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Griever20 · 06-29-2025, 01:09 PM

Week 15: 3vs Washington Nationals(43-41), 3vs Detroit Trains(46-40)

July 3rd
Offday

Transactions:
LHRP Bill Costa(27, 2*) was eligible to come off the IL after a torn meniscus… and was waived and DFA’ed right away. We have better lefties around. Also, OF Roberto Pedraza(26, 2.5*, .308-1-2 1.015OPS 0.1WAR 5G) was sent back down to AAA as OF Sam Spangler(22, 2.5/3*, .320-1-1 .974OPS 0.2WAR) was activated off the IL.

July 4th

Expos Drops Nationals, 4-3

The Montreal Expos beat the Washington Nationals, 4-3, in part because of shortstop Rich Meilleur. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Montreal pitcher Juan Miranda earned the win, hiking his record to 5-6. Jordan Munoz suffered the loss. The Expos, at 54-32, have now won 5 straight.

Early in the game, Meilleur had a 2-run home run for Montreal. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Expos on top, 3-1. The glowing white infielder is batting .295-7-40 .805OPS 2.1WAR in 77 games.

"Both teams played hard," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery.

Ian Munson(R, 3-6 5.22) - Marty Murrietta(R, 5-4 3.84) tomorrow. Looking to get into 2022 3.82ERA form.

SP Juan Miranda 7IP 9H 3R 3ER 0BB 9K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R DB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 R BB SB(5)
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R RBI
SS Rich Meilleur 2-3 R 3RBI HR PotG
HR WSH: McFadyen(17)
HR MON: Meilleur(7)
W: Juan Miranda(5-6 4.66) L: Jordan Munoz(0-3 6.00) SV: Austin Williams(18 2.53)
Meilleur now stepping up and Miranda rebounding from some rough outings.

July 5th

Transactions:
CF Bobby Martinez(24, 2.5*, .214-2-17 .554OPS -0.1WAR) was eligible to come off the IL and banished to AAA right away.

Nationals Strike Back, Win 3-2

The Washington Nationals had to overcome a fine effort from Montreal pitcher Marty Murrietta to win, 3-2, at Olympic Stadium. Murrietta went 9 innings and allowed 3 runs. Zachary Welborn earned his 14th save in 16 chances. The win elevated the Nationals to 45-42.

Jose Chavez had a direct impact on the outcome. Chavez contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the third inning to put Washington up, 3-0. Also hitting a home run later that game, he is batting .286-3-14 .932OPS 0.4WAR in the first 15 games of his NMLB career.

"It never gets old," said Chavez. "Winning, that is."

Jim Sherwood(R, 5-4 3.56) - Brett Asselin(L, 9-3 4.00) tomorrow. 2020 1st rounder in his rookie year.

SP Marty Murrietta 9IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 10K L PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 DB
RF Ian Messer 1-4
1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 R BB
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R DB
2B Joe Hawk 1-4 RBI
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-1 2BB SB(4)
HR WSH: Chavez(3)
HR MON: none
W: Ian Munson(4-6 5.05) L: Marty Murrietta(5-5 3.73) SV: Zach Welborn(14 1.75)
Welborn as their closer was on our wishlist for a while but we cooled off a bit as they turned things around in June.

July 6th

Expos Take Series Win Behing Messer, Asselin, Win 4-2

The Montreal Expos defeated the Washington Nationals, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal was led by 27-year old right fielder Ian Messer, who went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Austin Williams got the save, his 9th in 9 chances. Montreal goes to 55-33, Washington to 45-43.

With Montreal leading 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Messer hit a sinker from Jim Sherwood for a 2-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 4-0. He is batting .354-8-36 .913OPS 2.7WAR in 82 games.

After the game, Montreal manager Aaron McCreery applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.

Hitoshi Watanabe(L, 7-5 4.89) - Austin Roy(R, 9-4 3.33) tomorrow. Once our AAA farm hand, traded away for a now 3* SP prospect.

SP Brett Asselin 6.1IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K W
RF Ian Messer 2-3 2R RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DB
DH Matt Talbert 2-3 RBI
2B Joe Hawk 1-4
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R BB DB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 BB
C Jordan Chavis 1-4 R RBI
HR WSH: none
HR MON: Messer(8)
W: Brett Asselin(10-3 3.94) L: Jim Sherwood(5-5 3.78) SV: Austin Williams(19 2.45)
We jumped ahead 4-0 after two innings and Asselin and the boys held the fort.

July 7th

Expos Win Series Opener 5-1 Over Detroit

Austin Roy never let Detroit get something going. The Montreal right-hander commanded his slider in pitching the Expos to a 5-1 win. Montreal is now 56-33, 3½ games up in the Eastern League North East Division.

"Austin did a nice job," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. The righty is now 10-4 3.20 115K 2.4WAR in 18 starts and may finally get a winning season in his third year with the team.

Robby Weltzer had a big 2-run double for the Expos in the bottom of the first inning. With Montreal leading 2-0 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he got a slider from 24-year old left-handed pitcher Hitoshi Watanabe and swatted a double to left-center. It was his 7th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-0.

Trevor Oien(R, 10-4 3.36) - Sam Griffin(R, 10-3 2.91) tomorrow. De facto aces facing off…

SP Austin Roy 7.1IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 7K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R
1B Dave Grochowski 4-4 2R RBI HR
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 2RBI HBP
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R
2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 2RBI BB DB
HR DET: none
HR MON: Weltzer(7)
W: Austin Roy(10-4 3.20) L: Hitoshi Watanabe(7-6 5.14) SV: none
Roy performing like we hoped he would when we traded for him two years ago.

July 8th

Trains Score Five Spot in 4th to Win, 8-5

The Detroit Trains beat the Montreal Expos by a score of 8-5. Detroit first baseman J.J. Brock deserved the lion's share of the credit. Brock went 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Trains. Elliot Malloy was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 26 save opportunities. The win puts Detroit at 48-43 this season.

In the top of the eighth, the Trains grabbed the lead when Brock hit his 3rd home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Freddy Silva made it 8-5, Detroit.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Brock. The veteran 3x Silver Slugger is batting .240-3-15 .700OPS 0.2WAR in 57 games.

Bret Engling(L, 3-7 3.75) - Juan Miranda(R, 5-6 4.66) tomorrow. Better than his record…

SP Sam Griffin 3.2IP 8H 5R 5ER 0BB 4K
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 2R RBI DB HR
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R 3RBI HR
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 HBP
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R RBI HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 R
HR DET: Brock(4)
HR MON: Benavides(9), Grochowski(17), Hernandez(12)
W: Jeremy Walker(5-3 4.11) L: Freddy Silva(3-1 4.91) SV: Elliott Malloy(25, 4.10)
Griffin was due I guess…

July 9th

Expos Go into All-Star Break With Series Win, 7-1

The Montreal Expos topped the Detroit Trains, 7-1, in Eastern League action at Olympic Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal right fielder Ian Messer. Joe Herzer got the win, improving to 3-0. He held the Trains to 1 run on 5 hits over 6.2 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 2. After today's action, Montreal sits at 57-34; Detroit slips to 48-44.

With Montreal leading 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Messer hit a fastball from Joe Boyd for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 5-1.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Messer told the Montreal Herald. "It's as simple as that." He is batting .355-9-38 .921OPS 2.9WAR in 85 games.

SP Joe Herzer 6.2IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 4K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 0-2 2R 2BB
RF Ian Messer 2-3 2R 2RBI BB DB HR
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R 2RBI TP
1B Dave Grochowski 0-2 RBI BB
DH Joe Hawk 0-2 BB fractured tibia 6 weeks
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R
2B James Slowik 1-4 2RBI DB
HR DET: none
HR MON: Messer(9)
W: Joe Herzer(3-0 2.15) L: Bret Engling(3-8 3.86) SV: none
Lots of things going on. Miranda got scratched late due to not feeling well, so our long reliever and lefty Joe Herzer started, and we lost a lefty bat due to a collision at second…

Transactions:
2B/DH Joe Hawk(25, 2.5*, .258-5-23 .735OPS -0.1WAR) was placed on the 10-day IL with a fractured tibia 6 weeks. Switch hitter OF Roberto Pedraza(26, 2.5*, .308-1-2 1.015OPS 0.1WAR 5G) was recalled as we need a bat more than an infielder.

Record: 57-34, 1st in EL Northeast, 2G lead over NYM
Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs WSH, 2-1 vs DET)
Power Rankings: #1(+-0)
Runs scored: 485(tied 1st)
Runs against: 346(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.50(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 4.06(5th)
Defensive Eff.: .689(1st)
Zone Rating: +32.4(1st)
Fan Interest: 84(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Austin Roy 3G 3-0 0.77 23.1IP 23K
SP Marty Murrietta 2G 1-1 2.12 17IP 13K
RHRP Mitsuyasu Kai 24G 2-0 0.72 25IP 24K

Who's not?
Nobody

News:
July 3rd - Cavaliers C Andy Easter(23, 2.5*) boomed 3 home runs today in a 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels, going 4-4 4R 6RBI 3HR. The 23-year old is batting .311-9-31 .896OPS 1.3WAR in 41 games.

July 10th - Astros 1B Ed Bigalow(30, 2.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-26 2HR 5RBI 6R. The 2x All-Star is batting .258-13-41 .780OPS 0.3WAR in 79 games.

July 10th - Cavaliers C Andy Easter(23, 2.5*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-17 3HR 10RBI 4R.

Next: All-Star Break, First-Year Player Draft, 3@ Los Angeles Angels(53-37)

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Hawk doesn’t hurt as much as Matt Talbert has stepped up. Aand Fernando Perez is due to return in one week.

06-29-2025, 01:09 PM	#183
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,680	2023 Week 15 Week 15: 3vs Washington Nationals(43-41), 3vs Detroit Trains(46-40) July 3rd Offday Transactions: LHRP Bill Costa(27, 2) was eligible to come off the IL after a torn meniscus… and was waived and DFA’ed right away. We have better lefties around. Also, OF Roberto Pedraza(26, 2.5, .308-1-2 1.015OPS 0.1WAR 5G) was sent back down to AAA as OF Sam Spangler(22, 2.5/3, .320-1-1 .974OPS 0.2WAR) was activated off the IL. July 4th* Expos Drops Nationals, 4-3 The Montreal Expos beat the Washington Nationals, 4-3, in part because of shortstop Rich Meilleur. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Montreal pitcher Juan Miranda earned the win, hiking his record to 5-6. Jordan Munoz suffered the loss. The Expos, at 54-32, have now won 5 straight. Early in the game, Meilleur had a 2-run home run for Montreal. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Expos on top, 3-1. The glowing white infielder is batting .295-7-40 .805OPS 2.1WAR in 77 games. "Both teams played hard," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. Ian Munson(R, 3-6 5.22) - Marty Murrietta(R, 5-4 3.84) tomorrow. Looking to get into 2022 3.82ERA form. SP Juan Miranda 7IP 9H 3R 3ER 0BB 9K W LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R DB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 R BB SB(5) CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R RBI SS Rich Meilleur 2-3 R 3RBI HR PotG HR WSH: McFadyen(17) HR MON: Meilleur(7) W: Juan Miranda(5-6 4.66) L: Jordan Munoz(0-3 6.00) SV: Austin Williams(18 2.53) Meilleur now stepping up and Miranda rebounding from some rough outings. July 5th Transactions: CF Bobby Martinez(24, 2.5, .214-2-17 .554OPS -0.1WAR) was eligible to come off the IL and banished to AAA right away. Nationals Strike Back, Win 3-2* The Washington Nationals had to overcome a fine effort from Montreal pitcher Marty Murrietta to win, 3-2, at Olympic Stadium. Murrietta went 9 innings and allowed 3 runs. Zachary Welborn earned his 14th save in 16 chances. The win elevated the Nationals to 45-42. Jose Chavez had a direct impact on the outcome. Chavez contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the third inning to put Washington up, 3-0. Also hitting a home run later that game, he is batting .286-3-14 .932OPS 0.4WAR in the first 15 games of his NMLB career. "It never gets old," said Chavez. "Winning, that is." Jim Sherwood(R, 5-4 3.56) - Brett Asselin(L, 9-3 4.00) tomorrow. 2020 1st rounder in his rookie year. SP Marty Murrietta 9IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 10K L PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 DB RF Ian Messer 1-4 1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 R BB 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R DB 2B Joe Hawk 1-4 RBI C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-1 2BB SB(4) HR WSH: Chavez(3) HR MON: none W: Ian Munson(4-6 5.05) L: Marty Murrietta(5-5 3.73) SV: Zach Welborn(14 1.75) Welborn as their closer was on our wishlist for a while but we cooled off a bit as they turned things around in June. July 6th Expos Take Series Win Behing Messer, Asselin, Win 4-2 The Montreal Expos defeated the Washington Nationals, 4-2, at Olympic Stadium. Montreal was led by 27-year old right fielder Ian Messer, who went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Austin Williams got the save, his 9th in 9 chances. Montreal goes to 55-33, Washington to 45-43. With Montreal leading 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Messer hit a sinker from Jim Sherwood for a 2-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 4-0. He is batting .354-8-36 .913OPS 2.7WAR in 82 games. After the game, Montreal manager Aaron McCreery applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said. Hitoshi Watanabe(L, 7-5 4.89) - Austin Roy(R, 9-4 3.33) tomorrow. Once our AAA farm hand, traded away for a now 3 SP prospect.* SP Brett Asselin 6.1IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K W RF Ian Messer 2-3 2R RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DB DH Matt Talbert 2-3 RBI 2B Joe Hawk 1-4 CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R BB DB SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 BB C Jordan Chavis 1-4 R RBI HR WSH: none HR MON: Messer(8) W: Brett Asselin(10-3 3.94) L: Jim Sherwood(5-5 3.78) SV: Austin Williams(19 2.45) We jumped ahead 4-0 after two innings and Asselin and the boys held the fort. July 7th Expos Win Series Opener 5-1 Over Detroit Austin Roy never let Detroit get something going. The Montreal right-hander commanded his slider in pitching the Expos to a 5-1 win. Montreal is now 56-33, 3½ games up in the Eastern League North East Division. "Austin did a nice job," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. The righty is now 10-4 3.20 115K 2.4WAR in 18 starts and may finally get a winning season in his third year with the team. Robby Weltzer had a big 2-run double for the Expos in the bottom of the first inning. With Montreal leading 2-0 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he got a slider from 24-year old left-handed pitcher Hitoshi Watanabe and swatted a double to left-center. It was his 7th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-0. Trevor Oien(R, 10-4 3.36) - Sam Griffin(R, 10-3 2.91) tomorrow. De facto aces facing off… SP Austin Roy 7.1IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 7K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R 1B Dave Grochowski 4-4 2R RBI HR DH Matt Talbert 1-3 2RBI HBP RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 2B Robby Weltzer 1-3 2RBI BB DB HR DET: none HR MON: Weltzer(7) W: Austin Roy(10-4 3.20) L: Hitoshi Watanabe(7-6 5.14) SV: none Roy performing like we hoped he would when we traded for him two years ago. July 8th Trains Score Five Spot in 4th to Win, 8-5 The Detroit Trains beat the Montreal Expos by a score of 8-5. Detroit first baseman J.J. Brock deserved the lion's share of the credit. Brock went 1 for 1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Trains. Elliot Malloy was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 26 save opportunities. The win puts Detroit at 48-43 this season. In the top of the eighth, the Trains grabbed the lead when Brock hit his 3rd home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Freddy Silva made it 8-5, Detroit. "It's nice to come out on top today," said Brock. The veteran 3x Silver Slugger is batting .240-3-15 .700OPS 0.2WAR in 57 games. Bret Engling(L, 3-7 3.75) - Juan Miranda(R, 5-6 4.66) tomorrow. Better than his record… SP Sam Griffin 3.2IP 8H 5R 5ER 0BB 4K LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 2R RBI DB HR 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R 3RBI HR DH Matt Talbert 1-3 HBP 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R RBI HR C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 R HR DET: Brock(4) HR MON: Benavides(9), Grochowski(17), Hernandez(12) W: Jeremy Walker(5-3 4.11) L: Freddy Silva(3-1 4.91) SV: Elliott Malloy(25, 4.10) Griffin was due I guess… July 9th Expos Go into All-Star Break With Series Win, 7-1 The Montreal Expos topped the Detroit Trains, 7-1, in Eastern League action at Olympic Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal right fielder Ian Messer. Joe Herzer got the win, improving to 3-0. He held the Trains to 1 run on 5 hits over 6.2 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 2. After today's action, Montreal sits at 57-34; Detroit slips to 48-44. With Montreal leading 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Messer hit a fastball from Joe Boyd for a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 5-1. "We took advantage of our opportunities," Messer told the Montreal Herald. "It's as simple as that." He is batting .355-9-38 .921OPS 2.9WAR in 85 games. SP Joe Herzer 6.2IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 4K W LF Ignacio Benavides 0-2 2R 2BB RF Ian Messer 2-3 2R 2RBI BB DB HR 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R 2RBI TP 1B Dave Grochowski 0-2 RBI BB DH Joe Hawk 0-2 BB fractured tibia 6 weeks SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R 2B James Slowik 1-4 2RBI DB HR DET: none HR MON: Messer(9) W: Joe Herzer(3-0 2.15) L: Bret Engling(3-8 3.86) SV: none Lots of things going on. Miranda got scratched late due to not feeling well, so our long reliever and lefty Joe Herzer started, and we lost a lefty bat due to a collision at second… Transactions: 2B/DH Joe Hawk(25, 2.5, .258-5-23 .735OPS -0.1WAR) was placed on the 10-day IL with a fractured tibia 6 weeks. Switch hitter OF Roberto Pedraza(26, 2.5, .308-1-2 1.015OPS 0.1WAR 5G) was recalled as we need a bat more than an infielder. Record: 57-34, 1st in EL Northeast, 2G lead over NYM Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs WSH, 2-1 vs DET) Power Rankings: #1(+-0) Runs scored: 485(tied 1st) Runs against: 346(1st) Starters ERA: 3.50(1st) Bullpen ERA: 4.06(5th) Defensive Eff.: .689(1st) Zone Rating: +32.4(1st) Fan Interest: 84(+-0) Who's hot? SP Austin Roy 3G 3-0 0.77 23.1IP 23K SP Marty Murrietta 2G 1-1 2.12 17IP 13K RHRP Mitsuyasu Kai 24G 2-0 0.72 25IP 24K Who's not? Nobody News: July 3rd - Cavaliers C Andy Easter(23, 2.5) boomed 3 home runs* today in a 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels, going 4-4 4R 6RBI 3HR. The 23-year old is batting .311-9-31 .896OPS 1.3WAR in 41 games. July 10th - Astros 1B Ed Bigalow(30, 2.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 12-26 2HR 5RBI 6R. The 2x All-Star is batting .258-13-41 .780OPS 0.3WAR in 79 games. July 10th - Cavaliers* C Andy Easter(23, 2.5) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-17 3HR 10RBI 4R. Next: All-Star Break, First-Year Player Draft, 3@ Los Angeles Angels(53-37) -- Hawk* doesn’t hurt as much as Matt Talbert has stepped up. Aand Fernando Perez is due to return in one week. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)