Extended Box
ST LOUIS (2) VS MONTREAL (4) - FINAL
ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Anderson 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
R Lankford lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .309
A Pujols 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .270
J Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
S Rolen 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .342
E Renteria ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
H Luna ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
R Sanders rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269
M Matheny c 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .280
M Morris p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
a-T Womack ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Calero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Porter ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .435
Totals 33 2 9 2 4 5 14
a-grounded to second for M Morris in the 7th; b-homered to right for K Calero
in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Anderson (6, C Bentz). HR - C Porter (1, 9th inning off R
Biddle 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Rolen (35), C Porter (2). 2-out RBI - C Porter.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Edmonds 1, M Matheny 1, M Morris 2,
A Pujols 1. GIDP - M Matheny, A Pujols. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: Picked Off - R Lankford (1st base, S Kim).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (E Renteria-M Anderson-A Pujols 2).
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Chavez cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259
J Vidro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
O Cabrera ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
B Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .242
T Batista 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227
T Sledge lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .246
J Rivera rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
S Kim p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
C Bentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-J Carroll ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
b-R Calloway ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054
R Biddle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 4 7 4 0 3 3
a-hit for S Kim in the 8th; b-grounded to second for J Carroll in the 8th.
BATTING: HR - B Wilkerson (3, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 2 Out), T Sledge
(2, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Wilkerson 2 (9), T Sledge 2
(6). 2-out RBI - B Wilkerson 2, T Sledge 2. GIDP - O Cabrera, B Wilkerson. Team
LOB - 1.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (O Cabrera-J Vidro-B Wilkerson, T Batista-J Vidro-B
Wilkerson).
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ST LOUIS - 000 100 001 -- 2
MONTREAL - 400 000 00x -- 4
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ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris (L, 3-3) 6 7 4 4 0 2 2 3.86
S Kline 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.64
K Calero 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kim (W, 2-0) 6 7 1 1 4 4 0 1.24
C Bentz (H, 3) 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
L Ayala (H, 4) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32
R Biddle (S, 6) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.50
IBB - M Matheny (by S Kim). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 72-52; S Kline 13-9; K
Calero 13-8; S Kim 101-58; C Bentz 11-8; L Ayala 15-9; R Biddle 18-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Morris 12-4; S Kline 0-2; K Calero 2-1; S Kim 11-2; C Bentz
2-0; L Ayala 3-0; R Biddle 1-2. Batters faced: M Morris 23; S Kline 3; K Calero
3; S Kim 26; C Bentz 3; L Ayala 4; R Biddle 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gerry
Davis.
T--2:21. Att--5,332.
Weather: INDOORS
How They Scored
MONTREAL 1ST: E Chavez singled to center. J Vidro singled to center,
E Chavez to second. O Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, J Vidro out at second, E Chavez to third. B Wilkerson homered to right,
E Chavez scored. T Batista reached on infield single to shortstop. T Sledge
homered to right, T Batista scored. J Rivera flied out to center.
(4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, MONTREAL 4.
ST LOUIS 4TH: A Pujols reached on infield single to shortstop. J Edmonds
walked, A Pujols to second. S Rolen singled to left, A Pujols scored,
J Edmonds to second. E Renteria grounded out to first, J Edmonds to third,
S Rolen to second. R Sanders struck out swinging. M Matheny intentionally
walked. M Morris grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 1, MONTREAL 4.
ST LOUIS 9TH: R Biddle relieved L Ayala. R Sanders flied out to left.
M Matheny flied out to left. C Porter hit for K Calero. C Porter homered to
right. M Anderson bunt grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ST LOUIS 2, MONTREAL 4.
Game Story
MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Terrmel Sledge and Sun-Woo Kim are
solidifying their spots on the Montreal Expos.
Sledge continued his tear with a two-run homer in the first
inning and Kim won for the second time in as many starts as the
Expos posted a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
After batting just .102 in his first 15 games, Sledge is forcing
his way into playing time for Montreal, going 12-for-23 with
five RBI in his last eight.
Brad Wilkerson opened the scoring with a two-run homer off St.
Louis starter Matt Morris (3-3) with one out in the first. Tony
Batista followed with an infield single and Sledge drove a 1-0
pitch over the right field wall.
"I was looking for a pitch in my zone and I got it so I took a
good swing," Sledge said. "It was like a low, top-spinning liner
and I'm just glad it went out."
"The first inning you give up two homers - both two-run shots -
and you're battling all game," Morris said. "I'm angry with
myself for not concentrating on those pitches."
Kim (2-0) allowed just two runs in five innings in his first
start of the season Sunday and was better in this one. He
surrendered one run, seven hits and four walks in six innings.
"In the first inning we scored four runs and that made me
comfortable," Kim said. "I believe in myself and kept on my
fastball and slider. I like starting better. If I had a choice,
I would keep starting."
Chad Bentz and Luis Ayala combined for two scoreless innings
before Rocky Biddle worked around a two-out homer by Cole Porter
in the ninth for his sixth save.
The Expos won for the fourth time in five games, allowing only
13 runs during that stretch.
Morris struggled from the start, allowing consecutive singles to
Endy Chavez and Jose Vidro to start the game. Morris nearly
escaped the jam after Orlando Cabrera bounced into a double
play, but Wilkerson hit his fourth homer of the season.
"It feels good to finally play from ahead to give ourselves some
room," Wilkerson said. "We gave (Kim) some runs to work with
and he did a great job."
Kim allowed runners in every inning, allowing only an RBI
single to Scott Rolen in the fourth before working out of a
bases-loaded jam.
