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Griever20 · 06-07-2025, 02:43 PM

Week 7: 2@ Arizona Diamondbacks(14-22), 3vs San José Killer Whales(18-17)

May 8th
Offday

May 9th

Diamondbacks Slaps 8-4 Loss on Montreal, Murietta

Getting offensive support from Luis Morales, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Montreal Expos, 8-4. Morales was 1-1 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Diamondbacks. Tony Romero, who finished 3rd in the WL in ERA with 3.24 last year, was the winning pitcher. Over 5.1 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. The 4th-place Diamondbacks have won 4 consecutive games.

The Expos had been locked in a 4-4 tie with the Diamondbacks going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 2021 Rookie of the Year Award winner Marco Lemus came to the plate. Lemus hit a solo home run on a 1-0 sinker from Montreal hurler Marty Murrietta. It was Lemus's 6th home run of the year.

He is batting .254-6-18 .753OPS 0.0WAR in 37 games.

"I like the roll we're on," said Arizona manager A.J. Pascale.

Austin Roy(R, 1-3 5.44) - Carlos Barroso(R, 1-2 6.30) tomorrow. A good start by Roy would be nice…

SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 7H 6R 5ER 4BB 4K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R BB
RF Ian Messer 2-3 2R 2DB
1B Matt Talbert 1-4 RBI
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 R 2RBI HR
3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 R RBI BB SB(4)
HR MON: Perez(10)
HR ARI: Ibarra(8), Lemus(6), Morales(2)
W: Tony Romero(2-2 3.30) L: Marty Murrietta(0-1 8.44) SV: Justin Whitt(2 2.33)
Murrietta with a sensational debut…

May 10th

Arizona Sweeps Short Series with 5-3 Win

Arizona and Montreal duked it out and the Diamondbacks came out victorious.

Despite a fine performance by right fielder Ian Messer, the Montreal Expos lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3. Messer was 3-3 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Arizona reliever Justin Whitt snagged the win, upping his record to 1-1. Adam Rudolph shouldered the loss. Jon Martin nailed down his 4th save.

Had Luis Morales not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Morales hit a 2-run single. That made the score 5-3, in favor of the Diamondbacks.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Morales said after the game. He is batting .315-2-16 .881OPS 6/9SB 0.5WAR in 26 games out of the leadoff spot.

The Arizona win streak is now 5 games.

Jim Mansfield(R, 0-2 8.10) - Juan Miranda(R, 3-3 3.45) tomorrow. Miranda is on a negative trajectory…

SP Austin Roy 7IP 8H 2R 2ER 1BB 7K ND
RF Ian Messer 3-3 2R RBI HR PotG
1B Matt Talbert 2-4 R RBI HR
2B Fernando Perez 1-3 BB
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 DB
CF Bobby Hernandez 2-4 DB
HR MON: Messer(3), Talbert(3)
HR ARI: none
W: Justin Whitt(1-1 2.21) L: Adam Rudolph(0-5 6.75) SV: Jon Martin(4 7.80)
Let’s get out of the desert, the snakes are not nice to us.

May 11th
Offday

Transactions:
UT James Slowik(25, 2.5*, .310-0-4 .689OPS -0.1WAR) was sent back down to AAA as 1B Dave Grochowski(24, 4*, .330-3-16 .905OPS 0.7WAR) was activated off the IL.

May 12th

Killer Whales Beats Expos, 7-4

Behind a solid performance from first baseman Nate McClory, the San José Killer Whales defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-4. McClory went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Killer Whales.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," McClory told the San José Chronicle. He is batting -313-10-28 -951OPS 1.3WAR om 38 games.

The Killer Whales hit five home runs today. After today's action, San José sits at 20-19; Montreal slips to 22-17.

Aaron Knopsnyder had a big solo home run for the Killer Whales in the top of the third inning. With San José leading 1-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a curveball from Juan Miranda, who is tied for 8th in the EL in strikeouts with 53, and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Killer Whales on top, 2-0.

Eddie Baiamonte(R, 0-3 4.56) - Cesar Alvarado(R, 0-0 7.32) tomorrow. Murrieta’s slot, but he needs another day off after his injury.

SP Juan Miranda 3.1IP 4H 5R 5ER 1BB 6K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5
3B Julian Hernandez 3-5 R RBI DB
1B Dave Grochowski 3-5 RBI 2TP
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R RBI HR
SS Rich Meilleur 2-4 R
HR SJ: Knopsnyder(2), Breslin(1), Olmos(8), Kaneshiro(5), McClory(10)
HR MON: Talbert(4)
W: Jim Mansfield(1-2 7.11) L: Juan Miranda(3-4 4.15) SV: Manny Echevarria(11 5.40)
We are going down to earth it seems…

May 13th

Expos, Benavides beat San José on Bullpen Day, 4-0

The Montreal Expos defeated the San José Killer Whales, 4-0, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal was led by 26-year old left fielder Ignacio Benavides, who went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs. The win belonged to Joe Herzer in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Eddie Baiamonte took the loss for San José. The victory gives Montreal a record of 23-17.

Early in the game, Benavides had a 2-run double for Montreal. It was his 9th double of the season and put the Expos on top, 2-0.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Benavides told the Montreal Herald. He is batting .278-4-16 .768OPS 5/6SB 0.6WAR in 39 games.

Chris Ball(R, 3-0 2.55) - Sam Griffin(R, 4-1 2.38) tomorrow. Who else…

SP Cesar Alvarado 4.2IP 3H 0R 0ER 2BB 4K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 2RBI DB
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 TP
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R RBI HR
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 R RBI HR
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3
CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-3 R BB
HR SJ: none
HR MON: Talbert(5), Perez(11)
W: Joe Herzer(2-0 2.35) L: Eddie Baiamonte(0-4 4.66) SV: none
Great power hitting and pitching.

May 14th

Griffin, Expos Collect 6-0 Win

Montreal Expos starter Sam Griffin worked his magic, to help his team defeat the San José Killer Whales, 6-0. Griffin picked up the win for Montreal, going 6.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 5-1. Montreal leads the Eastern League North East Division by 2 games.

Vicente Rodriguez had a big bases-clearing triple for the Expos in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he got a sinker from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Jim DeFeo and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 3rd triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-0.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Griffin told the Montreal Herald. "It's as simple as that." The 2x All-Star improved to 5-1 2.06 41K 1.2WAR in 8 starts.

Jonathan Holder(R, 2-1 3.82) - Marty Murrieta(R, 0-1 8.44) tomorrow. Sophomore who bounced between pen and rotation last year.

SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 6H 0R 0ER 2BB 8K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 R 2RBI HR
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 DB
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 DB TP
DH Matt Talbert 0-3 R BB
RF Ian Messer 1-3 R BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 R BB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R 3RBI DB TP
HR SJ: none
HR MON: Benavides(5)
W: Sam Griffin(5-1 2.06) L: Chris Ball(3-1 2.83) SV: none
Yees. We beat Ball. Most important result.

Record: 24-17, 1st in EL Northeast, 1.5G lead
Week: 2-3 (0-2 @ ARI, 2-1 vs SJ)
Power Rankings: #8(-2)
Runs scored: 199(8th)
Runs against: 157(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.29(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 4.29(9th)
Defensive Eff.: .685(2nd)
Zone Rating: +19.9(1st)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 3G 3-0 0.93 19.1IP 21K
2B Robby Weltzer 7G 11-20 .550 0HR 3RBI
RF Ian Messer 6G 11-20 .550 1HR 2RBI

Who's not?
SP Juan Miranda 2G 0-2 11.25 8IP 14K

News:
May 8th - Calgary 2B Vinny Luna(23, 3.5*) provided a spark to his club, going 5-5 4R 4RBI DB HR in a 12-3 win over the Seahawks. The sophomore is batting .321-8-21 .928OPS 1.1WAR in 34 games.

May 15th - Philadelphia 2B Melvin Chacon(33, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-24 4HR 9RBI 6R. The $8.3M veteran is batting .308-13-29 .944 1.0WAR in 39 games.

May 15th - Beavers RF Joseph Floris(27, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-28 3HR 14RBI 5R. The right-handed hitter is batting .316-10-35 .981OPS 0.8WAR in 41 games.

Next: 3 vs Pittsburgh Kings(19-21), 3@ Seattle Mariners(24-17)

--

We gave Matt Talbert the chance to play as everyday DH… .316-3-4 1.170OPS. He will get another week in that role, that was STRONG.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2023 Week 7 Week 7: 2@ Arizona Diamondbacks(14-22), 3vs San José Killer Whales(18-17) May 8th Offday May 9th Diamondbacks Slaps 8-4 Loss on Montreal, Murietta Getting offensive support from Luis Morales, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Montreal Expos, 8-4. Morales was 1-1 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Diamondbacks. Tony Romero, who finished 3rd in the WL in ERA with 3.24 last year, was the winning pitcher. Over 5.1 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. The 4th-place Diamondbacks have won 4 consecutive games. The Expos had been locked in a 4-4 tie with the Diamondbacks going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That changed quickly when the 2021 Rookie of the Year Award winner Marco Lemus came to the plate. Lemus hit a solo home run on a 1-0 sinker from Montreal hurler Marty Murrietta. It was Lemus's 6th home run of the year. He is batting .254-6-18 .753OPS 0.0WAR in 37 games. "I like the roll we're on," said Arizona manager A.J. Pascale. Austin Roy(R, 1-3 5.44) - Carlos Barroso(R, 1-2 6.30) tomorrow. A good start by Roy* would be nice…* SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 7H 6R 5ER 4BB 4K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R BB RF Ian Messer 2-3 2R 2DB 1B Matt Talbert 1-4 RBI 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 R 2RBI HR 3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 R RBI BB SB(4) HR MON: Perez(10) HR ARI: Ibarra(8), Lemus(6), Morales(2) W: Tony Romero(2-2 3.30) L: Marty Murrietta(0-1 8.44) SV: Justin Whitt(2 2.33) Murrietta with a sensational debut… May 10th Arizona Sweeps Short Series with 5-3 Win Arizona and Montreal duked it out and the Diamondbacks came out victorious. Despite a fine performance by right fielder Ian Messer, the Montreal Expos lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3. Messer was 3-3 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Arizona reliever Justin Whitt snagged the win, upping his record to 1-1. Adam Rudolph shouldered the loss. Jon Martin nailed down his 4th save. Had Luis Morales not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Morales hit a 2-run single. That made the score 5-3, in favor of the Diamondbacks. "Nice to see our side come away with the win," Morales said after the game. He is batting .315-2-16 .881OPS 6/9SB 0.5WAR in 26 games out of the leadoff spot. The Arizona win streak is now 5 games. Jim Mansfield(R, 0-2 8.10) - Juan Miranda(R, 3-3 3.45) tomorrow. Miranda is on a negative trajectory… SP Austin Roy 7IP 8H 2R 2ER 1BB 7K ND RF Ian Messer 3-3 2R RBI HR PotG 1B Matt Talbert 2-4 R RBI HR 2B Fernando Perez 1-3 BB 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 DB CF Bobby Hernandez 2-4 DB HR MON: Messer(3), Talbert(3) HR ARI: none W: Justin Whitt(1-1 2.21) L: Adam Rudolph(0-5 6.75) SV: Jon Martin(4 7.80) Let’s get out of the desert, the snakes are not nice to us. May 11th Offday Transactions: UT James Slowik(25, 2.5, .310-0-4 .689OPS -0.1WAR) was sent back down to AAA as 1B Dave Grochowski(24, 4, .330-3-16 .905OPS 0.7WAR) was activated off the IL. May 12th Killer Whales Beats Expos, 7-4 Behind a solid performance from first baseman Nate McClory, the San José Killer Whales defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-4. McClory went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Killer Whales. "Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," McClory told the San José Chronicle. He is batting -313-10-28 -951OPS 1.3WAR om 38 games. The Killer Whales hit five home runs today. After today's action, San José sits at 20-19; Montreal slips to 22-17. Aaron Knopsnyder had a big solo home run for the Killer Whales in the top of the third inning. With San José leading 1-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a curveball from Juan Miranda, who is tied for 8th in the EL in strikeouts with 53, and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Killer Whales on top, 2-0. Eddie Baiamonte(R, 0-3 4.56) - Cesar Alvarado(R, 0-0 7.32) tomorrow. Murrieta’s slot, but he needs another day off after his injury. SP Juan Miranda 3.1IP 4H 5R 5ER 1BB 6K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 3B Julian Hernandez 3-5 R RBI DB 1B Dave Grochowski 3-5 RBI 2TP DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R RBI HR SS Rich Meilleur 2-4 R HR SJ: Knopsnyder(2), Breslin(1), Olmos(8), Kaneshiro(5), McClory(10) HR MON: Talbert(4) W: Jim Mansfield(1-2 7.11) L: Juan Miranda(3-4 4.15) SV: Manny Echevarria(11 5.40) We are going down to earth it seems… May 13th Expos, Benavides beat San José on Bullpen Day, 4-0 The Montreal Expos defeated the San José Killer Whales, 4-0, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal was led by 26-year old left fielder Ignacio Benavides, who went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs. The win belonged to Joe Herzer in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Eddie Baiamonte took the loss for San José. The victory gives Montreal a record of 23-17. Early in the game, Benavides had a 2-run double for Montreal. It was his 9th double of the season and put the Expos on top, 2-0. "Our goal is to improve each and every day," Benavides told the Montreal Herald. He is batting .278-4-16 .768OPS 5/6SB 0.6WAR in 39 games. Chris Ball(R, 3-0 2.55) - Sam Griffin(R, 4-1 2.38) tomorrow. Who else… SP Cesar Alvarado 4.2IP 3H 0R 0ER 2BB 4K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 2RBI DB 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 TP 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R RBI HR DH Matt Talbert 2-4 R RBI HR RF Ian Messer 2-4 R C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-3 R BB HR SJ: none HR MON: Talbert(5), Perez(11) W: Joe Herzer(2-0 2.35) L: Eddie Baiamonte(0-4 4.66) SV: none Great power hitting and pitching. May 14th Griffin, Expos Collect 6-0 Win Montreal Expos starter Sam Griffin worked his magic, to help his team defeat the San José Killer Whales, 6-0. Griffin picked up the win for Montreal, going 6.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 5-1. Montreal leads the Eastern League North East Division by 2 games. Vicente Rodriguez had a big bases-clearing triple for the Expos in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he got a sinker from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Jim DeFeo and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 3rd triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-0. "We took advantage of our opportunities," Griffin told the Montreal Herald. "It's as simple as that." The 2x All-Star improved to 5-1 2.06 41K 1.2WAR in 8 starts. Jonathan Holder(R, 2-1 3.82) - Marty Murrieta(R, 0-1 8.44) tomorrow. Sophomore who bounced between pen and rotation last year. SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 6H 0R 0ER 2BB 8K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 R 2RBI HR 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 DB 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 DB TP DH Matt Talbert 0-3 R BB RF Ian Messer 1-3 R BB C Gabriel Cervantes 2-3 R BB SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R 3RBI DB TP HR SJ: none HR MON: Benavides(5) W: Sam Griffin(5-1 2.06) L: Chris Ball(3-1 2.83) SV: none Yees. We beat Ball. Most important result. Record: 24-17, 1st in EL Northeast, 1.5G lead Week: 2-3 (0-2 @ ARI, 2-1 vs SJ) Power Rankings: #8(-2) Runs scored: 199(8th) Runs against: 157(1st) Starters ERA: 3.29(1st) Bullpen ERA: 4.29(9th) Defensive Eff.: .685(2nd) Zone Rating: +19.9(1st) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin 3G 3-0 0.93 19.1IP 21K 2B Robby Weltzer 7G 11-20 .550 0HR 3RBI RF Ian Messer 6G 11-20 .550 1HR 2RBI Who's not? SP Juan Miranda 2G 0-2 11.25 8IP 14K News: May 8th - Calgary 2B Vinny Luna(23, 3.5) provided a spark to his club, going 5-5 4R 4RBI DB HR in a 12-3 win over the Seahawks. The sophomore is batting .321-8-21 .928OPS 1.1WAR in 34 games. May 15th - Philadelphia* 2B Melvin Chacon(33, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-24 4HR 9RBI 6R. The $8.3M veteran is batting .308-13-29 .944 1.0WAR in 39 games. May 15th - Beavers* RF Joseph Floris(27, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-28 3HR 14RBI 5R. The right-handed hitter is batting .316-10-35 .981OPS 0.8WAR in 41 games. Next: 3 vs Pittsburgh Kings(19-21), 3@ Seattle Mariners(24-17) -- We gave Matt Talbert* the chance to play as everyday DH… .316-3-4 1.170OPS. He will get another week in that role, that was STRONG. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)