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Griever20 · 06-15-2025, 01:05 PM

Week 10: 3 vs Oakland Oaks(28-26), 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(29-26)

June 1st

Griffin Collects #8 in 9-2 Win over Oaks

The Oakland Oaks went down to defeat to Sam Griffin and his Montreal teammates. The final score was 9-2, in favor of the Expos. The Eastern League North East Division-leading Expos have a record of 36-20.

Julian Hernandez had a big 3-run home run for the Expos in the bottom of the third inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a curveball from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Jose Franco and punished it. The result was his 10th home run of the season, which put the Expos on top, 4-0. He is batting .321-10-36 1.3WAR in 53 games.

Said losing manager Raul Quiles: "Give the Expos credit. They played a better game than we did."

Hugh Kieninger(R, 2-1 4.96) - Marty Murrietta(R, 2-2 3.33) tomorrow. 2022 All-Star and #2 starter.

SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 9K W PotG
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R 3RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 4-5 2R RBI TP HR
2B Fernando Perez 1-5
DH Matt Talbert 0-3 R BB HBP
RF Ian Messer 2-4 2R 2RBI BB HR SB(6)
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI BB HR
SS Rich Meilleur 3-5 R RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-3 R BB
HR OAK: Mathis(11)
HR MON: Cervantes(7), Hernandez(10), Grochowski(12), Messer(5)
W: Sam Griffin(8-1 2.31) L: Jose Franco(3-6 6.23) SV: none
The great Grochowski strikes again, and the man that only throws big balls in Griffin as well…

June 2nd

Expos Bag 4-2 Win

Montreal got a strong outing from Marty Murrietta as the Expos defeated the Philadelphia Grizzlies, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. Murrietta picked up the win for Montreal, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 3-2. Kevin Cowden collected his 6th save.

The Expos benefited from an error in the bottom of the second inning. Montreal was leading 1-0 when Ignacio Benavides hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put Montreal in front, 2-0. Hitting leadoff this year, the 26-year old is batting .270-5-28 .768OPS 8/11SB 0.9WAR in 56 games.

Montreal manager Aaron McCreery called it "a pretty good win."

The loss makes Philadelphia 31-28.

Oscar Guzman(R, 3-3 4.87) - Brett Asselin(L, 6-1 3.01) tomorrow. One a 14-game winner.

SP Marty Murrietta 7IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 7K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-3 2R RBI BB SB(8)
3B Julian Hernandez 0-2 2BB
1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 RBI BB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R
C Jordan Chavis 1-3 R
HR PHI: none
HR MON: none
W: Marty Murrietta(3-2 3.18) L: Hugh Kieninger(2-2 5.10) SV: Kevin Cowden(6 2.01)
Murrietta got the win as we played smallball today, no extra base hits, just six singles and five walks.

June 3rd

de Leon with #17 as Philadelphia Wins, 8-2

The performance of Fidel de Leon proved critical in helping Philadelphia beat Montreal, 8-2. The Grizzlies second baseman was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The 2016 EL MvP is batting .314-17-33 1.008OPS 2.4WAR in 54 games.

Oscar Guzman, the winning pitcher, is now 4-3. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, while fanning 7 and walking 1. Jeff Mathias, credited with the save, is now 1 for 1 in save opportunities.

Philadelphia won the game in part because of Pablo Vargas. The right fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Grizzlies ahead, 4-2. For the game, Vargas had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Pat Pierce said.

With the win, Philadelphia raised its record to 32-28.

Ruben Torrez(L, 9-1 2.25) - Austin Roy(R, 4-3 4.43) tomorrow. Unfair matchup :/

SP Brett Asselin 6.1IP 8H 5R 5ER 0BB 9K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 SB(9)
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4
2B Fernando Perez 2-3 R RBI BB HR
DH Matt Talbert 1-4
RF Ian Messer 1-3 SB(7)
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 DB
CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-2 R BB SB(2)
HR PHI: de Leon(17), Vargas(1), Ayres(10)
HR MON: Perez(18)
W: Oscar Guzman(4-2 4.71) L: Brett Asselin(6-2 3.35) SV: Jeff Mathias(1 9.31)
Not a good second game. Mathias got a 3-inning save, so we didn’t even get to their bullpen.

June 4th

Hernandez Drives in Five as Expos Win, 9-3

Montreal third baseman Julian Hernandez had 5 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Philadelphia Grizzlies, 9-3. By defeating Philadelphia, the first-place Expos improved to 38-21.

Early in the game, Hernandez had a bases-clearing double for Montreal. It was his 17th double of the season and put the Expos on top, 4-1. The rookie is batting .322-10-42 .879OPS 1.4WAR in 56 games.

"It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce.

Jesse Dittus(R, 3-5 4.96) - Juan Miranda(R, 4-3 4.29) tomorrow. Our favorite former Reliever of the Year

SP Austin Roy 7.1IP 7H 1R 1ER 0BB 9K W
3B Julian Hernandez 3-5 5RBI DB PotG
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 2R RBI BB HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-2 BB bruised forearm one week
C Jordan Chavis 1-1 R RBI HR
SS Rich Meilleur 2-3 3R BB 2DB
2B James Slowik 0-3 R 2RBI BB
HR PHI: Cardenas(4)
HR MON: Talbert(10), Chavis(5)
W: Austin Roy(5-3 4.36) L: Ruben Torrez(9-2 2.81) SV: none
Hernandez comes up clutch and Cervantes comes up injured…

Transactions:
C Gabriel Cervantes(27, 3.5*, .268-7-19 .791OPS 1.5WAR) was placed on the 10-day IL with a bruised forearm one week . AAA C Kevin Craddock(26, 2.5*, .254-4-18 .750OPS 0.9WAR AAA) was recalled.

Record: 38-21, 1st in EL Northeast, 3G lead
Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs OAK, 2-1 vs PHI)
Power Rankings: #3(-1)
Runs scored: 317(2nd)
Runs against: 221(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.25(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 4.37(9th)
Defensive Eff.: .693(1st)
Zone Rating: +28.5(1st)
Fan Interest: 82(-1)

Who's hot?
SP Sam Griffin 2G 2-0 2.25 12IP 15K
1B Dave Grochowski 10G 19-43 .442 6HR 15RBI
SS Rich Meilleur 5G 10-20 .500 1HR 4rBI

Who's not?
CF Bobby Martinez 9G 1-21 .047 0HR 0RBI

News:
June 5th - Astros 3B Jose Martinez(26, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-24 2HR 5RBI 4R. The Dominican is batting .381-6-18 1.010OPS 1.6WAR in 41 games.

June 5th - Denver LF Sandy Alcorn(25, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-23 4HR 11RBI 6R. He is batting .314-10-23 .937OPS 1.2WAR in 35 games and was promptly rewarded by getting sent back down to AAA.

Next: 1vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(32-29), 3@ Houston Astros(32-27), 3@ New York Mets(36-25)

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That’s seven games against contenders…

06-15-2025, 01:05 PM	#176
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,695	2023 Week 10 Part 2 Week 10: 3 vs Oakland Oaks(28-26), 3vs Philadelphia Grizzlies(29-26) June 1st Griffin Collects #8 in 9-2 Win over Oaks The Oakland Oaks went down to defeat to Sam Griffin and his Montreal teammates. The final score was 9-2, in favor of the Expos. The Eastern League North East Division-leading Expos have a record of 36-20. Julian Hernandez had a big 3-run home run for the Expos in the bottom of the third inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a curveball from 27-year old right-handed pitcher Jose Franco and punished it. The result was his 10th home run of the season, which put the Expos on top, 4-0. He is batting .321-10-36 1.3WAR in 53 games. Said losing manager Raul Quiles: "Give the Expos credit. They played a better game than we did." Hugh Kieninger(R, 2-1 4.96) - Marty Murrietta(R, 2-2 3.33) tomorrow. 2022 All-Star and #2 starter. SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 9K W PotG 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R 3RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 4-5 2R RBI TP HR 2B Fernando Perez 1-5 DH Matt Talbert 0-3 R BB HBP RF Ian Messer 2-4 2R 2RBI BB HR SB(6) C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R RBI BB HR SS Rich Meilleur 3-5 R RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-3 R BB HR OAK: Mathis(11) HR MON: Cervantes(7), Hernandez(10), Grochowski(12), Messer(5) W: Sam Griffin(8-1 2.31) L: Jose Franco(3-6 6.23) SV: none The great Grochowski strikes again, and the man that only throws big balls in Griffin as well… June 2nd Expos Bag 4-2 Win Montreal got a strong outing from Marty Murrietta as the Expos defeated the Philadelphia Grizzlies, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. Murrietta picked up the win for Montreal, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 3-2. Kevin Cowden collected his 6th save. The Expos benefited from an error in the bottom of the second inning. Montreal was leading 1-0 when Ignacio Benavides hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put Montreal in front, 2-0. Hitting leadoff this year, the 26-year old is batting .270-5-28 .768OPS 8/11SB 0.9WAR in 56 games. Montreal manager Aaron McCreery called it "a pretty good win." The loss makes Philadelphia 31-28. Oscar Guzman(R, 3-3 4.87) - Brett Asselin(L, 6-1 3.01) tomorrow. One a 14-game winner. SP Marty Murrietta 7IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 7K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 2-3 2R RBI BB SB(8) 3B Julian Hernandez 0-2 2BB 1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 RBI BB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R C Jordan Chavis 1-3 R HR PHI: none HR MON: none W: Marty Murrietta(3-2 3.18) L: Hugh Kieninger(2-2 5.10) SV: Kevin Cowden(6 2.01) Murrietta got the win as we played smallball today, no extra base hits, just six singles and five walks. June 3rd de Leon with #17 as Philadelphia Wins, 8-2 The performance of Fidel de Leon proved critical in helping Philadelphia beat Montreal, 8-2. The Grizzlies second baseman was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The 2016 EL MvP is batting .314-17-33 1.008OPS 2.4WAR in 54 games. Oscar Guzman, the winning pitcher, is now 4-3. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, while fanning 7 and walking 1. Jeff Mathias, credited with the save, is now 1 for 1 in save opportunities. Philadelphia won the game in part because of Pablo Vargas. The right fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Grizzlies ahead, 4-2. For the game, Vargas had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats. "The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Pat Pierce said. With the win, Philadelphia raised its record to 32-28. Ruben Torrez(L, 9-1 2.25) - Austin Roy(R, 4-3 4.43) tomorrow. Unfair matchup :/ SP Brett Asselin 6.1IP 8H 5R 5ER 0BB 9K L LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 SB(9) 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2B Fernando Perez 2-3 R RBI BB HR DH Matt Talbert 1-4 RF Ian Messer 1-3 SB(7) SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 DB CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-2 R BB SB(2) HR PHI: de Leon(17), Vargas(1), Ayres(10) HR MON: Perez(18) W: Oscar Guzman(4-2 4.71) L: Brett Asselin(6-2 3.35) SV: Jeff Mathias(1 9.31) Not a good second game. Mathias got a 3-inning save, so we didn’t even get to their bullpen. June 4th Hernandez Drives in Five as Expos Win, 9-3 Montreal third baseman Julian Hernandez had 5 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Philadelphia Grizzlies, 9-3. By defeating Philadelphia, the first-place Expos improved to 38-21. Early in the game, Hernandez had a bases-clearing double for Montreal. It was his 17th double of the season and put the Expos on top, 4-1. The rookie is batting .322-10-42 .879OPS 1.4WAR in 56 games. "It was a good night for them and a bad night for us," said Philadelphia manager Pat Pierce. Jesse Dittus(R, 3-5 4.96) - Juan Miranda(R, 4-3 4.29) tomorrow. Our favorite former Reliever of the Year SP Austin Roy 7.1IP 7H 1R 1ER 0BB 9K W 3B Julian Hernandez 3-5 5RBI DB PotG DH Matt Talbert 1-3 2R RBI BB HR C Gabriel Cervantes 2-2 BB bruised forearm one week C Jordan Chavis 1-1 R RBI HR SS Rich Meilleur 2-3 3R BB 2DB 2B James Slowik 0-3 R 2RBI BB HR PHI: Cardenas(4) HR MON: Talbert(10), Chavis(5) W: Austin Roy(5-3 4.36) L: Ruben Torrez(9-2 2.81) SV: none Hernandez comes up clutch and Cervantes comes up injured… Transactions: C Gabriel Cervantes(27, 3.5, .268-7-19 .791OPS 1.5WAR) was placed on the 10-day IL with a bruised forearm one week* . AAA C Kevin Craddock(26, 2.5, .254-4-18 .750OPS 0.9WAR AAA) was recalled. Record: 38-21, 1st in EL Northeast, 3G lead Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs OAK, 2-1 vs PHI) Power Rankings: #3(-1) Runs scored: 317(2nd) Runs against: 221(1st) Starters ERA: 3.25(1st) Bullpen ERA: 4.37(9th) Defensive Eff.: .693(1st) Zone Rating: +28.5(1st) Fan Interest: 82(-1) Who's hot? SP Sam Griffin* 2G 2-0 2.25 12IP 15K 1B Dave Grochowski 10G 19-43 .442 6HR 15RBI SS Rich Meilleur 5G 10-20 .500 1HR 4rBI Who's not? CF Bobby Martinez 9G 1-21 .047 0HR 0RBI News: June 5th - Astros 3B Jose Martinez(26, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-24 2HR 5RBI 4R. The Dominican is batting .381-6-18 1.010OPS 1.6WAR in 41 games. June 5th - Denver* LF Sandy Alcorn(25, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-23 4HR 11RBI 6R. He is batting .314-10-23 .937OPS 1.2WAR in 35 games and was promptly rewarded by getting sent back down to AAA. 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