Extended Box
MONTREAL (5) VS ARIZONA (0) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Chavez cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233
J Vidro 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254
O Cabrera ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .252
B Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .244
T Batista 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .225
T Sledge rf-lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .265
M Cepicky lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .162
J Rivera rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220
C Vargas p 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 35 5 9 5 4 4 11
BATTING: 2B - T Batista 2 (4, C Daigle 2); O Cabrera (5, C Daigle). 3B - T
Sledge (1, C Daigle). HR - T Sledge (4, 8th inning off E Dessens 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - T Batista 3 (10), T Sledge 2 (10). 2-out RBI - T Batista 3, T Sledge.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Sledge 2, M Cepicky 1. GIDP - C
Vargas, J Vidro. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (3, catch). DP: 1 (O Cabrera-B Wilkerson).
ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Tracy 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .337
M Kata 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262
D Bautista rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .346
S Finley cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266
S Hillenbrand 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .262
D Devore lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222
R Hammock c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239
D Sadler ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
c-C Baerga ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
C Daigle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
R Choate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Colbrunn ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
A Good p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Cintron ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Totals 33 0 7 0 2 2 19
a-struck out swinging for R Choate in the 5th; b-flied out to left for A Good
in the 7th; c-flied out to center for E Dessens in the 9th.
BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hillenbrand 1. GIDP - S
Hillenbrand. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: CS - C Tracy (2, 2nd base by C Vargas).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Kata-D Sadler-S Hillenbrand, A Cintron-M Kata-S
Hillenbrand).
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MONTREAL - 100 030 010 -- 5
ARIZONA - 000 000 000 -- 0
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas (W, 3-2) 7 6 0 0 2 2 0 4.79
L Ayala 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.43
ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Daigle (L, 2-2) 4 2/3 7 4 4 4 1 0 7.46
R Choate 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.18
A Good 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.00
E Dessens 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.39
C Vargas pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
WP - A Good. Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 112-66; L Ayala 14-10; C Daigle 79-48;
R Choate 5-3; A Good 26-18; E Dessens 27-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C Vargas
1-18; L Ayala 3-3; C Daigle 9-4; R Choate 0-0; A Good 3-2; E Dessens 4-2.
Batters faced: C Vargas 29; L Ayala 6; C Daigle 24; R Choate 1; A Good 7; E
Dessens 7.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Andy
Fletcher.
T--2:35. Att--32,379.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from
center.
How They Scored
MONTREAL 1ST: E Chavez grounded out to first. J Vidro fouled out to left.
O Cabrera walked. B Wilkerson singled to left center, O Cabrera to third.
T Batista doubled to deep left, O Cabrera scored, B Wilkerson to third. T Sledge
lined out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, ARIZONA 0.
MONTREAL 5TH: E Chavez grounded out to second. J Vidro grounded out to
first. O Cabrera doubled to deep center. B Wilkerson walked. T Batista
doubled to left, O Cabrera and B Wilkerson scored. T Sledge tripled to deep
right, T Batista scored. R Choate relieved C Daigle. M Cepicky struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 4, ARIZONA 0.
MONTREAL 8TH: E Dessens relieved A Good. A Cintron at shortstop. T Sledge
homered to right. M Cepicky lined out to shortstop. B Schneider grounded out
to pitcher. C Vargas grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
MONTREAL 5, ARIZONA 0.
Game Story
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Claudio Vargas allowed six singles in
seven-plus innings and rookie Terrmel Sledge collected three
hits as the Montreal Expos blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks,
5-0.
Vargas (3-2) allowed four hits through the first seven innings
and turned in his longest outing of the season. He walked two,
struck out two and departed after allowing back-to-back hits to
rookie Chad Tracy and Matt Kata in the eighth.
Vargas lasted just two innings at Arizona last August. But on
Saturday, he allowed just one runner to reach second base and
got 18 outs in the air.
"He was darn good is what he was. He had us on a rocking chair
all night," Arizona manager Bob Brenly said.
The Diamondbacks lost their fourth in a row and dropped to 2-7
on a 10-game homestand. Following the game, Brenly did not hide
his displeasure at the team's struggles.
"We (stink) and that is what it is." Brenly said. "When we need
to pitch well we don't pitch well. When we need to hit well we
don't hit well. We are an equal opportunity (screw up). We
find ways to lose games and I am really (bleeping)
tired of it."
The second-year righthander's outing was backed by productive
nights by Sledge and former Diamondback Tony Batista.
Sledge continued his recent tear with a single in the fourth, a
run-scoring triple in the fifth and a solo homer in the eighth.
Since opening the season with just one hit in 34 at-bats, Sledge
is hitting .429 (21-for-49) in his last 16 contests.
Batista, who had just six hits in his previous 35 at-bats, had a
season-high three RBI. The slumping third baseman opened the
scoring with an RBI double in the first, plated two runs with a
two-base hit in the fourth and scored on Sledge's triple.
"Tonight I got couple of base hits and some RBI and if I
continue like that we will have more chances to score," Batista
said.
Luis Ayala allowed one hit in two innings, finishing Montreal's
fourth shutout of the season. In the eighth, Ayala gave up a
one-out single to Steve Finley that loaded the bases but got
Shea Hillenbrand to bounce into a double play.
The Expos won back-to-back road games for the second time this
season. They also clinched their third series victory of the
season.
"That is what we have to do is keep winning series," Montreal
manager Frank Robinson said. "We can't get it all back at one
time. You can't think about sweeping people. You can't think
about winning 10 in a row. Just go in and think about winning
series."
Arizona rookie starter Casey Daigle (2-2) lasted just 4 2/3
innings and was reached for four runs and seven hits. He had
won his previous two decisions but in this one, gave up all four
runs with two outs.
In the first, he walked Orlando Cabrera and allowed a single to
Brad Wilkerson, putting runners at the corners. Batista
followed with a double down the left field line.
In the fifth, Daigle gave up a double to Cabrera and walked
Wilkerson. Batista again doubled down the left field line and
Sledge tripled over right fielder Danny Bautista's head.
"I felt good but those three walks really hurt me," Daigle said.
"A couple of guys hit good pitches but I left a slider over the
plate to Batista."
