Extended Box
FLORIDA (3) VS MONTREAL (0) - FINAL
FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Pierre cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
L Castillo 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
M Cabrera rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .400
M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .323
W Cordero lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091
A Nunez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
H Choi 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .240
R Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158
A Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161
C Pavano p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
a-D Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
C Fox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 3 7
a-grounded to shortstop for C Pavano in the 8th.
BATTING: HR - H Choi (5, 4th inning off Z Day 1 on, 2 Out). SF - M Lowell. RBI
- M Lowell (5), H Choi 2 (9). 2-out RBI - H Choi 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Castro 2. GIDP - J Pierre. Team LOB - 4.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Castillo-A Gonzalez-H Choi).
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Bergeron cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .258
J Carroll 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214
J Vidro 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .321
O Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250
B Wilkerson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125
R Calloway rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100
T Sledge lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .120
Z Day p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Bentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Fox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 6 8
a-struck out swinging for C Bentz in the 8th.
BATTING: 3B - J Carroll (1, C Pavano). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- B Wilkerson 2, O Cabrera 2. GIDP - O Cabrera. Team LOB - 4.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Vidro-O Cabrera-B Wilkerson).
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FLORIDA - 000 300 000 -- 3
MONTREAL - 000 000 000 -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Pavano (W, 1-0) 7 3 0 0 1 3 0 1.98
C Fox (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.25
A Benitez (S, 6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50
MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Day (L, 0-1) 7 4 3 3 2 3 1 3.75
C Bentz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Cordero 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
Pitches-strikes: C Pavano 92-63; C Fox 17-11; A Benitez 9-5; Z Day 99-66; C
Bentz 6-3; C Cordero 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Pavano 10-8; C Fox 0-0; A
Benitez 2-1; Z Day 13-5; C Bentz 2-1; C Cordero 1-2. Batters faced: C Pavano
25; C Fox 3; A Benitez 3; Z Day 26; C Bentz 3; C Cordero 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--John Hirschbeck.
T--2:10. Att--8,494.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, left
to right.
How They Scored
FLORIDA 4TH: L Castillo walked. M Cabrera singled to right, L Castillo to
third. M Lowell hit sacrifice fly to left, L Castillo scored, M Cabrera to
second. W Cordero struck out swinging. H Choi homered to center, M Cabrera
scored. R Castro popped out to third. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 3, MONTREAL 0.
Game Story
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Ticker) -- Absolute zero.
Carl Pavano and two relievers combined on a three-hitter to lead
the Florida Marlins to a fourth straight shutout win over the
Montreal Expos, 3-0.
The first shutout came in a 3-0 victory over the Expos April 8
in Florida before the Marlins blanked Montreal throughout this
three-game series at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
It marked the first time in franchise history that the Marlins
recorded three consecutive shutouts.
Brad Penny allowed just two hits over eight innings in a 5-0
victory in Florida's series-opening victory on Tuesday.
Dontrelle Willis and three relievers combined on an eight-hitter
in a 9-0 rout on Wednesday.
Pavano (1-0), a former Expo, allowed just three hits in seven
innings and Chad Fox and Armando Benitez, who earned his sixth
save in as many opportunities, each threw a hitless inning.
The Expos have not scored a run in 39 consecutive innings
against Florida and have the fewest runs in baseball with 10 in
nine games. At 2-7, the Expos are off to their worst start
since they were 1-9 in 1998.
Meanwhile, the Marlins extended their winning streak to seven
games and improved to 8-1, matching the best start in franchise
history set in 1997, their first championship season. Florida
has not allowed a run in 30 straight innings
Hee Seop Choi highlighted a three-run fourth inning with a
two-run homer off Zach Day (0-1). It was the fifth home run of
the season for Choi, who was acquired in the offseason from the
Chicago Cubs for first baseman Derrek Lee.
