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

Andy is a star!

April 29th 1994,

The Expos offense was once again nowhere to be seen tonight as the team lost 5-1 to the San Diego Padres.

Montreal scored their only point in the 4th when Larry Walker produced an RBI single that pushed Mike Lansing home.

The Padres scored 2 in the 6th on RBI’s from Phil Plantier and Archi Cianfrocco and never looked back. They added one in the 7th on a Darrin Flecher passed ball with the bases loaded. After a Tony Gwynn RBI single in the 9th with the bases loaded, Fletcher let another one pass him to make the score 5-1 San Diego. That would be the final score.

Game Line
SDP 000 002 102 5 11 1
MTL 000 100 000 1 6 1
WP: Andy Benes
LP: Kirk Reuter (0-3)
2B: Clark, Benes, Lansing (4), Cordero 2 (8)

Andy Benes was the star of the game allowing 1 run in 8 innings and hitting a double:













NL East Standings:
ATL 15-7 --- .682
MTL 12-10 3 .545
NYM 11-10 3.5 .524
FLA 11-12 4.5 .478
PHI 9-13 6 .409

Next Game:
Padres @ Expos
Scott Sanders vs. Pedro Martinez (3-0) 0.82

Unlucky 13

April 27th 1994,

It took 13 inning to find a winner tonight between the Expos and the Giants.

The Giants took an early lead in the 2nd when Barry Bonds pushed Matt Williams home with a triple with no outs. Bonds would himself score on a Royce Clayton RBI single.

In the bottom of the 4th, after Marquis Grissom singled and stole 2nd base, Walker walked and Alou hit an infield single to load the bases with no outs. Darrin Fletcher then pushed Grissom home while hitting in a 5-4-3 double play.

The Giants then took control of the game when Matt Williams hit a 3 runs shot against Ken Hill in the 6th. Darren Lewis would add a solo shot in the 7th to give San Francisco a 6-1 lead.

The Giants looked like they were going away with this one when the Expos rallied for 4 points in the 8th. Cliff Floyd started the inning with a single. Grissom then hit his 3rd straight hit of the game, that time a 2 runs homerun to bring the Expos 2 points closer. After 2 outs, Lenny Webster hit a double against reliever Steve Frey, who then conceded a 2 runs shot to Wilfredo Cordero, his 3rd of the season.

The Expos would add one bottom of the 9th when with 2 on and 2 outs against closer Rod Beck, Juan Bell and Cordero both took advantage of consecutive Giants’ errors to bring the teams even at 6.

We would then have to wait until the 13th inning to see Royce Clayton push Barry Bonds home with the winning run single against Tim Scott.


Game Line
SFG 020 003 100 000 1 7 13 3
MTL 000 100 041 000 0 4 8 1
WP: Salomon Torres
LP: Tim Scott (0-1)
S: Mike Jackson
2B: Williams, Webster (3), Cordero (6)
3B: Bonds
HR: Lewis, Williams, Grissom (2), Cordero (3)

Matt Williams had a double and a 3 runs shot in the game:













NL East Standings:
ATL 15-6 --- .714
MTL 12-9 2.5 .571
NYM 10-10 4.5 .500
FLA 10-11 5 .476
PHI 8-13 7 .381

Next Game:
Padres @ Expos
Andy Benes vs. Kirk Reuter (0-2) 4.70

Back Home

April 26th 1994,

The Expos started their 8 games home stand on the right foot tonight with a 4-3 victory against the San Francisco Giants.

The first batter of the game, Mike Lansing, scored to give the Expos a 1-0 lead in the first when Larry Walker pushed him home with a 2 outs single. In the 4th, Jeff Fassero himself would help double then lead when he pushed Moises Alou home after 2 outs.

The Giants would come back and tie the score in the 6th with a 2 runs homerun by Matt Williams.

Cliff Floyd then hit a 1 run shot in the 7th to give Montreal a 1 run lead.

On top of the 8th, Mike Carreon brought once again the team even with a solo shot against Mel Rojas.

The Expos would take the lead back bottom of the 8th when Wilfredo Cordero hit a bases loaded sac-fly that pushed walker home against Salomon Torres. John Wetteland threw a perfect 9th inning to get his 7th save of the season.


Game Line
SFG 000 002 010 3 7 1
MTL 100 100 11x 4 8 1


WP: Mel Rojas (1-2)
LP: Salomon Torres
S: John Wetteland (7)
2B: Benzinger, Walker (10), Alou (7)
HR: Williams, Carreon, Floyd (1)


Jeff Fassero threw 7 solid innings and hit 2 for 2 with an RBI:













NL East Standings:
ATL 15-6 --- .714
MTL 12-8 2.5 .600
NYM 9-10 5 .474
FLA 9-11 5.5 .450
PHI 8-12 6.5 .400

Next Game:
Giants @ Expos
Mike Portugal vs. Ken Hill (2-1) 4.01

2 for 1 Piazza

April 24th 1994,

The Expos took an early lead tonight against the Dodgers, but Los Angeles, led by Mike Piazza’s bat, ran away with the win.

After consecutives single by Marquis Grissom and Mike Lansing, the first two hitters of the game, Moises Alou produced his 9th run of the season with a sacrifice fly against Pedro Astacio. Montreal would double their lead in the second when Cliff Floyd pushed Wil Cordero home with a double.

The Dodgers would even the score in the bottom of the 2nd when Cory Snyder produced 2 runs with a double. Eric Karros and Raul Mondesi crossed the plate on the play.

Montreal took the lead back in the 3rd with a two outs single by Darrin Fletcher that pushed Alou to the plate.

Then, it was time for the Piazza show. As the 1st batter of the 6th, Piazza sent Butch Henry deep to even the game at 3. Then, against Gil Heredia in the 7th with two men on bases with 2 outs, Piazza belted his second long ball in as many innings to give the Dodgers a 3 points lead. The Dodgers would never look back.

The Expos ended this 10 games west coast road trip with a record of 7-3.

Game Line
MON 111 000 000 3 8 0
LAD 020 001 30x 6 9 1

WP: Jim Gott
LP: Gil Heredia (1-1)
S: Todd Worrell
2B: Floyd 2 (2), Wallach, Mondesi
HR: Piazza 2

Mike Piazza was the big star of the game with 2 homeruns and 4 RBIs:












NL East Standings:
ATL 14-5 --- .737
MTL 11-8 3 .579
NYM 9-9 4.5 .500
FLA 8-10 5.5 .444
PHI 8-11 6 .421

Next Game:
Giants @ Expos
Bill Swift vs. Jeff Fassero (2-1) 3.46

Oh Brother

April 23rd 1994,

Pedro Martinez showed his big brother that his stellar start is far than being a fluke, throwing a complete game giving up only 1 run to get his 3rd win of the season.

Mike Lansing, second batter of the game, hit a double against Ramon Martinez and crossed the plate on Larry Walker’s single.

The Dodgers would even the game in the 4th when Tim Wallach pushed Brett Butler home with a sacrifice fly.

The Expos would then take a big lead their first big inning in a while. They scored four runs in the 6th, two of them from Wil Cordero’s second long ball of the season. It was only the 5th Expos homerun in their 18th game. Marquis Grissom produced the other 2 runs of the inning with a single.

Pedro completed the game giving up one run on 4 hits and one walk, striking out 11 in the process.

Game Line
MON 100 004 001 5 9 1
LAD 000 100 000 1 4 1

WP: Pedro Martinez (3-0)
LP: Ramon Martinez
2B: Lansing (3), Rodriguez
HR: Cordero (2)

Wil Cordero produced 2 runs with his 2nd long ball of the season:












NL East Standings:
ATL 13-5 --- .722
MTL 11-7 2 .611
NYM 9-8 3.5 .529
FLA 8-9 4.5 .471
PHI 8-10 5 .444

Next Game:
Expos @ Dodgers
Butch Henry (2-0) 3.29 vs. Pedro Astacio

3 for 0!

April 22nd 1994,

Pitching was the topic of the day during the first of the three games series between the Expos and the Dodgers.

Each team were scoreless after 8th, Tom Candiotti was still on the mound for the Dodgers, while Kirk Reuter was replaced after 7 by Gil Heredia.

Larry Walker hit a one out triple and was sent home on a sacrifice fly by Moises Alou. The Expos scored 1 run on 4 hits in 9 innings against Candiotti.

John Wetteland retired the side in order in the 9th to get his 6th save of the season. Reuter gave 7 hits in his 7 innings of work while Heredia gave up one hit in the 8th and got the decision.

Game Line
MON 000 000 001 1 4 1
LAD 000 000 000 0 8 0

WP: Gil Heredia (1-0)
LP: Tom Candiotti
S: John Wetteland (6)
2B: Fletcher (4), Piazza 2, Snyder
3B: Walker (1)

Gil Heredia got his first win of the season:











NL East Standings:
ATL 13-4 --- .765
MTL 10-7 3 .588
NYM 9-7 3.5 .563
PHI 8-9 5 .471
FLA 7-9 5.5 .438

Next Game:
Expos @ Dodgers
Pedro Martinez (2-0) 0.75 vs. Ramon Martinez

San Diego split

April 21th 1994,

The Padres opened the score in the 1st for the second consecutive game. That time, the expos answered back

After 1 out in the bottom of the 1st, Tony Gwynn reached third base on a triple against Ken Hill. The next batter, Derek Bell, sent him home with a single. It was the only point Hill would give in 6 innings of work.

Hill himself would produce the game tying run with a two outs single in the top of the second to push Wil Cordero home. The Expos took the lead in the 6th when an error by Luis Lopez on a Cordero grounder after 2 outs permitted Marquis Grissom to reach home. It was the 2nd game in a row that the game winning run was the result of a two outs error. In the 7th Walker produced the 3rd Expos run with a single that pushed Cliff Floyd to the plate.

Tim Scott in the 7th, Mel Rojas in the 8th and John Wetteland in the 9th would throw perfect innings to preserve the game for Montreal.

Game Line
MON 010 001 100 3 6 1
SDP 100 000 000 1 4 2


WP: Ken Hill (2-1)
LP: Wally Whitehurst
S: John Wetteland (5)
2B: Berry (5), Lopez
3B: Gwynn

Ken Hill gave up 1 run in 6 innings and produced the tying run to get the win:












NL East Standings:
ATL 13-3 --- .813
MTL 9-7 4 .563
NYM 8-7 4.5 .533
PHI 8-8 5 .500
FLA 7-8 5.5 .467

Next Game:
Expos @ Dodgers
Kirk Reuter (0-2) 6.75 vs. Tom Candiotti

Losing without giving up a run

April 20th 1994,

Tonight, Jeff Fassero lost a decision without even having an erated run against. Go figure.

After 2 outs in the bottom of the 1st, Wilfredo Cordero dropped a Derek Bell grounder that gave him the chance to reach 1st. The last thing we thought is that the game would be played there. The next batter, Phil Clark, sent Fassero’s pitch deep for a 2 run shot. That was all the Padres needed.

The Expos scored 1 point on top of the second when Cliff Floyd sent Larry walker home with a two outs single against Scott Sanders. It would be the only point Sanders would give in 8 innings of work.

Trevor Hoffman retired the side in order in the 9th to get the save.

Game Line
MON 010 000 000 1 4 1
SDP 200 000 00x 2 4 1

WP: Scott Sanders
LP: Jeff Fassero (2-1)
S: Trevor Hoffman
HR: Clark

Phil Clark produced all the Padres would need with a 2 runs shot in the 1st:












NL East Standings:
ATL 13-3 --- .813
NYM 8-6 4 .571
MTL 8-7 4.5 .533
PHI 7-8 5.5 .467
FLA 7-8 5.5 .467

Next Game:
Expos @ Padres
Ken Hill (1-1) 4.82 vs. Wally Whitehurst

Mini Sweep!

April 19th 1994,

The Expos hit early and never looked behind tonight to complete the 2 games sweep of the Giants, their first one of the season.

The Expos started the game with 5 runs and 7 hits in the first against a struggling John Burkett. Larry Walker produced 2 with a double. Wilfredo Cordero, Sean Berry and Cliff Floyd produced the other runs.

The Giants came back in the 4th. After a Robby Thompson walk, Marquis Grissom got his 3rd error on the season on a fly ball from Matt Williams. Butch Henry then threw an intentional walk to Barry Bonds to load the bases after one out. Todd Benzinger, the next batter, sent Henry’s offering deep in the left field stands to bring the Giants 1 point close at 5-4. Henry threw 6 innings giving up 4 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and registered 2 strikeouts.

After Tim Scott and Mel Rojas threw scoreless innings in the 7th and 8th, the Expos added an insurance run in the ninth when Floyd produced his 2nd point in the game sending Juan Bell, who was pinch running for Darrin Fletcher, home with a single against Mike Jackson.

John Wetteland gave up a hit but registered 2 strikeouts in a scoreless 9th to get his 4th save of the season.

Game Line
MON 500 000 001 6 9 1
SFG 000 400 000 4 4 0

WP: Butch Henry (2-0)
LP: John Burkett
S: John Wetteland (4)
2B: Walker (9)
3B: Thompson
HR: Benzinger

Cliff Floyd produced 2 runs, including the game winning one, with 2 hits:












NL East Standings:
ATL 13-2 --- .867
NYM 8-5 4 .615
MTL 8-6 4.5 .571
PHI 7-7 5.5 .500
FLA 7-7 5.5 .500

Next Game: Expos @ Padres
Jeff Fassero (2-0) 4.50 vs. Scott Sanders

Bouncing back!

April 18th 1994,

Pedro Martinez resumed his incredible start of the season being once again, well, stellar, helping the Expos coming back to their winning ways. They have now won 5 or their last 6 games.

Following a Mike Lansing single after 2 outs in the top of the third, Wil Cordero, Marquis Grissom and Larry Walker hit consecutive RBI doubles against lefty Bryan Hickerson to take a 3-0 lead. In their 13th game, it was only the second time the Expos were facing a left-handed starter.

The Expos added 2 points in the top of the 6th, that time against Dave Burba who gave up 3 consecutive walks to begin the inning. Cliff Floyd (defensive option) and Martinez (Sacrifice fly) produced the run.

Martinez gave up his only run in the 7th when Kurt Manwaring singled to push Barry Bonds (on second base following a double) home. Pedro gave up 1 run on 3 hits with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts on 7 innings of work.

After Rich Monteleone gave up 2 walks after 1 out in the 8th, Grissom (single) and Walker (double) produced 2 more runs to give the Expos a 7-1 lead.

Jeff Shaw pitched the last 2 innings giving 1 run on a Barry Bonds long ball.

Game Line
MON 003 002 020 7 10 1
SFG 000 000 101 2 5 0

WP: Pedro Martinez (2-0)
LP: Bryan Hickerson
2B: Cordero 2 (5), Grissom (2), Walker 2 (8), McGee, Bonds
HR: Bonds

Marquis Grissom hit 4 for 5 with a double, a run and 2 RBI’s:













NL East Standings:
ATL 13-1 --- .929
NYM 7-5 5 .583
PHI 7-6 5.5 .538
MTL 7-6 5.5 .538
FLA 6-7 6.5 .462


Next Game:
Expos @ Giants
Butch Henry (1-0) 1.17 vs. John Burkett

Rocked!

April 17th 1994,

The Expos batters forgot how hit, the pitchers forgot how to pitch and we sure do hope to forget about this one as soon as possible.

Kirk Reuter allowed 5 runs on 8 hits in just four innings including a homerun to Ellis Burks in the second, and RBI double to Charlie Hayes in the 4th, and RBI singles to Roberto Mejia and Marvin Freeman, the Rockies starter, in that same 4th inning.

Gil Heredia then allowed 1 point in 2 innings, a Roberto Mejia solo shot in the 6th.

Gabe White would the allow 2 in the 7th on a 2 run shot by Andres Galarraga.

For the winners, Marvin Freeman completed the game giving just 1 run on 6 hits, the run coming from a solo homerun by Mike Lansing in the 4th.

Game Line
MON 000 100 000 1 6 1
COL 010 401 20x 8 14 0

WP: Marvin Freeman
LP: Kirk Reuter (0-2)
2B: Alou (6), Webster (2), Bichette, Hayes
HR: Lansing (1), Galarraga, Burks, Mejia


The Rockies hit 7 long balls in the 3 game series, including 3 by Dante Bichette:














NL East Standings:
ATL 12-1 --- .923
NYM 7-4 4 .636
PHI 6-6 5.5 .500
MTL 6-6 5.5 .500
FLA 5-7 6.5 .417

Next Game:
Expos @ Giants
Pedro Martinez (1-0) 0.53 vs. Bryan Hickerson

Winners!

April 16th 1994,

The Expos won their 4th in a row tonight to play above .500 baseball for the first time of the season.

It did not look to good at first when Dante Bichette hit a 2 run shot against Ken Hill after only one out in the bottom of the first.

The Expos answered with 2 points at their turn at bat top of 2nd. After a Darin Fletcher single and a Wilfredo Cordero double, Berry produced a run with a sacrifice fly followed by a one run single by Cliff Floyd against Mike Harkey.

The game stayed tied at 2 until the top of the 7th inning. After an out, Lou Frazier produced a run with a single. Darren Holmes would then give up 2 consecutive walks with the bases loaded to give the Expos a 5-2 lead. The Expos added one on top of the 9th when Darrin Fletcher got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. The Expos got 8 bases on balls in the game. We learned after the game that Fletcher will be out a couple of games.

Gil Heredia got sent to the mound in the 9th with a 4 points lead. After walking Mike Kingery, Dante Bichette hit his 2nd homerun of the night to bring the Rockies 2 points close. John Wetteland was then spelled and struck out two before forcing Joe Girardi to hit a grounder to Cordero, who threw it to Floyd in time to end the game.

Game Line
MON 020 000 301 6 8 1
COL 200 000 002 4 10 0

WP: Ken Hill (1-1)
LP: Darren Holmes
S: John Wetteland (3)
2B: Cordero (3), Mejia
HR: Bichette 2

Wilfredo Cordero hit 3 for 5 with 2 runs and a stolen base:












NL East Standings:

ATL 11-1 --- .917
NYM 6-4 4 .600
PHI 6-5 4.5 .545
MTL 6-5 4.5 .545
FLA 5-6 5.5 .455

Next Game:
Expos @ Rockies
Kirk Reuter (0-1) 5.25 vs. Marvin Freeman

Mid-April Report

April 15th 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 15th 1994)

AL EAST
BOS 7 3 - .700
TOR 6 5 1.5 .545
NYY 5 4 1.5 .556
BAL 5 4 1.5 .556
DET 3 7 4.0 .300

AL CENTRAL
CLE 6 2 - .750
MIL 5 4 1.5 .556
CHW 5 5 2.0 .500
KCR 3 5 3.0 .375
MIN 4 7 3.5 .364

AL WEST
CAL 6 5 - .545
OAK 5 5 0.5 .500
TEX 4 5 1.0 .444
SEA 3 6 2.0 .333

NL EAST
ATL 10 1 - .909
NYM 5 4 4.0 .556
PHI 5 5 4.5 .500
MON 5 5 4.5 .500
FLA 4 6 5.5 .400

NL CENTRAL
HOU 8 2 - .800
STL 6 3 1.5 .667
CIN 5 4 2.5 .556
PIT 5 4 2.5 .556
CHC 2 7 5.5 .222

NL WEST
SFG 6 4 - .600
COL 3 6 2.5 .444
LAD 3 7 3.0 .300
SDP 1 10 5.5 .091

EXPOS STATS

PITCHERS
Fassero 2-0 4.50 9BB 11K
Hill 0-1 5.68 7BB 11K
Reuter 0-1 5.25 6BB 4K
Martinez 1-0 0.53 2BB 19K
Henry 1-0 1.17 2BB 6K
Heredia 0-0 1.80 0BB 5K
Scott 0-0 0.00 6BB 4K
Shaw 1-0 9.00 2BB 3K
Rojas 0-2 6.75 1BB 4K
Wetteland 0-1 7.71 0BB 1K (2s)

OFFENSE (Top 5s/min 10 AB)

AVG.
Alou .368
Berry .324
Fletcher .267
Walker .250
Grissom .244

DOUBLES
Walker 6
Alou 5
Berry 4
Fletcher 3
3 with 2

TRIPLES
Floyd 1
Cordero 1
Alou 1

HRs
Cordero 1
Grissom 1
Walker 1

RUNS
Cordero 7
Grissom 7
Lansing 6
Alou 6
Walker 6

RBIs
Floyd 7
Walker 7
Fletcher 5
Berry 5
Alou 5

SBs
Grissom 4
Frazier 2
5 at 1

STRIKEOUTS
Walker 8
Cordero 6
Lansing 5
Grissom 5
2 at 4

HIT IN DOUBLE PLAYS
Walker 3
Floyd 2
Berry 2
Cordero 2
2 at 1

DEFENSIVE ERRORS
Alou 2
Grissom 2
Fletcher 1
Lansing 1
Walker 1

The west coast road trip begins

April 15th 1994,

Tonight’s game was the first of a 10 games west coast road trip for the Expos, and they started it on the right foot.

The Expos did not loose time to take the lead, the first three batters of the game crossing the plate. After singles from Marquis Grissom and Mike Lansing, Moises Alou produced 2 with a triple against a struggling Armando Reynoso. Alou then scored on Larry Walker’s sacrifice fly. The Expos added one in the second when Sean Berry, who started the inning with a double, scored on Jeff Fassero’s single after one out.

Ellis Burks put the Rockies on the board with a solo shot in the 4th, but the Expos added one in the top of the 5th inning when Cliff Floyd pushed Darin Fletcher home on an optional play.

The Rockies came back at their turn at bat in the 5th. After two outs, Walt Weiss and Joe Girardi each singled to put the table for Dante Bichette’s 3 run Homerun.

The Expos added 2 in the 8th to make it 7-4, on 2 Rockies’ errors. Colorado finished the game with 5 errors.

Mel Rojas did not give any points that time in the 8th, and John Wetteland closed the game and earned his 2nd save of the season, his 2nd in as many days.

Game Line
MON 310 010 020 7 13 0
COL 000 130 000 4 9 5

WP: Jeff Fassero (2-0)
LP: Armando Reynoso
S: John Wetteland (2)
2B: Berry (4),
3B: Alou (1), Floyd (1)
HR: Bichette, Burks

Moises Alou reached bases 5 times with 2 hits, 2 walks and he reached on an error:













NL East Standings:
ATL 10-1 --- .909
NYM 5-4 4 .555
PHI 5-5 4.5 .500
MTL 5-5 4.5 .500
FLA 4-6 5.5 .400

Next Game:
Expos @ Rockies
K. Hill (0-1) 5.68 vs. Mike Harkey

Leaving the Basement

April 13th 1994,

In another pitchers’ duel, the Expos prevailed to win a second game in a row against the Reds.

The Expos scored two in the 2nd against Jose Rijo when consecutive singles from Sean Berry and Cliff Floyd pushed Larry Walker and Wilfredo Cordero to the plate. That would be the Expos only points of the evening.

Butch Henry had a great first start of the season allowing 1run on 5 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts in 7.2 innings of work. The Reds’ only point of the evening came from Tony Fernandez crossing the plate on Reggie Sanders’ double after 2 outs in the 8th.

John Wetteland shut the door in 1.1 innings to get his first save of the season.

The Expos are leaving for a 10 games in 10 days road trip in the west. Their 10th game in the season will be the 1st they play outside.

Game Line
CIN 000 000 010 1 6 1
MON 020 000 00x 2 5 0

WP: Butch Henry (1-0)
LP: Jose Rijo
S: John Wetteland (1)
2B: Sanders, Walker (6)

John Wetteland got his 1st save of the season:








NL East Standings:
ATL 8-1 --- .889
NYM 4-3 3 .571
PHI 4-4 3.5 .500
MTL 4-5 4 .444
FLA 3-5 4.5 .375

Next Game: Expos @ Rockies
J. Fassero (1-0) 3.86 vs. Armando Reynoso