DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
05/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 565 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Montreal Expos (32-16) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 6 11 0
Colorado Rockies (26-22) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0
Expos Bang Out 6-2 Win Versus Colorado
Expos second baseman Jeff Kent put his stamp on his team's 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. Kent went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for Montreal in the contest. Jon Lieber got the win, improving to 3-4. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 0. Ed Correa earned the save for Montreal, his 7th of the year.

Montreal took a 4-2 lead on Jose Hernandez's 11th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Colorado pitcher Brett Gideon in the top of the eighth.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Montreal manager David Polakoff.

Montreal goes to 32-16. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Otero CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .221 0 9
G. Jefferies RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .244 5 17
M. Williams 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .280 17 42
R. Mondesi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 10 31
H. Morris DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .306 6 20
J. Kent 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .236 10 25
M. Sweeney C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 10 20
L. Gomez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 10 19
J. Hernandez SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .277 11 23
Totals 37 6 11 6 1 5 9      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Morris (10, 9th Inning off B. Gideon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Jefferies (3, 6th Inning off B. Wegman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kent 2 (10, 2nd Inning off B. Wegman, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Gideon, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Hernandez (11, 8th Inning off B. Gideon, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Williams (17, 6th Inning off B. Wegman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Otero 2 , J. Kent 8 , J. Hernandez 4 , L. Gomez 2 , H. Morris 2 , M. Williams 4 , G. Jefferies 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Mondesi 2 , G. Jefferies
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Otero (10) , G. Jefferies (17)
CS: M. Williams (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305 10 25
J. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 22 46
D. Young RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .247 8 28
B. Hamelin DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .246 6 24
D. Easley 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .226 9 27
S. Gibralter CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .237 4 23
K. Lockhart 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 2 9
C. Hale SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 2 14
B. Banks C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .183 3 12
Totals 33 2 6 2 0 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Easley (11, 9th Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Young (13, 7th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Banks (3, 6th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton , B. Banks 4 , B. Hamelin , D. Easley 3 , D. Young 2
2-out RBI: B. Banks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gibralter , C. Hale
Team LOB: 4
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lieber W (3-4) 7.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 75 53 4.19   
E. Correa SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 33 24 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 62
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 26, E. Correa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 6-12, E. Correa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 75-53, E. Correa 33-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Wegman L (4-2) 7.0 5 3 3 1 4 2 105 67 4.77   
B. Gideon 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 2 30 23 2.50   
M. Timlin 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wegman 58
Batters Faced: B. Wegman 26, B. Gideon 7, M. Timlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wegman 5-11, B. Gideon 2-0, M. Timlin 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wegman 105-67, B. Gideon 30-23, M. Timlin 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Kent
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 31450
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