MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/26/2004
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 260 - MONDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (7-12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 7 0
Houston Astros (8-11) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Expos Score Late, Top Astros, 5-3
The Montreal Expos had to overcome a fine effort from Houston pitcher Chris Carpenter to win, 5-3, at Astrodome. Carpenter went 8 innings and allowed 2 runs. Mariano Rivera notched his 4th save of the season. Montreal is off to a sluggish start, getting just their 7th win in 19 games.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Chad Moeller came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Houston pitcher Danys Baez, he hit a 1-0 slider for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Montreal on top, 5-3.

"I felt good up there," said Moeller. "I saw the ball well."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Weeks Jr. DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 1 5
S. Stewart LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .279 0 2
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .291 4 12
K. Griffey Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 4 16
M. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .174 2 7
C. Wilson RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .162 2 3
C. Tracy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 1 5
P. Feliz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 1
   a-R. Ibanez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 3
   b-T. Wigginton 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Moeller C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .321 2 7
Totals 35 5 7 5 2 7 10      
a - R. Ibanez pinch hit for P. Feliz in the 9th
b - T. Wigginton substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tejada (6, 6th Inning off C. Carpenter, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Weeks Jr. (1, 8th Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Griffey Jr. (6, 9th Inning off D. Baez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Weeks Jr. 2 , S. Stewart , M. Tejada 2 , K. Griffey Jr. 2 , R. Ibanez , C. Moeller 2
2-out RBI: S. Stewart , M. Tejada , R. Ibanez , C. Moeller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Weeks Jr. , K. Griffey Jr.
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guillen SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .275 2 11
R. Winn LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .342 1 12
   a-G. Matthews RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
V. Guerrero RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .267 1 16
   b-W. Harris LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
A. Soriano DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .289 2 11
B. Wilkerson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296 3 11
M. Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 1 9
M. Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 7 20
A. Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .343 1 8
R. Branyan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .164 1 5
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 8 15      
a - G. Matthews substituted for R. Winn in the 8th
b - W. Harris substituted for V. Guerrero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wilkerson (5, 2nd Inning off M. Clement, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Branyan (3, 5th Inning off M. Clement, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Soriano (1, 5th Inning off M. Clement, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guillen , R. Winn 3 , A. Soriano 3 , B. Wilkerson 2 , A. Pierzynski , R. Branyan 2
2-out RBI: A. Soriano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Guillen , V. Guerrero , A. Soriano 2 , B. Wilkerson , A. Pierzynski
Sac Bunt: R. Winn
Sac Fly: V. Guerrero
Hit by Pitch: C. Guillen
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Winn (3) , B. Wilkerson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Guillen (6)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clement 6.2 7 3 3 1 4 0 107 6.66   
K. Sasaki W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 0.00   
M. Rivera SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clement 51
Batters Faced: M. Clement 29, K. Sasaki 4, M. Rivera 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clement 5-11, K. Sasaki 1-0, M. Rivera 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clement 107-67, K. Sasaki 20-15, M. Rivera 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Sasaki 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Clement
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter 8.0 4 2 1 1 6 0 99 2.21   
D. Baez L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 28 11.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 73
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 30, D. Baez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 9-9, D. Baez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 99-66, D. Baez 28-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Carpenter
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 20395
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