FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MONTREAL EXPOS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
09/14/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MONTREAL EXPOS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 1461 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (75-71) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
San Francisco Giants (71-74) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Expos Victorious at San Francisco, 5-1
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants.

Steven Matz, who finished 3rd in the AL in strikeouts with 172 in 1992, never let the Giants get in a groove. The left-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the Expos to a win, 5-1. In 7 innings, Matz surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run.

The Expos got a big at-bat from designated hitter George Shuba. For the game, Shuba hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. In the top of the third, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 33rd home run of the season gave Montreal a 2-0 lead.

"Steven is good at sticking to his strengths," said Montreal manager Marwan Najdawi.

Montreal raised its record to 75-71 with the win.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Goodman 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .341 6 49
J. Hale RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269 38 87
G. Shuba DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .248 33 95
M. Moustakas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 5 19
D. Silvestri 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .219 3 6
P. Janish SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .203 5 38
G. Parra CF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .253 8 46
P. Stephenson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .240 0 5
   a-B. Gardner LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 4 20
H. Sanchez C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .333 1 3
Totals 35 5 9 4 4 6 16      
a - B. Gardner substituted for P. Stephenson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Silvestri (3, 4th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Parra (17, 6th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Hale (21, 7th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Shuba 2 (33, 3rd Inning off D. Rau, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off D. Rau, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Goodman , J. Hale 2 , G. Shuba 8 , D. Silvestri 2 , G. Parra 4 , H. Sanchez
2-out RBI: G. Shuba , H. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Shuba , M. Moustakas , H. Sanchez
GIDP: P. Stephenson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Shuba (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Silvestri (1) , P. Stephenson (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Janish-Goodman-Silvestri, Goodman-Janish-Silvestri, Matz-Goodman-Silvestri)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jay CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293 9 50
R. Ventura 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .287 19 79
J. Rizzo RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .286 40 99
J. Lefebvre LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .303 29 100
D. Howser 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 1 49
   a-J. Hauser PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 22 56
H. Hendrick 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 20 70
D. McCarty DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230 7 32
R. Pruitt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197 1 16
O. Ramirez SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 4 17
Totals 31 1 7 1 3 7 12      
a - J. Hauser pinch hit for D. Howser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lefebvre (35, 4th Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jay , R. Ventura 2 , J. Rizzo , J. Lefebvre 2 , H. Hendrick , O. Ramirez
2-out RBI: J. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rizzo , J. Lefebvre , D. Howser
GIDP: J. Rizzo , D. McCarty , R. Pruitt
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Ramirez (11)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Cassidy (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hendrick-Ramirez-Hendrick)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Matz W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 0 2 3 0 107 4.76   
L. Avilan 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.77   
D. Patterson H (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.83   
B. Lee 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 66
Batters Faced: S. Matz 25, L. Avilan 4, D. Patterson 4, B. Lee 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 10-5, L. Avilan 1-0, D. Patterson 1-0, B. Lee 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 107-68, L. Avilan 11-8, D. Patterson 23-13, B. Lee 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Patterson 2-0 , B. Lee 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rau L (15-11) 6.1 8 5 5 3 5 2 109 4.30   
S. Cassidy 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.35   
S. Chacon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rau 39
Batters Faced: D. Rau 29, S. Cassidy 9, S. Chacon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rau 8-5, S. Cassidy 5-0, S. Chacon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rau 109-69, S. Cassidy 28-19, S. Chacon 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cassidy 1-0 , S. Chacon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steven Matz
Ballpark: Eclipse Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 18080
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