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Old 04-23-2017, 03:46 PM   #112
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The Expos have announced a trade. Montreal sends SS Vladik Aleev and CF Justin Johnson to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RHP Chris Muckenfuss and CF Chris Whitman. The 27 year old Aleev was hitting .310 with 0 HRs and 20 RBIs in 55 AAA games for the Expos. The 20 year old Johnson was hitting .172 with 0 HRs and 7 RBIs in 37 A games for Montreal. The 24 year old Muckenfuss was 2-3 with 12 saves, a 2.51 ERA in 25 AA appearances for the Royals. The 21 year old Whitman was hitting .158 with 0 HRs and 7 RBIS in 43 A games for Kansas City.


Montreal announces another trade today, the Expos will send C Manny Baca to the St Louis Cardinals in exchange for RHP Gavin Watkins. The 30 year old Baca was hitting .229 with 1 HR and 10 RBIs in 25 AAA games with Montreal. The 36 year old Watkins is 2-4 with 4 saves, a 4.82 ERA in 36 appearances with the Cardinals.


To make room on the roster for MR Gavin Watkins, the Expos demoted MR Danny Lopez back to AAA Seattle.


Montreal Expos (39-38) at San Diego Padres (26-50)


The Expos look for win 40 on the season and to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. They will face RHP Jake Anstey if front of announced crowd of only 14240 in San Diego. The 31 year old is 3-6 with a 4.01 ERA in 16 starts. For Anstey, his best career season was 1970 when he was 7-3 with 1 save, a 4.00 ERA in 22 games including 18 starts for the White Sox. The Expos send RHP Eric Marks to the hill, the 26 year old is 6-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 16 starts. Last year Marks was 4-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 14 games including 11 starts for the Expos. Montreal has won 6 of 7 so far with the Padres.


San Diego 3 Montreal 0


The Expos could not get any offensive traction in this game. Padres SP Jake Anstey allowed 0 runs on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts over 8 innings in the win and player of the game. Anstey is now 4-6 with a 3.69 ERA in 17 starts.


Expos SP Eric Marks (6-5) allowed 2 runs on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts over 6 innings.
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