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MONTREAL (2) VS NY METS (1) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Wilkerson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239
O Cabrera ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .267
J Vidro 2b 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .280
T Batista 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .204
J Rivera rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250
T Sledge 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .032
R Calloway lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056
B Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158
L Hernandez p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-L Lopez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
R Biddle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 9
a-grounded to shortstop for L Ayala in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (3, T Glavine). SF - J Vidro. RBI - O Cabrera (5), J
Vidro (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 2. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Rivera (M Piazza at Home), B Wilkerson (K
Garcia at Home). DP: 1 (B Schneider-O Cabrera).
NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
T Zeile 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .286
K Garcia rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286
M Piazza c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .309
M Cameron cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .235
J Phillips 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .159
S Spencer lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .308
J McEwing 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .250
T Glavine p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
a-E Valent ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-V Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Totals 31 1 8 1 3 7 14
a-singled to center for T Glavine in the 7th; b-grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop for M Stanton in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Piazza (3, L Hernandez); S Spencer (2, L Hernandez); K Garcia
(2, L Hernandez). S - T Glavine. RBI - J McEwing (3). 2-out RBI - J McEwing.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Glavine 2, S Spencer 2, K Matsui 1.
Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: CS - E Valent (1, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider).
FIELDING: E - J McEwing (1, ground ball); M Cameron (2, bobble).
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MONTREAL - 000 020 000 -- 2
NY METS - 010 000 000 -- 1
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez (W, 1-2) 7 2/3 7 1 1 3 6 0 3.04
L Ayala (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
R Biddle (S, 4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine (L, 2-1) 7 5 2 1 2 3 0 1.00
M Stanton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.23
HBP - M Cameron (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 118-74; L
Ayala 4-3; R Biddle 12-8; T Glavine 95-59; M Stanton 24-15. Ground balls-fly
balls: L Hernandez 10-4; L Ayala 0-0; R Biddle 2-1; T Glavine 7-11; M Stanton
3-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 31; L Ayala 1; R Biddle 4; T Glavine 29; M
Stanton 7.
UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian Onora.
T--2:34. Att--23,565.
Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, in from
right.
How They Scored
NY METS 2ND: M Piazza doubled to deep left. M Cameron walked. J Phillips
struck out swinging. S Spencer singled to right, M Piazza thrown out at home,
M Cameron to second. J McEwing singled to center, M Cameron scored, S Spencer
to third, J McEwing to second advancing on throw. T Glavine grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 0, NY METS 1.
MONTREAL 5TH: L Hernandez grounded out to first. B Wilkerson doubled to
left. O Cabrera singled to center, B Wilkerson scored, O Cabrera to third on
error by center fielder M Cameron. J Vidro hit sacrifice fly to right,
O Cabrera scored. T Batista popped out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
MONTREAL 2, NY METS 1.
Game Story
FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- With plenty of defensive help,
Livan Hernandez turned another night of meager offensive
production by the Montreal Expos into a win.
Hernandez allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings and the Expos threw
out a pair of runners at the plate in a 2-1 victory over the New
York Mets.
The Expos won by a 2-1 score for the second straight night and
have managed a mere 24 runs in 15 games this season. But that
was enough on Wednesday thanks to Hernandez (1-2), who won for
the first time in four starts this season by allowing seven hits
and striking out six.
Hernandez left after center fielder Brad Wilkerson threw out
Karim Garcia trying to score on a single by Mike Piazza in the
eighth.
"The defense was good tonight," Hernandez said. "The defense won
the game tonight."
Leading the way was Wilkerson, who decoyed Garcia by holding his
glove in the air before fielding the soft single and throwing
to catcher Brian Schneider, who held on to the ball as Garcia
tried to jar it loose.
"I put my glove up to try to slow the runner up a little bit,"
Wilkerson said. "I just grabbed it and as soon as I threw it, I
knew it was a good throw. I knew we had a chance to get him."
Luis Ayala recorded the final out of the eighth and Rocky Biddle
worked the ninth for his fourth save and second in as many
nights.
Tom Glavine (2-1), who left his last start with shoulder
stiffness, allowed five hits in seven innings and surrendered
both of his runs in the fifth.
"I felt good out there tonight," Glavine said. "I had a little
bit of (stiffness) but I think it's primarily due to the cold
weather."
Wilkerson doubled to left field to open the fifth and came home
when Orlando Cabrera singled. Center fielder Mike Cameron, a
two-time Gold Glove winner, allowed the ball to go under his
glove and Cabrera wound up at third base.
"I had a pretty good chance because the ball was hit pretty
hard," Cameron said. "I just overran it."
Jose Vidro lined a sacrifice fly to right field, putting the
Expos ahead to stay.
The Mets scored a run in the second inning but could have had
more. Piazza was thrown out by right fielder Juan Rivera trying
to score on a single by Shane Spencer, but Joe McEwing followed
immediately with a run-scoring single.
"There was some pretty good pitching going on in the outfield
out there," Montreal manager Frank Robinson said. "There was
some good defense all around, and that's what you're going to
have to do in close ballgames."
New York has lost five of its last six contests.