Extended Box
FLORIDA (9) VS MONTREAL (0) - FINAL
FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313
L Castillo 2b 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .310
M Cabrera rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .387
N Bump p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Perisho p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Lowell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .321
A Nunez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
J Conine lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .192
M Mordecai 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
H Choi 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .227
J Wayne p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-L Harris ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Redmond c 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .462
A Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .179
D Easley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
D Willis p 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000
W Cordero 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Totals 42 9 15 9 3 6 14
a-grounded to first for J Wayne in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - D Willis (1, T Ohka). HR - H Choi (4, 2nd inning off T Ohka 0 on,
0 Out), D Willis (1, 5th inning off J Fikac 2 on, 2 Out), M Cabrera (6, 8th
inning off L Ayala 0 on, 0 Out). S - J Pierre. RBI - M Lowell (4), H Choi (7),
M Redmond 2 (3), L Castillo (4), D Willis 3 (3), M Cabrera (9). 2-out RBI -
M Lowell, M Redmond 2, D Willis 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Redmond 1, L Castillo 2, M Lowell 1, A Gonzalez 1, M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - L Castillo (1, 2nd base off T Ohka/E Diaz).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Mordecai-L Castillo-W Cordero, M Mordecai-W Cordero).
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 3b-2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
J Rivera lf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .214
J Vidro 2b 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .346
R Biddle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Bentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .281
C Everett rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
L Lopez 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182
B Wilkerson 1b-lf 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .143
E Diaz c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200
P Bergeron cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
T Ohka p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
a-R Calloway ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
J Fikac p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Fox 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 32 0 8 0 5 6 17
a-struck out swinging for T Ohka in the 4th; b-grounded to second for R Biddle
in the 7th.
BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Sledge 1, R Calloway 1,
O Cabrera 1. GIDP - E Diaz 2. Team LOB - 10.
FIELDING: E - J Carroll (2, ground ball).
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FLORIDA - 112 130 010 -- 9
MONTREAL - 000 000 000 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Willis (W, 2-0) 5 4 0 0 4 4 0 0.00
J Wayne 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
N Bump 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
M Perisho 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka (L, 0-2) 4 8 5 3 1 0 1 5.59
J Fikac 2 3 3 3 2 4 1 5.40
R Biddle 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
L Ayala 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 8.31
C Bentz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes: D Willis 94-60; J Wayne 23-14; N Bump 10-8; M Perisho 8-5;
T Ohka 74-45; J Fikac 45-29; R Biddle 22-12; L Ayala 16-13; C Bentz 8-5.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Willis 5-5; J Wayne 3-3; N Bump 2-0; M Perisho 1-1;
T Ohka 4-8; J Fikac 2-0; R Biddle 2-0; L Ayala 2-0; C Bentz 2-1. Batters faced:
D Willis 22; J Wayne 8; N Bump 4; M Perisho 3; T Ohka 22; J Fikac 11; R Biddle 5;
L Ayala 5; C Bentz 3.
UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.
T--2:58. Att--13,180.
Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.
How They Scored
FLORIDA 1ST: J Pierre flied out to right. L Castillo reached on bunt
single to third. M Cabrera grounded out to third, L Castillo to second.
M Lowell singled to left center, L Castillo scored. J Conine fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 1, MONTREAL 0.
FLORIDA 2ND: H Choi homered to right. M Redmond flied out to right.
A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. D Willis singled to right. J Pierre flied
out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 2, MONTREAL 0.
FLORIDA 3RD: L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. M Cabrera singled to
center. M Lowell safe at first on error by third baseman J Carroll, M Cabrera
to second. J Conine flied out to right, M Cabrera to third. H Choi walked,
M Lowell to second. M Redmond singled to left, M Cabrera and M Lowell scored,
H Choi to second. A Gonzalez flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
FLORIDA 4, MONTREAL 0.
FLORIDA 4TH: D Willis doubled to deep left center. J Pierre sacrificed to
third, D Willis to third. L Castillo singled to right, D Willis scored.
L Castillo stole second. M Cabrera flied out to right, L Castillo to third.
M Lowell fouled out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 5, MONTREAL 0.
FLORIDA 5TH: J Rivera in right field. L Lopez at first base. B Wilkerson in
left field. J Fikac relieved T Ohka. J Conine grounded out to third. H Choi
walked. M Redmond singled to right, H Choi to second. A Gonzalez grounded
into fielder's choice to third, H Choi out at third, M Redmond to second.
D Willis homered to right, M Redmond and A Gonzalez scored. J Pierre singled to
right. L Castillo walked, J Pierre to second. M Cabrera struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 8, MONTREAL 0.
FLORIDA 8TH: L Ayala relieved R Biddle. M Cabrera homered to left. A Nunez
singled to left. M Mordecai struck out looking. L Harris hit for J Wayne.
L Harris grounded out to first, A Nunez to second. M Redmond grounded out to
third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 9, MONTREAL 0.
Game Story
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Ticker) -- Dontrelle Willis combined
with three relievers on an eight-hitter and also hit a three-run
homer as the Florida Marlins stretched their winning streak to
six games with a 9-0 rout of the Montreal Expos.
Facing the Expos for the second time in as many starts, Willis
continued his and the Marlins' recent success against Montreal.
He allowed four singles in five innings and won for the fourth
time in five career decisions vs. the Expos.
"There was nothing easy about this game," Willis said. "It was
harder."
The only negative in the reigning National League Rookie of the
Year's outing was his struggles with his command. He tied a
career high by issuing four walks and was lifted after throwing
94 pitches.
"At first my command wasn't that good," Willis said. "But I came
up with the pitches I needed in key situations. It didn't
matter (that I came out) after five. That's the manager's
decision. I don't get involved in that."
Last Thursday at Pro Player Stadium, Willis collected three hits
and in this one he also went 3-for-3. He singled in the first
inning, led off the fourth with a double and hit his second
career homer with two outs in the fifth to give the Marlins an
8-0 advantage.
Florida has won 13 of its last 15 games against Montreal and its
bullpen has not allowed a run in the last seven contests
overall. Former Expos prospect Justin Wayne allowed two hits in
two innings and Nate Bump and Matt Perisho tossed an inning
apiece.
Montreal starter Tomo Ohka (0-2) faced Willis for the second
straight start was tagged for five runs - three earned - and
eight hits in four innings.
"His biggest problem was control," Expos manager Frank Robinson
said. "He feeds off the first pitch strike but he couldn't get
it going tonight. You could just see it from one hitter to the
next."
Florida has scored 29 runs during their run and jumped on the
Expos early, scoring in the first five innings.
Mike Lowell got things going with an RBI single in the first,
Hee Seop Choi hit his fourth homer to make it 2-0 in the second,
Mike Redmond had a two-run base hit in the third and Luis
Castillo added a run-scoring single in the fourth.
Willis, who has a career .313 batting average (20-of-64), put
the game out of reach by sending reliever Jeremy Fikac's 2-2
pitch over the right field fence.
Miguel Cabrera, who homered twice Tuesday, capped the scoring
with his major league-leading sixth homer in the eighth. He
homered for the fourth straight game, tying the team record set
by Kurt Abbott in 1994 and matched by Preston Wilson in 2000.
"I wasn't thinking about (the home run) streak," Cabrera said.
"I was just looking to get a hit to score some more runs but I
hit it good and it went out."
Montreal fell to 1-4 in Puerto Rico and has scored just four
runs. The Expos have managed just 10 runs in through eight
games, the lowest total in team history.
"Nothing's happening," Robinson said. "No one's on base,
nobody's moving around the bases. (If) you're going to look
like that, you're going to look like you're not putting the
effort in. How much effort does it take to run down the first
base line and turn right?"
