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Griever20 · 05-28-2025, 03:00 PM

Week 1: 3vs Boston Aeros(86-76)

March 30th

Kessler Helps Aeros Win on Opening Day, 9-6

The Montreal Expos inaugurated the 2023 campaign with a disappointing 9-6 loss to the Boston Aeros at Olympic Stadium. Boston shortstop Tim Kessler had a big impact on the outcome. He was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The 2022 EL Gold Glover is coming off a .281-17-65 .741OPS 5.5WAR year.

Picking up the win was Tyrese Speed. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. The right--hander struck out 3 and walked 1. Paul Ide earned the save for Boston, his 1st of the year.

Boston used the hitting of Kurt Alexander to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the third inning to put the Aeros on top, 4-1. For the game, Alexander had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Alexander.

Jordan Arroyo(R, 6-4 3.71) - Austin Roy(R, 10-14 3.97) the day after tomorrow. Maybe we get a better pitching performance?

SP Dan Hinton 4.2IP 6H 6R 3ER 2BB 7K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 RBI
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 2R RBI BB DB HR First NMLB hit and HR
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
DH Joe Hawk 2-4 R RBI
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 R First NMLB hit
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI
RF Ian Messer 2-3 RBI DB
PH Matt Talbert 1-1 R DB
PH Vicente Rodriguez 1-1 RBI
HR BOS: Alexander(1), Kessler(1)
HR MON: Hernandez(1)
W: Tyrese Speed(1-0 4.91) L: Dan Hinton(0-1 5.79) SV: Paul Ide(1 0.00)
Well, that was anticlimactic. A great show, full Olympic Stadium, the rookies getting their hits in early… and Danny and Herzer blowing up on bad pitching and errors.

March 31st
Offday

April 1st

Aeros Plate 11 to Win over Montreal

Boston designated hitter Manny Rodriguez had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 11-5. Boston pitcher Jordan Arroyo earned the win, hiking his record to 1-0. Austin Roy suffered the loss. The defeat makes Montreal 0-2.

"This was one of those games you love to be a part of," said Rodriguez. He was 3-5 with 3RBI, 3 runs scored and two doubles for the day.

Savion Smith drove in one run for Boston. The 26-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the top of the sixth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Austin Roy. It was his 1st RBI of the season.

Brian Peduzzi(R, 7-13 4.44) - Brett Asselin(L, DNP) tomorrow. The third rookie enters the show…

SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 7H 5R 5ER 3BB 5K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 SB(1)
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R RBI HR
DH Joe Hawk 1-4 R
2B Fernando Perez 2-3
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R BB
RF Ian Messer 3-4 R SB(1)
CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 RBI BB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R 2RBI HR
HR BOS: none
HR MON: Hernandez(2)
W: Jordan Arroyo(1-0 3.00) L: Austin Roy(0-1 7.94) SV: none
5 for Roy, 5 for Alvarado, 1 for Jenkins…

April 2nd

Expos Win Slugfest, 12-8

The Montreal Expos and Boston Aeros lit up the scoreboard.

The Montreal Expos besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Boston second baseman Ruben Barrales by beating the Aeros, 12-8, at Olympic Stadium. Barrales went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The 2021 EL Silver Slugger coming off a injury plagued .296-5-18 .782OPS 2.0WAR year. Boston is 2-1 after the loss.

Montreal took the lead, 11-8, on Jordan Chavis's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Boston pitcher Tim Mayer in the bottom of the eighth.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Montreal skipper Aaron McCreery.

Brian Trask(R, 12-10 4.54) - Sam Griffin(R, 16-12 4.26) tomorrow. Pretty similar pitchers.

SP Brett Asselin 5.2IP 4H 6R 6ER 5BB 5K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 2R
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 2R RBI BB HR
1B Dave Grochowski 3-3 2R RBI TP
DH Joe Hawk 0-5 RBI
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 3RBI DB HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 2R 2RBI HR
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R
CF Bobby Martinez 2-4
PH Jordan Chavis 1-1 R 3RBI HR
HR BOS: Barrales 2(2), Kessler(2), Quintero(1)
HR MON: Hernandez(3), Perez(1), Cervantes(1), Chavis(1)
W: Freddy Silva(1-0 6.75) L: Sam Rush(0-1 27.00) SV: none
Jaay. Offense. Don’t think this team has scored so many runs in a series since I took over… shame we only won one game tho.

Record: 1-2, 3rd in EL Northeast, 1GB
Week: 1-2 (1-2 vs BOS)
Power Rankings: #17
Runs scored: 23(5th)
Runs against: 28(15th)
Starters ERA: 7.88(14th)
Bullpen ERA: 9.00(15th)
Defensive Eff.: .618(13th)
Zone Rating: -0.3(10th)
Fan Interest: 83

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
Nobody

News:
April 1st - Nationals RF Jonathan McFadyen(27, 3*) collected the first 5-hit game of the season, going 5-5 2R RBI BB DB at the plate in a 14-7 win over the Gamblers. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger coming off a .256-18-51 .701OPS -1.1WAR season.

Next: 3vs San Diego Padres(2-1), Jacksonville Patriots(1-2)

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First three games: Julian Hernandez 4-13 3HR 3RBI 5R 1.477OPS, Fernando Perez 5-11 1HR 3RBI 3R 1.273OPS. Not to get excited too early… but we got some good early signs.

05-28-2025, 03:00 PM	#163
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2023 Week 1 Week 1: 3vs Boston Aeros(86-76) March 30th Kessler Helps Aeros Win on Opening Day, 9-6 The Montreal Expos inaugurated the 2023 campaign with a disappointing 9-6 loss to the Boston Aeros at Olympic Stadium. Boston shortstop Tim Kessler had a big impact on the outcome. He was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The 2022 EL Gold Glover is coming off a .281-17-65 .741OPS 5.5WAR year. Picking up the win was Tyrese Speed. He went 7.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits. The right--hander struck out 3 and walked 1. Paul Ide earned the save for Boston, his 1st of the year. Boston used the hitting of Kurt Alexander to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the third inning to put the Aeros on top, 4-1. For the game, Alexander had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats. "What's not to like about a win?" said Alexander. Jordan Arroyo(R, 6-4 3.71) - Austin Roy(R, 10-14 3.97) the day after tomorrow. Maybe we get a better pitching performance? SP Dan Hinton 4.2IP 6H 6R 3ER 2BB 7K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 RBI 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 2R RBI BB DB HR First NMLB hit and HR 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DH Joe Hawk 2-4 R RBI 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 R First NMLB hit C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI RF Ian Messer 2-3 RBI DB PH Matt Talbert 1-1 R DB PH Vicente Rodriguez 1-1 RBI HR BOS: Alexander(1), Kessler(1) HR MON: Hernandez(1) W: Tyrese Speed(1-0 4.91) L: Dan Hinton(0-1 5.79) SV: Paul Ide(1 0.00) Well, that was anticlimactic. A great show, full Olympic Stadium, the rookies getting their hits in early… and Danny and Herzer blowing up on bad pitching and errors. March 31st Offday April 1st Aeros Plate 11 to Win over Montreal Boston designated hitter Manny Rodriguez had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 11-5. Boston pitcher Jordan Arroyo earned the win, hiking his record to 1-0. Austin Roy suffered the loss. The defeat makes Montreal 0-2. "This was one of those games you love to be a part of," said Rodriguez. He was 3-5 with 3RBI, 3 runs scored and two doubles for the day. Savion Smith drove in one run for Boston. The 26-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the top of the sixth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Austin Roy. It was his 1st RBI of the season. Brian Peduzzi(R, 7-13 4.44) - Brett Asselin(L, DNP) tomorrow. The third rookie enters the show… SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 7H 5R 5ER 3BB 5K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 SB(1) 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R RBI HR DH Joe Hawk 1-4 R 2B Fernando Perez 2-3 C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R BB RF Ian Messer 3-4 R SB(1) CF Bobby Martinez 1-3 RBI BB SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R 2RBI HR HR BOS: none HR MON: Hernandez(2) W: Jordan Arroyo(1-0 3.00) L: Austin Roy(0-1 7.94) SV: none 5 for Roy, 5 for Alvarado, 1 for Jenkins… April 2nd Expos Win Slugfest, 12-8 The Montreal Expos and Boston Aeros lit up the scoreboard. The Montreal Expos besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Boston second baseman Ruben Barrales by beating the Aeros, 12-8, at Olympic Stadium. Barrales went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The 2021 EL Silver Slugger coming off a injury plagued .296-5-18 .782OPS 2.0WAR year. Boston is 2-1 after the loss. Montreal took the lead, 11-8, on Jordan Chavis's 1st home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Boston pitcher Tim Mayer in the bottom of the eighth. "We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Montreal skipper Aaron McCreery. Brian Trask(R, 12-10 4.54) - Sam Griffin(R, 16-12 4.26) tomorrow. Pretty similar pitchers. SP Brett Asselin 5.2IP 4H 6R 6ER 5BB 5K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 2R 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 2R RBI BB HR 1B Dave Grochowski 3-3 2R RBI TP DH Joe Hawk 0-5 RBI 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 3RBI DB HR C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 2R 2RBI HR RF Ian Messer 2-4 R CF Bobby Martinez 2-4 PH Jordan Chavis 1-1 R 3RBI HR HR BOS: Barrales 2(2), Kessler(2), Quintero(1) HR MON: Hernandez(3), Perez(1), Cervantes(1), Chavis(1) W: Freddy Silva(1-0 6.75) L: Sam Rush(0-1 27.00) SV: none Jaay. Offense. Don’t think this team has scored so many runs in a series since I took over… shame we only won one game tho. Record: 1-2, 3rd in EL Northeast, 1GB Week: 1-2 (1-2 vs BOS) Power Rankings: #17 Runs scored: 23(5th) Runs against: 28(15th) Starters ERA: 7.88(14th) Bullpen ERA: 9.00(15th) Defensive Eff.: .618(13th) Zone Rating: -0.3(10th) Fan Interest: 83 Who's hot? Nobody Who's not? Nobody News: April 1st - Nationals RF Jonathan McFadyen(27, 3) collected the first 5-hit game of the season, going 5-5 2R RBI BB DB at the plate in a 14-7 win over the Gamblers. The 2020 EL Silver Slugger coming off a .256-18-51 .701OPS -1.1WAR season. Next: 3vs San Diego Padres(2-1), Jacksonville Patriots(1-2) -- First three games: Julian Hernandez* 4-13 3HR 3RBI 5R 1.477OPS, Fernando Perez 5-11 1HR 3RBI 3R 1.273OPS. Not to get excited too early… but we got some good early signs. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)