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Griever20 · 07-06-2025, 02:54 PM

Week 18: 2vs Arizona Diamondbacks(49-51), 3@ Vancouver Canadians(61-40)

July 24th
Offday

July 25th

Expos Sweep Royals, 5-2

The Montreal Expos coasted to a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-3. Matt Talbert had a good day at the plate for Montreal. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Juan Miranda, who is tied for 8th in the EL with a 1.22 WHIP, was the winner. He's now 6-6. The loser was Jonathan Bashor. The first-place Expos have won 5 in a row.

With Montreal trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Talbert hit a sinker from Jonathan Bashor for a grand slam home run. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 4-1. The designatred hitter is batting .271-16-48 .807OPS 0.9WAR in 95 games.

"We came out aggressive," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. "We came out swinging the bats."

Miguel Ricketts(R, 7-4 3.05) - Brett Asselin(L, 11-4 4.14) tomorrow. 3x All-Star.

SP Juan Miranda 7IP 8H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R RBI BB DB
RF Ian Messer 2-4 3R BB
1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 2R RBI BB
DH Matt Talbert 3-5 R 5RBI HR PotG
3B Julian Hernandez 3-5 R 2RBI HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 BB DB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R SB(5)
HR ARI: Martinez(19), Martin(13)
HR MON: Talbert(16), Hernandez(14)
W: Juan Miranda(6-6 4.49) L: Jonathan Bashor(1-4 5.12) SV: none
We bashed Bashor today and I took the freedom of managing the game, first one in a while. Boy are we difficult to get out.

July 26th

Montreal Downs Arizona as Asselin Deals, 5-2

Getting an impressive start from Brett Asselin, Montreal beat Arizona by the score of 5-2. The winning pitcher was Asselin, now 12-4. He tossed 8 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 7. Montreal leads the Eastern League North East Division by 5½ games.

Montreal shortstop Rich Meilleur contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 85th hit of the season and put the Expos ahead, 1-0. The Canadian native is batting .273-7-43 .750OPS 2.2WAR in 93 games.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery.

Austin Roy(R, 11-4 3.11) - Billy Gerovac(R, 5-8 4.19) the day after tomorrow. 3rd Rounder in 2017 with low stamina…

SP Brett Asselin 8IP 4H 2R 2ER 0BB 7K W PotG
RF Ian Messer 0-3 R HBP
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 RBI DB
2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R RBI HR
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 R
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RRBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI SB(6)
HR ARI: Martinez(20), Martin(14)
HR MON: Perez(24)
W: Brett Asselin(12-4 4.03) L: Miguel Ricketts(7-5 3.19) SV: Paul Ide(24 2.09)
Asselin already is going deep into games and will improve further.

July 27th
Offday

July 28th

Montreal Upended, 2-0, by Vancouver

Enthusiastic fans came out to support the home team at Canadians Field.

Vancouver pitcher Billy Gerovac did his part in helping his team beat the Montreal Expos, 2-0. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. In 5.1 innings, Gerovac surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 10 and walking 2. He allowed no runs.

The Canadians got a big at-bat from shortstop Cole McGuire. For the game, McGuire went 1 for 3 with a double, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 25th double of the season gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Gerovac.

The loss makes Montreal 66-37.

Sam Griffin(R, 11-3 3.12) - Edgar Padilla(R, 3-7 5.70) tomorrow. First start with the new team for him…

SP Austin Roy 7IP 8H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K L
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 BB DB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 HBP
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 DB
HR MON: none
HR VAN: none
W: Billy Gerovac(6-8 3.99) L: Austin Roy(11-5 3.09) SV: Keith Holliday(30 3.18)
Roy was good but the Canadians completely shut us down.

July 29th

Expos Bounce Back to Win, 6-2, Versus Vancouver

The Montreal Expos downed the Vancouver Canadians, 6-2, at Canadians Field. Rich Meilleur led the way, going 3-for-4 for Montreal. Montreal pitcher Pablo Mendoza got the win. He's now 3-1. Edgar Padilla was tagged with the loss. With the victory, the Expos upped their record to 67-37.

Fernando Perez came through with a big-time hit for Montreal. The second baseman smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 5-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch. The 23-year old is batting .246-25-60 .821OPS 1.8WAR in 76 games.

"Solid performance from our side," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery.

Marty Murrietta(R, 7-5 3.45) - Hagane Noguchi(R, 9-4 3.98) tomorrow. 2018 Cy Young winner, now 38-year old.

SP Sam Griffin 5IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 2K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R RBI
RF Ian Messer 2-5 R
2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R 3RBI HR HBP
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 RBI
PH Sam Spangler 1-1 R
SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 R RBI DB HR PotG
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
HR MON: Meilleur(8), Perez(25)
HR VAN: none
W: Pablo Mendoza(3-1 3.94) L: Edgar Padilla(3-8 5.63) SV: none
Griffin came back from his back injury and was fine enough.

July 30th

Lanthier Delievers Walk-Off Win for Canadians

The Vancouver Canadians downed the Montreal Expos, 5-4. The hitting star was catcher Jake Williams. Williams was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Canadians. The 3x All-Star is batting .299-22-55 .895OPS 3.1WAR in 85 games.

With this game in the books, Vancouver is 64-42, Montreal 67-38.

The decisive blow was delivered by Andy Lanphier in the bottom of the 11th when he hit a solo home run off 25-year old left-handed pitcher Paul Ide to win the game for Vancouver. The home crowd went nuts.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Vancouver manager Rod Hernandez.

Juan Miranda(R, 6-6 4.49) - Jonathan Holder(R, 5-7 3.88) tomorrow. Power Pitcher that won’t make much more than five innings per start.

SP Marty Murrietta 9IP 10H 4R 4ER 1BB 7K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 RBI BB
RF Ian Messer 1-6
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R RBI BB DB HR
DH Matt Talbert 1-6 5K
3B Julian Hernandez 0-3 R 2BB SB(10)
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-3 R BB TP
SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 RBI BB
HR MON: Perez(26)
HR VAN: Williams 2(22), Lanphier(11)
W: Dave Wages(1-0 3.00) L: Paul Ide(4-5 2.23) SV: none
Tough one, we were ahead 4-3 after seven, but McCreery left Murrietta in a tad too long instead of going to the back end of our pen.

Record: 67-38, 1st in EL Northeast, 6G lead over NYM
Week: 3-2 (2-0 vs ARI, 1-2 @ VAN)
Power Rankings: #2(-1)
Runs scored: 549(2nd)
Runs against: 388(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.45(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 3.88(2nd)
Defensive Eff.: .692(2nd)
Zone Rating: +40.7(1st)
Fan Interest: 84(+-0)

Who's hot?
SP Austin Roy 2G 1-1 1.98 13.2IP 10K
SP Sam Griffin 3G 1-0 2.45 14.2IP 13K
RHRP Mitsuyasu Kai 26G 3-0 0.95 28.1IP 28K
RHRP Austin Williams 17G 9SV 1.08 16.2IP 20K

Who's not?
Nobody

News:
July 25th – The Houston Astros added 1B Ricky Osorto(29, 3.5*, .283-6-32 .799OPS 1.4WAR) from the Marlins in exchange for prospect LF Ray Ross(19, 0.5/3*) and followed up by adding RHSP Devin Bennett(28, 3/3.5*, 4-11 4.99 113K 1.5WAR) from the Minuteman for prospect C Dan Tucker Jr.(22, 1.5/3*).

July 25th – Houston Astros C Hector Zamora(31, 5*) celebrated their trade acquisitions with a 3 home run game, going 4-5 4R 4RBI 3HR in a 11-6 win over Memphis. The 6x All-Star is batting .244-6-18 .728OPS 0.8WAR in 51 games after a series of knee injuries.

July 27th – In a surprising trade, the Miami Marlins acquired C James Wilson(26, 3.5/4.5*, .252-4-11 .795OPS 0.7WAR) from the Vancouver Canadians in exchange for SP Edgar Padilla(25 ,2.5/3*, 3-7 5.70 64K 0.2WAR) and an outfield prospect. The Canadians have a 3x All-Star at catcher but in my opinion didn’t make the most out of that trade chip.

July 28th - San Francisco 1B Mark Schwarz(27, 3.5*) had himself a night for the ages, going 5-5 4R 8RBI 3HR night in a 13-3 win over the Oakland Oaks. The 2022 WL All-Star is batting .295-10-54 .832OPS 1.0WAR in 77 games.

July 31st - Memphis RF Brian Clinton(30, 2.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 9-22 5HR 11RBI 6R. The 20184 EL Silver Slugger is batting .251-20-61 .820OPS 2.4WAR in 94 games.

July 31st - San Francisco 1B Mark Schwarz(27, 3.5*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-22 3HR 10RBI 9R.

Next: 3@ Pittsburgh Kings(52-53), 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(45-61)

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McCreery kinda blew the last game. 6 relievers available, he not only leaves Murrietta in until he gets the ND, he does not go with a different arm after Ide threw a dominant scoreless 9th.

07-06-2025, 02:54 PM	#189
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,680	2023 Week 18 Week 18: 2vs Arizona Diamondbacks(49-51), 3@ Vancouver Canadians(61-40) July 24th Offday July 25th Expos Sweep Royals, 5-2 The Montreal Expos coasted to a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-3. Matt Talbert had a good day at the plate for Montreal. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Juan Miranda, who is tied for 8th in the EL with a 1.22 WHIP, was the winner. He's now 6-6. The loser was Jonathan Bashor. The first-place Expos have won 5 in a row. With Montreal trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Talbert hit a sinker from Jonathan Bashor for a grand slam home run. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Expos ahead, 4-1. The designatred hitter is batting .271-16-48 .807OPS 0.9WAR in 95 games. "We came out aggressive," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. "We came out swinging the bats." Miguel Ricketts(R, 7-4 3.05) - Brett Asselin(L, 11-4 4.14) tomorrow. 3x All-Star. SP Juan Miranda 7IP 8H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K W LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R RBI BB DB RF Ian Messer 2-4 3R BB 1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 2R RBI BB DH Matt Talbert 3-5 R 5RBI HR PotG 3B Julian Hernandez 3-5 R 2RBI HR C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 BB DB SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 R CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R SB(5) HR ARI: Martinez(19), Martin(13) HR MON: Talbert(16), Hernandez(14) W: Juan Miranda(6-6 4.49) L: Jonathan Bashor(1-4 5.12) SV: none We bashed Bashor today and I took the freedom of managing the game, first one in a while. Boy are we difficult to get out. July 26th Montreal Downs Arizona as Asselin Deals, 5-2 Getting an impressive start from Brett Asselin, Montreal beat Arizona by the score of 5-2. The winning pitcher was Asselin, now 12-4. He tossed 8 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 7. Montreal leads the Eastern League North East Division by 5½ games. Montreal shortstop Rich Meilleur contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 85th hit of the season and put the Expos ahead, 1-0. The Canadian native is batting .273-7-43 .750OPS 2.2WAR in 93 games. "We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. Austin Roy(R, 11-4 3.11) - Billy Gerovac(R, 5-8 4.19) the day after tomorrow. 3rd Rounder in 2017 with low stamina… SP Brett Asselin 8IP 4H 2R 2ER 0BB 7K W PotG RF Ian Messer 0-3 R HBP 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 RBI DB 2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R RBI HR DH Matt Talbert 1-3 R SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RRBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI SB(6) HR ARI: Martinez(20), Martin(14) HR MON: Perez(24) W: Brett Asselin(12-4 4.03) L: Miguel Ricketts(7-5 3.19) SV: Paul Ide(24 2.09) Asselin already is going deep into games and will improve further. July 27th Offday July 28th Montreal Upended, 2-0, by Vancouver Enthusiastic fans came out to support the home team at Canadians Field. Vancouver pitcher Billy Gerovac did his part in helping his team beat the Montreal Expos, 2-0. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. In 5.1 innings, Gerovac surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 10 and walking 2. He allowed no runs. The Canadians got a big at-bat from shortstop Cole McGuire. For the game, McGuire went 1 for 3 with a double, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 25th double of the season gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead. "Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Gerovac. The loss makes Montreal 66-37. Sam Griffin(R, 11-3 3.12) - Edgar Padilla(R, 3-7 5.70) tomorrow. First start with the new team for him… SP Austin Roy 7IP 8H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K L 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 BB DB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 HBP CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 DB HR MON: none HR VAN: none W: Billy Gerovac(6-8 3.99) L: Austin Roy(11-5 3.09) SV: Keith Holliday(30 3.18) Roy was good but the Canadians completely shut us down. July 29th Expos Bounce Back to Win, 6-2, Versus Vancouver The Montreal Expos downed the Vancouver Canadians, 6-2, at Canadians Field. Rich Meilleur led the way, going 3-for-4 for Montreal. Montreal pitcher Pablo Mendoza got the win. He's now 3-1. Edgar Padilla was tagged with the loss. With the victory, the Expos upped their record to 67-37. Fernando Perez came through with a big-time hit for Montreal. The second baseman smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 5-2. It was his only hit, but it was clutch. The 23-year old is batting .246-25-60 .821OPS 1.8WAR in 76 games. "Solid performance from our side," said Expos manager Aaron McCreery. Marty Murrietta(R, 7-5 3.45) - Hagane Noguchi(R, 9-4 3.98) tomorrow. 2018 Cy Young winner, now 38-year old. SP Sam Griffin 5IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 2K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R RBI RF Ian Messer 2-5 R 2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R 3RBI HR HBP 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 RBI PH Sam Spangler 1-1 R SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 R RBI DB HR PotG CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 HR MON: Meilleur(8), Perez(25) HR VAN: none W: Pablo Mendoza(3-1 3.94) L: Edgar Padilla(3-8 5.63) SV: none Griffin came back from his back injury and was fine enough. July 30th Lanthier Delievers Walk-Off Win for Canadians The Vancouver Canadians downed the Montreal Expos, 5-4. The hitting star was catcher Jake Williams. Williams was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Canadians. The 3x All-Star is batting .299-22-55 .895OPS 3.1WAR in 85 games. With this game in the books, Vancouver is 64-42, Montreal 67-38. The decisive blow was delivered by Andy Lanphier in the bottom of the 11th when he hit a solo home run off 25-year old left-handed pitcher Paul Ide to win the game for Vancouver. The home crowd went nuts. "If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Vancouver manager Rod Hernandez. Juan Miranda(R, 6-6 4.49) - Jonathan Holder(R, 5-7 3.88) tomorrow. Power Pitcher that won’t make much more than five innings per start. SP Marty Murrietta 9IP 10H 4R 4ER 1BB 7K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 RBI BB RF Ian Messer 1-6 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 R 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R RBI BB DB HR DH Matt Talbert 1-6 5K 3B Julian Hernandez 0-3 R 2BB SB(10) CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-3 R BB TP SS Rich Meilleur 1-2 RBI BB HR MON: Perez(26) HR VAN: Williams 2(22), Lanphier(11) W: Dave Wages(1-0 3.00) L: Paul Ide(4-5 2.23) SV: none Tough one, we were ahead 4-3 after seven, but McCreery left Murrietta in a tad too long instead of going to the back end of our pen. Record: 67-38, 1st in EL Northeast, 6G lead over NYM Week: 3-2 (2-0 vs ARI, 1-2 @ VAN) Power Rankings: #2(-1) Runs scored: 549(2nd) Runs against: 388(1st) Starters ERA: 3.45(1st) Bullpen ERA: 3.88(2nd) Defensive Eff.: .692(2nd) Zone Rating: +40.7(1st) Fan Interest: 84(+-0) Who's hot? SP Austin Roy 2G 1-1 1.98 13.2IP 10K SP Sam Griffin 3G 1-0 2.45 14.2IP 13K RHRP Mitsuyasu Kai 26G 3-0 0.95 28.1IP 28K RHRP Austin Williams 17G 9SV 1.08 16.2IP 20K Who's not? Nobody News: July 25th – The Houston Astros added 1B Ricky Osorto(29, 3.5, .283-6-32 .799OPS 1.4WAR) from the Marlins* in exchange for prospect LF Ray Ross(19, 0.5/3) and followed up by adding RHSP Devin Bennett(28, 3/3.5, 4-11 4.99 113K 1.5WAR) from the Minuteman for prospect C Dan Tucker Jr.(22, 1.5/3). July 25th – Houston Astros* C Hector Zamora(31, 5) celebrated their trade acquisitions with a 3 home run* game, going 4-5 4R 4RBI 3HR in a 11-6 win over Memphis. The 6x All-Star is batting .244-6-18 .728OPS 0.8WAR in 51 games after a series of knee injuries. July 27th – In a surprising trade, the Miami Marlins acquired C James Wilson(26, 3.5/4.5, .252-4-11 .795OPS 0.7WAR) from the Vancouver Canadians* in exchange for SP Edgar Padilla(25 ,2.5/3, 3-7 5.70 64K 0.2WAR) and an outfield prospect. The Canadians have a 3x All-Star at catcher but in my opinion didn’t make the most out of that trade chip. July 28th - San Francisco* 1B Mark Schwarz(27, 3.5) had himself a night for the ages, going 5-5 4R 8RBI 3HR* night in a 13-3 win over the Oakland Oaks. The 2022 WL All-Star is batting .295-10-54 .832OPS 1.0WAR in 77 games. July 31st - Memphis RF Brian Clinton(30, 2.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 9-22 5HR 11RBI 6R. The 20184 EL Silver Slugger is batting .251-20-61 .820OPS 2.4WAR in 94 games. July 31st - San Francisco* 1B Mark Schwarz(27, 3.5) was named WL Player of the Week after going 11-22 3HR 10RBI 9R. Next: 3@ Pittsburgh Kings(52-53), 3vs Toronto Blue Jays(45-61) -- McCreery kinda blew the last game. 6 relievers available, he not only leaves Murrietta* in until he gets the ND, he does not go with a different arm after Ide threw a dominant scoreless 9th. __________________ 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)