MONTREAL (4) AT ATLANTA (3)

 MONTREAL         AB  R  H BI  ATLANTA          AB  R  H BI
 P Bergeron cf     3  0  2  0  R Furcal ss       1  0  1  0 
 E Chavez cf       2  1  2  1  W Betemit ss      1  0  0  0 
 J Vidro 2b        3  0  0  0  T Pena Jr ss      1  0  0  0 
 H Mateo 2b        2  0  1  0  J Franco 1b       3  0  0  0 
 N Johnson 1b      1  0  0  0  A Almanza p       0  0  0  0 
 L Lopez 1b        2  0  1  1  K Gryboski p      0  0  0  0 
 C Everett rf      1  0  0  0  S Thorman ph      1  0  0  0 
 J Rivera rf       2  0  0  0  W Cunnane p       0  0  0  0 
 O Cabrera ss      3  0  0  0  J Capellan p      0  0  0  0 
 J Carroll ss      1  1  0  0  C Jones lf        3  0  1  0 
 B Wilkerson lf    3  0  0  0  R Langerhans lf   1  0  0  0 
 R Choate p        0  0  0  0  J Drew rf         3  0  0  0 
 J Fikac p         0  0  0  0  D Wise rf         1  0  0  0 
 M Cepicky ph      1  1  1  2  A Jones cf        3  0  0  0 
 J Labandeira ss   1  0  0  0  O Joseph cf       1  0  0  0 
 S Hodges 3b       2  0  0  0  M Derosa 3b       2  0  1  0 
 J Matos 3b        2  0  1  0  J Smoltz p        0  0  0  0 
 C Cordero p       0  0  0  0  R Branyan 3b      2  0  0  0 
 B Schneider c     2  0  1  0  J Garcia 2b       2  1  2  0 
 G Zaun c          2  1  1  0  N Green 2b        1  0  0  0 
 C Vargas p        1  0  0  0  E Perez c         3  1  1  2 
 J Farnsworth p    1  0  0  0  L Evans c         1  0  0  0 
 T Sledge lf       2  0  1  0  R Ortiz p         1  0  0  0 
                               M Hessman 3b      3  1  2  1 
 TOTALS           37  4 11  4  TOTALS           34  3  8  3

 MONTREAL                  000 000 121 --  4
 ATLANTA                   000 020 001 --  3

 E--M Hessman. DP--MONTREAL 1. LOB--MONTREAL 11, 
 ATLANTA 7. 2B--T Sledge. HR--M Hessman 1 (1) (off 
 C Cordero), E Perez 1 (1) (off J Farnsworth), M 
 Cepicky 1 (1) (off W Cunnane). SB--P Bergeron 1 
 (2). CS--N Johnson.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  MONTREAL
 C Vargas                           3   3   0   0   1   2   0
 J Farnsworth                       2   3   2   2   1   2   1
 R Choate                           1   0   0   0   1   0   0
 J Fikac (W,3-0)                    1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 C Cordero (S,1)                    2   1   1   1   0   3   1
  ATLANTA
 R Ortiz                            4   2   0   0   2   4   0
 J Smoltz                           1   1   0   0   0   1   0
 A Almanza                          1   0   0   0   2   1   0
 K Gryboski                         1   3   1   1   0   0   0
 W Cunnane (L,0-1)                  1   2   2   2   1   0   1
 J Capellan                         1   3   1   1   0   1   0

 PB--E Perez. SO--MON: O Cabrera 2, C Everett, S 
 Hodges, B Schneider, B Wilkerson, J Labandeira. 
 ATL: R Branyan, J Drew, M Hessman, R Ortiz, E 
 Perez, D Wise, T Pena Jr. BB--MON: C Everett 2, N 
 Johnson 2, J Carroll. ATL: R Furcal 2, N Green. 
 T--3:04. A--10,139.

Game Story

KISSIMMEE, Florida (Ticker) -- Claudio Vargas allowed three 
hits in three impressive innings and pinch hitter Matt Cepicky
delivered a two-run homer as the Montreal Expos edged the
Atlanta Braves, 4-3, in a Grapefruit League matchup.

Vargas surrendered three singles and a walk, striking out two.
Randy Choate and Jeremy Fikac tossed a scoreless inning apiece
in relief.

Peter Bergeron and Endy Chavez had two hits apiece for Montreal,
which is 10-4 this spring.  Montreal erased a 2-0 deficit with
a run in the seventh and Cepicky's two-run homer an inning
later.

Mike Hessman and Eddie Perez homered for Atlanta, which is 4-10
this spring.

Starter Russ Ortiz was impressive for the Braves, allowing two
hits and two walks in four innings.  John Smoltz followed and
struck out one in a hitless inning.