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Griever20 · 02-21-2025, 02:33 PM

Week 23:3@ New York Mets(61-69), 3@ Boston Aeros(62-69)

September 6th

Mets Rough Up Expos, 9-3

David Steiner helped his team muscle past the Montreal Expos, 9-3. In the game, the New York left fielder slugged 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Zach Laurents, the winning pitcher, is now 8-10. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, while fanning 6 and walking 3. A.J. Pinkerton got the save, his 1st in 1 chances.

With New York leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Steiner hit a cutter from Austin Roy for a 2-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 4-1. The Mets, now 62-69, have won 4 in a row.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Steiner. The 2019 EL Silver Slugger is batting .285-24-77 .828OPS 2.2WAR in 113 games.

Sam Griffin(R, 8-8 3.96) – Joel Gaspar(L, 16-9 2.35 in 2020) tomorrow. First start since he returned elbow surgery.

SP Austin Roy 3.2IP 5H 5R 5ER 1BB 3K
DH Dan Cook 1-3 BB DB
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4
RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 2R DB
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 3RBI
HR MON: none
HR NYM: Lemke(8), Steiner 2(24), Dones(3), Stuart(19)
W: Zach Laurents(8-10 3.86) L: Austin Roy(6-13 5.00) SV : A.J. Pinkerton(1 3.09)
Roy got lit again… here ends the winning streak and starts the losing streak I bet.

September 7th

Transaction:
RHSP Austin Roy(24, 3.5/4*) has put his name under a 6y/$71M contract that will buy out his arbitration years and first three years of free agency. The deal is $3.5M/$7.5M/$10.5M/$16.5M/$16.5M/$16.5M.

Expos Dealt 3-2 Loss by New York

Riding the 3-hit performance of the three-time All-Star Bernie Castillo, the New York Mets stopped the Montreal Expos, 3-2. The third baseman is batting .346-13-62 .893OPS 4.8WAR in 122 games.

David Steiner hit a run-scoring double off Sam Griffin in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Mets in front, 3-2. In addition to the double, Steiner had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3.

In postgame comments to the New York Citizen, Steiner said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come." This win makes it 5 in a row for New York.

Sam Rush(R, 5-8 5.48) – Willie Fernandez(R, 0-2 4.72) tomorrow. Another injury returnee after a 3 month hammy injury.

SP Sam Griffin 5.2IP 9H 3R 3ER 1BB 2K
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R RBI
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 RBI
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4
RF Ignacio Benavides 1-2 2BB
C Jordan Chavis 1-3 R DB
HR MON: none
HR NYM: none
W: Joel Gaspar(1-0 3.18) L: Sam Griffin(8-9 3.99) SV : Ron Millett(25 2.45)
Griffin had a good start, but the offense just is anemic again.

September 8th

Expos Sunk by Mets, 4-2, in Sweep

Mets right fielder Yong-gwan Lee left his imprint on his team's 4-2 win over the Montreal Expos. Lee was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for New York in the contest. New York has run its win streak to 6 in a row.

With New York trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Lee hit a fastball from Sam Rush for a 3-run home run. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 3-2.

Lee attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone." The 2021 EL All-Star is batting .293-23-61 .857OPS 3.2WAR in 122 games.

Melvin Magana(R, 1-3 5.76) – Tyrese Speed(R, 2-2 5.04) the day after tomorrow. He gave him his first loss of the season, lets see if we can do more.

SP Sam Rush 5IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 4K
CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R
DH Dan Cook 2-4 R 2RBI HR
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4
1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 DB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4
RF Ignacio Benavides 1-4
HR MON: Cook(16)
HR NYM: Lee(23)
W: Willie Fernandez(1-2 4.55) L: Sam Rush(5-9 5.47) SV : Ron Millett(26 2.41)
As expected, the Mets were too tough for our offense.

September 9th
Offday

September 10th

Speed Now 3-2 After Subduing Expos

Boston beat Montreal on the strength of starting pitcher Tyrese Speed's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 2-1. Paul Ide converted his 23rd save in 26 tries. The losing streak for Montreal has now reached 4 games.

Boston starter Tyrese Speed was exceptional. The 1.93 m right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 8 innings of work.

"We found a way to get it done," Speed said. The 24-year old moved to 3-2 4.23 37K 0.6WAR in six starts.

Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-9 4.60) – Brian Peduzzi(R, 8-10 4.28) tomorrow. 1-1 against us…

SP Melvin Magana 4.2IP 2H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K L
PH Huai-yu Mah 1-1 R RBI HR
HR MON: Mah(2)
HR BOS: none
W: Tyrese Speed(3-2 4.23) L: Melvin Magana(1-4 5.43) SV : Paul Ide(23 1.32)
Yep. That was a 1-hitter.

September 11th

Montreal Defeated by Aeros, 7-3

The Boston Aeros defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-3, at Fenway Park. Boston was led by 24-year old shortstop Tim Kessler, who was 3-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2. Brian Peduzzi picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-10 on the season. He struck out 8 and walked 1 in 7 innings, while yielding 3 runs. Montreal now owns a losing streak of 5 games.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Kessler hit a changeup from Adrian Hilscher for a run-scoring double. It was his 21st double of the season and put the Aeros ahead, 2-0.

Kessler said his team "played with determination." The 4th overall pick in 2018 is batting .295-13-63 .799OPS 3.2WAR in 105 games.

Austin Roy(R, 6-13 5.00) – Manuel Amezola(R, 9-8 4.15) tomorrow. Good first year as a starter after being a reliever the last seasons.

SP Adrian Hilscher 4IP 9H 5R 5ER 2BB 6K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R
DH Dan Cook 1-3 BB DB
LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 2RBI HR
RF Ian Messer 2-4 DB
3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 R RBI HR
HR MON: Ferguson(18), Gonzalez(7)
HR BOS: none
W: Brian Peduzzi(9-10 4.26) L: Adrian Hilscher(2-10 4.88) SV : none
Yep. We suck.

September 12th

Expos Wrap Up Winless Week with 1-3 Loss to Boston

Boston pitcher Manuel Amezola did his part in helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 3-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Montreal has now lost 6 consecutive games.

Tim Kessler hit a run-scoring double off Austin Roy in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Aeros in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Kessler had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"It was a solid team effort," said Amezola after the game. He worked 7.2 innings of 1-run ball and got his 10th win of the season.

Scott Becker(L, 9-10 4.90) – Sam Griffin(R, 8-9 3.99) tomorrow. 7x veteran All-Star

SP Austin Roy 6IP 8H 3R 3ER 1BB 7K L
CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 TP
DH Dan Cook 1-3
2B Robby Weltzer 1-4
3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R RBI HR
HR MON: Gonzalez(8)
HR BOS: none
W: Manuel Amezola(10-8 4.02) L: Austin Roy(6-14 4.98) SV : Paul Ide(24 1.30)
Oh boy. Austin Roy pitched well, but we had no offense again…

Record: 57-79 , 5th in EL Northeast, 13GB
Week: 0-6 (0-3 @ NYM, 0-3 @ BOS)
Power Rankings: #29(-16)
Runs scored: 496(15th)
Runs against: 656(12th)
Starters ERA: 5.01(14th)
Bullpen ERA: 4.06(5th)
Defensive Eff.: .680 (12th)
Zone Rating: +24.8(3rd)
Fan Interest: 81(-1)

Who's hot?
RHRP Glen McKeen 23G 1SV 3-0 0.77 23.1IP 18K
CF Brian Schill 9G 12-25 .480 3HR 10RBIs

Who's not?
C Jordan Chavis 6G 2-20 .100 0HR 0RBI
2B Robby Weltzer 6G 2-21 .095 0HR 0RBI
SS Jose Robles 10G 3-26 .115 0HR 0RBI

Houston Astros 1B Ed Bigalow(28, 3.5x*) was named EL Player of the Week after going 9-21 4HR 8RBIs 7R. The 2x All-Star is batting .290-44-76 1.004OPS 4.5WAR in 121 games.

Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Miguel Martinez(30 4.5*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 14-22 2HR 8RBIs 12R. The 2x MvP is batting .305-32-98 .936OPS 4.5WAR in 132 games.

02-21-2025, 02:33 PM	#78
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,699	2021 Week 23 Week 23:3@ New York Mets(61-69), 3@ Boston Aeros(62-69) September 6th Mets Rough Up Expos, 9-3 David Steiner helped his team muscle past the Montreal Expos, 9-3. In the game, the New York left fielder slugged 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Zach Laurents, the winning pitcher, is now 8-10. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, while fanning 6 and walking 3. A.J. Pinkerton got the save, his 1st in 1 chances. With New York leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Steiner hit a cutter from Austin Roy for a 2-run home run. It was his 24th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 4-1. The Mets, now 62-69, have won 4 in a row. "What's not to like about a win?" said Steiner. The 2019 EL Silver Slugger is batting .285-24-77 .828OPS 2.2WAR in 113 games. Sam Griffin(R, 8-8 3.96) – Joel Gaspar(L, 16-9 2.35 in 2020) tomorrow. First start since he returned elbow surgery. SP Austin Roy 3.2IP 5H 5R 5ER 1BB 3K DH Dan Cook 1-3 BB DB 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 RF Huai-yu Mah 1-4 2R DB 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 R 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 3RBI HR MON: none HR NYM: Lemke(8), Steiner 2(24), Dones(3), Stuart(19) W: Zach Laurents(8-10 3.86) L: Austin Roy(6-13 5.00) SV : A.J. Pinkerton(1 3.09) Roy got lit again… here ends the winning streak and starts the losing streak I bet. September 7th Transaction: RHSP Austin Roy(24, 3.5/4) has put his name under a 6y/$71M contract that will buy out his arbitration years and first three years of free agency. The deal is $3.5M/$7.5M/$10.5M/$16.5M/$16.5M/$16.5M. Expos Dealt 3-2 Loss by New York* Riding the 3-hit performance of the three-time All-Star Bernie Castillo, the New York Mets stopped the Montreal Expos, 3-2. The third baseman is batting .346-13-62 .893OPS 4.8WAR in 122 games. David Steiner hit a run-scoring double off Sam Griffin in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Mets in front, 3-2. In addition to the double, Steiner had 1 single and 1 walk, while going 2 for 3. In postgame comments to the New York Citizen, Steiner said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come." This win makes it 5 in a row for New York. Sam Rush(R, 5-8 5.48) – Willie Fernandez(R, 0-2 4.72) tomorrow. Another injury returnee after a 3 month hammy injury. SP Sam Griffin 5.2IP 9H 3R 3ER 1BB 2K CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R RBI LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 RBI 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 RF Ignacio Benavides 1-2 2BB C Jordan Chavis 1-3 R DB HR MON: none HR NYM: none W: Joel Gaspar(1-0 3.18) L: Sam Griffin(8-9 3.99) SV : Ron Millett(25 2.45) Griffin had a good start, but the offense just is anemic again. September 8th Expos Sunk by Mets, 4-2, in Sweep Mets right fielder Yong-gwan Lee left his imprint on his team's 4-2 win over the Montreal Expos. Lee was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for New York in the contest. New York has run its win streak to 6 in a row. With New York trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Lee hit a fastball from Sam Rush for a 3-run home run. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 3-2. Lee attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone." The 2021 EL All-Star is batting .293-23-61 .857OPS 3.2WAR in 122 games. Melvin Magana(R, 1-3 5.76) – Tyrese Speed(R, 2-2 5.04) the day after tomorrow. He gave him his first loss of the season, lets see if we can do more. SP Sam Rush 5IP 3H 3R 3ER 2BB 4K CF Vicente Rodriguez 1-4 R DH Dan Cook 2-4 R 2RBI HR LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 1B Cody Kerzner 1-4 DB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-4 RF Ignacio Benavides 1-4 HR MON: Cook(16) HR NYM: Lee(23) W: Willie Fernandez(1-2 4.55) L: Sam Rush(5-9 5.47) SV : Ron Millett(26 2.41) As expected, the Mets were too tough for our offense. September 9th Offday September 10th Speed Now 3-2 After Subduing Expos Boston beat Montreal on the strength of starting pitcher Tyrese Speed's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 2-1. Paul Ide converted his 23rd save in 26 tries. The losing streak for Montreal has now reached 4 games. Boston starter Tyrese Speed was exceptional. The 1.93 m right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 8 innings of work. "We found a way to get it done," Speed said. The 24-year old moved to 3-2 4.23 37K 0.6WAR in six starts. Adrian Hilscher(R, 2-9 4.60) – Brian Peduzzi(R, 8-10 4.28) tomorrow. 1-1 against us… SP Melvin Magana 4.2IP 2H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K L PH Huai-yu Mah 1-1 R RBI HR HR MON: Mah(2) HR BOS: none W: Tyrese Speed(3-2 4.23) L: Melvin Magana(1-4 5.43) SV : Paul Ide(23 1.32) Yep. That was a 1-hitter. September 11th Montreal Defeated by Aeros, 7-3 The Boston Aeros defeated the Montreal Expos, 7-3, at Fenway Park. Boston was led by 24-year old shortstop Tim Kessler, who was 3-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2. Brian Peduzzi picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-10 on the season. He struck out 8 and walked 1 in 7 innings, while yielding 3 runs. Montreal now owns a losing streak of 5 games. With Boston leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Kessler hit a changeup from Adrian Hilscher for a run-scoring double. It was his 21st double of the season and put the Aeros ahead, 2-0. Kessler said his team "played with determination." The 4th overall pick in 2018 is batting .295-13-63 .799OPS 3.2WAR in 105 games. Austin Roy(R, 6-13 5.00) – Manuel Amezola(R, 9-8 4.15) tomorrow. Good first year as a starter after being a reliever the last seasons. SP Adrian Hilscher 4IP 9H 5R 5ER 2BB 6K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 R DH Dan Cook 1-3 BB DB LF Karl Ferguson 1-4 R 2RBI HR RF Ian Messer 2-4 DB 3B Orlando Gonzalez 2-3 R RBI HR HR MON: Ferguson(18), Gonzalez(7) HR BOS: none W: Brian Peduzzi(9-10 4.26) L: Adrian Hilscher(2-10 4.88) SV : none Yep. We suck. September 12th Expos Wrap Up Winless Week with 1-3 Loss to Boston Boston pitcher Manuel Amezola did his part in helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 3-1. The opposition could never get too much going against the right-hander. Montreal has now lost 6 consecutive games. Tim Kessler hit a run-scoring double off Austin Roy in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Aeros in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Kessler had 1 single, while going 2 for 4. "It was a solid team effort," said Amezola after the game. He worked 7.2 innings of 1-run ball and got his 10th win of the season. Scott Becker(L, 9-10 4.90) – Sam Griffin(R, 8-9 3.99) tomorrow. 7x veteran All-Star SP Austin Roy 6IP 8H 3R 3ER 1BB 7K L CF Vicente Rodriguez 2-4 TP DH Dan Cook 1-3 2B Robby Weltzer 1-4 3B Orlando Gonzalez 1-3 R RBI HR HR MON: Gonzalez(8) HR BOS: none W: Manuel Amezola(10-8 4.02) L: Austin Roy(6-14 4.98) SV : Paul Ide(24 1.30) Oh boy. Austin Roy pitched well, but we had no offense again… Record: 57-79 , 5th in EL Northeast, 13GB Week: 0-6 (0-3 @ NYM, 0-3 @ BOS) Power Rankings: #29(-16) Runs scored: 496(15th) Runs against: 656(12th) Starters ERA: 5.01(14th) Bullpen ERA: 4.06(5th) Defensive Eff.: .680 (12th) Zone Rating: +24.8(3rd) Fan Interest: 81(-1) Who's hot? RHRP Glen McKeen 23G 1SV 3-0 0.77 23.1IP 18K CF Brian Schill 9G 12-25 .480 3HR 10RBIs Who's not? C Jordan Chavis 6G 2-20 .100 0HR 0RBI 2B Robby Weltzer 6G 2-21 .095 0HR 0RBI SS Jose Robles 10G 3-26 .115 0HR 0RBI Houston Astros 1B Ed Bigalow(28, 3.5x) was named EL Player of the Week after going 9-21 4HR 8RBIs 7R. The 2x All-Star is batting .290-44-76 1.004OPS 4.5WAR in 121 games. Arizona Diamondbacks* 1B Miguel Martinez(30 4.5*) was named WL Player of the Week after going 14-22 2HR 8RBIs 12R. The 2x MvP is batting .305-32-98 .936OPS 4.5WAR in 132 games. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)