DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
04/05/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 58 - SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Los Angeles Dodgers (3-3) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Montreal Expos (4-1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 X 5 12 3
Expos Topple Dodgers with Late Rally
The Montreal Expos stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, at Olympic Stadium. The Expos got a big game from Mike Sweeney, who slugged 2 home runs. The winner was Montreal reliever Mike Jeffcoat, now 2-0. The loser was John Franco. The Expos keep rolling, raising their record to 4-1.

Ricky Otero aided the Montreal cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the center fielder was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles.

"The vibe's good," said Montreal manager David Polakoff. "We've got to keep it going."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Browne 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 0 0
   a-C. Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158 0 0
R. Klesko DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280 1 4
S. Green RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .125 1 4
R. Palmeiro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .348 3 4
D. May LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
S. Hatteberg C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .364 0 2
T. Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .105 0 1
J. Randa 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
H. Bush SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .227 1 3
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 9 17      
a - C. Brown pinch hit for J. Browne in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Green (1, 5th Inning off P. Hentgen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Randa 2 , S. Hatteberg , S. Green 4 , J. Browne , H. Bush
2-out RBI: S. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Randa , R. Klesko , J. Browne , C. Brown
GIDP: S. Hatteberg , D. May
Sac Bunt: J. Browne
Hit by Pitch: H. Bush
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Randa (1) , S. Green (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Otero CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .273 0 1
G. Jefferies RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 0 2
M. Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .158 0 2
R. Mondesi LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .238 2 3
H. Morris DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .091 0 1
J. Kent 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .438 2 4
M. Sweeney C 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .278 2 4
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .385 0 1
J. Hernandez SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .357 0 1
Totals 36 5 12 5 1 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Otero (1, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Kent (4, 4th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hernandez (1, 7th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Sweeney 2 (2, 7th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Franco, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Mondesi (2, 8th Inning off J. Franco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sweeney 8 , R. Otero 4 , R. Mondesi 4 , J. Kent 3 , J. Hernandez 4 , L. Gomez , M. Williams
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney , L. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Otero , R. Mondesi , H. Morris , M. Williams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sweeney (1) , L. Gomez (1) , M. Williams (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Kent-Hernandez-Williams, Kent-Hernandez-Williams)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Maddux 6.1 8 3 3 0 7 1 108 68 3.07   
S. Radinsky BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 0.00   
J. Franco L (1-2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 2 24 13 5.06   
R. Mendoza 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 52
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 27, S. Radinsky 3, J. Franco 5, R. Mendoza 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 4-8, S. Radinsky 1-0, J. Franco 1-0, R. Mendoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 108-68, S. Radinsky 11-7, J. Franco 24-13, R. Mendoza 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Radinsky 1-1 , R. Mendoza 1-0
WP: G. Maddux
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Hentgen 6.2 4 3 2 3 6 1 109 64 2.70   
M. Jeffcoat W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 18 0.00   
D. Leiper SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hentgen 59
Batters Faced: P. Hentgen 28, M. Jeffcoat 8, D. Leiper 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hentgen 8-5, M. Jeffcoat 1-2, D. Leiper 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hentgen 109-64, M. Jeffcoat 28-18, D. Leiper 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jeffcoat 1-0 , D. Leiper 2-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Hentgen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Sweeney
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 30396
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