The wheels of Delino

May 3rd 1994,

The Expos win streak stopped at 4 tonight when Delino DeShields and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2nd game of the 3 games series between both clubs.

After a single against starter Butch Henry and a stolen base to start the game, DeShields scored the first point of the game when Wil Cordero misplayed a liner from Jose Offerman.

The Expos would tie the score in the 4th on three consecutive singles from Cordero, Larry Walker and Moises Alou.

The 5th inning would be Henry’s last one as he gave up 3 points on 3 singles, one walk, and a second error from Cordero.

Todd Worrell closed the game in the 9th after giving one run on an Alou double after an out.

Game Line
LAD 100 030 000 4 11 0
MTL 000 100 001 2 7 2

WP: Orel Hershiser
LP: Butch Henry (2-1)
S: Todd Worrell
2B: Alou (8)

Delino DeShields haunted his ex-teammates reaching bases 4 times with 2 scores:














NL East Standings:
ATL 15-10 --- .600
MTL 15-11 0.5 .577
FLA 14-12 1.5 .538
NYM 12-13 3.0 .480
PHI 11-15 4.5 .423


Next Game:
Dodgers @ Expos
Tom Candiotti vs. Kirk Reuter (0-3) 4.50

EXP(l)OSion!

May 2nd 1994,

What a dandy for the fans present tonight at the Olympic Stadium. The Expos scored 10 runs, six of them produced by catcher Darrin Fletcher, to win their 4th in a row and getting half a game behind the Atlanta Braves.

Things did not start to well for the Expos when, after 2 outs in the first, Tim Wallach hit a 2 runs shot against starter Ken Hill to take the lead.

The Expos started their productive night after 2 outs in the bottom of the first. First, Wil Cordero singled. Stole second. RBI double by Larry Walker. 2-1 L-A. 2 runs shot by Alou. 3-2 Expos. Solo shot by Fletcher. 4-2. In the second, always against ex-Expos Kevin Gross, Cordero walked for an RBI with the bases loaded.

The Dodgers got one back in the 6th when Wallach produced his 3rd point of the night on a single. That was Hill’s last inning. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits in 6 innings.

The Expos scored another four in the bottom of the 7th on a Grand Slam from Fletcher. Fletcher would add a 6th RBI on a 2 outs single in the 8th.

Game Line
LAD 200 001 000 3 5 0
MTL 410 000 41x 10 14 1

WP: Ken Hill (3-1)
LP: Kevin Gross
S: Tim Scott (1)
2B: Floyd (3), Cordero (10), Walker (11), Lansing (5)
HR:Wallach, Alou (1), Fletcher 2 (2)

Darrin Fletcher was dynamite with 3 hits including 2 long balls and 6 RBIs:














NL East Standings:
ATL 15-9 --- .625
MTL 15-10 0.5 .600
FLA 13-12 2.5 .520
NYM 12-12 3.0 .500
PHI 11-14 4.5 .440

Next Game:
Dodgers @ Expos
Orel Hershiser vs. Butch Henry (2-0) 3.66

Closing in!

May 1st 1994,

The Expos are now 1 game behind the Atlanta Braves in the East after winning the 3rd game of their series against the San Diego Padres by the score of 3 -1.

Jeff Fassero gave up his only point in the 1st when Phil Plantier sent Luis Lopez home with a 2 outs single. Fassero gave up 1 run on 6 hits and registered 9 strikeouts in 7 innings of work.

All 3 Expos points came in the 3rd inning. Whitehurst started the inning with an out, but the gave a single to Wil Cordero, walked Larry Walker, and gave a single to Moises Alou to load the bases. Darrin Fletcher and Mike Lansing followed with RBI singles. The Expos added a 3rd point on a 2 outs Archi Cianfrocco error on a grounder from Fassero.

Rojas in the 8th, and Wetteland in the 9th threw perfect innings. It was Wetteland’s 8th save of the season

Game Line
SDP 100 000 000 1 6 2
MTL 000 300 00x 3 8 1

WP: Jeff Fassero (3-1)
LP: Wally Whitehurst
S: John Wetteland (8)
2B: Frazier (1)

Youppi and the fans at the Olympic Stadium celebrated a 3rd straight Expos win:













NL East Standings:
ATL 15-9 --- .625
MTL 14-10 1 .583
FLA 13-12 2.5 .520
NYM 12-11 2.5 .522
PHI 10-14 5 .417

Next Game:
Dodgers @ Expos
Kevin Gross vs. Ken Hill (2-1) 4.83

End of April Report

April 30th 1994,

Twice a month I will do a report with up-to date Expos players’ stats and complete Major League standings. Those reports will be done the 15th and last day of the month, with the exception of July when the mid-month report will be at the all-star break. (Just to be clear, the dates I am talking about for the report are the ones in 1994 in my replay season)

MLB STANDINGS (including games of April 30th 1994)

AL EAST
W L GB WP
BOS 17 7 - .708
NYY 15 8 1.5 .652
BAL 15 8 1.5 .652
TOR 14 10 3.0 .583
DET 7 14 8.5 .333

AL CENTRAL
W L GB WP
CLE 13 9 - .591
MIL 13 9 - .591
CHW 13 10 0.5 .565
KCR 9 11 3.0 .450
MIN 9 16 5.5 .360

AL WEST
W L GB WP
SEA 10 13 - .435
TEX 9 12 - .429
CAL 9 16 2.0 .360
OAK 7 17 3.5 .292

NL EAST
W L GB WP
ATL 15 8 - .652
MON 13 10 2.0 .565
FLA 12 12 3.5 .500
NYM 11 11 3.5 .500
PHI 9 14 6.0 .391

NL CENTRAL
W L GB WP
HOU 15 8 - .652
CIN 14 8 .5 .636
STL 12 9 2.0 .571
PIT 12 10 2.5 .545
CHC 5 16 9.0 .238

NL WEST
W L GB WP
SFG 12 11 - .522
LAD 11 12 1.0 .478
SDP 9 15 3.5 .375
COL 8 14 3.5 .364


EXPOS STATS

PITCHERS
Fassero 2-1 2.73 11BB 23K
Hill 2-1 4.83 10BB 18K
Reuter 0-3 4.50 10BB 14K
Martinez 4-0 0.64 7BB 51K
Henry 2-0 3.66 6BB 12K
White 0-0 9.00 1BB 3K
Heredia 1-1 5.06 0BB 9K
Scott 0-1 1.00 8BB 4K
Shaw 1-0 4.91 5BB 6K
Rojas 1-2 5.00 1BB 7K
Wetteland 0-1 1.93 1BB 11K (7saves)

OFFENSE (Top 5s/min 20 AB)

AVG.
Alou .302
Cordero .253
Grissom .250
Walker .244
Fletcher .241

DOUBLES
Walker 10
Cordero 9
Alou 7
Berry 5
2 with 4

TRIPLES
Floyd 1
Cordero 1
Alou 1
Walker 1

HRs
Cordero 4
Grissom 3
4 with 1

RUNS
Cordero 17
Grissom 14
Lansing 13
Walker 11
Floyd 10

RBIs
Walker 15
Floyd 14
Cordero 10
Alou 9
Grissom 8

SBs
Grissom 10
Frazier 4
Berry 3
Alou 3
4 at 2

STRIKEOUTS
Grissom 19
Walker 19
Cordero 16
Alou 15
Floyd 14

HIT IN DOUBLE PLAYS
Fletcher 4
Floyd 4
Walker 4
Berry 3
Cordero 3

DEFENSIVE ERRORS
Lansing 5
Cordero 3
Grissom 3
Alou 2
Walker 1

The love story continues!

April 30th 1994,

Once again, tonight’s game in Montreal can be resumed to one name: Pedro Martinez.

Martinez completed his 3rd game in 5 starts, his 2nd complete game shutout of the season, and is clearly an early favorite for the N.L. Cy Young award. He completed the game giving up only 4 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 12, including 7 in the first three innings alone. He now has 4 wins in as many decision, with an ERA of 0.64 with 51 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched.

There were 8 other players on the field for the Expos even if they weren’t really needed. They scored 3 points on 7 hits, all their points coming from solo Homeruns. After hitting only 8 long balls as a team in 22 games, this power outburst was a good sign.

Game Line
SDP 000 000 000 0 4 3
MTL 000 000 210 3 7 0

WP: Pedro Martinez (4-0)
LP: Scott Sanders
2B: Hyers, Cordero (9)
HR: Grissom (3), Cordero (4), Berry (1)

Pedro Martinez was, once again, stellar:













NL East Standings:
ATL 15-8 --- .622
MTL 13-10 2 .565
FLA 12-12 3.5 .500
NYM 11-11 3.5 .500
PHI 9-14 6 .391

Next Game:
Padres @ Expos
Wally Whitehurst vs. Jeff Fassero (2-1) 2.73