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ST LOUIS (0) VS MONTREAL (2) - FINAL

ST LOUIS               ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
T Womack 2b             4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .286
 J Pearce p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
R Lankford lf           4  0  0  0   0  0   0  .292
A Pujols 1b             4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .269
J Edmonds cf            3  0  0  0   1  1   2  .275
S Rolen 3b              3  0  0  0   0  2   2  .333
R Sanders rf            3  0  0  0   0  2   1  .261
H Luna ss               3  0  2  0   0  0   0  .227
M Matheny c             2  0  0  0   0  0   1  .274
 a-M Anderson ph-2b     1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .329
J Marquis p             2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .067
 b-S Taguchi ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .200
 C McKay c              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .091

Totals                 30  0  3  0   1  6  10

a-struck out looking for M Matheny in the 8th;  b-grounded into fielder's 
choice to third for J Marquis in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Pujols (10, T Ohka). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - 
J Edmonds 1, S Rolen 1. GIDP - M Matheny. Team LOB - 4. 
 
FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Womack-H Luna-A Pujols). 
 

MONTREAL               ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
E Chavez cf             3  1  1  0   1  0   0  .262
J Vidro 2b              4  1  2  2   0  0   1  .250
O Cabrera ss            4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .269
B Wilkerson 1b          4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .232
T Batista 3b            4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .228
T Sledge lf             3  0  2  0   1  0   0  .266
J Rivera rf             3  0  1  0   0  0   1  .281
B Schneider c           2  0  0  0   1  0   1  .222
T Ohka p                3  0  0  0   0  2   5  .200
 R Biddle p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000

Totals                 30  2  8  2   3  3  11

BATTING: 2B - O Cabrera (3, J Marquis); J Vidro (7, J Marquis). HR - J Vidro 
(4, 5th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Vidro 2 (12). 2-out RBI - J 
Vidro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, T Batista 1, T 
Ohka 3. GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 7. 
 
BASERUNNING: CS - T Sledge (1, 2nd base by J Pearce/C McKay). 
 
FIELDING: E - T Sledge (1, fly ball). DP: 1 (T Ohka-O Cabrera-B Wilkerson). 

 

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    ST LOUIS        - 000 000 000   --   0
    MONTREAL        - 001 010 00x   --   2
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ST LOUIS                     ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
J Marquis (L, 1-3)            7       7   2   2   3   3   1   3.63
J Pearce                      1       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.86

MONTREAL                     ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
T Ohka (W, 1-5)               8       3   0   0   1   6   0   3.93
R Biddle (S, 7)               1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6.92

Pitches-strikes: J Marquis 107-64; J Pearce 7-4; T Ohka 101-66; R Biddle 
13-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Marquis 14-4; J Pearce 1-1; T Ohka 12-6; R 
Biddle 2-1. Batters faced: J Marquis 30; J Pearce 3; T Ohka 28; R Biddle 3. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Larry 
Poncino. 

T--2:16. Att--5,611. 
Weather: INDOORS

How They Scored

MONTREAL 3RD:   E Chavez reached on bunt single to second.  J Vidro doubled 
to deep center, E Chavez scored.  O Cabrera grounded out to second, J Vidro to 
third.  B Wilkerson grounded out to first.  T Batista grounded out to third. 
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)  ST LOUIS 0, MONTREAL 1.

MONTREAL 5TH:   T Ohka struck out looking.  E Chavez flied out to left.  
J Vidro homered to left.  O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. 
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  ST LOUIS 0, MONTREAL 2.

Game Story

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Tomo Ohka took matters into his own hands.

A victim of poor run support, Ohka combined with Rocky Biddle on
a three-hitter as the Montreal Expos blanked the St. Louis
Cardinals, 2-0, for their first three-game winning streak of the
season.

Ohka (1-5) allowed three hits in eight innings with a walk and
six strikeouts before Biddle tossed a perfect ninth for his
seventh save.

"We didn't really give him a lot of run support again, but it
was enough and I'm glad he got the first win," Expos catcher
Brian Schneider said.

Jose Vidro drove in both runs for Montreal with an RBI double in
the third and a solo home run in the fifth.

"The main thing is I helped my team get a win out there and Ohka
did an unbelievable job," Vidro said.  "He was really on top of
his game."

Ohka avoided becoming the first Montreal pitcher to start 0-6
since Ray Burris in 1982.  In Ohka's previous five starts,
however, the Expos scored only two runs.  They were shut out
three times and managed one run in his other two outings.

"He just kept the hitters off balance all night long and I
couldn't ask for anything  better after the game he gave me
tonight," Montreal manager Frank Robinson said.

Ohka gave up a double to Albert Pujols in the fourth and singles
by Hector Luna in the fifth and eighth.  St. Louis did not get
a runner past second.

"He was mixing pitches up and down," Pujols said.  "We just need
to come back tomorrow and try to win a game."

Montreal rookie Terrmel Sledge went 2-for-3, extending his
hitting streak to 10 games.  He is batting .533 (16-for-30)
during the streak, which followed a 1-for-34 start to the
season.

"The better feeling is we're winning," Sledge said.  "The streak
comes with it, but I'm up here having fun.  I just love
winning.  We're in a groove right now.  The atmosphere in the
clubhouse is great."

Jason Marquis (1-3) took the loss, yielding two runs and seven
hits in seven innings.

The Expos broke on top in the third as Endy Chavez reached on a
bunt single to start the inning and scored on Vidro's double to
deep center field.

"I had struggles early on with my mechanics," Marquis said.  "It
took me to about the third inning today, maybe the fourth
inning until I felt comfortable."