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Griever20 · 07-14-2025, 02:51 PM

Week 21: 3@ Salt Lake City Bearcats(54-65), 3@ New York Mets(70-48)

August 14th
Offday

August 15th

Bearcats Score Late to Nip Expos, 6-5

Salt Lake City beat Montreal at Bearcats Park, escaping with a 6-5 win. The win in large part was due to first baseman Fernando Rodriguez. He went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times. The winner was Salt Lake City reliever Tim Ford, now 2-2. The loser was Paul Ide. With the win over Montreal, the Bearcats improved to 55-65.

The Bearcats were down to their last out in the bottom of the ninth inning, when 30-year old left fielder Alex Quinones landed a big blow. He turned a first pitch splitter from Paul Ide into a 2-run single. The walk-off single sent the Bearcats Park denizens into a frenzy and sent the Bearcats home with a thrilling 6-5 win.

"The crowd went nuts," Quinones said.

Marty Murrietta(R, 7-5 3.72) - Carlos Aguilar(R, 7-7 4.12) tomorrow. Solid low 4ERA pitcher.

SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 9H 3R 3ER 0BB 4K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R BB SB(14)
1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 R 2RBI DB
DH Matt Talbert 2-5 R RBI
3B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R RBI BB DB SB(8)
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RBI BB
CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-4 R
HR MON: none
HR SLC: Rodriguez(27)
W: Tim Ford(2-2 2.81) L: Paul Ide(5-7 2.94) SV: none
The closer role is cursed.

August 16th

Bearcats Deal Montreal 5-3 Defeat

Bearcats second baseman David Johnson left his mark on his team's 5-3 win over the Montreal Expos. Johnson was 1 for 1 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for Salt Lake City in the contest. With the win, Salt Lake City has a record of 56-65. Montreal falls to 75-45.

Johnson had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-0 fastball from Marty Murrietta, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Bearcats a 5-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Johnson while batting .244 in 30 games.

"We take it day by day here," said Johnson, "and today was a good one for us."

Juan Miranda(R, 8-7 4.26) - Jose Nunez(L,4-4 4.29) tomorrow. Fragile pitcher with a great heater.

SP Marty Murrietta 6IP 8H 5R 5ER 1BB 8K L
RF Ian Messer 2-4 DB
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 R RBI HR
3B Robby Weltzer 2-4 2R 2DB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3
SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 2RBI 2DB
HR MON: Talbert(23)
HR SLC: Rodriguez(28), Johnson(2)
W: Luke Valliere(3-4 4.18) L: Marty Murrietta(7-6 3.93) SV: Willie Panama(10 7.41)
Speaking about collapsing.

August 17th

Bearcats Suffer 9-2 Home Defeat

The Montreal Expos knocked off the Salt Lake City Bearcats, 9-2, in Eastern League action at Bearcats Park. Montreal pitcher and Boyden, Iowa, native Juan Miranda had an outstanding performance. With the win, Montreal raised its record to 76-45.

Montreal used a well-timed hit by Robby Weltzer to capture the win. The shortstop socked a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Expos ahead, 4-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important. He is batting .283-1-16 .740OPS 8/8SB 0.8WAR in 42 games.

"Juan did a heck of a job," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery.

Brett Asselin(L, 15-4 3.94) - Hector Tinoco(R, 6-7 3.44) tomorrow. Strong, solid arm…

SP Juan Miranda 6.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 9K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 DB
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR PotG
2B Fernando Perez 1-5
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 3R TP
RF Ian Messer 0-3 2RBI BB
C Jordan Chavis 1-4 2R
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-3 R 2RBI BB DB
SS Robby Weltzer 1-4 2RBI DB
HR MON: Grochowski(24)
HR SLC: none
W: Juan Miranda(9-7 4.12) L: Jose Nunez(4-5 4.33) SV: Mitsuyasu Kai(1 1.74)
At least one win.

August 18th

5 game difference, three against the New York Mets now…

Dominant Performance by Tinoco in NY Win

The New York Mets downed the Montreal Expos, 3-0, at Citi Field. Stellar pitching by Hector Tinoco had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 9th in the EL with a 1.21 WHIP, handcuffed his opponent all game. Brian Sirianni recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 25 for 27. With the win over Montreal, the Mets improved to 72-50.

Tinoco yielded no runs on 3 hits over 7.1 innings for the Mets. For the season, Tinoco has a record of 7-7 with 141 strikeouts.

" Hector was dealing," said New York manager Nathan Sandlin.

Austin Roy(R, 13-5 2.92) - Darrell Weber(R, 1-1 3.68) tomorrow. Nutin’ special, get him boys.

SP Brett Asselin 6.2IP 8H 2R 2ER 3BB 8K L
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
DH Matt Talbert 1-3 BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 HBP
HR MON: none
HR NYM: Blackson(2)
W: Hector Tinoco(7-7 3.25) L: Brett Asselin(15-5 3.89) SV: Brian Sirianni(25 2.35)
**** 4G lead.

August 19th

Montreal Tacks 4-2 Loss on New York

New York wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Darrell Weber, falling to the Montreal Expos, 4-2. Weber threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball for the losing team. Montreal now sits at 77-46, while New York falls to 72-51.

Montreal used a well-timed hit by Matt Talbert to capture the win. The designated hitter socked a bases-clearing double in the top of the third inning to put the Expos ahead, 4-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Talbert. The 26-year old .282-23-66 .849OPS 1.8WAR in 117 games.

Sam Griffin(R, 11-4 3.37) - Edgar Hernandez(R, 9-3 3.44) tomorrow. Strong between pen and rotation.

SP Austin Roy 3.2IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 5K ND back stiffness 5 days
RF Ian Messer 1-3 R BB
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 3RBI
HR MON: none
HR NYM: Lee(13)
W: Joe Herzer(4-0 2.56) L: Darrell Weber(1-2 2.49) SV: Paul Ide(28 2.88)
A win! Our offense was pitiful apart from that one big hit by Matt.

August 20th

Expos Lose to Mets, 5-2

The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos, 5-2, in Eastern League action at Citi Field. New York pitcher Edgar Hernandez had a standout performance. Hernandez, now 10-3, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 2 runs. By defeating Montreal, the second-place Mets improved to 73-51.

The Mets picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Edgar is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said New York manager Nathan Sandlin.

Marty Murrietta(R, 7-6 3.93) - Melvin Magana(R, 4-5 6.59) tomorrow. That guy…

SP Sam Griffin 3.2IP 10H 5R 5ER 1BB 1K L
3B Robby Weltzer 0-4 RBI
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R DB
LF Sam Spangler 1-4 RBI
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R DB
2B James Slowik 1-3 DB
HR MON: none
HR NYM: none
W: Edgar Hernandez(10-3 3.35) L: Sam Griffin(11-5 3.60) SV: Brian Sirianni(26 2.30)
Damn. We had some scheduled offdays today, which didn’t exactly help us.

Record: 77-47, 1st in EL Northeast, 4G lead over NYM
Week: 2-4 (1-2 @ SLC, 1-2 vs NYM)
Power Rankings: #2(-1)
Runs scored: 644(2nd)
Runs against: 462(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.50(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 3.78(1st)
Defensive Eff.: .691(1st)
Zone Rating: +44.0(1st)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
LHSP Brett Asselin 2G 1-1 1.93 14IP 16K
RHRP Glen McKeen 12G 0-0 1.17 15.1IP 21K

Who's not?
none

News:
August 15th - Astros RHSP Grant Morea(32, 2.5*) pitched a gem tonight, 9IP 5G 0ER 1BB 8K in a 11-0 win over the Oaks. The 2x Gold Glover is 6-4 1SV 3.58 90K 0.9WAR in 24G/11GS.

August 18th - San José RHSP Eddie Baiamonte(31, 3*) destroyed the Kansas City Royals 10-0 today with a 9IP 3H 0ER 0BB 7K performance. The 5x All-Star is 1-5 4.14 75K 1.2WAR in 14 starts.

August 21st - Rangers SS Lazaro Miranda(24, 4*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-25 2HR 11RBI 5R. The 2022 Silver Slugger is batting .286-17-83 .826OPS 3.0WAR in 114 games.

August 21st - San José RF Andy Doherty(25, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 16-29 2HR 7RBI 5R. The sophomore is batting .285-20-5 .840OPS 2.5WAR in 119 games between CAL and SJ.

Next: 4@ Chicago Rangers(62-63), 3vs San Francisco Red Devils(71-52)

--

Hnnggg… it’s not like we won’t make the Wild Card if we collapse… but I want that Division Crown.

07-14-2025, 02:51 PM	#194
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,699	2023 Week 21 Week 21: 3@ Salt Lake City Bearcats(54-65), 3@ New York Mets(70-48) August 14th Offday August 15th Bearcats Score Late to Nip Expos, 6-5 Salt Lake City beat Montreal at Bearcats Park, escaping with a 6-5 win. The win in large part was due to first baseman Fernando Rodriguez. He went 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times. The winner was Salt Lake City reliever Tim Ford, now 2-2. The loser was Paul Ide. With the win over Montreal, the Bearcats improved to 55-65. The Bearcats were down to their last out in the bottom of the ninth inning, when 30-year old left fielder Alex Quinones landed a big blow. He turned a first pitch splitter from Paul Ide into a 2-run single. The walk-off single sent the Bearcats Park denizens into a frenzy and sent the Bearcats home with a thrilling 6-5 win. "The crowd went nuts," Quinones said. Marty Murrietta(R, 7-5 3.72) - Carlos Aguilar(R, 7-7 4.12) tomorrow. Solid low 4ERA pitcher. SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 9H 3R 3ER 0BB 4K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 2-4 R BB SB(14) 1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 R 2RBI DB DH Matt Talbert 2-5 R RBI 3B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R RBI BB DB SB(8) C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5 SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 RBI BB CF Vicente Rodriguez 3-4 R HR MON: none HR SLC: Rodriguez(27) W: Tim Ford(2-2 2.81) L: Paul Ide(5-7 2.94) SV: none The closer role is cursed. August 16th Bearcats Deal Montreal 5-3 Defeat Bearcats second baseman David Johnson left his mark on his team's 5-3 win over the Montreal Expos. Johnson was 1 for 1 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 for Salt Lake City in the contest. With the win, Salt Lake City has a record of 56-65. Montreal falls to 75-45. Johnson had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-0 fastball from Marty Murrietta, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Bearcats a 5-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Johnson while batting .244 in 30 games. "We take it day by day here," said Johnson, "and today was a good one for us." Juan Miranda(R, 8-7 4.26) - Jose Nunez(L,4-4 4.29) tomorrow. Fragile pitcher with a great heater. SP Marty Murrietta 6IP 8H 5R 5ER 1BB 8K L RF Ian Messer 2-4 DB DH Matt Talbert 2-4 R RBI HR 3B Robby Weltzer 2-4 2R 2DB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 2RBI 2DB HR MON: Talbert(23) HR SLC: Rodriguez(28), Johnson(2) W: Luke Valliere(3-4 4.18) L: Marty Murrietta(7-6 3.93) SV: Willie Panama(10 7.41) Speaking about collapsing. August 17th Bearcats Suffer 9-2 Home Defeat The Montreal Expos knocked off the Salt Lake City Bearcats, 9-2, in Eastern League action at Bearcats Park. Montreal pitcher and Boyden, Iowa, native Juan Miranda had an outstanding performance. With the win, Montreal raised its record to 76-45. Montreal used a well-timed hit by Robby Weltzer to capture the win. The shortstop socked a 2-run double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Expos ahead, 4-1. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important. He is batting .283-1-16 .740OPS 8/8SB 0.8WAR in 42 games. "Juan did a heck of a job," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. Brett Asselin(L, 15-4 3.94) - Hector Tinoco(R, 6-7 3.44) tomorrow. Strong, solid arm… SP Juan Miranda 6.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 9K W LF Ignacio Benavides 3-5 DB 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 R 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR PotG 2B Fernando Perez 1-5 DH Matt Talbert 2-4 3R TP RF Ian Messer 0-3 2RBI BB C Jordan Chavis 1-4 2R CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-3 R 2RBI BB DB SS Robby Weltzer 1-4 2RBI DB HR MON: Grochowski(24) HR SLC: none W: Juan Miranda(9-7 4.12) L: Jose Nunez(4-5 4.33) SV: Mitsuyasu Kai(1 1.74) At least one win. August 18th 5 game difference, three against the New York Mets now… Dominant Performance by Tinoco in NY Win The New York Mets downed the Montreal Expos, 3-0, at Citi Field. Stellar pitching by Hector Tinoco had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 9th in the EL with a 1.21 WHIP, handcuffed his opponent all game. Brian Sirianni recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 25 for 27. With the win over Montreal, the Mets improved to 72-50. Tinoco yielded no runs on 3 hits over 7.1 innings for the Mets. For the season, Tinoco has a record of 7-7 with 141 strikeouts. " Hector was dealing," said New York manager Nathan Sandlin. Austin Roy(R, 13-5 2.92) - Darrell Weber(R, 1-1 3.68) tomorrow. Nutin’ special, get him boys. SP Brett Asselin 6.2IP 8H 2R 2ER 3BB 8K L 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 DH Matt Talbert 1-3 BB C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 HBP HR MON: none HR NYM: Blackson(2) W: Hector Tinoco(7-7 3.25) L: Brett Asselin(15-5 3.89) SV: Brian Sirianni(25 2.35) ** 4G lead. August 19th Montreal Tacks 4-2 Loss on New York New York wasted an exceptional performance by pitcher Darrell Weber, falling to the Montreal Expos, 4-2. Weber threw 7.0 innings of 3-hit ball for the losing team. Montreal now sits at 77-46, while New York falls to 72-51. Montreal used a well-timed hit by Matt Talbert to capture the win. The designated hitter socked a bases-clearing double in the top of the third inning to put the Expos ahead, 4-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important. "We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Talbert. The 26-year old .282-23-66 .849OPS 1.8WAR in 117 games. Sam Griffin(R, 11-4 3.37) - Edgar Hernandez*(R, 9-3 3.44) tomorrow. Strong between pen and rotation.* SP Austin Roy 3.2IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 5K ND back stiffness 5 days RF Ian Messer 1-3 R BB 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R DH Matt Talbert 1-4 3RBI HR MON: none HR NYM: Lee(13) W: Joe Herzer(4-0 2.56) L: Darrell Weber(1-2 2.49) SV: Paul Ide(28 2.88) A win! Our offense was pitiful apart from that one big hit by Matt. August 20th Expos Lose to Mets, 5-2 The New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos, 5-2, in Eastern League action at Citi Field. New York pitcher Edgar Hernandez had a standout performance. Hernandez, now 10-3, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 2 runs. By defeating Montreal, the second-place Mets improved to 73-51. The Mets picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching. "Edgar is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said New York manager Nathan Sandlin. Marty Murrietta(R, 7-6 3.93) - Melvin Magana(R, 4-5 6.59) tomorrow. That guy… SP Sam Griffin 3.2IP 10H 5R 5ER 1BB 1K L 3B Robby Weltzer 0-4 RBI 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R DB LF Sam Spangler 1-4 RBI CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-3 SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R DB 2B James Slowik 1-3 DB HR MON: none HR NYM: none W: Edgar Hernandez(10-3 3.35) L: Sam Griffin(11-5 3.60) SV: Brian Sirianni(26 2.30) Damn. We had some scheduled offdays today, which didn’t exactly help us. Record: 77-47, 1st in EL Northeast, 4G lead over NYM Week: 2-4 (1-2 @ SLC, 1-2 vs NYM) Power Rankings: #2(-1) Runs scored: 644(2nd) Runs against: 462(1st) Starters ERA: 3.50(1st) Bullpen ERA: 3.78(1st) Defensive Eff.: .691(1st) Zone Rating: +44.0(1st) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? LHSP Brett Asselin 2G 1-1 1.93 14IP 16K RHRP Glen McKeen 12G 0-0 1.17 15.1IP 21K Who's not? none News: August 15th - Astros RHSP Grant Morea(32, 2.5) pitched a gem tonight, 9IP 5G 0ER 1BB 8K in a 11-0 win over the Oaks. The 2x Gold Glover is 6-4 1SV 3.58 90K 0.9WAR in 24G/11GS. August 18th - San José* RHSP Eddie Baiamonte(31, 3) destroyed the Kansas City Royals* 10-0 today with a 9IP 3H 0ER 0BB 7K performance. The 5x All-Star is 1-5 4.14 75K 1.2WAR in 14 starts. August 21st - Rangers SS Lazaro Miranda(24, 4) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-25 2HR 11RBI 5R. The 2022 Silver Slugger is batting .286-17-83 .826OPS 3.0WAR in 114 games. August 21st - San José* RF Andy Doherty(25, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 16-29 2HR 7RBI 5R. The sophomore is batting .285-20-5 .840OPS 2.5WAR in 119 games between CAL and SJ. Next: 4@ Chicago Rangers(62-63), 3vs San Francisco Red Devils*(71-52) -- Hnnggg… it’s not like we won’t make the Wild Card if we collapse… but I want that Division Crown. __________________ 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)