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Griever20 · 09-10-2025, 04:06 PM

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

April 8th
Offday

April 9th

Tyrese Speed(R, 1-0 2.79) - Dan Hinton(R, 1-1 8.71) Home Opener!

Dean Hits Two Dingers, Expos Win, 14-6

The Montreal Expos used the hitting of center fielder Tyler Dean to subdue the Boston Aeros, 14-6. For the game, Dean went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice.

The winning pitcher was Dan Hinton. He tossed 120 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. The victory makes Montreal 6-5.

With Montreal leading 10-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Dean came up to bat against Boston pitcher Bryan Chandler. Dean hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Expos on top, 13-3.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Dean. The rookie is leading the EL in home runs now, batting .359-7-15 1.303OPS 1.1WAR in 11 games.

SP Dan Hinton 7IP 9H 5R 5ER 0BB 11K W
PH Victor Rodriguez 1-1 R SB(1)
RF Ian Messer 2-5 2R RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 2R 2RBI BB DB HR
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 3RBI HBP 2HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 2R 2BB
SS Rich Meilleur 2-+3 3R BB
CF Tyler Dean 3-4 2R 6RBI 2HR
HR BOS: Alexander(4)
HR MON: Grochowski(1), Dean 2(7), Perez 2(2), Messer(2)
W: Dan Hinton(2-1 7.79) L: Tyrese Speed(1-1 3.97) SV: none
Random observations: Dean is NMLB ready. Hinton still sucks and McCreery deserves to be whipped for letting him throw 120 pitches. Perez finally is on the board with his first (two) home run(s).

April 10th

Eric Brooks(L, 1-0 5.40) - Brett Asselin(L, 0-2 4.82) Southpaw duel.

Alexander Stars in 4-1 Aeros Win

The Boston Aeros beat the Montreal Expos, 4-1, at Olympic Stadium. The win was due in part to right fielder Kurt Alexander, who went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

Eric Brooks picked up the win with 5.1 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 2-0. The win gives Boston a record of 8-3.

In the top of the sixth, with the game tied, the Expos allowed the Aeros to take a 3-1 lead on a base hit and Montreal error.

Alexander told a Boston Chronicle reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win. The 3x All-Star is batting .475-5-12 1.438OPS 1.1WAR in 11 games.

SP Brett Asselin 6.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 11K L
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
2B Fernando Perez 2-3 R RBI BB DB HR
RF Ian Messer 2-4
CF Tyler Dean 1-3
HR BOS: Alexander(5)
HR MON: Perez(3)
W: Eric Brooks(2-0 3.48) L: Brett Asselin(0-3 4.50) SV: Ian Starks(4 5.40)
Asselin didn’t deserve to go 0-3 for his pitching…

April 11th

Steve Behanna(R, 0-1 3.55) - Sam Grifffin(R, 0-1 1.35) 14-game winner in 2023.

Expos Win Extra-inning Affair, 6-5, in 13

It was pandemonium at Olympic Stadium after an exciting walk-off win.

The Montreal Expos faced a tough opponent in Boston pitcher Steve Behanna, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Olympic Stadium by a final score of 6-5. Behanna went 5.2 innings and allowed no runs. The loss makes Boston 8-4.

Montreal got a knockout punch from Dave Grochowski. The first baseman hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome. The 2022 EL Rookie of the Year is batting .291-2-10 .783OPS 0.2WAR in 13 games.

"The game is never over 'til it's over," said a jubilant Aaron McCreery, the Montreal skipper.

SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 5H 4R 4ER 3BB 5K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 4-7 R RBI
RF Ian Messer 1-5
1B Dave Grochowski 1-7 2R 2RBI HR
2B Fernando Perez 3-5 R BB
DH Matt Talbert 2-6 R 2RBI HR
3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 RBI 2BB
CF Tyler Dean 1-4 BB
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R TP
HR BOS: none
HR MON: Talbert(2), Grochowski(2)
W: Freddy Silva(1-0 1.93) L: Justin Stokes(1-1 5.79) SV: none
We went through five relievers including two scoreless by Ide to get there… but important win.

April 12th

Ramon Ruedas(R, 0-1 8.38) - Marty Murrietta(R, 2-0 1.32) Another sweep would be nice here

Another Day, another Walk-Off, Expos Win 5-3 in 12

A good performance from shortstop Fernando Perez helped the Montreal Expos defeat the Cincinnati Eagles, 5-3. Perez was 4 for 6 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Expos. The win puts Montreal at 8-6.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 12th. With no one out, Perez hit a fastball from Vince Wilkens for a 2-run home run. The Expos, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"The crowd was raucous," said Perez. The 2023 Rookie of the Year is batting .-296-5-13 .990OPS 0.4WAR in 14 games.

SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 7K ND
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 BB
1B Dave Grochowski 3-6 2R 2DB
2B Fernando Perez 4-6 2R 4RBI 2HR PotG
DH Matt Talbert 1-5 RBI
3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 SB(2)
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-5
SS Rich Meilleur 1-3
CF Tyler Dean 2-4 HBP
HR CIN: none
HR MON: Perez 2(5)
W: Joe Herzer(1-0 5.19) L: Vince Wilkens(0-1 6.23) SV: none
Perez now is heating up. By the way, the Eagles lost their starter Ramon Ruedas in the 4th… so their bullpen should be shot as well. Oh, and fun stat, Tyler Dean threw out a runner at home, and a runner at third base today!

April 13th

Jimmy McMahon(R, 0-2 9.00) - Juan Miranda(R, 1-1 3.55) Our pen is gassed so…

McMahon Now 1-2 Following 3-2 Win

Cincinnati Eagles starter Jimmy McMahon pitched a strong game against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, leading the Eagles to victory, 3-2. With the loss, Montreal drops to 8-7.

McMahon delivered a quality start for Cincinnati. The 6-foot-1 right-hander allowed no earned runs on 4 hits over 8 innings of work.

"When you are able to locate the ball, good things are going to happen," said McMahon.

SP Juan Miranda 8.2IP 3H 2R 2ER 1BB 8K L
2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R DB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R RBI TP
3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 SB(3)
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
SS Rich Meilleur 2-4
HR CIN: Jackson(2)
HR MON: none
W: Jimmy McMahon(1-2 4.76) L: Juan Miranda(1-2 2.95) SV: Lamar Gladney(2 2.00)
Not that I’m happy to lose, but Miranda at least got our pen a day off apart from Jenkins.

April 14th

Transactions:
IF Orlando Gonzalez(29, 2.5*, .000-0-1 .111OPS -0.2WAR) and LHRP Faical Shimoda(23, 2.5*, 0-0 0.00 2IP 0.0WAR) were sent to AAA as IF Robby Weltzer(27, 2.5*, 0-3) and LHRP Pablo Mendoza(25, 2.5*, 3-2 3.86 36K 0.4WAR 28IP 2023) were activated off the IL.

Phil King(R, 0-1 8.44) - Dan Hinton(R, 2-1 7.79) Would be nice for our ace to have a good start…

Hinton Buzzsaws Cincinnati Bats in 6-0 Win

Cincinnati had no answer for Montreal Expos starter Dan Hinton, who flummoxed Eagles hitters as the Expos cruised to victory, 6-0. Cincinnati now is 6-9.

Hinton scattered 4 hits over 7.2 innings for the Expos. With the win, Hinton moves to 3-1 on the year with 37 strikeouts.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Hinton.

SP Dan Hinton 7.2IP 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 12K W PotG
RF Ian Messer 2-4 R
1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2R 2DB
2B Fernando Perez 1-4 2R RBI HR
DH Matt Talbert 2-4 4RBI DB
CF Tyler Dean 2-4 R RBI HR
HR CIN: none
HR MON: Perez(6), Dean(8)
W: Dan Hinton(3-1 5.40) L: Phil King(0-2 8.80) SV: none
That’s what I was talking about. Great start and Dean and Perez keep mashing.

Record: 9-7, 2nd in EL Northeast, 2.5G behind BOS
Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs BOS, 2-1 vs CIN)
Power Rankings: #9(+6)
Runs scored: 77(7th)
Runs against: 64(3rd)
Starters ERA: 3.55(3rd)
Bullpen ERA: 3.74(6th)
Defensive Eff.: .701(3rd)
Zone Rating: +4.9(3rd)
Fan Interest: 83(+-0)

Who's hot?
2B Fernando Perez 6G 14-26 6HR 9RBI
CF Tyler Dean 8G 12-29 .414 5HR 10RBI

Who's not?
Nobody

News:
April 9th - Canadians C Jake Williams(27, 5*, .368-2-2 .953OPS 0.5WAR) and his team have agreed to a life-changing 8y/$235.2M contract extension, keeping the 3x All-Star and 2023 WL Silver Slugger in Canada until 2032.

April 9th - Atlanta 1B Aaron Hilton(33, 3*) lost something that started in 2023, a 26-game hitting streak. The veteran and 2019 World Series winner is batting .292-0-5 .737OPS 0.3WAR in 11 games, being a premier contact hitter for most of his career.

April 10th - Portland RF Danny Tamez(24, 3*) hammered the Calgary Beavers with a 5-5 R RBI 2DB game, his first 5-hit game in NMLB. An elite defender an baserunner, he is batting .333-2-10 .907OPS 4/4SB 0.7WAR in 13 games.

April 15th - Montreal 2B Fernando Perez(24, 4*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 14-26 6HR 9RBI 9R. The reigning Rookie of the Year is batting .306-6-14 1.024OPS 0.5WAR in 16 games.

April 15th - Calgary RF Joseph Floris(28, 3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-25 3HR 6RBI 6R. The 2023 WL All-Star is batting .377-4-14 1.042OPS 0.8WAR in 16 games.

Next: 4 vs Houston Astros(7-9), 3 @ San Diego Padres(6-10)

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The rich kids from Houston Astros and the Padres, both teams that were predicted to win their divisions with 90+ wins…

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	2024 Week 3 Week 3: 3 vs Boston Aeros(7-2), 3 vs Cincinnati Eagles(3-6) April 8th Offday April 9th Tyrese Speed(R, 1-0 2.79) - Dan Hinton(R, 1-1 8.71) Home Opener! Dean Hits Two Dingers, Expos Win, 14-6 The Montreal Expos used the hitting of center fielder Tyler Dean to subdue the Boston Aeros, 14-6. For the game, Dean went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. The winning pitcher was Dan Hinton. He tossed 120 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. The victory makes Montreal 6-5. With Montreal leading 10-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Dean came up to bat against Boston pitcher Bryan Chandler. Dean hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Expos on top, 13-3. "Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said Dean. The rookie is leading the EL in home runs now, batting .359-7-15 1.303OPS 1.1WAR in 11 games. SP Dan Hinton 7IP 9H 5R 5ER 0BB 11K W PH Victor Rodriguez 1-1 R SB(1) RF Ian Messer 2-5 2R RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 2R 2RBI BB DB HR 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 2R 3RBI HBP 2HR C Gabriel Cervantes 1-3 2R 2BB SS Rich Meilleur 2-+3 3R BB CF Tyler Dean 3-4 2R 6RBI 2HR HR BOS: Alexander(4) HR MON: Grochowski(1), Dean 2(7), Perez 2(2), Messer(2) W: Dan Hinton(2-1 7.79) L: Tyrese Speed(1-1 3.97) SV: none Random observations: Dean is NMLB ready. Hinton still sucks and McCreery deserves to be whipped for letting him throw 120 pitches. Perez finally is on the board with his first (two) home run(s). April 10th Eric Brooks(L, 1-0 5.40) - Brett Asselin(L, 0-2 4.82) Southpaw duel. Alexander Stars in 4-1 Aeros Win The Boston Aeros beat the Montreal Expos, 4-1, at Olympic Stadium. The win was due in part to right fielder Kurt Alexander, who went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Eric Brooks picked up the win with 5.1 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 2-0. The win gives Boston a record of 8-3. In the top of the sixth, with the game tied, the Expos allowed the Aeros to take a 3-1 lead on a base hit and Montreal error. Alexander told a Boston Chronicle reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win. The 3x All-Star is batting .475-5-12 1.438OPS 1.1WAR in 11 games. SP Brett Asselin 6.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 11K L 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 2B Fernando Perez 2-3 R RBI BB DB HR RF Ian Messer 2-4 CF Tyler Dean 1-3 HR BOS: Alexander(5) HR MON: Perez(3) W: Eric Brooks(2-0 3.48) L: Brett Asselin(0-3 4.50) SV: Ian Starks(4 5.40) Asselin didn’t deserve to go 0-3 for his pitching… April 11th Steve Behanna(R, 0-1 3.55) - Sam Grifffin(R, 0-1 1.35) 14-game winner in 2023. Expos Win Extra-inning Affair, 6-5, in 13 It was pandemonium at Olympic Stadium after an exciting walk-off win. The Montreal Expos faced a tough opponent in Boston pitcher Steve Behanna, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Olympic Stadium by a final score of 6-5. Behanna went 5.2 innings and allowed no runs. The loss makes Boston 8-4. Montreal got a knockout punch from Dave Grochowski. The first baseman hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome. The 2022 EL Rookie of the Year is batting .291-2-10 .783OPS 0.2WAR in 13 games. "The game is never over 'til it's over," said a jubilant Aaron McCreery, the Montreal skipper. SP Sam Griffin 6.1IP 5H 4R 4ER 3BB 5K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 4-7 R RBI RF Ian Messer 1-5 1B Dave Grochowski 1-7 2R 2RBI HR 2B Fernando Perez 3-5 R BB DH Matt Talbert 2-6 R 2RBI HR 3B Julian Hernandez 2-4 RBI 2BB CF Tyler Dean 1-4 BB SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 R TP HR BOS: none HR MON: Talbert(2), Grochowski(2) W: Freddy Silva(1-0 1.93) L: Justin Stokes(1-1 5.79) SV: none We went through five relievers including two scoreless by Ide to get there… but important win. April 12th Ramon Ruedas(R, 0-1 8.38) - Marty Murrietta(R, 2-0 1.32) Another sweep would be nice here Another Day, another Walk-Off, Expos Win 5-3 in 12 A good performance from shortstop Fernando Perez helped the Montreal Expos defeat the Cincinnati Eagles, 5-3. Perez was 4 for 6 with 2 home runs and 2 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Expos. The win puts Montreal at 8-6. The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the 12th. With no one out, Perez hit a fastball from Vince Wilkens for a 2-run home run. The Expos, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win. "The crowd was raucous," said Perez. The 2023 Rookie of the Year is batting .-296-5-13 .990OPS 0.4WAR in 14 games. SP Marty Murrietta 5.2IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 7K ND LF Ignacio Benavides 1-5 BB 1B Dave Grochowski 3-6 2R 2DB 2B Fernando Perez 4-6 2R 4RBI 2HR PotG DH Matt Talbert 1-5 RBI 3B Julian Hernandez 1-5 SB(2) C Gabriel Cervantes 1-5 SS Rich Meilleur 1-3 CF Tyler Dean 2-4 HBP HR CIN: none HR MON: Perez 2(5) W: Joe Herzer(1-0 5.19) L: Vince Wilkens(0-1 6.23) SV: none Perez now is heating up. By the way, the Eagles lost their starter Ramon Ruedas in the 4th… so their bullpen should be shot as well. Oh, and fun stat, Tyler Dean threw out a runner at home, and a runner at third base today! April 13th Jimmy McMahon(R, 0-2 9.00) - Juan Miranda(R, 1-1 3.55) Our pen is gassed so… McMahon Now 1-2 Following 3-2 Win Cincinnati Eagles starter Jimmy McMahon pitched a strong game against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, leading the Eagles to victory, 3-2. With the loss, Montreal drops to 8-7. McMahon delivered a quality start for Cincinnati. The 6-foot-1 right-hander allowed no earned runs on 4 hits over 8 innings of work. "When you are able to locate the ball, good things are going to happen," said McMahon. SP Juan Miranda 8.2IP 3H 2R 2ER 1BB 8K L 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 R DB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R RBI TP 3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 SB(3) C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 SS Rich Meilleur 2-4 HR CIN: Jackson(2) HR MON: none W: Jimmy McMahon(1-2 4.76) L: Juan Miranda(1-2 2.95) SV: Lamar Gladney(2 2.00) Not that I’m happy to lose, but Miranda at least got our pen a day off apart from Jenkins. April 14th Transactions: IF Orlando Gonzalez(29, 2.5, .000-0-1 .111OPS -0.2WAR) and LHRP Faical Shimoda(23, 2.5, 0-0 0.00 2IP 0.0WAR) were sent to AAA as IF Robby Weltzer(27, 2.5, 0-3) and LHRP Pablo Mendoza(25, 2.5, 3-2 3.86 36K 0.4WAR 28IP 2023) were activated off the IL. Phil King(R, 0-1 8.44) - Dan Hinton(R, 2-1 7.79) Would be nice for our ace to have a good start… Hinton Buzzsaws Cincinnati Bats in 6-0 Win Cincinnati had no answer for Montreal Expos starter Dan Hinton, who flummoxed Eagles hitters as the Expos cruised to victory, 6-0. Cincinnati now is 6-9. Hinton scattered 4 hits over 7.2 innings for the Expos. With the win, Hinton moves to 3-1 on the year with 37 strikeouts. "I had pretty good command out there," said Hinton. SP Dan Hinton 7.2IP 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 12K W PotG RF Ian Messer 2-4 R 1B Dave Grochowski 2-4 2R 2DB 2B Fernando Perez 1-4 2R RBI HR DH Matt Talbert 2-4 4RBI DB CF Tyler Dean 2-4 R RBI HR HR CIN: none HR MON: Perez(6), Dean(8) W: Dan Hinton(3-1 5.40) L: Phil King(0-2 8.80) SV: none That’s what I was talking about. Great start and Dean and Perez keep mashing. Record: 9-7, 2nd in EL Northeast, 2.5G behind BOS Week: 4-2 (2-1 vs BOS, 2-1 vs CIN) Power Rankings: #9(+6) Runs scored: 77(7th) Runs against: 64(3rd) Starters ERA: 3.55(3rd) Bullpen ERA: 3.74(6th) Defensive Eff.: .701(3rd) Zone Rating: +4.9(3rd) Fan Interest: 83(+-0) Who's hot? 2B Fernando Perez 6G 14-26 6HR 9RBI CF Tyler Dean 8G 12-29 .414 5HR 10RBI Who's not? Nobody News: April 9th - Canadians C Jake Williams(27, 5, .368-2-2 .953OPS 0.5WAR) and his team have agreed to a life-changing 8y/$235.2M contract extension, keeping the 3x All-Star and 2023 WL Silver Slugger in Canada until 2032. April 9th - Atlanta* 1B Aaron Hilton(33, 3) lost something that started in 2023, a 26-game* hitting streak. The veteran and 2019 World Series winner is batting .292-0-5 .737OPS 0.3WAR in 11 games, being a premier contact hitter for most of his career. April 10th - Portland RF Danny Tamez(24, 3) hammered the Calgary Beavers* with a 5-5 R RBI 2DB game, his first 5-hit game in NMLB. An elite defender an baserunner, he is batting .333-2-10 .907OPS 4/4SB 0.7WAR in 13 games. April 15th - Montreal 2B Fernando Perez(24, 4) was named EL Player of the Week after going 14-26 6HR 9RBI 9R. The reigning Rookie of the Year is batting .306-6-14 1.024OPS 0.5WAR in 16 games. April 15th - Calgary* RF Joseph Floris(28, 3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-25 3HR 6RBI 6R. The 2023 WL All-Star is batting .377-4-14 1.042OPS 0.8WAR in 16 games. 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