FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/18/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 942 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (57-36) 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Texas Rangers (39-56) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Expos Make Rangers 5-2 Losers
The Montreal Expos got a stellar performance from pitcher John Dopson, who handcuffed the Texas offense en route to a win, 5-2, at Globe Life Field. Dopson, the winner, moves to 9-5. He threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 1 walk. Texas has now lost 4 consecutive games.

Montreal used a clutch at-bat from Eddie Mathews to capture the win. The third baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Expos ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

Said losing manager Kyle Shea: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hale LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .287 25 55
B. Goodman 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .279 2 23
A. LaRoche 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .359 27 69
E. Mathews 3B 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 .277 28 77
R. Palmeiro RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .275 23 64
   a-B. Gardner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2 7
T. Hundley C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .296 23 58
G. Shuba DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 24 56
G. Parra CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 2 29
P. Janish SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .206 4 32
Totals 34 5 7 5 5 10 18      
a - B. Gardner substituted for R. Palmeiro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Janish (10, 4th Inning off H. Noesi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Mathews (28, 1st Inning off H. Noesi, 2 on, 1 out) , A. LaRoche (27, 3rd Inning off H. Noesi, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hundley (23, 4th Inning off H. Noesi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Goodman 2 , A. LaRoche 4 , E. Mathews 4 , T. Hundley 4 , P. Janish 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hale , E. Mathews , T. Hundley , G. Parra
Hit by Pitch: J. Hale
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Janish (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 16 42
K. Bass RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271 9 31
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .327 21 65
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .316 15 59
J. Vosmik DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 7 40
L. Valbuena 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .272 8 40
E. Suárez SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .199 12 36
R. Auerbach 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 0 15
G. Stubbs C 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 11 9      
BATTING
Triples: L. Valbuena (3, 5th Inning off J. Dopson, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Bonura (2, 7th Inning off J. Dopson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Davis , B. Williams , Z. Bonura 3 , L. Valbuena 3 , E. Suárez , R. Auerbach
2-out RBI: B. Williams , E. Suárez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Bonura , E. Suárez , R. Auerbach
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Suárez (12)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dopson W (9-5) 6.2 3 1 1 1 7 0 86 4.02   
J. Broxton H (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 5.40   
D. Patterson H (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.81   
B. Lee 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dopson 70
Batters Faced: J. Dopson 24, J. Broxton 5, D. Patterson 3, B. Lee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dopson 5-8, J. Broxton 1-0, D. Patterson 1-0, B. Lee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dopson 86-59, J. Broxton 25-16, D. Patterson 15-10, B. Lee 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Broxton 2-0 , D. Patterson 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Noesi L (4-9) 6.1 6 5 5 3 8 3 112 4.80   
M. Leiter Jr. 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 6.79   
B. Groom 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Noesi 46
Batters Faced: H. Noesi 29, M. Leiter Jr. 8, B. Groom 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Noesi 5-6, M. Leiter Jr. 1-4, B. Groom 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Noesi 112-76, M. Leiter Jr. 36-21, B. Groom 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 1-0 , B. Groom 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Noesi
Balk: H. Noesi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Dopson
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 11162
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