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Griever20 · 09-08-2025, 03:19 PM

Week 2: 3@ Detroit Trains(4-0), 3@ Cincinnati Eagles(1-2)

April 1st

Juan Miranda(R, 12-10 4.09) - Jose Mendez(L, 10-10 5.51) Home run prone lefty that walks 3.0 per nine.

Montreal Upended by Detroit, 8-3

Rocky Burleson was instrumental in his team's 8-3 triumph over the Montreal Expos. The shortstop went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Detroit Trains. Montreal now is 1-4.

Center Fielder Pedro Figueroa made an impact for Detroit, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Juan Miranda in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Figueroa was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Figueroa told the Detroit Chronicle. The 5x Gold Glover is batting .316-2-5 1.065OPS 0.4WAR in five games.

SP Juan Miranda 4.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 2BB 3K L
LF Ignacio Benavides 0-3 R BB
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R TP
2Fernando Perez 2-4 3RBI DB
DH Matt Talbert 2-4
CF Tyler Dean 2-4
HR MON: none
HR DET: Munoz(4), Figueroa(2)
W: Jose Mendez(1-0 5.40) L: Juan Miranda(0-1 8.31) SV: David McCormick(1 0.00)
23-year old Victor Munoz is batting .263-4-10 1.213OPS 0.3WAR so far…

April 2nd

Dan Hinton(R, 0-1 16.20) - Seth Dykstra(R, 1-0 0.00) Not the guy we want to see right now…

Expos Rookie Tyler Dean 3-for-4 in Win

The Montreal Expos stormed past the Detroit Trains, 13-5, at Comerica Park. Montreal center fielder Tyler Dean , who is considered the best prospect in baseball by BNN, led the hit parade. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 times and drove in 3. For the season, he is batting .381-3-6 1.244OPS 0.5WAR in 6 games.

Dan Hinton, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 4 runs on 7 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 10. His record now stands at 1-1. The loss has the Trains at 5-1.

Ignacio Benavides had a big 2-run double for the Expos in the top of the second inning. With Montreal leading 2-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from Seth Dykstra and swatted a double to right. It was his 1st double of the season, and more importantly, it put
the Expos ahead, 4-0.

"It feels good to get this one," Dean told the Montreal Citizen.

SP Dan Hinton 7IP 7H 4R 4ER 0BB 10K W
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 2R 2RBI BB DB
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI 2BB
1B Dave Grochowski 4-6 4RBI SB(1)
2Fernando Perez 0-2 RBI BB
DH Matt Talbert 1-6 R
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5 2R RBI HR
SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 3R RBI BB DB
CF Tyler Dean 3-4 4R 3RBI BB HR PotG
HR MON: Cervantes(1), Dean(3)
HR DET: Hansen(2), Aguilera(1), Figueroa(3)
W: Dan Hinton(1-1 8.71) L: Seth Dykstra(1-1 5.40) SV: none
Dykstra got tagged by 7 earned runs in 2.2 innings… now we get offense, all in one game.

April 3rd

Brett Asselin(L, 0-1 1.35) - Bret Engling(L, 0-0 12.77) 3x All-Star and solid veteran.

Detroit Sledgehammers Montreal, 14-1

Detroit first baseman Josh Nadeau helped his team beat the Montreal Expos, 14-1. Nadeau, who finished 3rd in the EL in batting average with .313 in 2020, went 4 for 5 for the Trains. The loss drops Montreal to 2-5.

With Detroit leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Nadeau hit a splitter from Brett Asselin for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Trains ahead, 4-0.

Montreal manager Aaron McCreery called the blowout loss "ugly." In more bad news, infielder Robby Weltzer left the game with what seems to be a back injury.

SP Brett Asselin 2.2IP 7H 8R 4ER 4BB 2K L
RF Ian Messer 1-3 R
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 RBI DB
HR MON: none
HR DET: Nadeau(1), Armijo(2), Aguilera(2)
W: Bret Engling(1-0 4.50) L: Brett Asselin(0-2 4.82) SV: none
Two stinking hits…

Transaction:
IF Robby Weltzer(27, 2.5*, .0-3 2G) was placed on the 10-day IL with a herniated disc in his neck 1-2 weeks and IF Orlando Gonzalez(29, 2.5*) was recalled from AAA.

April 4th
Offday

April 5th

Sam Griffin(R, 0-1 2.84) - Matt Swanson(R, 0-0 3.86) Led the league in Wins two years ago.

Expos Win, 3-1, in Ten

Montreal used a superb performance from starting pitcher Sam Griffin to down the Cincinnati Eagles, 3-1, in 10 innings. He worked seven scoreless innings of 3-hit, 4 walk and 4 strikeout ball.

The loss drops Cincinnati to 3-4.

Joe Hawk provided a timely hit. The Montreal pinch hitter delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the tenth inning to put the Expos on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"Our guys refused to lose," said Hawk.

SP Sam Griffin 7.0IP 3H 0R 0ER 4BB 4K ND PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R DB
1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 RBI
DH Matt Talbert 0-3 R BB
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 DB
PH Joe Hawk 1-1 2RBI TP
HR MON: none
HR CIN: none
W: Paul Ide(1-0 4.50) L: Logan Worden(0-1 4.50) SV: Dusty Jenkins(1 0.00)
Jep, first blown save for Ide.

April 6th

Marty Murrietta(R, 1-0 1.12) - Ramon Ruedas(R, 0-0 7.71) 2017
WL Cy Young… when he was young.

Expos Pin 7-2 Loss on Eagles

Montreal pitcher Marty Murrietta did his part in helping his team beat the Cincinnati Eagles, 7-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The winning pitcher was Murrietta, now 2-0. He tossed 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 7. Cincinnati drops to 3-5.

Gabriel Cervantes had a big 2-run home run for the Expos in the top of the fourth inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a curveball from 2017 Pitcher of the Year Award winner Ramon Ruedas and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Expos on top, 3-0.

"It never gets old," said Cervantes. "Winning, that is." The veteran catcher is batting .310-2-6 .920OPS 0.3WAR in 8 games.

SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 7K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R BB SB(2)
RF Ian Messer 1-5
1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 RBI
2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R BB
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 2R 2RBI DB HR
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R SB(1)
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R 2RBI HR
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4
CF Tyler Dean 1-4 R 2RBI HR
HR MON: Cervantes(2), Talbert(1), Dean(4)
HR CIN: Jackson(2)
W: Marty Murrietta(2-0 1.32) L: Ramon Ruedas(0-1 8.38) SV: none
Ok things are getting better.

April 7th

Juan Miranda(R, 0-1 8.31) - Jimmy McMahon(R, 0-1 16.88) Strong arm according to our scouts.

Expos Sweep Eagles with 6-1 Win

The Montreal Expos topped the Cincinnati Eagles, 6-1, in Eastern League action at Eagles Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal pitcher Juan Miranda. The loss lowers the Cincinnati record to 3-6.

Montreal used the hitting of Julian Hernandez to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Expos on top, 4-0. For the game, Hernandez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Miranda told a Montreal Citizen reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win. He pitched 8.1 strong innings of 1-run ball and collected his first win of the season.

SP Juan Miranda 8.1IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 5K W PotG
LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R
RF Ian Messer 3-4 2R DB
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 RBI DB
DH Matt Talbert 0-4 R
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R 4RBI HR
CF Tyler Dean 2-3 R RBI BB HR
HR MON: Hernandez(1), Dean(5)
HR CIN: Ramos(3)
W: Juan Miranda(1-1 3.55) L: Jimmy McMahon(0-2 9.00) SV: none
That sweep was needed.

Record: 5-5, 4th in EL Northeast, 2.5G behind BOS
Week: 4-2 (1-2 @ DET, 3-0 @ CIN)
Power Rankings: #15(+8)
Runs scored: 43(8th)
Runs against: 43(8th)
Starters ERA: 3.64(6th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.72(11th)
Defensive Eff.: .706(3rd)
Zone Rating: +2.0(6th)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
CF Tyler Dean 8G 10-29 .345 5HR 9RBI

Who's not?
Nobody

News:
April 3rd - Angels SP Dickie Bartyzel(24, 3.5*) agreed to a 6y/$125.7M contract extension today. The 2023 WL Cy Young winner is coming off a 9-6 3.01 227K 4.9WAR year in 32 starts. 40 stamina, not my kind of pitcher.

April 7th - San Francisco SP Tony Leal(25, 2.5*) blanked the Angels 5-0 with a complete game 3-hitter with 1BB and 5 strikeouts. Ther 2017 19th rounder is 1-0 4.50 10K 0.0WAR in 2 starts.

April 8th - Boston RF Kurt Alexander(29, 3*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-21 3HR 6RBI 7R. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .438-3-7 1.298OPS 0.7WAR in 9 games.

April 8th - Calgary 1B John Foley(31, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-21 3HR 8RBI 11R. Another 2x Silver Slugger, the veteran is batting .406-3-8 1.349OPS 0.9WAR for his new team.

Next: 3 vs Boston Aeros(7-2), 3 vs Cincinnati Eagles(3-6)

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Let’s show the Boston Aeros who’s boss in the division.

09-08-2025, 03:19 PM	#224
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2024 Week 2 Week 2: 3@ Detroit Trains(4-0), 3@ Cincinnati Eagles(1-2) April 1st Juan Miranda(R, 12-10 4.09) - Jose Mendez(L, 10-10 5.51) Home run prone lefty that walks 3.0 per nine. Montreal Upended by Detroit, 8-3 Rocky Burleson was instrumental in his team's 8-3 triumph over the Montreal Expos. The shortstop went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Detroit Trains. Montreal now is 1-4. Center Fielder Pedro Figueroa made an impact for Detroit, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Juan Miranda in the bottom of the third. For the contest, Figueroa was 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. "Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Figueroa told the Detroit Chronicle. The 5x Gold Glover is batting .316-2-5 1.065OPS 0.4WAR in five games. SP Juan Miranda 4.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 2BB 3K L LF Ignacio Benavides 0-3 R BB 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 R TP 2Fernando Perez 2-4 3RBI DB DH Matt Talbert 2-4 CF Tyler Dean 2-4 HR MON: none HR DET: Munoz(4), Figueroa(2) W: Jose Mendez(1-0 5.40) L: Juan Miranda(0-1 8.31) SV: David McCormick(1 0.00) 23-year old Victor Munoz is batting .263-4-10 1.213OPS 0.3WAR so far… April 2nd Dan Hinton(R, 0-1 16.20) - Seth Dykstra(R, 1-0 0.00) Not the guy we want to see right now… Expos Rookie Tyler Dean 3-for-4 in Win The Montreal Expos stormed past the Detroit Trains, 13-5, at Comerica Park. Montreal center fielder Tyler Dean , who is considered the best prospect in baseball by BNN, led the hit parade. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 4 times and drove in 3. For the season, he is batting .381-3-6 1.244OPS 0.5WAR in 6 games. Dan Hinton, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 4 runs on 7 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 10. His record now stands at 1-1. The loss has the Trains at 5-1. Ignacio Benavides had a big 2-run double for the Expos in the top of the second inning. With Montreal leading 2-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from Seth Dykstra and swatted a double to right. It was his 1st double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Expos ahead, 4-0. "It feels good to get this one," Dean told the Montreal Citizen. SP Dan Hinton 7IP 7H 4R 4ER 0BB 10K W LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 2R 2RBI BB DB RF Ian Messer 2-4 R RBI 2BB 1B Dave Grochowski 4-6 4RBI SB(1) 2Fernando Perez 0-2 RBI BB DH Matt Talbert 1-6 R 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 C Gabriel Cervantes 2-5 2R RBI HR SS Rich Meilleur 3-4 3R RBI BB DB CF Tyler Dean 3-4 4R 3RBI BB HR PotG HR MON: Cervantes(1), Dean(3) HR DET: Hansen(2), Aguilera(1), Figueroa(3) W: Dan Hinton(1-1 8.71) L: Seth Dykstra(1-1 5.40) SV: none Dykstra got tagged by 7 earned runs in 2.2 innings… now we get offense, all in one game. April 3rd Brett Asselin(L, 0-1 1.35) - Bret Engling(L, 0-0 12.77) 3x All-Star and solid veteran. Detroit Sledgehammers Montreal, 14-1 Detroit first baseman Josh Nadeau helped his team beat the Montreal Expos, 14-1. Nadeau, who finished 3rd in the EL in batting average with .313 in 2020, went 4 for 5 for the Trains. The loss drops Montreal to 2-5. With Detroit leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Nadeau hit a splitter from Brett Asselin for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Trains ahead, 4-0. Montreal manager Aaron McCreery called the blowout loss "ugly." In more bad news, infielder Robby Weltzer left the game with what seems to be a back injury. SP Brett Asselin 2.2IP 7H 8R 4ER 4BB 2K L RF Ian Messer 1-3 R C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 RBI DB HR MON: none HR DET: Nadeau(1), Armijo(2), Aguilera(2) W: Bret Engling(1-0 4.50) L: Brett Asselin(0-2 4.82) SV: none Two stinking hits… Transaction: IF Robby Weltzer(27, 2.5, .0-3 2G) was placed on the 10-day IL with a herniated disc in his neck 1-2 weeks* and IF Orlando Gonzalez(29, 2.5) was recalled from AAA. April 4th* Offday April 5th Sam Griffin(R, 0-1 2.84) - Matt Swanson(R, 0-0 3.86) Led the league in Wins two years ago. Expos Win, 3-1, in Ten Montreal used a superb performance from starting pitcher Sam Griffin to down the Cincinnati Eagles, 3-1, in 10 innings. He worked seven scoreless innings of 3-hit, 4 walk and 4 strikeout ball. The loss drops Cincinnati to 3-4. Joe Hawk provided a timely hit. The Montreal pinch hitter delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the tenth inning to put the Expos on top, 3-1. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count. "Our guys refused to lose," said Hawk. SP Sam Griffin 7.0IP 3H 0R 0ER 4BB 4K ND PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R DB 1B Dave Grochowski 0-3 RBI DH Matt Talbert 0-3 R BB 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 DB PH Joe Hawk 1-1 2RBI TP HR MON: none HR CIN: none W: Paul Ide(1-0 4.50) L: Logan Worden(0-1 4.50) SV: Dusty Jenkins(1 0.00) Jep, first blown save for Ide. April 6th Marty Murrietta(R, 1-0 1.12) - Ramon Ruedas(R, 0-0 7.71) 2017 WL Cy Young… when he was young. Expos Pin 7-2 Loss on Eagles Montreal pitcher Marty Murrietta did his part in helping his team beat the Cincinnati Eagles, 7-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. The winning pitcher was Murrietta, now 2-0. He tossed 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 7. Cincinnati drops to 3-5. Gabriel Cervantes had a big 2-run home run for the Expos in the top of the fourth inning. With Montreal leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a curveball from 2017 Pitcher of the Year Award winner Ramon Ruedas and punished it. The result was his 2nd home run of the season, which put the Expos on top, 3-0. "It never gets old," said Cervantes. "Winning, that is." The veteran catcher is batting .310-2-6 .920OPS 0.3WAR in 8 games. SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 4H 1R 1ER 1BB 7K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R BB SB(2) RF Ian Messer 1-5 1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 RBI 2B Fernando Perez 1-3 R BB DH Matt Talbert 2-4 2R 2RBI DB HR 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R SB(1) C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 R 2RBI HR SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 CF Tyler Dean 1-4 R 2RBI HR HR MON: Cervantes(2), Talbert(1), Dean(4) HR CIN: Jackson(2) W: Marty Murrietta(2-0 1.32) L: Ramon Ruedas(0-1 8.38) SV: none Ok things are getting better. April 7th Juan Miranda(R, 0-1 8.31) - Jimmy McMahon(R, 0-1 16.88) Strong arm according to our scouts. Expos Sweep Eagles with 6-1 Win The Montreal Expos topped the Cincinnati Eagles, 6-1, in Eastern League action at Eagles Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Montreal pitcher Juan Miranda. The loss lowers the Cincinnati record to 3-6. Montreal used the hitting of Julian Hernandez to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Expos on top, 4-0. For the game, Hernandez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats. Miranda told a Montreal Citizen reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win. He pitched 8.1 strong innings of 1-run ball and collected his first win of the season. SP Juan Miranda 8.1IP 6H 1R 1ER 0BB 5K W PotG LF Ignacio Benavides 2-5 R RF Ian Messer 3-4 2R DB 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 RBI DB DH Matt Talbert 0-4 R 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 R 4RBI HR CF Tyler Dean 2-3 R RBI BB HR HR MON: Hernandez(1), Dean(5) HR CIN: Ramos(3) W: Juan Miranda(1-1 3.55) L: Jimmy McMahon(0-2 9.00) SV: none That sweep was needed. Record: 5-5, 4th in EL Northeast, 2.5G behind BOS Week: 4-2 (1-2 @ DET, 3-0 @ CIN) Power Rankings: #15(+8) Runs scored: 43(8th) Runs against: 43(8th) Starters ERA: 3.64(6th) Bullpen ERA: 4.72(11th) Defensive Eff.: .706(3rd) Zone Rating: +2.0(6th) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? CF Tyler Dean 8G 10-29 .345 5HR 9RBI Who's not? Nobody News: April 3rd - Angels SP Dickie Bartyzel(24, 3.5) agreed to a 6y/$125.7M contract extension today. The 2023 WL Cy Young winner is coming off a 9-6 3.01 227K 4.9WAR year in 32 starts. 40 stamina, not my kind of pitcher.* April 7th - San Francisco SP Tony Leal(25, 2.5) blanked the Angels* 5-0 with a complete game 3-hitter with 1BB and 5 strikeouts. Ther 2017 19th rounder is 1-0 4.50 10K 0.0WAR in 2 starts. April 8th - Boston RF Kurt Alexander(29, 3) was named EL Player of the Week after going 10-21 3HR 6RBI 7R. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .438-3-7 1.298OPS 0.7WAR in 9 games. April 8th - Calgary* 1B John Foley(31, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-21 3HR 8RBI 11R. Another 2x Silver Slugger, the veteran is batting .406-3-8 1.349OPS 0.9WAR for his new team. Next: 3 vs Boston Aeros(7-2), 3 vs Cincinnati Eagles(3-6) -- Let’s show the Boston Aeros* who’s boss in the division. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)