Extended Box
PHILADELPHIA (8) VS MONTREAL (6) - FINAL
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Byrd cf 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .204
P Polanco 2b 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .290
B Abreu rf 5 2 4 5 0 0 0 .231
J Thome 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .362
P Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .291
D Glanville pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
M Lieberthal c 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .154
D Bell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250
J Rollins ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .148
K Millwood p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
R Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Michaels ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
T Worrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Ledee ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 8 12 8 6 7 17
a-struck out swinging for R Hernandez in the 8th; b-doubled to deep center for
T Worrell in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - P Polanco (4, C Vargas); B Abreu 3 (5, C Bentz, C Vargas,
J Fikac); R Ledee (1, R Biddle). HR - B Abreu (3, 1st inning off C Vargas 2 on,
0 Out), J Thome (5, 1st inning off C Vargas 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Abreu 5 (9),
J Thome (7), D Bell (9), R Ledee (4). 2-out RBI - B Abreu 2, R Ledee. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, D Glanville 1, K Millwood 1,
P Polanco 1, P Burrell 1, J Rollins 1. GIDP - J Rollins. Team LOB - 11.
BASERUNNING: SB - M Byrd (2, 2nd base off S Kim/B Schneider).
FIELDING: E - M Lieberthal (2, throw); P Polanco (1, throw).
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Chavez cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .200
O Cabrera ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .275
J Vidro 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254
T Batista 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .224
B Wilkerson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .226
R Calloway rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .077
T Sledge lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .079
B Schneider c 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .200
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kim p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
a-M Cepicky ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
C Bentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Fikac p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Rivera ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
R Biddle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 6 12 5 2 5 11
a-grounded to first for S Kim in the 6th; b-walked for C Cordero in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - B Schneider (1, K Millwood); J Vidro (3, K Millwood); T Sledge (1,
K Millwood); B Wilkerson (4, K Millwood). 3B - O Cabrera (1, B Wagner). RBI -
T Batista 2 (4), B Wilkerson (3), T Sledge (1), E Chavez (1). 2-out RBI -
T Batista, E Chavez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Kim 2, E Chavez 1,
T Batista 1, O Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - O Cabrera (2, 2nd base off K Millwood/M Lieberthal),
E Chavez (1, 2nd base off K Millwood/M Lieberthal).
FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (1, ground ball). DP: 1 (J Vidro-O Cabrera-B Wilkerson).
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PHILADELPHIA - 410 000 111 -- 8
MONTREAL - 100 004 001 -- 6
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood (W, 2-2) 6 10 5 3 1 4 0 3.96
R Hernandez (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00
T Worrell (H, 3) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.93
B Wagner (S, 5) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.00
MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 2/3 6 5 5 2 2 2 5.60
S Kim 4 1/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.61
C Bentz (L, 0-2) 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.71
J Fikac 1 1/3 2 1 1 3 1 0 4.66
C Cordero 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16
R Biddle 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.25
WP - J Fikac. IBB - J Thome 2 (by C Vargas, J Fikac), B Schneider (by K Millwood),
P Burrell (by J Fikac). HBP - J Thome (by S Kim). Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 105-70;
R Hernandez 7-4; T Worrell 25-14; B Wagner 18-12; C Vargas 53-31; S Kim 61-38;
C Bentz 11-5; J Fikac 37-19; C Cordero 3-3; R Biddle 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls:
K Millwood 9-5; R Hernandez 1-2; T Worrell 2-1; B Wagner 1-1; C Vargas 2-1; S Kim 7-4;
C Bentz 0-0; J Fikac 2-1; C Cordero 0-1; R Biddle 0-3. Batters faced: K Millwood 29;
R Hernandez 3; T Worrell 5; B Wagner 4; C Vargas 13; S Kim 16; C Bentz 2; J Fikac 9;
C Cordero 1; R Biddle 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Matt Hollowell. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill Miller.
T--3:25. Att--30,112.
Weather: INDOORS
How They Scored
PHILADELPHIA 1ST: M Byrd singled to right. P Polanco walked, M Byrd to
second. B Abreu homered to right center, M Byrd and P Polanco scored. J Thome
homered to left. P Burrell struck out looking. M Lieberthal singled to
center. D Bell flied out to right. J Rollins grounded out to first. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 4, MONTREAL 0.
MONTREAL 1ST: E Chavez grounded out to second. O Cabrera singled to right.
J Vidro struck out looking. O Cabrera stole second, O Cabrera to third
on throwing error by catcher M Lieberthal. T Batista reached on infield single
to shortstop, O Cabrera scored. B Wilkerson grounded out to second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) PHILADELPHIA 4, MONTREAL 1.
PHILADELPHIA 2ND: K Millwood grounded out to third. M Byrd struck out
looking. P Polanco doubled to left. B Abreu doubled to deep center, P Polanco
scored. J Thome intentionally walked. S Kim relieved C Vargas. P Burrell
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 5, MONTREAL 1.
MONTREAL 6TH: T Batista singled to left center. B Wilkerson doubled to
deep right, T Batista scored. R Calloway grounded out to second, B Wilkerson
to third. T Sledge singled to center, B Wilkerson scored. B Schneider singled
to left center, T Sledge to second. M Cepicky hit for S Kim. M Cepicky
grounded out to first, T Sledge to third, B Schneider to second. E Chavez
reached on infield single to second, T Sledge scored, B Schneider to third,
B Schneider scored on throwing error by second baseman P Polanco. E Chavez
stole second. O Cabrera flied out to right. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
PHILADELPHIA 5, MONTREAL 5.
PHILADELPHIA 7TH: C Bentz relieved S Kim. B Abreu doubled to deep center.
J Thome struck out swinging. J Fikac relieved C Bentz. B Abreu to third on
wild pitch by J Fikac. P Burrell intentionally walked. D Glanville ran for
P Burrell. M Lieberthal walked, D Glanville to second. D Bell grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, B Abreu scored, M Lieberthal out at second,
D Glanville to third. J Rollins lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PHILADELPHIA 6, MONTREAL 5.
PHILADELPHIA 8TH: J Michaels hit for R Hernandez. J Michaels struck out
swinging. M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. P Polanco singled to center.
B Abreu doubled to deep center, P Polanco scored. J Thome intentionally walked.
C Cordero relieved J Fikac. D Glanville flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 7, MONTREAL 5.
PHILADELPHIA 9TH: R Biddle relieved C Cordero. M Lieberthal flied out to
center. D Bell singled to center. J Rollins flied out to center, D Bell to
second. R Ledee hit for T Worrell. R Ledee doubled to deep center, D Bell
scored. M Byrd flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8,
MONTREAL 5.
MONTREAL 9TH: B Wagner relieved T Worrell. O Cabrera tripled to deep right.
J Vidro struck out swinging. T Batista grounded out to first, O Cabrera
scored. B Wilkerson lined out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PHILADELPHIA 8,
MONTREAL 6.
Game Story
MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Montreal Expos enjoyed their best
offensive game of the season. Unfortunately, so did Bobby
Abreu.
Abreu went 4-for-5 with five RBI and Jim Thome homered in his
third straight game as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a
three-game losing streak with an 8-6 triumph over the Expos.
After scoring six runs in their previous three games, the Expos
matched that total in this one. They rallied from an early 5-1
deficit with a four-run sixth inning that was aided by a miscue
by second baseman Placido Polanco.
"It was good to see the bats come alive tonight," Montreal
manager Frank Robinson said. "Hopefully, we'll continue to hit
that way."
But Abreu, who belted a three-run homer in the first inning and
had an RBI double in the second, led off the seventh with
another two-base hit and scored four batters later on a
groundout by David Bell to put the Phillies ahead for good.
Abreu made it 7-5 in the eighth with his third double of the
game.
"It was working today," said Abreu, who entered with a .170
average. "I felt good at the plate, saw the ball good. I just
put the ball in play."
Thome followed Abreu's first-inning blast with a solo shot,
giving him four homers in his last five games.
Kevin Millwood (2-2) got the win, despite allowing five runs -
three earned - and 10 hits in six innings. Billy Wagner yielded
a run in the ninth before notching his fifth save.
"This was probably the worst I've pitched all year," Millwood
admitted. "You get four runs in the first, you relax a bit. To
allow them to come back and tie it is not a good job by me."
Chad Bentz (0-2) gave up the run in the seventh, but starter
Claudio Vargas put Montreal in an early hole by allowing five
runs and six hits in just 1 2/3 innings.
"Vargas dug us a big hole early in the ballgame and you just
can't overcome those things," Robinson said. "Our pitchers
can't let that happen because it takes us almost right out of
the ballgame."
The six runs surpassed the Expos' previous season high of four,
set Sunday at Philadelphia.
The Phillies opened a 4-0 lead before Vargas recorded an out.
Marlon Byrd led off the game with a single and Polanco walked
before Abreu launched an 0-1 pitch over the right-center field
wall for his third homer.
"Bobby swung the bat real well," Phillies manager Larry Bowa
said. "It seems like every time here, he gets a homer."
Thome followed with his fifth blast of the season.
"You have to throw the ball over the plate. He didn't do it in
his last outing and he didn't do it this time," Robinson said of
Vargas. "I don't know what it is. ... He was all over the
place in Philadelphia the last time he started."
Montreal, which is 0-4 against the Phillies this season, got on
the board in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Tony
Batista. But Philadelphia answered in the second with Abreu's
run-scoring double.
"Abreu was locked in all night and he did a lot of damage to
us," Montreal first baseman Brad Wilkerson said. "He's been
struggling, but you can't take him for granted."
Wilkerson began the Expos' comeback in the sixth with an RBI
double. One out later, Terrmel Sledge collected his first major
league RBI with a single that made it 5-3.
Sledge scored on an infield hit by Endy Chavez and Polanco made
an errant throw that allowed Brian Schneider to score the tying
run.