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jaa36 · 12-29-2018, 08:49 AM

We took a hard-fought series, three games to two, against the Miami Marlins to win the Division Series. Game one saw Juan Salazar walk the bases loaded in the fifth before giving way to Juan Maldonado, who allowed a three-run triple and a lead the Marlins never relinquished. Home runs by Luke Leto and Zaire Regular gave the Expos a 5-3 win in the second game. In game three, Chris Atherton provided the only offense with a two-run homer as Eric Vaughn pitched six shutout innings. Luis Estrada homered twice in game four despite being hobbled by a pulled abdominal muscle, but Doug Jenkins gave up an eighth-inning run and the series headed back to Montreal tied at two games apiece. Game five saw both Jose Altuve and Jordan Anderson hit two-run home runs; this time Juan Salazar pitched six scoreless innings and the bullpen was able to hold on for a 4-2 win.

It was a stressful series, but the Philadelphia Phillies did us a favor by beating the Cubs three games to two in their series, so we'll play a somewhat weaker opponent. The Phillies have a great ace in Tyrese Cooperwood, and some power in the lineup (including four-time all-star first baseman Blaze Jordan), but their bullpen has been decimated by injuries, to the point that their current close had no regular-season saves and a 5.65 ERA. Mike Matheny oddly used Ron Geiger out of the bullpen in game five- although to be honest, he can typically only go two or three innings anyway since his return from injury- so Eric Vaughn starts against Cooperwood in game one.

12-29-2018, 08:49 AM	#108
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,031	October 16, 2031 We took a hard-fought series, three games to two, against the Miami Marlins to win the Division Series. Game one saw Juan Salazar walk the bases loaded in the fifth before giving way to Juan Maldonado, who allowed a three-run triple and a lead the Marlins never relinquished. Home runs by Luke Leto and Zaire Regular gave the Expos a 5-3 win in the second game. In game three, Chris Atherton provided the only offense with a two-run homer as Eric Vaughn pitched six shutout innings. Luis Estrada homered twice in game four despite being hobbled by a pulled abdominal muscle, but Doug Jenkins gave up an eighth-inning run and the series headed back to Montreal tied at two games apiece. Game five saw both Jose Altuve and Jordan Anderson hit two-run home runs; this time Juan Salazar pitched six scoreless innings and the bullpen was able to hold on for a 4-2 win. It was a stressful series, but the Philadelphia Phillies did us a favor by beating the Cubs three games to two in their series, so we'll play a somewhat weaker opponent. The Phillies have a great ace in Tyrese Cooperwood, and some power in the lineup (including four-time all-star first baseman Blaze Jordan), but their bullpen has been decimated by injuries, to the point that their current close had no regular-season saves and a 5.65 ERA. Mike Matheny oddly used Ron Geiger out of the bullpen in game five- although to be honest, he can typically only go two or three innings anyway since his return from injury- so Eric Vaughn starts against Cooperwood in game one.