Extended Box
MONTREAL (4) VS LOS ANGELES (5) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Chavez cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .222
J Vidro 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241
O Cabrera ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258
B Wilkerson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .215
T Batista 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .235
M Cepicky lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179
J Rivera rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
T Sledge rf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .133
B Schneider c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231
L Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-R Calloway ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059
Totals 32 4 7 3 3 7 13
a-struck out swinging for L Ayala in the 9th.
BATTING: HR - T Batista (2, 4th inning off J Lima 0 on, 0 Out). S - L
Hernandez. RBI - B Wilkerson 2 (6), T Batista (6). 2-out RBI - B Wilkerson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cepicky 2. Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - E Chavez 2 (4, 2nd base off J Lima/P Lo Duca 2), O Cabrera
(3, 2nd base off J Lima/P Lo Duca), B Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off G Mota/P Lo
Duca).
FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (2, throw); B Wilkerson (2, dropped foul ball).
LOS ANGELES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .263
C Izturis ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .311
A Beltre 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .367
S Green rf 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .278
P Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .400
J Encarnacion lf 4 2 3 0 0 1 2 .267
R Ventura 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .375
A Cora 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203
J Lima p 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .667
W Alvarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320
T Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Grabowski ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143
E Gagne p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 11 5 4 5 16
a-struck out swinging for W Alvarez in the 6th; b-doubled to deep right center
for G Mota in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - J Grabowski (1, L Ayala). HR - A Beltre 2 (9, 1st inning off L
Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out, 7th inning off L Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out). S - D Roberts.
RBI - A Beltre 3 (23), J Lima (1), D Roberts (8). 2-out RBI - A Beltre 2, J
Lima. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, J Encarnacion 1, A
Cora 1. Team LOB - 11.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Encarnacion (1, 2nd base off L Hernandez/B Schneider). CS
- C Izturis (2, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider).
FIELDING: E - A Beltre (3, throw). Outfield assists - D Roberts 2 (O Cabrera
at Home, B Wilkerson at 2nd base). DP: 1 (D Roberts-A Cora).
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MONTREAL - 002 110 000 -- 4
LOS ANGELES - 110 001 11x -- 5
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 7 9 4 4 4 5 2 3.37
L Ayala (L, 0-5) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.54
LOS ANGELES ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lima 5 7 4 4 2 3 1 6.62
W Alvarez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40
T Martin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
G Mota (W, 1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.86
E Gagne (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.31
T Martin pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
HBP - A Cora (by L Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 116-69; L Ayala
16-12; J Lima 98-60; W Alvarez 9-5; T Martin 15-7; G Mota 9-5; E Gagne 14-11.
Ground balls-fly balls: L Hernandez 10-5; L Ayala 3-0; J Lima 5-7; W Alvarez
1-1; T Martin 0-3; G Mota 1-1; E Gagne 0-0. Batters faced: L Hernandez 35; L
Ayala 5; J Lima 24; W Alvarez 3; T Martin 4; G Mota 2; E Gagne 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Mike
Reilly.
T--2:40. Att--52,900.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear. Wind: 4 mph, out to
right.
How They Scored
LOS ANGELES 1ST: D Roberts grounded out to second. C Izturis safe at first
on throwing error by shortstop O Cabrera. C Izturis caught stealing second,
catcher to second. A Beltre homered to right. S Green singled to left.
P Lo Duca flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) MONTREAL 0, LOS ANGELES 1.
LOS ANGELES 2ND: J Encarnacion singled to center. J Encarnacion stole
second. R Ventura struck out swinging. A Cora grounded out to second,
J Encarnacion to third. J Lima singled to center, J Encarnacion scored.
D Roberts flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 0, LOS ANGELES 2.
MONTREAL 3RD: B Schneider singled to right center. L Hernandez sacrificed
to first, B Schneider to second. E Chavez reached on bunt single to third,
B Schneider to third, B Schneider scored on throwing error by third baseman A Beltre.
J Vidro struck out swinging. E Chavez stole second. O Cabrera walked. B Wilkerson
singled to center, E Chavez scored, O Cabrera thrown out at home.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) MONTREAL 2, LOS ANGELES 2.
MONTREAL 4TH: T Batista homered to left. M Cepicky popped out to second.
T Sledge singled to center. B Schneider flied out to right. L Hernandez flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 3, LOS ANGELES 2.
MONTREAL 5TH: E Chavez singled to center. J Vidro flied out to left.
E Chavez stole second. O Cabrera singled to left, E Chavez to third. O Cabrera
stole second. B Wilkerson grounded into fielder's choice to first, E Chavez
scored, O Cabrera to third. T Batista grounded into fielder's choice to first,
O Cabrera out at home, B Wilkerson to third, T Batista to second. M Cepicky
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 4, LOS ANGELES 2.
LOS ANGELES 6TH: J Rivera in right field. T Sledge in left field.
J Encarnacion singled to left. R Ventura singled to center, J Encarnacion to
second. A Cora hit by pitch, J Encarnacion to third, R Ventura to second.
J Hernandez hit for W Alvarez. J Hernandez struck out swinging. D Roberts
grounded out to first, J Encarnacion scored, R Ventura to third, A Cora to
second. C Izturis grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL
4, LOS ANGELES 3.
LOS ANGELES 7TH: A Beltre homered to center. S Green struck out swinging.
P Lo Duca grounded out to second. J Encarnacion singled to center. R Ventura
walked, J Encarnacion to second. A Cora grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 4, LOS ANGELES 4.
LOS ANGELES 8TH: L Ayala relieved L Hernandez. J Grabowski hit for G Mota.
J Grabowski doubled to deep right center. D Roberts sacrificed to pitcher,
J Grabowski to third. C Izturis grounded out to pitcher. A Beltre singled to
right, J Grabowski scored. S Green grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 4, LOS ANGELES 5.
Game Story
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Adrian Beltre homered twice and
singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Los
Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Montreal
Expos.
Beltre opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first inning
and started the seventh with another home run to forge a 4-4
tie. But his biggest hit came in the eighth, when the Expos
refused to pitch around him.
"I feel more confident than last year," Beltre said. "If you go
to the plate with confidence, you can hit any pitch. The first
one was a fastball, the second was a slider. Hopefully, I can
keep getting lucky."
"Hey, he is incredible," Dodgers starter Jose Lima said. "I
just knew we would come back in this game."
Jason Grabowski opened the eighth with a double off Luis Ayala
(0-5) and took third on a sacrifice by Dave Roberts. After
Cesar Izturas grounded out, Beltre hit a hard grounder into
right field to plate Grabowski.
"I think we showed our mettle tonight," Dodgers manager Jim
Tracy said. "The pinch hit double by Grabowski was huge. And
you can't put down a better bunt than Roberts did."
The Dodgers turned it over to Eric Gagne, who converted his 70th
consecutive save opportunity by striking out the side in the
ninth. It was his seventh save of the season.
Guillermo Mota (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win
against his former team as four Los Angeles relievers combined
for four scoreless innings.
"Our bullpen did a terrific job tonight," Tracy said. "And the
job that our third baseman (Beltre) is doing is phenomenal."
Expos starter Livan Hernandez turned in seven solid innings,
giving up four runs on nine hits, but the bullpen and offense
were unable to pull out a win.
"He pitched OK," Expos manager Frank Robinson said of Hernandez.
"He pitched well enough to win a ballgame, it was just not
enough to win tonight."