Extended Box
MONTREAL (2) VS PHILADELPHIA (4) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
P Bergeron cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
J Vidro 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .281
O Cabrera ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
T Batista 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .138
B Wilkerson lf-1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .107
J Rivera rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
a-R Calloway ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
L Lopez 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
b-T Sledge ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Diaz c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143
L Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
c-M Cepicky ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 9 6
a-grounded to shortstop for J Rivera in the 7th; b-grounded to first for L
Lopez in the 7th; c-struck out looking for L Hernandez in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - T Batista (1, E Milton). HR - T Batista (1, 2nd inning off E
Milton 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Batista 2 (2). 2-out RBI - T Batista. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, L Hernandez 1. Team LOB - 4.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Vidro-O Cabrera-L Lopez, O Cabrera-J Vidro-L Lopez).
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .121
P Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .297
B Abreu rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .100
J Thome 1b 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .371
P Burrell lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .324
M Lieberthal c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125
M Byrd cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258
T Worrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Bell 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
E Milton p 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
D Glanville cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 4 15
BATTING: HR - P Burrell (1, 2nd inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 0 Out), J Thome
(1, 8th inning off C Cordero 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Burrell 3 (9), J Thome (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Polanco 2. GIDP - B Abreu, M Byrd.
Team LOB - 5.
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MONTREAL - 010 001 000 -- 2
PHILADELPHIA - 021 000 01x -- 4
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez (L, 0-2) 6 8 3 3 2 3 1 3.79
C Cordero 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.00
PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
E Milton (W, 1-0) 6 5 2 2 0 6 1 3.27
T Worrell (H, 2) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
B Wagner (S, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 90-58; C Cordero 30-19; E Milton 94-64; T
Worrell 24-15; B Wagner 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 8-7; C Cordero
0-5; E Milton 4-8; T Worrell 4-1; B Wagner 1-0. Batters faced: L Hernandez 26;
C Cordero 7; E Milton 23; T Worrell 7; B Wagner 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Charlie Reliford. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.
T--2:29. Att--39,613.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to
right.
How They Scored
MONTREAL 2ND: T Batista homered to left. B Wilkerson struck out looking.
J Rivera singled to center. L Lopez singled to right center, J Rivera to
second. E Diaz popped out to first. L Hernandez grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.
PHILADELPHIA 2ND: J Thome singled to left center. P Burrell homered to
left center, J Thome scored. M Lieberthal singled to center. M Byrd singled
to shallow left, M Lieberthal to second. D Bell walked, M Lieberthal to third,
M Byrd to second. E Milton struck out looking. J Rollins fouled out to left.
P Polanco grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1,
PHILADELPHIA 2.
PHILADELPHIA 3RD: B Abreu walked. J Thome singled to shallow right, B Abreu to
third. P Burrell singled to deep right, B Abreu scored, J Thome to third.
M Lieberthal flied out to left. M Byrd grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, P Burrell out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1,
PHILADELPHIA 3.
MONTREAL 6TH: P Bergeron bunt popped out foul to catcher. J Vidro struck
out swinging. O Cabrera singled to shallow center. T Batista doubled to left,
O Cabrera scored. B Wilkerson flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MONTREAL 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.
PHILADELPHIA 8TH: B Abreu lined out to left. J Thome homered to right.
P Burrell flied out to center. M Lieberthal fouled out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MONTREAL 2, PHILADELPHIA 4.
Game Story
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- For the first time in 2004, Jim Thome
came through for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Thome recorded his first RBI of the season with a solo home run
in the bottom of the eighth inning and Pat Burrell hit his first
homer and added three RBI as the Phillies posted a 4-2 victory
over the punchless Montreal Expos.
Thome's homer, which capped a 4-for-4 night and tied his
career-high for hits in a game, added an insurance run for the
final margin.
"It's always nice to hit the first one," Thome said. "Especially
in that situation, when it added another run."
Eric Milton (1-0) recorded his first win with the Phillies,
allowing two runs and five hits in six innings with no walks and
six strikeouts. Milton retired 13 batters in a row at one
point.
"What a great scene and a great ballpark to pitch in," Milton
said of Citizen's Bank Park, the Phillies' new home. "I couldn't
ask for anything better."
After setup man Tim Worrell pitched two hitless innings, closer
Billy Wagner notched his third save with a perfect ninth in a
dominating performance that had the crowd of 39,613 roaring
every time the radar gun hit the 100 miles-per-hour mark.
"I thought the Flyers scored a goal (but) they weren't playing,"
Phillies manager Larry Bowa joked. "I guess when he hits the
100 (mph) mark, it's like a standing ovation. I've never seen
the fans get revved up over (a 100 mph pitch). I just hope he
doesn't blow his arm out trying to top every pitch. He gets
pumped up when he comes in."
Wagner began the ninth by striking out Tony Batista on an 89 mph
off-speed pitch. He then struck out Brad Wilkerson on a
fastball that was clocked at 101 before completely shattering
Ron Calloway's bat on a game-ending groundout to second.
Wagner already has established himself as a fan favorite,
receiving standing ovations after entering both of his games at
Citizens Bank Park.
"I think my critics are always going to say I overthrow," Wagner
said. "There's nothing I can say about it. I just go out there
and throw in the direction of (catcher Mike) Lieberthal and hope
he catches it.
"Fans get excited over anything. Shoot, they booed me when I
threw 99, so what's that tell you?"
Montreal arrived in Philadelphia after being shut out three
consecutive times by Florida in Puerto Rico and saw its
scoreless streak reach 34 innings before Batista's leadoff homer
in the top of the second ended the skid.
But Burrell took advantage of some shaky Montreal defense that
helped the Phillies take the lead.
After Wilkerson misplayed Thome's line drive into a single,
Burrell put the Phillies ahead with a two-run homer in the
bottom half of the second. In the third, his deep fly to right
glanced off the glove of Juan Rivera for a single that made it
3-1.
"I thought both plays would have been made," Montreal manager
Frank Robinson said.
The Expos closed to 3-2 in the sixth on Batista'a RBI double
before Thome restored the two-run margin.
Livan Hernandez (0-1) took the loss, yielding three runs and
eight hits in six innings.
