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Griever20 · 05-29-2025, 03:24 PM

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

April 3rd

Expos Suffer 6-5 Home Defeat

Montreal got a terrific game from designated hitter Joe Hawk. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to San Diego, 6-5. Hawk was 2-3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The 25-year old is batting .312-1-4 .853OPS 0.0WAR in 4 games so far.

San Diego reliever Sérgio Zuniga picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Dustin Jenkins was tagged with the loss. The Padres, now 3-1, have been playing some good baseball.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Gary McBride? The San Diego second baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Padres on top, 6-5. For the game, McBride had 2 doubles and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We've got a great group of guys," McBride said, "and we're having fun right now."

Alberto Avalos(R, DNP) - Juan Miranda(R, 9-12 4.12) tomorrow. 23-year old rookie.

SP Sam Griffin 2.2IP 7H 5R 5ER 0BB 4K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R RBI 2DB
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R
1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 RBI
DH Joe Hawk 2-3 R 2RBI HBP HR PotG
RF Ian Messer 1-4 R
SS Rich Meilleur 2-4 R RBI
HR SDP: Gonzalos(1), Torres(1)
HR MON: Hawk(1)
W: Sérgio Zuniga(1-0 0.00) L: Dustin Jenkins(0-1 3.60) SV: Logan Worden(2 0.00)
Ouch. Another starter got lit here…

April 4th

Miranda Dominates Padres as Expos Win, 3-0

The home crowd had a good time watching the San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos get after it.

Montreal used a superb performance from starting pitcher Juan Miranda to down the San Diego Padres, 3-0. San Diego is 3-2 after the loss.

Montreal starter Juan Miranda was a master of his craft. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 8 innings.

"Juan showed what he's made of," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery.

Jerry Sullivan(R, 1-0 6.43) - Dan Hinton(R, 0-1 5.79) tomorrow. Aceoff

SP Juan Miranda 8IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 9K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R 2RBI BB HR
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 DB
DH Joe Hawk 1-3 R BB DB SB(1) intercostal strain 1 week
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 RBI BB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 R BB SB(1)
HR SDP: none
HR MON: Benavides(1)
W: Juan Miranda(1-0 0.00) L: Hector Mata(0-1 4.05) SV: Adam Rudolph(1 0.00)
Miranda with a GREAT start.

April 5th

Transactions:
DH Joe Hawk(25, 2.5*, .316-1-4 .907OPS 5G) was placed on the 10-day IL and we recalled UT James Slowik(25, 2.5*) from AAA.

Expos Take Series Behind Hinton, Win 4-3

The Montreal Expos picked up a win at Olympic Stadium, dropping the San Diego Padres, 4-3. Dan Hinton, the 21st overall pick in the 2017 draft, was the difference-maker. The righty worked 7.2 innings of 6-hit, 3-run, 3BB and 5K ball and got the win.

The win puts Montreal at 3-3.

Montreal took control in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Vicente Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single to make it 3-2, Expos.

"Bottom line," said San Diego skipper Greg Kramer, "we didn't play well enough to win."

Austin Roy(R, 0-1 7.94) - John Sanchez(R, 0-1 10.38) tomorrow. 3.54ERA last year.

SP Dan Hinton 7.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 3BB 5K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DB
2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R RBI BB
RF Ian Messer 1-4 R
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI
DH James Slowik 0-1 R BB
C Jordan Chavis 1-3 RBI
HR SDP: Katz(4)
HR MON: none
W: Dan Hinton(1-1 4.38) L: Jerry Sullivan(1-1 4.91) SV: Kevin Cowden(1 0.00)
Danny! We singled them to death today and actually, Kevin Cowden get a save chance for a tired Rudolph and didn’t blow it!

April 6th

Patriots Win Home Opener, 5-3

The Jacksonville Patriots picked up a win at Patriots Park, taking down the Montreal Expos, 5-3. Starting pitcher John Sanchez was a big reason why. Sanchez, now 1-1, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 3 runs. Jose Pena was called on to finish, recording his 1st save.

Mike Ostos, who finished 5th in the WL in OPS with .979 in 2016, took Montreal hurler Austin Roy deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Patriots on top, 3-1. In all, Ostos had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4. The 3x All-Star is batting .280-2-5 .917OPS in 7 games.

"A confident pitcher is a dangerous thing," said Jacksonville manager Dave Meyer. "That's what John is right now."

The loss drops Montreal to 3-4.

Brett Asselin(L, 0-0 9.53) - B.J. Pitcher(R, 1-0 1.35) the day after tomorrow. Deserving 2x All-Star

SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 7K L
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 R 2RBI HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R BB
RF Ian Messer 2-4
CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 R
DH James Slowik 1-4 First NMLB hit.
HR MON: Perez(2)
HR JAC: Ostos(2)
W: John Sanchez(1-1 5.84) L: Austin Roy(0-2 6.35) SV: Jose Pena(1 0.00)
Roy was bad today and our rookie 3B Julian Hernandez already committed his third error…

April 7th
Offday

April 8th

First Win For Rookie Asselin, 6-0 over Patriots

Montreal Expos starter Brett Asselin found his groove in his team's 6-0 win over the Jacksonville Patriots. Montreal goes to 4-4.

Asselin, who was born in Brownsville, Texas, threw 107 pitches over 8.1 innings, while allowing no runs.

"Brett doing his thing just hyped us all up," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. He got a lot of help by fellow rookie second baseman Fernando Perez who was 2-4 with 2 runs scored, three RBI's and two home runs for the day.

Sam Griffin(R, 0-1 16.88) - Xavier Davis(L, 0-1 4.76) tomorrow. Another fairly young kid with 3* potential.

SP Brett Asselin 8.1IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 8K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 R RBI SB(2)
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
RF Ian Messer 1-3
DH James Slowik 2-4 R
SS Rich Meilleur 0-3 R BB
HR MON: Perez 2(4)
HR JAC: none
W: Brett Asselin(1-0 3.86) L: B.J. Pitcher(1-1 3.14) SV: none
Holy cow. Our rookies combined for a great win today.

April 9th

Patriots Win in Walkoff Fashion

Jacksonville picked up a win at Patriots Park, bumping off the Montreal Expos, 2-1. Pitcher Xavier Davis was a major reason the Patriots emerged victorious. The lefty worked 7 innings of 5-hit, one run, two walk and 7K ball but did not get the win.

Montreal now is 4-5.

The decisive blow was delivered by Hector Perez in the bottom of the 12th when he hit a solo home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Adam Rudolph to win the game for Jacksonville. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd gets into it," Davis said.

Juan Miranda(R, 1-0 0.00) - Cristiano Zavala(R, 1-0 3.12) tomorrow. Aand another young 3* potential guy.

SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 3K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-3 RBI BB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 BB
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 BB
DH Matt Talbert 1-5
RF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R TP
HR MON: none
HR JAC: Perez(1)
W: Jose Pena(1-0 0.00) L: Adam Rudolph(0-1 2.08) SV: none
Shame. I want the offense from last week back.

Record: 4-5, 4th in EL Northeast, 3GB
Week: 3-3- (2-1 vs SDP, 1-2@ JAC)
Power Rankings: #20(-3)
Runs scored: 45(9th)
Runs against: 44(7th)
Starters ERA: 4.28(6th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.88(12th)
Defensive Eff.: .700(4th)
Zone Rating: +2.2(7th)
Fan Interest: 83

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
3B Julian Hernandez 6G 3-25 .120 0HR 1RBI
CF Bobby Martinez 6G 2-20 .100 0HR 1RBI

News:
April 3rd - Cincinnati CF Chisen Nakamura(28, 3*) had some fun at the plate, going 5-6 R RBI in a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Kings. The 2022 EL Silver Slugger is batting .421-0-3 .976OPS 0.1WAR in four games.

April 5th - Diamondbacks 1B Marco Lemus(25, 3.5*) collected five hits today, going 5-5 4R 2RBI HR in a 12-2 win over the Killer Whales. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .360-2-6 .986OPS 0.2WAR in 6 starts.

April 10th - Toronto C Paul Ludgate(28, 2.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-24 5HR 11RBI 8R. The 1x All-Star is batting .375-5-11 1.319OPS 0.8WAR in 8 games.

April 10th - Vancouver CF John Leiferman(27, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 10-18 3HR 6RBI 7R. The 2020 All-Star is batting .433-3-6 1.267OPS 0.7WAR in 8 games.

Next: 4@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(5-4), 3vs Cincinnati Eagles(5-4)

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Hernandez cooled off completely and our offense is cold when the pitching works, and vice versa… it’s only Week 2…

05-29-2025, 03:24 PM	#164
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2023 Week 2 Week 2: 3vs San Diego Padres(2-1), Jacksonville Patriots(1-2) April 3rd Expos Suffer 6-5 Home Defeat Montreal got a terrific game from designated hitter Joe Hawk. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to San Diego, 6-5. Hawk was 2-3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The 25-year old is batting .312-1-4 .853OPS 0.0WAR in 4 games so far. San Diego reliever Sérgio Zuniga picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Dustin Jenkins was tagged with the loss. The Padres, now 3-1, have been playing some good baseball. Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Gary McBride? The San Diego second baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Padres on top, 6-5. For the game, McBride had 2 doubles and 1 single in 4 at-bats. "We've got a great group of guys," McBride said, "and we're having fun right now." Alberto Avalos(R, DNP) - Juan Miranda(R, 9-12 4.12) tomorrow. 23-year old rookie. SP Sam Griffin 2.2IP 7H 5R 5ER 0BB 4K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R RBI 2DB 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R 1B Dave Grochowski 1-3 RBI DH Joe Hawk 2-3 R 2RBI HBP HR PotG RF Ian Messer 1-4 R SS Rich Meilleur 2-4 R RBI HR SDP: Gonzalos(1), Torres(1) HR MON: Hawk(1) W: Sérgio Zuniga(1-0 0.00) L: Dustin Jenkins(0-1 3.60) SV: Logan Worden(2 0.00) Ouch. Another starter got lit here… April 4th Miranda Dominates Padres as Expos Win, 3-0 The home crowd had a good time watching the San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos get after it. Montreal used a superb performance from starting pitcher Juan Miranda to down the San Diego Padres, 3-0. San Diego is 3-2 after the loss. Montreal starter Juan Miranda was a master of his craft. The right-hander allowed no runs on 3 hits over 8 innings. "Juan showed what he's made of," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. Jerry Sullivan(R, 1-0 6.43) - Dan Hinton(R, 0-1 5.79) tomorrow. Aceoff SP Juan Miranda 8IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 9K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R 2RBI BB HR 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 DB DH Joe Hawk 1-3 R BB DB SB(1) intercostal strain 1 week C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 RBI BB SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 R BB SB(1) HR SDP: none HR MON: Benavides(1) W: Juan Miranda(1-0 0.00) L: Hector Mata(0-1 4.05) SV: Adam Rudolph(1 0.00) Miranda with a GREAT start. April 5th Transactions: DH Joe Hawk(25, 2.5, .316-1-4 .907OPS 5G) was placed on the 10-day IL and we recalled UT James Slowik(25, 2.5) from AAA. Expos Take Series Behind Hinton, Win 4-3 The Montreal Expos picked up a win at Olympic Stadium, dropping the San Diego Padres, 4-3. Dan Hinton, the 21st overall pick in the 2017 draft, was the difference-maker. The righty worked 7.2 innings of 6-hit, 3-run, 3BB and 5K ball and got the win. The win puts Montreal at 3-3. Montreal took control in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Vicente Rodriguez hit a run-scoring single to make it 3-2, Expos. "Bottom line," said San Diego skipper Greg Kramer, "we didn't play well enough to win." Austin Roy(R, 0-1 7.94) - John Sanchez(R, 0-1 10.38) tomorrow. 3.54ERA last year. SP Dan Hinton 7.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 3BB 5K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DB 2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R RBI BB RF Ian Messer 1-4 R SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI DH James Slowik 0-1 R BB C Jordan Chavis 1-3 RBI HR SDP: Katz(4) HR MON: none W: Dan Hinton(1-1 4.38) L: Jerry Sullivan(1-1 4.91) SV: Kevin Cowden(1 0.00) Danny! We singled them to death today and actually, Kevin Cowden get a save chance for a tired Rudolph and didn’t blow it! April 6th Patriots Win Home Opener, 5-3 The Jacksonville Patriots picked up a win at Patriots Park, taking down the Montreal Expos, 5-3. Starting pitcher John Sanchez was a big reason why. Sanchez, now 1-1, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 3 runs. Jose Pena was called on to finish, recording his 1st save. Mike Ostos, who finished 5th in the WL in OPS with .979 in 2016, took Montreal hurler Austin Roy deep in the bottom of the fifth. His 2-run home run put the Patriots on top, 3-1. In all, Ostos had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4. The 3x All-Star is batting .280-2-5 .917OPS in 7 games. "A confident pitcher is a dangerous thing," said Jacksonville manager Dave Meyer. "That's what John is right now." The loss drops Montreal to 3-4. Brett Asselin(L, 0-0 9.53) - B.J. Pitcher(R, 1-0 1.35) the day after tomorrow. Deserving 2x All-Star SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 7K L 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 R 2RBI HR C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R BB RF Ian Messer 2-4 CF Bobby Martinez 1-4 R DH James Slowik 1-4 First NMLB hit. HR MON: Perez(2) HR JAC: Ostos(2) W: John Sanchez(1-1 5.84) L: Austin Roy(0-2 6.35) SV: Jose Pena(1 0.00) Roy was bad today and our rookie 3B Julian Hernandez already committed his third error… April 7th Offday April 8th First Win For Rookie Asselin, 6-0 over Patriots Montreal Expos starter Brett Asselin found his groove in his team's 6-0 win over the Jacksonville Patriots. Montreal goes to 4-4. Asselin, who was born in Brownsville, Texas, threw 107 pitches over 8.1 innings, while allowing no runs. "Brett doing his thing just hyped us all up," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. He got a lot of help by fellow rookie second baseman Fernando Perez who was 2-4 with 2 runs scored, three RBI's and two home runs for the day. Sam Griffin(R, 0-1 16.88) - Xavier Davis(L, 0-1 4.76) tomorrow. Another fairly young kid with 3 potential.* SP Brett Asselin 8.1IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 8K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 R RBI SB(2) 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 RF Ian Messer 1-3 DH James Slowik 2-4 R SS Rich Meilleur 0-3 R BB HR MON: Perez 2(4) HR JAC: none W: Brett Asselin(1-0 3.86) L: B.J. Pitcher(1-1 3.14) SV: none Holy cow. Our rookies combined for a great win today. April 9th Patriots Win in Walkoff Fashion Jacksonville picked up a win at Patriots Park, bumping off the Montreal Expos, 2-1. Pitcher Xavier Davis was a major reason the Patriots emerged victorious. The lefty worked 7 innings of 5-hit, one run, two walk and 7K ball but did not get the win. Montreal now is 4-5. The decisive blow was delivered by Hector Perez in the bottom of the 12th when he hit a solo home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Adam Rudolph to win the game for Jacksonville. The home crowd went nuts. "It's great when the crowd gets into it," Davis said. Juan Miranda(R, 1-0 0.00) - Cristiano Zavala(R, 1-0 3.12) tomorrow. Aand another young 3 potential guy.* SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 3K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 2-3 RBI BB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 BB 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 BB DH Matt Talbert 1-5 RF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R TP HR MON: none HR JAC: Perez(1) W: Jose Pena(1-0 0.00) L: Adam Rudolph(0-1 2.08) SV: none Shame. I want the offense from last week back. Record: 4-5, 4th in EL Northeast, 3GB Week: 3-3- (2-1 vs SDP, 1-2@ JAC) Power Rankings: #20(-3) Runs scored: 45(9th) Runs against: 44(7th) Starters ERA: 4.28(6th) Bullpen ERA: 4.88(12th) Defensive Eff.: .700(4th) Zone Rating: +2.2(7th) Fan Interest: 83 Who's hot? Nobody Who's not? 3B Julian Hernandez 6G 3-25 .120 0HR 1RBI CF Bobby Martinez 6G 2-20 .100 0HR 1RBI News: April 3rd - Cincinnati CF Chisen Nakamura(28, 3) had some fun at the plate, going 5-6 R RBI in a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Kings. The 2022 EL Silver Slugger is batting .421-0-3 .976OPS 0.1WAR in four games. April 5th - Diamondbacks* 1B Marco Lemus(25, 3.5) collected five hits today, going 5-5 4R 2RBI HR in a 12-2 win over the Killer Whales. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .360-2-6 .986OPS 0.2WAR in 6 starts. April 10th - Toronto* C Paul Ludgate(28, 2.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-24 5HR 11RBI 8R. The 1x All-Star is batting .375-5-11 1.319OPS 0.8WAR in 8 games. April 10th - Vancouver* CF John Leiferman(27, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 10-18 3HR 6RBI 7R. The 2020 All-Star is batting .433-3-6 1.267OPS 0.7WAR in 8 games. Next: 4@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(5-4), 3vs Cincinnati Eagles(5-4) -- Hernandez* cooled off completely and our offense is cold when the pitching works, and vice versa… it’s only Week 2… __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? 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