R, 13-11 3.92) - Kyle McCall(R, 12-10 3.94) tomorrow. 3-0 against us…

SP Juan Miranda 3.2IP 10H 7R 6ER 1BB 3K L
RF Bobby Martinez 2-4 R
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
DH Joe Hawk 0-3 RBI
SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-2 BB
HR MON: none
HR TOR: Garcia(6), Orta(29), Huerta(9)
W: Brendan Lucas(14-7 3.05) L: Juan Miranda(8-12 4.24) SV: none
Same story as yesterday. And with that. We are Eliminated.

October 1st

Montreal Downed 4-2, by Blue Jays

Getting an impressive start from Kyle McCall, Toronto beat Montreal by the score of 4-2. Jorge Segura snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 3 innings. He's now 2-2 on the season. Montreal now owns a losing streak of 5 games.

"Kyle gave us a really strong effort," said Toronto manager Art Tierney.

Joe Wurth drove in one run for Toronto. With no one out and the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Wurth had a clutch at-bat. Facing Montreal hurler Joe Herzer, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. The backup catcher is batting .257-10-34 .767OPS 0.8WAR in 71 games.

Austin Roy(R, 9-14 4.11) - Paul Davis(R, 4-10 5.18) tomorrow. Sophomore that got his ERA down from 6.12 to 5.18…

SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 3H 2R 1ER 2BB 2K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 RBI
DH Joe Hawk 1-2 R BB SB(20)
3B Mitku Kazemd 0-2 2BB
SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-2 RBI
RF Bobby Martinez 0-3 R BB SB(8)
HR MON: none
HR TOR: Orta(30)
W: Jorge Segura(2-2 2.66) L: Cesar Alvarado(4-1 2.66) SV: Manny Ayala(6 3.60)
I swear we are not tanking for draft rank.

October 2nd

Roy Dominant in 5-1 Win
Austin Roy, who is a two-time All-Star, propelled his team to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final score was 5-1, Montreal. After today's action, Montreal sits at 78-81, while Toronto falls to 73-86.

The famously hardworking Roy handled the Blue Jays all day, notching 8 strikeouts in 8.1 innings while allowing 6 hits. Roy, who is a two-time All-Star, goes to 10-14 on the year with 155 strikeouts.

Montreal manager Aaron McCreery commended his team for "banging out a nice win."

Ruben Torrez(R, 8-6 3.34) - Dan Hinton(R, 11-9 2.92) tomorrow. Just don’t get injured Danny.

SP Austin Roy 8.1IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 8K W PotG
DH Joe Hawk 1-4 R
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 2R BB SB(6)
3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 R RBI HR
SS Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 R 4RBI HR
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
HR MON: Gonzalez(10), Kazemd(14)
HR TOR: none
W: Austin Roy(10-14 3.97) L: Paul Davis(4-11 5.18) SV: none
At least one. That is a 7-12 season series to the blue.

Record: 78-81, 3rd in EL Northeast, 7GB
Week: 2-5 (1-3vs BOS, 1-2@ TOR)
Power Rankings: #18(+-0)
Runs scored: 630(11th)
Runs against: 635(3rd)
Starters ERA: 3.76(5th)
Bullpen ERA: 3.57(4th)
Defensive Eff.: .706(3rd)
Zone Rating: +39.2(2nd)
Fan Interest: 72(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Dan Hinton 5G 4-1 0.53 34IP 30K
SP Sam Griffin 2G 1-0 1.35 13.1IP 9K
1B Dave Grochowski 13G 16-39 .410 4HR 9RBI

Who's not?
RHRP Kevin Cowden 21G 3SV 8.31 17.1IP 24K
C Kevin Craddock 12G 1-23 .043 0HR 1RBI

News:
October 2nd - San Francisco SS Jordan Ocegueda(23, 3.5*) had a big 5-hit day today, going 5-5 3R 2RBI 2DB with a stolen base in a 13-1 win over Portland. The 2022 WL All-Star is batting .283-13-66 .804OPS 2.8WAR in 110 games.

October 3rd - Jacksonville RF Mike Ostos(28, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 8-21 4HR 9RBI 5R. The 3x All-Star is batting .250-32-67 .770OPS 1.9WAR in 147 games.

October 3rd - San Diego 1B David Dose(29, 4*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-21 2HR 6RBI 3R. The 2021 All-Star is batting .292-8-72 .762OPS 35/44SB 3.0WAR in 141 games.

Next: 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(85-74)

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Let’s just end this mess.

05-04-2025, 03:27 PM	#147
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2022 Week 26 Week 26: 4vs Boston Aeros(80-72), 3@ Toronto Blue Jays(68-85) September 26th Expos Win Opener, 4-2 The home crowd had a good time watching the Boston Aeros and Montreal Expos get after it. Montreal Expos starter Marty Murrietta found his groove in his team's 4-2 win over the Boston Aeros. He pitched 5.2 innings of 2-run ball. Adam Rudolph, credited with the save, is now 21 for 24 in save opportunities. Ian Messer had a big run-scoring double for the Expos in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Montreal leading 3-2 and a runner on 1st, he got a fastball from fan favorite Jordan Arroyo and swatted a double to left. It was his 20th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-2. He is batting .277-6-26 .767OPS 1.0WAR in 65 games after a number of IL stints. Montreal manager Aaron McCreery commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort." After today's action, Montreal sits at 77-76; Boston slips to 80-73. Patrick Kallemeyn(L, 13-8 5.00) - Austin Roy(R, 9-13 4.08) tomorrow. This could be good… SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 6H 2R 2ER 0BB 4K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI DB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R BB DH Joe Hawk 1-4 SB(18) 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 RBI BB 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 RBI 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R RBI HR HR BOS: Perez(1) HR MON: Weltzer(10) W: Marty Murrietta(13-11 3.92) L: Jordan Arroyo(5-4 4.65) SV: Adam Rudolph(21 2.26) YES! 5GB in the division and 4GB in the Wild Card. Not that I’m looking. September 27th Aeros Equal Series with 4-2 Win Boston Aeros starter Patrick Kallemeyn pitched well against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, leading his team to a win, 4-2. The winning pitcher was Kallemeyn, now 14-8. He tossed 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 4. With the win, Boston upped its record to 81-73. Savion Smith had a direct impact on the outcome. Smith contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fourth inning to put Boston up, 2-0. "We did enough to win," said Smith. The catcher is batting .193-8-30 .611OPS 1.0WAR in 92 games. T.J. Birdwell(R, 3-7 3.67) - Dan Hinton(R, 11-8 2.94) tomorrow. Sparkplug says is personality report… SP Austin Roy 5.1IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 5K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R BB PH Bobby Martinez 1-1 RBI DB RF Ian Messer 1-3 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 R RBI HR 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 HR BOS: Munoz(17) HR MON: Kazemd(13) W: Patrick Kallemeyn(14-8 4.78) L: Austin Roy(9-14 4.11) SV: none As I said, I’m not looking. September 28th Aeros Beat Expos As Defence Collapses Good production from center fielder Tony Munoz helped the Boston Aeros topple the Montreal Expos, 8-5. Munoz was 2-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Aeros. The winner in relief was A.J. Pinkerton. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.1 innings. He now owns a record of 2-0. Today's win puts Boston at 82-73, while Montreal falls to 77-78. With Boston leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Munoz hit a sinker from Dan Hinton for a 2-run double. It was his 20th double of the season and put the Aeros ahead, 3-0. He is batting .237-17-68 .663OPS 1.8WAR in 143 games. "We came out aggressive," said Aeros manager Tony Rodriguez. "We came out swinging the bats." Adding to the misery, four unearned runs were scored off Dan Hinton as shortstop Franklin Reyes dropped a routine grounder that would’ve been the final out of the inning. Tyrese Speed (R, 12-11 3.72) - Sam Griffin(R, 16-11 3.97) tomorrow. Best season so far for the 25-year old. SP Dan Hinton 4IP 4H 5R 1ER 0BB 5K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R BB RF Ian Messer 2-5 R 2RBI DB DH Joe Hawk 2-4 R RBI SB(19) 3B Mitku Kazemd 2-4 RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 HR BOS: Torres( 7), Rodriguez(26) HR MON: none W: A.J. Pinkerton(2-0 3.76) L: Dan Hinton(11-9 2.92) SV: Sam Rush(3 5.06) Yeah. Rush with the save. Rub it in… September 29th Aeros Nip Expos, 3-2 Boston pitcher Tyrese Speed did his part in helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 3-2. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. He worked six innings of 2-run ball. "Tyrese gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Boston skipper Tony Rodriguez. The Aeros improved their record to 83-73 by beating Montreal. The game was at a stalemate until shortstop Tim Kessler came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Montreal pitcher Adam Rudolph, he hit a 1-2 curveball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Boston on top, 3-2. The 25-year old is batting .283-15-59 .741OPS 5.2WAR in 143 games. Juan Miranda(R, 8-11 4.02) - Brendan Lucas(R, 13-7 3.18) tomorrow. Still don’t know how he got an ERA that low. SP Sam Griffin 6IP 7H 2R 2ER 0BB 3K ND 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 RF Ian Messer 2-4 DH Joe Hawk 1-2 R RBI BB HR 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 R RBI HR CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 HR BOS: Aguilar(27) HR MON: Grochowski(20), Hawk(20) W: Paul Ide(3-6 3.57) L: Adam Rudolph(1-3 2.37) SV: none In the end, we see the problem of our whole season. The inability to score more than 2-3 runs on any given night. That finishes this season series 8-11. September 30th Blue Jays Win, 9-1, in Dominant Fashion Montreal had no answer for 23-year old right-handed pitcher Brendan Lucas. The Toronto Blue Jays starter stymied Expos hitters, helping the Blue Jays cruise to victory, 9-1. Lucas, the winner, moves to 14-7. He threw 8.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 1 walk. "Brendan was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Toronto manager Art Tierney. Toronto has now won 4 games in a row. The Blue Jays benefited from an error in the bottom of the first inning. Toronto was leading 1-0 when Paul Ludgate hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put Toronto in front, 3-0. He is batting .242-10-56 .656OPS 0.7WAR in 117 games. Marty Murrietta(R, 13-11 3.92) - Kyle McCall(R, 12-10 3.94) tomorrow. 3-0 against us… SP Juan Miranda 3.2IP 10H 7R 6ER 1BB 3K L RF Bobby Martinez 2-4 R 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DH Joe Hawk 0-3 RBI SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-2 BB HR MON: none HR TOR: Garcia(6), Orta(29), Huerta(9) W: Brendan Lucas(14-7 3.05) L: Juan Miranda(8-12 4.24) SV: none Same story as yesterday. And with that. We are Eliminated. October 1st Montreal Downed 4-2, by Blue Jays Getting an impressive start from Kyle McCall, Toronto beat Montreal by the score of 4-2. Jorge Segura snagged the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 3 innings. He's now 2-2 on the season. Montreal now owns a losing streak of 5 games. "Kyle gave us a really strong effort," said Toronto manager Art Tierney. Joe Wurth drove in one run for Toronto. With no one out and the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Wurth had a clutch at-bat. Facing Montreal hurler Joe Herzer, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead. The backup catcher is batting .257-10-34 .767OPS 0.8WAR in 71 games. Austin Roy(R, 9-14 4.11) - Paul Davis(R, 4-10 5.18) tomorrow. Sophomore that got his ERA down from 6.12 to 5.18… SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 3H 2R 1ER 2BB 2K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 RBI DH Joe Hawk 1-2 R BB SB(20) 3B Mitku Kazemd 0-2 2BB SS Orlando Gonzalez 1-2 RBI RF Bobby Martinez 0-3 R BB SB(8) HR MON: none HR TOR: Orta(30) W: Jorge Segura(2-2 2.66) L: Cesar Alvarado(4-1 2.66) SV: Manny Ayala(6 3.60) I swear we are not tanking for draft rank. October 2nd Roy Dominant in 5-1 Win Austin Roy, who is a two-time All-Star, propelled his team to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final score was 5-1, Montreal. After today's action, Montreal sits at 78-81, while Toronto falls to 73-86. The famously hardworking Roy handled the Blue Jays all day, notching 8 strikeouts in 8.1 innings while allowing 6 hits. Roy, who is a two-time All-Star, goes to 10-14 on the year with 155 strikeouts. Montreal manager Aaron McCreery commended his team for "banging out a nice win." Ruben Torrez(R, 8-6 3.34) - Dan Hinton(R, 11-9 2.92) tomorrow. Just don’t get injured Danny. SP Austin Roy 8.1IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 8K W PotG DH Joe Hawk 1-4 R 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 2R BB SB(6) 3B Mitku Kazemd 1-4 R RBI HR SS Orlando Gonzalez 2-4 R 4RBI HR CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 HR MON: Gonzalez(10), Kazemd(14) HR TOR: none W: Austin Roy(10-14 3.97) L: Paul Davis(4-11 5.18) SV: none At least one. That is a 7-12 season series to the blue. Record: 78-81, 3rd in EL Northeast, 7GB Week: 2-5 (1-3vs BOS, 1-2@ TOR) Power Rankings: #18(+-0) Runs scored: 630(11th) Runs against: 635(3rd) Starters ERA: 3.76(5th) Bullpen ERA: 3.57(4th) Defensive Eff.: .706(3rd) Zone Rating: +39.2(2nd) Fan Interest: 72(+-0) Who's hot? SP Dan Hinton 5G 4-1 0.53 34IP 30K SP Sam Griffin 2G 1-0 1.35 13.1IP 9K 1B Dave Grochowski 13G 16-39 .410 4HR 9RBI Who's not? RHRP Kevin Cowden 21G 3SV 8.31 17.1IP 24K C Kevin Craddock 12G 1-23 .043 0HR 1RBI News: October 2nd - San Francisco SS Jordan Ocegueda(23, 3.5) had a big 5-hit day today, going 5-5 3R 2RBI 2DB with a stolen base in a 13-1 win over Portland. The 2022 WL All-Star is batting .283-13-66 .804OPS 2.8WAR in 110 games. October 3rd - Jacksonville* RF Mike Ostos(28, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 8-21 4HR 9RBI 5R. The 3x All-Star is batting .250-32-67 .770OPS 1.9WAR in 147 games. October 3rd - San Diego* 1B David Dose(29, 4) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-21 2HR 6RBI 3R. The 2021 All-Star is batting .292-8-72 .762OPS 35/44SB 3.0WAR in 141 games. Next: 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies*(85-74) -- Let’s just end this mess. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? 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