June 22nd, 1975
Montreal Expos (35-26) at San Francisco Giants (30-30)
The slumping Expos are looking to have fate change back their way in front of 33,753 fans in San Fran. The Giants will start RHP
Jesus Aguayo, the 30 year old is 1-1 with a 3.51 ERA in 6 starts. Going into this season Aguayo has never pitched more the 6 innings in the MLB in his previous 3 seasons. The Expos will start RHP
Scott Turner, the 29 year old is 5-2 with a 2.28 ERA in 9 starts. Turner had a career best 4.98 ERA in 1973 when he was 8-9 with the Expos in 20 starts. Montreal has won all 3 meetings so far this season.
San Francisco 3
Montreal 2
Another 1 run game loss, 4 hits won't cut it.
Jesus Aguayo was the player of the game allowing 1 run on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts. Aguayo is now 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA in 7 starts.
Expos SP
Scott Turner (5-3) allowed 3 runs on 7 hits with 5 strikeouts over 6 innings. The Expos had 4 hits, all singles including one from C
Nate Samms to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.
Around the MLB..........
Seattle Mariners SP
Kelly Etzler allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 12 strikeouts over a complete game 9-1 win over the Yankees. The 35 year old is now 5-5 with a 3.23 ERA in 14 starts. Etzler started his career with the Royals in 1969, he signed as a free agent with the Reds for the 1970 season and was traded to the Mariners in September 1974.
New York Yankees C
Greg Yelland was named the AL Player of the Week. The 30 year old is hitting .268 with 7 HRs and 28 RBIs in 51 games. Yelland has spent his whole career as a Yankee since 1969.
Atlanta Braves 3B
Phil Miller was named the NL Player of the Week. The 25 year old is hitting .266 with 3 HRs and 18 RBIs in 39 games. Miller was drafted in the 2nd round, 55th overall pick by the Braves in the 1970 draft.
The
Montreal Expos have slipped into 14th spot in the MLB Power Rankings.
| NL East | W/L | Pct | GB |
| Montreal Expos | 35-27 | .565 |
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| St Louis Cardinals | 33-29 | .532 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 30-32 | .484 | 5 |
| New York Mets | 29-33 | .468 | 6 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28-34 | .452 | 7 |
| Chicago Cubs | 27-35 | .435 | 8 |