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Griever20 · 07-13-2025, 05:03 AM

Week 20: 4vs Memphis Bolts(56-57), 3vs Jacksonville Patriots(51-60)

August 7th

Montreal Tacks 8-7 Loss on Memphis

The Montreal Expos beat the Memphis Bolts, 8-7, at Olympic Stadium. The win was due in part to designated hitter Matt Talbert, who was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Talbert. "And not try to do too much." Celebrating his birthday today, he is batting .274-20-58 .826OPS 1.2WAR in 106 games.

Brett Asselin, the winner, improved to 14-4. He held Memphis to 5 runs on 6 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. Paul Ide notched his 8th save in 8 chances.

Montreal shortstop Rich Meilleur helped the Expos go up, 5-4, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Meilleur hit a run-scoring single off Memphis pitcher Matt Bow.

By defeating Memphis, the first-place Expos improved to 71-41.

Chad Orlich(R, 4-6 3.20) - Austin Roy(R, 11-5 3.02) tomorrow. 2023 All-Star

SP Brett Asselin 8IP 6H 5R 5ER 2BB 7K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R RBI BB SB(11)
RF Ian Messer 1-4
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI BB
2B Fernando Perez 2-5 2R DB
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 2R 2RB HR PotG
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R 2RBI
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RBI BB
CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-2 R RBI BB
HR MEM: Clinton(23), Levine(8), Garcia(12)
HR MON: Talbert(20)
W: Brett Asselin(14-4 4.07) L: Matt Bow(5-4 6.75) SV: Paul Ide(26 2.31)
Asselin was left in too long and then Cowden and a cold Paul Ide gave up single runs to make this one closer than it should have been.

August 8th

Roy Now 12-5 Following 4-0 Win

Behind an impressive start by Austin Roy, Montreal beat Memphis, 4-0. Montreal now has a record of 72-41 with the win.

Roy, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 12-5. In 8.1 innings of work, Roy gave up no runs on 1 hit, while racking up 9 Ks. He kept the Bolts punchless, offensively.

"I felt like I had pretty good command of mostly everything," said Roy. That being said, Montreal still took a hit as RHRP Austin Williams left the game with what would later be diagnosed as an oblique strain 2 weeks.

Alfonso de Jesus(R, 4-5 5.02) - Sam Griffin(R, 11-3 3.02) tomorrow. Genuine 5+ERA pitcher.

SP Austin Roy 8.1IP 1H 0R 0ER 2BB 9K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R
RF Ian Messer 1-3 R HBP
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI HR
2B Fernando Perez 0-2 2BB
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 R 2RBI HR
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
HR MEM: none
HR MON: Talbert(21), Grochowski(22)
W: Austin Roy(12-5 2.86) L: Chad Orlich(4-7 3.15) SV: none
Roy and the pen with a 1-hitter here. Impressive.

Transactions:
RHRP Austin Williams(29, 3.5*, 3-3 20SV 2.08 63K 1.7WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with a oblique strain 2 weeks. RHRP Freddy Silva(26, 3*, 3-1 1SV 4.91 34K -0.1WAR) was recalled.

August 9th

Bolts Hammer Griffin, Montreal, 8-1

Memphis third baseman Fernando Guerrero played a vital role in his team's 8-1 conquest of Montreal. He was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times for Memphis. Memphis reliever Michael Brown picked up the win, upping his record to 5-4. Sam Griffin was saddled with the loss. The loss makes Montreal 72-42.

Memphis used a clutch at-bat from Aaron Levine to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bolts ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. The 3rd overall pick in 2019 is batting .286-9-44 .788OPS 1.9WAR in 101 games.

"We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery.

Kyle McCall(R, 6-8 4.90) - Marty Murrietta(R, 7-5 3.56) tomorrow. 2018 All-Star

SP Sam Griffin 2.1IP 6H 5ER 2BB 2K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 0-4 R BB SB(12)
RF Ian Messer 1-5 RBI TP
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 BB
2B Fernando Perez 1-4
DH Matt Talbert 1-4
3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 BB
SS Rich Meilleur 2-4
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4
HR MEM: Levine(9), Guerrero(6), Zimmerman(4)
HR MON: none
W: Michael Brown(5-4 4.98) L: Sam Griffin(11-4 3.32) SV: none
Griffin was due for a bad one.

August 10th

Memphis Beats Montreal, 9-6

Fernando Guerrero was a vital contributor to the 9-6 Memphis victory over Montreal. The Bolts third baseman was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The 2019 EL Silver Slugger is batting .299-6-33 .855OPS 0.8WAR in 66 games.

Mike Rodriguez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 28 of 32 save opportunities. Memphis is now 58-59, Montreal 72-43.

Josh Nadeau drew 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Memphis. The 30-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring walk off Paul Ide. It was his 36th walk of the season.

"Winning never gets dull," said Nadeau.

Xavier Davis(L, 3-8 5.33) - Juan Miranda(R, 7-7 4.35) tomorrow. 34th overall 2019

SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 2H 4R 4ER 6BB 6K ND
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R RBI BB HR
RF Ian Messer 2-3 R DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-5
DH Matt Talbert 0-4 R HBP
LF Sam Spangler 3-5 2R RBI
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R 2BB
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI
2B Robby Weltzer 3-3 3RBI
HR MEM: none
HR MON: Hernandez(15)
W: David Schreiber(5-6 5.77) L: Paul Ide(5-6 3.04) SV: Mike Rodriguez(28 3.45)
Ide now has an ERA of 6.10 with us… the collapse is coming?

August 11th

Montreal Slaps 9-2 Loss on Jacksonville

The Montreal Expos stopped the Jacksonville Patriots, 9-2, at Olympic Stadium. The Expos got a big game from Dave Grochowski, who went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The 2x All-Star is batting .340-22-84 .980OPS 3.5WAR in 105 games.

Montreal pitcher Juan Miranda got the win, upping his record to 8-7. Xavier Davis got the loss. The loss makes Jacksonville 54-62.

Fernando Perez, who is tied for 7th in the EL with a .514 slugging percentage, chipped in a 2-run home run for Montreal in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Perez.

Paul Kirksey(L, 5-11 4.42) - Brett Asselin(L, 14-4 4.07) tomorrow. Better than his ERA…

SP Juan Miranda 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 2K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R RBI 2BB
1B Dave Grochowski 4-5 R 3RBI DB PotG
2B Fernando Perez 2-3 R 2RBI 2BB HR
DH Matt Talbert 1-5
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R
RF Sam Spangler 2-5 R
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R BB
C Jordan Chavis 1-3 2R 2RBI BB
HR JAC: Derry(3), Jones(10)
HR MON: Perez(27)
W: Juan Miranda(8-7 4.26) L: Xavier Davis(3-9 5.49) SV: none
Good thing we scored enough to keep them away from the back end of our pen…

August 12th

Asselin Nets #15 as Expos Win, 3-1

Montreal turned a fine outing from starter Brett Asselin into a victory over the Jacksonville Patriots at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 3-1. The Eastern League North East Division-leading Expos have a record of 74-43.

The Expos had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 3-1, Montreal, with two out. Jacksonville, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Kevin Jones dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 sinker, he grounded out.

B.J. Pitcher(R, 10-8 5.01) - Austin Roy(R, 12-5 2.86) tomorrow. The name…

SP Brett Asselin 7.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 8K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 DB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R TP
RF Ian Messer 1-3 R RBI BB SB(14)
SS Robby Weltzer 3-4 R SB(7)
HR JAC: none
HR MON: none
W: Brett Asselin(15-4 3.94) L: Paul Kirksey(5-12 4.45) SV: Paul Ide(27 2.98)
Asselin keeps on winning and Ide got his act together today.

August 13th

12-5 Win Seals Sweep For Expos

The Montreal Expos defeated the Jacksonville Patriots, 12-4, at Olympic Stadium. Leading the charge for Montreal was first baseman Dave Grochowski. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Austin Roy picked up the win, lifting his record to 13-5 on the season. He struck out 9 and walked 1 in 5.2 innings, while yielding 4 runs. With the win, Montreal pushed its record to 75-43.

Ignacio Benavides, who is tied for 9th in the EL in hits with 130, helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder went 1-4 with a walk. The leadoff hitter is batting .284-13-51 .791OPS 13/17SB 2.1WAR in 1214 games.

"It's disappointing, but we have to move on," Jacksonville manager Dave Meyer said: "You're going to have games like that."

Sam Griffin(R, 11-4 3.32) - Robby Alacon(R, 5-3 2.57) the day after tomorrow. #49 prospect prior for the season

SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 8H 4R 3ER 1BB 9K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI BB SB(13)
RF Ian Messer 1-5 R RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 3R RBI BB HR PotG
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR
DH Matt Talbert 3-5 R RBI HR
3B Julian Hernandez 1-1 R bruised wrist 1 week
3B/2B James Slowik 1-4 R 2RBI
SS Rich Meilleur 3-5 2R RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R RBI BB SB(7)
HR JAC: Crews(16)
HR MON: Grochowski(23), Talbert(22), Perez(28)
W: Austin Roy(13-5 2.92) L: B.J. Pitcher(10-9 5.28) SV: none
Bring the brooms. As for Hernandez, he is only hampered lightly while hitting, we will have him on the bench and run him out only if needed…

Record: 75-43, 1st in EL Northeast, 5G lead over NYM
Week: 5-2 (2-2 vs MEM, 3-0 vs JAC)
Power Rankings: #1(+1)
Runs scored: 621(2nd)
Runs against: 439(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.44(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 3.88(2nd)
Defensive Eff.: .695(1st)
Zone Rating: +44.1(1st)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
RHRP Mitsuyasu Kai 29G 3-0 1.14 31.2IP 34K

Who's not?
none

News:
August 7th - Detroit LHSP Bret Engling(32, 3.5*) blanked the Nationals 9-0 with a complete game 2-hitter with 2BB and 9K The 3x All-Star is 6-9 3.45 82K 1.0WAR in 18 starts.

August 12th - The Nationals and 2023 EL All-Star C Luke Kelly(25, 4.5*) have agreed to a 8y/$162.4M contract extension today. The star catcher is batting .313-7-41 .781OPS 1.8WAR in 90 games this season.

August 14th - Nationals RF Fernando Sanchez(25, 2.5*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-24 2HR 7RBI 7R. A waiver claim this spring, he is batting .295-17-58 .825OPS 1.8WAR in 90 games.

August 14th - Salt Lake City 1B Fernando Rodriguez(30, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 13-28 2HR 6RBI 8R. The 3x All-Star is batting .286-26-71 .868OPS 1.8WAR in 118 games.

Next: 3@ Salt Lake City Bearcats(54-65), 3@ New York Mets(70-48)

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We gained a game of cushion, the next weekend series will be crucial. That’s why we didn’t put Hernandez on the IL.

07-13-2025, 05:03 AM	#193
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,682	2023 Week 20 Week 20: 4vs Memphis Bolts(56-57), 3vs Jacksonville Patriots(51-60) August 7th Montreal Tacks 8-7 Loss on Memphis The Montreal Expos beat the Memphis Bolts, 8-7, at Olympic Stadium. The win was due in part to designated hitter Matt Talbert, who was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. "I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Talbert. "And not try to do too much." Celebrating his birthday today, he is batting .274-20-58 .826OPS 1.2WAR in 106 games. Brett Asselin, the winner, improved to 14-4. He held Memphis to 5 runs on 6 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. Paul Ide notched his 8th save in 8 chances. Montreal shortstop Rich Meilleur helped the Expos go up, 5-4, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Meilleur hit a run-scoring single off Memphis pitcher Matt Bow. By defeating Memphis, the first-place Expos improved to 71-41. Chad Orlich(R, 4-6 3.20) - Austin Roy(R, 11-5 3.02) tomorrow. 2023 All-Star SP Brett Asselin 8IP 6H 5R 5ER 2BB 7K W LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R RBI BB SB(11) RF Ian Messer 1-4 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI BB 2B Fernando Perez 2-5 2R DB DH Matt Talbert 2-4 2R 2RB HR PotG 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R 2RBI SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RBI BB CF Vicente Rodriguez 0-2 R RBI BB HR MEM: Clinton(23), Levine(8), Garcia(12) HR MON: Talbert(20) W: Brett Asselin(14-4 4.07) L: Matt Bow(5-4 6.75) SV: Paul Ide(26 2.31) Asselin was left in too long and then Cowden and a cold Paul Ide gave up single runs to make this one closer than it should have been. August 8th Roy Now 12-5 Following 4-0 Win Behind an impressive start by Austin Roy, Montreal beat Memphis, 4-0. Montreal now has a record of 72-41 with the win. Roy, the winning pitcher, raised his record to 12-5. In 8.1 innings of work, Roy gave up no runs on 1 hit, while racking up 9 Ks. He kept the Bolts punchless, offensively. "I felt like I had pretty good command of mostly everything," said Roy. That being said, Montreal still took a hit as RHRP Austin Williams left the game with what would later be diagnosed as an oblique strain 2 weeks. Alfonso de Jesus(R, 4-5 5.02) - Sam Griffin(R, 11-3 3.02) tomorrow. Genuine 5+ERA pitcher. SP Austin Roy 8.1IP 1H 0R 0ER 2BB 9K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R RF Ian Messer 1-3 R HBP 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R RBI HR 2B Fernando Perez 0-2 2BB DH Matt Talbert 2-4 R 2RBI HR CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 HR MEM: none HR MON: Talbert(21), Grochowski(22) W: Austin Roy(12-5 2.86) L: Chad Orlich(4-7 3.15) SV: none Roy and the pen with a 1-hitter here. Impressive. Transactions: RHRP Austin Williams(29, 3.5, 3-3 20SV 2.08 63K 1.7WAR) was placed on the 15-day IL with a oblique strain 2 weeks. RHRP Freddy Silva(26, 3, 3-1 1SV 4.91 34K -0.1WAR) was recalled. August 9th Bolts Hammer Griffin, Montreal, 8-1 Memphis third baseman Fernando Guerrero played a vital role in his team's 8-1 conquest of Montreal. He was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times for Memphis. Memphis reliever Michael Brown picked up the win, upping his record to 5-4. Sam Griffin was saddled with the loss. The loss makes Montreal 72-42. Memphis used a clutch at-bat from Aaron Levine to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Bolts ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger. The 3rd overall pick in 2019 is batting .286-9-44 .788OPS 1.9WAR in 101 games. "We didn't pitch good, and when you don't pitch good, you lose," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. Kyle McCall(R, 6-8 4.90) - Marty Murrietta(R, 7-5 3.56) tomorrow. 2018 All-Star SP Sam Griffin 2.1IP 6H 5ER 2BB 2K L LF Ignacio Benavides 0-4 R BB SB(12) RF Ian Messer 1-5 RBI TP 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 BB 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 DH Matt Talbert 1-4 3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 BB SS Rich Meilleur 2-4 CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 HR MEM: Levine(9), Guerrero(6), Zimmerman(4) HR MON: none W: Michael Brown(5-4 4.98) L: Sam Griffin(11-4 3.32) SV: none Griffin was due for a bad one. August 10th Memphis Beats Montreal, 9-6 Fernando Guerrero was a vital contributor to the 9-6 Memphis victory over Montreal. The Bolts third baseman was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The 2019 EL Silver Slugger is batting .299-6-33 .855OPS 0.8WAR in 66 games. Mike Rodriguez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 28 of 32 save opportunities. Memphis is now 58-59, Montreal 72-43. Josh Nadeau drew 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Memphis. The 30-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring walk off Paul Ide. It was his 36th walk of the season. "Winning never gets dull," said Nadeau. Xavier Davis(L, 3-8 5.33) - Juan Miranda(R, 7-7 4.35) tomorrow. 34th overall 2019 SP Marty Murrietta 5.1IP 2H 4R 4ER 6BB 6K ND 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R RBI BB HR RF Ian Messer 2-3 R DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-5 DH Matt Talbert 0-4 R HBP LF Sam Spangler 3-5 2R RBI C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 R 2BB CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 RBI 2B Robby Weltzer 3-3 3RBI HR MEM: none HR MON: Hernandez(15) W: David Schreiber(5-6 5.77) L: Paul Ide(5-6 3.04) SV: Mike Rodriguez(28 3.45) Ide now has an ERA of 6.10 with us… the collapse is coming? August 11th Montreal Slaps 9-2 Loss on Jacksonville The Montreal Expos stopped the Jacksonville Patriots, 9-2, at Olympic Stadium. The Expos got a big game from Dave Grochowski, who went 4-5 with a double and 3 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The 2x All-Star is batting .340-22-84 .980OPS 3.5WAR in 105 games. Montreal pitcher Juan Miranda got the win, upping his record to 8-7. Xavier Davis got the loss. The loss makes Jacksonville 54-62. Fernando Perez, who is tied for 7th in the EL with a .514 slugging percentage, chipped in a 2-run home run for Montreal in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in. "Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Perez. Paul Kirksey(L, 5-11 4.42) - Brett Asselin(L, 14-4 4.07) tomorrow. Better than his ERA… SP Juan Miranda 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 2K W LF Ignacio Benavides 1-3 R RBI 2BB 1B Dave Grochowski 4-5 R 3RBI DB PotG 2B Fernando Perez 2-3 R 2RBI 2BB HR DH Matt Talbert 1-5 CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-5 R RF Sam Spangler 2-5 R SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R BB C Jordan Chavis 1-3 2R 2RBI BB HR JAC: Derry(3), Jones(10) HR MON: Perez(27) W: Juan Miranda(8-7 4.26) L: Xavier Davis(3-9 5.49) SV: none Good thing we scored enough to keep them away from the back end of our pen… August 12th Asselin Nets #15 as Expos Win, 3-1 Montreal turned a fine outing from starter Brett Asselin into a victory over the Jacksonville Patriots at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 3-1. The Eastern League North East Division-leading Expos have a record of 74-43. The Expos had to work out of trouble in the top of the ninth. The score was 3-1, Montreal, with two out. Jacksonville, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Kevin Jones dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 sinker, he grounded out. B.J. Pitcher(R, 10-8 5.01) - Austin Roy(R, 12-5 2.86) tomorrow. The name… SP Brett Asselin 7.1IP 5H 1R 1ER 2BB 8K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 DB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R TP RF Ian Messer 1-3 R RBI BB SB(14) SS Robby Weltzer 3-4 R SB(7) HR JAC: none HR MON: none W: Brett Asselin(15-4 3.94) L: Paul Kirksey(5-12 4.45) SV: Paul Ide(27 2.98) Asselin keeps on winning and Ide got his act together today. August 13th 12-5 Win Seals Sweep For Expos The Montreal Expos defeated the Jacksonville Patriots, 12-4, at Olympic Stadium. Leading the charge for Montreal was first baseman Dave Grochowski. He went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Austin Roy picked up the win, lifting his record to 13-5 on the season. He struck out 9 and walked 1 in 5.2 innings, while yielding 4 runs. With the win, Montreal pushed its record to 75-43. Ignacio Benavides, who is tied for 9th in the EL in hits with 130, helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder went 1-4 with a walk. The leadoff hitter is batting .284-13-51 .791OPS 13/17SB 2.1WAR in 1214 games. "It's disappointing, but we have to move on," Jacksonville manager Dave Meyer said: "You're going to have games like that." Sam Griffin(R, 11-4 3.32) - Robby Alacon(R, 5-3 2.57) the day after tomorrow. #49 prospect prior for the season SP Austin Roy 5.2IP 8H 4R 3ER 1BB 9K W LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI BB SB(13) RF Ian Messer 1-5 R RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 3R RBI BB HR PotG 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR DH Matt Talbert 3-5 R RBI HR 3B Julian Hernandez 1-1 R bruised wrist 1 week 3B/2B James Slowik 1-4 R 2RBI SS Rich Meilleur 3-5 2R RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 R RBI BB SB(7) HR JAC: Crews(16) HR MON: Grochowski(23), Talbert(22), Perez(28) W: Austin Roy(13-5 2.92) L: B.J. Pitcher(10-9 5.28) SV: none Bring the brooms. As for Hernandez, he is only hampered lightly while hitting, we will have him on the bench and run him out only if needed… Record: 75-43, 1st in EL Northeast, 5G lead over NYM Week: 5-2 (2-2 vs MEM, 3-0 vs JAC) Power Rankings: #1(+1) Runs scored: 621(2nd) Runs against: 439(1st) Starters ERA: 3.44(1st) Bullpen ERA: 3.88(2nd) Defensive Eff.: .695(1st) Zone Rating: +44.1(1st) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? RHRP Mitsuyasu Kai 29G 3-0 1.14 31.2IP 34K Who's not? none News: August 7th - Detroit LHSP Bret Engling(32, 3.5) blanked the Nationals* 9-0 with a complete game 2-hitter with 2BB and 9K The 3x All-Star is 6-9 3.45 82K 1.0WAR in 18 starts. August 12th - The Nationals and 2023 EL All-Star C Luke Kelly(25, 4.5) have agreed to a 8y/$162.4M contract extension today. The star catcher is batting .313-7-41 .781OPS 1.8WAR in 90 games this season. August 14th - Nationals* RF Fernando Sanchez(25, 2.5) was named EL Player of the Week after going 11-24 2HR 7RBI 7R. A waiver claim this spring, he is batting .295-17-58 .825OPS 1.8WAR in 90 games. August 14th - Salt Lake City* 1B Fernando Rodriguez(30, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 13-28 2HR 6RBI 8R. The 3x All-Star is batting .286-26-71 .868OPS 1.8WAR in 118 games. Next: 3@ Salt Lake City Bearcats(54-65), 3@ New York Mets(70-48) -- We gained a game of cushion, the next weekend series will be crucial. That’s why we didn’t put Hernandez* on the IL. __________________ 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)