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Griever20 · 10-02-2025, 04:19 AM

Week 9: 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(24-24), 3 vs Sacramento Cavaliers(24-23)

May 20th

Sam Griffin(R, 2-4 5.48) - Oscar Guzman(R, 3-4 3.60) The righty has been pretty good…

Rodriguez Swings Expos to 6-3 Win

The Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia Grizzlies by the score of 6-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to center fielder Vicente Rodriguez. Rodriguez was 4 for 4 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Expos on the day. Picking up the win was Sam Griffin. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The right--hander struck out 6 and walked 0. The loss makes Philadelphia 24-25.

Rodriguez contributed in the top of the second. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Montreal get the win.

"We take it day by day here," said Rodriguez, "and today was a good one for us." He is batting .429-0-7 .967OPS 0.8WAR in 20 games.

SP Sam Griffin 5.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 0BB 6K W
2B Fernando Perez 2-4
LF Ignacio Benavides 0-3 R BB
1B Joe Hawk 1-3 2R RBI BB HR
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 2R
SS Rich Meilleur 1-4
CF Vicente Rodriguez 4-4 R 4RBI DB TP
HR MON: Hawk(1)
HR PHI: none
W: Sam Griffin(3-4 5.09) L: Oscar Guzman(3-5 3.90) SV: none
Griffin is getting better and guys that got rotated in performed well.

May 21st

Alejandro Corral(R, 2-0 1.99) - David Enriquez(R, 2-5 6.08) Good matchup for our rookie.

Grizzlies Lose at Home, 7-1

Expos right fielder Ian Messer put his stamp on his team's 7-1 win over the Philadelphia Grizzlies. Messer was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Montreal in the contest. Alejandro Corral picked up the win with 5.2 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 3-0. The win elevated the Expos to 31-18.

"Winning never gets dull," said Messer. The reigning Silver Slugger is batting .303-6-18 .819OPS 1.0WAR in 47 games, matching his 2023 numbers.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Fernando Perez? The Montreal second baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Expos on top, 4-1. For the game, Perez had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

SP Alejandro Corral 5.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 1BB 4K W
RF Ian Messer 3-5 2R 3RBI DB HR
CF Tyler Dean 0-4 R BB
1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 R DB
2B Fernando Perez 2-5 R 3RBI DB
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI DB
3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 R BB
SS Rich Meilleur 0-3 BB
C Jordan Chavis 0-2 R HBP
HR MON: Messer(6)
HR PHI: Contreras(4)
W: Alejandro Corral(3-0 1.91) L: David Enriquez(2-6 6.00) SV: none
Corral slots in nicely… FIP is 4.33 but hey.

May 22nd

Marty Murrietta(R, 6-0 1.37) - Ruben Torrez(L, 6-2 2.37) This may be the end of this strong run for Murrietta.

Grizzlies Mow Down Expos, 12-2

The Philadelphia Grizzlies picked up a win at Citizens Bank Park, topping the Montreal Expos, 12-2. On the mound for Philadelphia was left-hander Ruben Torrez. He played a principal role in the triumph, pitching seven innings of 2-run ball and got the win.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Torrez said. The Grizzlies improved their record to 25-26 with the win over Montreal.

Jose Maldonado had a big grand slam home run for the Grizzlies in the bottom of the third inning. With Philadelphia leading 5-2 and the bases loaded, he sized up a fastball from Marty Murrietta, who is tied for 10th in the EL in quality starts with 6, and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Grizzlies on top, 9-2.

SP Marty Murrietta 2.2IP 8H 9R 9ER 2BB 3K L
3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R RBI HR
1B Dave Grochowski 1-4
2B Fernando Perez 0-3 BB
DH Matt Talbert 0-3 BB
CF Tyler Dean 0-3 R BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-2 BB
SS Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI DB
LF/RF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 DB
HR MON: Hernandez(5)
HR PHI: de Leon(4), Maldonado(6)
W: Ruben Torrez(7-2 2.39) L: Marty Murrietta(6-1 2.61) SV: none
Torrez is an ace, Murrietta is not. Nuff said.

May 23rd
Offday

May 24th

Jordan Wilkerson(L, 4-2 2.86) - Juan Miranda(R, 5-4 2.88) Waiver claim on January 1st.

Sacramento Downed, 6-2, by Expos

The Montreal Expos locked up a win at Olympic Stadium, knocking off the Sacramento Cavaliers, 6-2. On the mound for Montreal was right-hander Juan Miranda. He played a major role in the triumph.

"Juan did what Juan does," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. In this case, he pitched 7.1 innings of 4-hit and 2-run ball, walking one and striking out 6.

Montreal pitcher Faical Shimoda got the win. He's now 2-0. Alex Marin was tagged with the loss. The Expos improved their record to 32-19 by beating Sacramento.

Fernando Perez, who is tied for 3rd in the EL in total bases with 110, helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the second baseman drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances.

SP Juan Miranda 7.1IP 4H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K PotG
3B Julian Hernandez 2-3 2R BB SB(7)
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 DB
PH Jordan Chavis 1-1 2R RBI HR
2B Fernando Perez 0-2 R RBI BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 R RBI
CF Tyler Dean 2-4 R 2RBI DB HR
HR SAC: none
HR MON: Dean(17), Chavis(1)
W: Faical Shimoda(2-0 1.04) L: Alex Marin(2-1 2.35) SV: none
Welborn got an inning of work without it being a save situation… don’t want him to just sit and wait.

May 25th

Mike Davis(R, 2-3 5.53) - Brett Asselin(L, 3-4 2.80) Low stamina, strong fastball arm.

Expos Beaten by Davis, Cavaliers, 6-5

Sacramento Cavaliers starter Mike Davis pitched a strong game against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, leading the Cavaliers to victory, 6-5.

"I had pretty good command out there," said Davis. He pitched 5.1 innings of 1-run ball.

Sacramento is now 27-25, Montreal 32-20.

Nick Astle came through with a big-time hit for Sacramento. The pinch hitter smacked a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 6-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch. The loss went to Expos closer Zach Welborn.

SP Brett Asselin 7.0IP 5H 4R 4ER 2BB 7K
1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 R BB DB
2B Fernando Perez 3-5 2R DB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R 2RBI HR
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 SB(4)
3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 2RBI BB
C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4
PH Vicente Rodriguez 1-1 R TP
HR SAC: Astle(7)
HR MON: Talbert(11)
W: Alpha Gonzalez(6-1 2.66) L: Zach Welborn(2-1 2.22) SV: Travis Godsey(13 2.55)
Welborn then blows it…

May 26th

Cesar Alvarado(R, 2-5 5.76) - Sam Griffin(R, 3-4 5.09) Pretty much what we feared… he regressed a lot.

Sacramento Upended by Montreal, 5-3

Getting a good performance from shortstop Rich Meilleur, the Montreal Expos defeated the Sacramento Cavaliers, 5-3. Meilleur went 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Expos. Wyatt Ings picked up the save, his 1st. After today's action, Montreal sits at 33-20; Sacramento slips to 27-26.

With Montreal leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Meilleur hit a cutter from Cesar Alvarado for a run-scoring double. It was his 5th double of the season and put the Expos ahead, 2-0.

"Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Meilleur told the Montreal Citizen. He is batting .279-3-20 .713OPS 1.1WAR in 43 games.

SP Sam Griffin 6.2IP 4H 1R 1ER 0BB 1K W
RF Ian Messer 1-5 2RBI DB
1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 R BB
2B Fernando Perez 2-3 BB
DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R 2RBI HR
LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R
3B Julian Hernandez 2-3 2R RBI BB DB
SS Rich Meilleur 3-3 R 2RBI BB DB
HR SAC: Astle(8)
HR MON: none
W: Sam Griffin(4-4 4.68) L: Cesar Alvarado(2-6 5.93) SV: Wyatt Ings(1 5.28)
Alvarado is really done… so sad to see it, but the stuff disappeared.

Record: 33-20, 1st in EL Northeast, 1.5G lead over BOS
Week: 4-2 (2-1 @ PHI, 2-1 vs SAC)
Power Rankings: #3(-1)
Runs scored: 264(4th)
Runs against: 205(1st)
Starters ERA: 3.34(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 4.10(6th)
Defensive Eff.: .697(2nd)
Zone Rating: +19.6(1st)
Fan Interest: 79(-1)

Who's hot?
SP Juan Miranda 5G 3-1 1.87 33.2IP 28K
SP Sam Griffin 2G 1-0 1.50 12IP 7K
OF Vicente Rodriguez 7G 11-21 .524 0HR 4RBI

Who's not?
DH Matt Talbert 6G 1-23 .043 1HR 2RBI

News:
May 20th - Seattle 1B Giobbe DeMeo(32, 3*) hammered 3 home runs today, going 3-5 3R 4RBI HR in a 10-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 3x All-Star is batting .234-8-14 .748OPS 0.1WAR in 46 games.

May 27th - Washington 2B Brandon Slaughter(29, 4*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 7-18 5HR 7RBI 5R. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .265-8-19 .841OPS 0.8WAR in 32 games.

May 27th - Oakland RF Ramiro Gross(23, 2.5/3*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-26 2HR 12RBI 4R. Playing in his rookie season, he is batting .349-7-26 1.009OPS 1.0WAR in 35 games.

Next: 3 @ Boston Aeros(31-21) , 3 vs Jacksonville Patriots(29-24)

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10-02-2025, 04:19 AM	#233
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	2024 Week 9 Week 9: 3@ Philadelphia Grizzlies(24-24), 3 vs Sacramento Cavaliers(24-23) May 20th Sam Griffin(R, 2-4 5.48) - Oscar Guzman(R, 3-4 3.60) The righty has been pretty good… Rodriguez Swings Expos to 6-3 Win The Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia Grizzlies by the score of 6-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to center fielder Vicente Rodriguez. Rodriguez was 4 for 4 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Expos on the day. Picking up the win was Sam Griffin. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The right--hander struck out 6 and walked 0. The loss makes Philadelphia 24-25. Rodriguez contributed in the top of the second. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Montreal get the win. "We take it day by day here," said Rodriguez, "and today was a good one for us." He is batting .429-0-7 .967OPS 0.8WAR in 20 games. SP Sam Griffin 5.1IP 4H 1R 1ER 0BB 6K W 2B Fernando Perez 2-4 LF Ignacio Benavides 0-3 R BB 1B Joe Hawk 1-3 2R RBI BB HR C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 2R SS Rich Meilleur 1-4 CF Vicente Rodriguez 4-4 R 4RBI DB TP HR MON: Hawk(1) HR PHI: none W: Sam Griffin(3-4 5.09) L: Oscar Guzman(3-5 3.90) SV: none Griffin is getting better and guys that got rotated in performed well. May 21st Alejandro Corral(R, 2-0 1.99) - David Enriquez(R, 2-5 6.08) Good matchup for our rookie. Grizzlies Lose at Home, 7-1 Expos right fielder Ian Messer put his stamp on his team's 7-1 win over the Philadelphia Grizzlies. Messer was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Montreal in the contest. Alejandro Corral picked up the win with 5.2 innings of work. He allowed 1 run on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 4. On the season, he is now 3-0. The win elevated the Expos to 31-18. "Winning never gets dull," said Messer. The reigning Silver Slugger is batting .303-6-18 .819OPS 1.0WAR in 47 games, matching his 2023 numbers. Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Fernando Perez? The Montreal second baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Expos on top, 4-1. For the game, Perez had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats. SP Alejandro Corral 5.2IP 6H 1R 1ER 1BB 4K W RF Ian Messer 3-5 2R 3RBI DB HR CF Tyler Dean 0-4 R BB 1B Dave Grochowski 2-5 R DB 2B Fernando Perez 2-5 R 3RBI DB LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 RBI DB 3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 R BB SS Rich Meilleur 0-3 BB C Jordan Chavis 0-2 R HBP HR MON: Messer(6) HR PHI: Contreras(4) W: Alejandro Corral(3-0 1.91) L: David Enriquez(2-6 6.00) SV: none Corral slots in nicely… FIP is 4.33 but hey. May 22nd Marty Murrietta(R, 6-0 1.37) - Ruben Torrez(L, 6-2 2.37) This may be the end of this strong run for Murrietta. Grizzlies Mow Down Expos, 12-2 The Philadelphia Grizzlies picked up a win at Citizens Bank Park, topping the Montreal Expos, 12-2. On the mound for Philadelphia was left-hander Ruben Torrez. He played a principal role in the triumph, pitching seven innings of 2-run ball and got the win. "We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Torrez said. The Grizzlies improved their record to 25-26 with the win over Montreal. Jose Maldonado had a big grand slam home run for the Grizzlies in the bottom of the third inning. With Philadelphia leading 5-2 and the bases loaded, he sized up a fastball from Marty Murrietta, who is tied for 10th in the EL in quality starts with 6, and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Grizzlies on top, 9-2. SP Marty Murrietta 2.2IP 8H 9R 9ER 2BB 3K L 3B Julian Hernandez 1-4 R RBI HR 1B Dave Grochowski 1-4 2B Fernando Perez 0-3 BB DH Matt Talbert 0-3 BB CF Tyler Dean 0-3 R BB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-2 BB SS Robby Weltzer 1-4 RBI DB LF/RF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 DB HR MON: Hernandez(5) HR PHI: de Leon(4), Maldonado(6) W: Ruben Torrez(7-2 2.39) L: Marty Murrietta(6-1 2.61) SV: none Torrez is an ace, Murrietta is not. Nuff said. May 23rd Offday May 24th Jordan Wilkerson(L, 4-2 2.86) - Juan Miranda(R, 5-4 2.88) Waiver claim on January 1st. Sacramento Downed, 6-2, by Expos The Montreal Expos locked up a win at Olympic Stadium, knocking off the Sacramento Cavaliers, 6-2. On the mound for Montreal was right-hander Juan Miranda. He played a major role in the triumph. "Juan did what Juan does," said Montreal manager Aaron McCreery. In this case, he pitched 7.1 innings of 4-hit and 2-run ball, walking one and striking out 6. Montreal pitcher Faical Shimoda got the win. He's now 2-0. Alex Marin was tagged with the loss. The Expos improved their record to 32-19 by beating Sacramento. Fernando Perez, who is tied for 3rd in the EL in total bases with 110, helped out the Montreal cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the second baseman drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances. SP Juan Miranda 7.1IP 4H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K PotG 3B Julian Hernandez 2-3 2R BB SB(7) 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 DB PH Jordan Chavis 1-1 2R RBI HR 2B Fernando Perez 0-2 R RBI BB C Gabriel Cervantes 2-4 R RBI CF Tyler Dean 2-4 R 2RBI DB HR HR SAC: none HR MON: Dean(17), Chavis(1) W: Faical Shimoda(2-0 1.04) L: Alex Marin(2-1 2.35) SV: none Welborn got an inning of work without it being a save situation… don’t want him to just sit and wait. May 25th Mike Davis(R, 2-3 5.53) - Brett Asselin(L, 3-4 2.80) Low stamina, strong fastball arm. Expos Beaten by Davis, Cavaliers, 6-5 Sacramento Cavaliers starter Mike Davis pitched a strong game against the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, leading the Cavaliers to victory, 6-5. "I had pretty good command out there," said Davis. He pitched 5.1 innings of 1-run ball. Sacramento is now 27-25, Montreal 32-20. Nick Astle came through with a big-time hit for Sacramento. The pinch hitter smacked a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 6-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch. The loss went to Expos closer Zach Welborn. SP Brett Asselin 7.0IP 5H 4R 4ER 2BB 7K 1B Dave Grochowski 3-4 R BB DB 2B Fernando Perez 3-5 2R DB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R 2RBI HR LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 SB(4) 3B Julian Hernandez 1-3 2RBI BB C Gabriel Cervantes 1-4 PH Vicente Rodriguez 1-1 R TP HR SAC: Astle(7) HR MON: Talbert(11) W: Alpha Gonzalez(6-1 2.66) L: Zach Welborn(2-1 2.22) SV: Travis Godsey(13 2.55) Welborn then blows it… May 26th Cesar Alvarado(R, 2-5 5.76) - Sam Griffin(R, 3-4 5.09) Pretty much what we feared… he regressed a lot. Sacramento Upended by Montreal, 5-3 Getting a good performance from shortstop Rich Meilleur, the Montreal Expos defeated the Sacramento Cavaliers, 5-3. Meilleur went 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Expos. Wyatt Ings picked up the save, his 1st. After today's action, Montreal sits at 33-20; Sacramento slips to 27-26. With Montreal leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Meilleur hit a cutter from Cesar Alvarado for a run-scoring double. It was his 5th double of the season and put the Expos ahead, 2-0. "Being able to contribute to a win is always a great feeling," Meilleur told the Montreal Citizen. He is batting .279-3-20 .713OPS 1.1WAR in 43 games. SP Sam Griffin 6.2IP 4H 1R 1ER 0BB 1K W RF Ian Messer 1-5 2RBI DB 1B Dave Grochowski 2-3 R BB 2B Fernando Perez 2-3 BB DH Matt Talbert 1-4 R 2RBI HR LF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 R 3B Julian Hernandez 2-3 2R RBI BB DB SS Rich Meilleur 3-3 R 2RBI BB DB HR SAC: Astle(8) HR MON: none W: Sam Griffin(4-4 4.68) L: Cesar Alvarado(2-6 5.93) SV: Wyatt Ings(1 5.28) Alvarado is really done… so sad to see it, but the stuff disappeared. Record: 33-20, 1st in EL Northeast, 1.5G lead over BOS Week: 4-2 (2-1 @ PHI, 2-1 vs SAC) Power Rankings: #3(-1) Runs scored: 264(4th) Runs against: 205(1st) Starters ERA: 3.34(1st) Bullpen ERA: 4.10(6th) Defensive Eff.: .697(2nd) Zone Rating: +19.6(1st) Fan Interest: 79(-1) Who's hot? SP Juan Miranda 5G 3-1 1.87 33.2IP 28K SP Sam Griffin 2G 1-0 1.50 12IP 7K OF Vicente Rodriguez 7G 11-21 .524 0HR 4RBI Who's not? DH Matt Talbert 6G 1-23 .043 1HR 2RBI News: May 20th - Seattle 1B Giobbe DeMeo(32, 3) hammered 3 home runs* today, going 3-5 3R 4RBI HR in a 10-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 3x All-Star is batting .234-8-14 .748OPS 0.1WAR in 46 games. May 27th - Washington 2B Brandon Slaughter(29, 4) was named EL Player of the Week after going 7-18 5HR 7RBI 5R. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .265-8-19 .841OPS 0.8WAR in 32 games. May 27th - Oakland* RF Ramiro Gross(23, 2.5/3) was named WL Player of the Week after going 12-26 2HR 12RBI 4R. Playing in his rookie season, he is batting .349-7-26 1.009OPS 1.0WAR in 35 games. Next: 3 @ Boston Aeros(31-21) , 3 vs Jacksonville Patriots*(29-24) -- The team 1.5GB and the team leading the EL South next! __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? 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