Extended Box
MONTREAL (0) VS FLORIDA (3) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Wilkerson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
J Vidro 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .417
C Everett rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
O Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231
T Batista 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .083
J Rivera lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
L Lopez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
B Schneider c 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .100
T Ohka p 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
S Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Fox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Fikac p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 9 11
a-struck out looking for S Kim in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - J Rivera (1, D Willis). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Ohka 2. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Batista-J Vidro-L Lopez).
FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364
L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .167
M Cabrera rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 .400
J Conine lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182
H Choi 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
M Redmond c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .600
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083
D Willis p 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Fox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 11 3 1 4 12
BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (3, T Ohka). HR - M Lowell (1, 2nd inning off T Ohka
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Lowell (1), L Castillo (1), M Cabrera (2). 2-out RBI -
L Castillo, M Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Conine 2,
M Lowell 2, J Pierre 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 8.
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MONTREAL - 000 000 000 -- 0
FLORIDA - 010 020 00x -- 3
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka (L, 0-1) 5 2/3 9 3 3 0 2 1 4.76
S Kim 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Fikac 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis (W, 1-0) 7 2/3 5 0 0 1 8 0 0.00
C Fox (H, 1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
A Benitez (S, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
HBP - L Lopez (by D Willis). Pitches-strikes: T Ohka 82-65; S Kim 8-4;
J Fikac 29-18; D Willis 113-77; C Fox 5-2; A Benitez 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Ohka 5-10; S Kim 1-0; J Fikac 2-2; D Willis 4-11; C Fox 0-1; A Benitez 0-2.
Batters faced: T Ohka 26; S Kim 2; J Fikac 7; D Willis 30; C Fox 1; A Benitez 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Marvin Hudson.
T--2:29. Att--18,121.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to center.
How They Scored
FLORIDA 2ND: M Lowell homered to left. J Conine flied out to right.
H Choi flied out to right. M Redmond popped out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MONTREAL 0, FLORIDA 1.
FLORIDA 5TH: A Gonzalez popped out to first. D Willis singled to center.
J Pierre grounded out to shortstop, D Willis to second. L Castillo singled to
left, D Willis scored, L Castillo to second on throw. M Cabrera singled to
center, L Castillo scored. M Lowell doubled to right center, M Cabrera to third.
J Conine fouled out to catcher. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 0, FLORIDA 3.
Game Story
MIAMI (Ticker) -- Dontrelle Willis excelled on the mound and
at the plate for the Florida Marlins, and it showed in the box
score and on his jersey.
The reigning National League Rookie of the Year, Willis tossed 7
2/3 strong innings and went 3-for-3 as the Marlins blanked the
Montreal Expos, 3-0, in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Willis (1-0) scattered five hits with a walk and eight
strikeouts and also played a key role in the Marlins' two-run
fifth inning.
"I'm going to do what got me here - whatever it takes to win,"
Willis said. "We won, all that stuff is irrelevant. If we
would have lost, it wouldn't have mattered. It's fun to have a
zero ERA, but it's not going to stay that way."
Willis showed no signs of a sophomore jinx. Last year, Florida
was 19-8 in games he started.
"Dontrelle was outstanding," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said.
"He was sharp tonight, he went after hitters. ... He's an
athlete, he can do many things - pitch, swing the bat, run, kick
a football. ... He can probably play a little soccer, too."
After Mike Lowell's leadoff homer in the second gave Florida the
lead, Willis singled with one out in the fifth. Luis Castillo
and Miguel Cabrera followed with RBI base hits off starter Tomo
Ohka (0-1) to make it 3-0.
Willis became the first Florida pitcher to collect three hits in
a game since Chris Hammond on July 13, 1995. He also had three
against San Francisco in Game Four of last year's National
League Division Series.
Willis also made a diving attempt to catch a pop-up by Luis
Lopez in the fourth. When he scored from second on Castillo's
single, he slid in ahead of the tag by catcher Brian Schneider.
"That's how I play," Willis said. "My uniform is always dirty,
I'm always diving for balls. I love this game."
"It's a little scary," Marlins catcher Mike Redmond said. "He
gives 110 percent. That's apparent when he (goes into) a full
dive for a pop fly. That was great. As a player, it pumps you
up."
Willis retired 12 straight batters before walking Jose Vidro
with one out in the eighth. After Carl Everett bounced into a
fielder's choice, Chad Fox got Orlando Cabrera to fly out.
Armando Benitez tossed a scoreless ninth for his second save.
When Willis came to bat in the sixth, Expos manager Frank
Robinson pulled Ohka for reliever Sun-Woo Kim.
"When you can't get the pitcher out, you're in trouble,"
Robinson said. "Hey, try somebody else. It can't get any
worse. That may be the first time I've gone with a new pitcher
with the pitcher hitting."
Ohka allowed all three runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.