MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/02/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2587 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (77-57) 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 11 11 1
Cleveland Guardians (57-77) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Dowdle Lifts Expos to 11-3 Win
Behind a solid performance from center fielder Steve Dowdle, the Montreal Expos defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 11-3. Dowdle went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Expos. Brad Loggans got the win, improving to 15-2. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2. The Expos saw their record improve to 77-57.

With Montreal leading 4-2 in the top of the fifth, Dowdle came up to bat against Cleveland pitcher Josh Schmitz. Dowdle hit a forkball to right for a grand slam home run. His 20th home run of the season put the Expos on top, 8-2.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Dowdle. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rose LF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .322 15 70
J. Barber SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .279 4 50
J. Mastrangelo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .312 20 96
N. Petite RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .284 27 69
S. Dowdle CF 5 2 2 5 0 1 2 .227 20 65
B. Morris 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .207 19 52
   a-W. Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 10
   b-J. Melendez 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .180 3 11
A. del Valle 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .215 14 49
F. Vergara DH 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 .321 7 23
C. Caldwell C 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .256 20 58
Totals 36 11 11 11 5 7 18      
a - W. Franco pinch hit for B. Morris in the 7th
b - J. Melendez substituted for W. Franco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Petite (18, 2nd Inning off J. Schmitz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rose (43, 3rd Inning off J. Schmitz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Vergara (7, 4th Inning off J. Schmitz, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Dowdle 2 (20, 5th Inning off J. Schmitz, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Ackerman, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Caldwell (20, 6th Inning off J. Culberson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rose 4 , J. Barber , N. Petite 3 , S. Dowdle 8 , J. Melendez , F. Vergara 4 , C. Caldwell 4
2-out RBI: F. Vergara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mastrangelo , A. del Valle
GIDP: J. Mastrangelo
Hit by Pitch: F. Vergara , C. Caldwell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Morris (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Morris (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lafferty 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .285 7 43
D. Palmer LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .252 32 90
M. Matos RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .305 33 93
R. McAuliffe DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .270 13 34
   a-W. Aldas DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 5 21
B. Buck 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .219 6 23
C. Herlihy CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .308 6 49
D. Colburn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 2 11
D. Quinonez C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .263 9 46
K. Shaw SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .218 3 32
Totals 36 3 8 3 3 8 15      
a - W. Aldas inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Quinonez (20, 2nd Inning off B. Loggans, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Buck (10, 4th Inning off B. Loggans, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Palmer (20, 5th Inning off B. Loggans, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Palmer 2 , R. McAuliffe , B. Buck 4 , D. Quinonez 4
2-out RBI: R. McAuliffe , B. Buck , D. Quinonez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lafferty , D. Palmer , C. Herlihy 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buck (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Palmer (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Colburn-Shaw-Lafferty)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Loggans W (15-2) 5.0 7 3 3 2 5 0 91 1.84   
M. Johnson 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 40 3.65   
B. Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Loggans 44
Batters Faced: B. Loggans 24, M. Johnson 12, B. Thomas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Loggans 3-7, M. Johnson 2-6, B. Thomas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Loggans 91-63, M. Johnson 40-23, B. Thomas 14-11
WP: B. Loggans
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schmitz L (9-7) 4.1 7 8 7 3 4 2 88 5.53   
J. Culberson 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 33 5.58   
A. Ackerman 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 40 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmitz 20
Batters Faced: J. Schmitz 23, J. Culberson 8, A. Ackerman 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmitz 6-2, J. Culberson 2-0, A. Ackerman 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmitz 88-48, J. Culberson 33-18, A. Ackerman 40-25
Hit Batsmen: J. Schmitz , J. Culberson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Dowdle
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 23290
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