Extended Box
MONTREAL (1) VS NY METS (8) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Wilkerson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .255
E Chavez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
J Carroll 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .289
V Pascucci rf-1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .177
T Sledge lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .269
R Church cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .175
E Diaz c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .223
B Harris 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .169
J Labandeira ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
J Patterson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .121
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045
a-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
F Beltran p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
b-M Izturis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206
Totals 32 1 5 1 5 9 20
a-popped out to second for C Vargas in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for F
Beltran in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - V Pascucci (1, T Glavine). RBI - T Sledge (62). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, R Church 1, E Diaz 3. GIDP - V Pascucci.
Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: E - B Harris (3, throw); J Labandeira (1, throw).
NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .255
K Matsui 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .272
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Franco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-W Delgado ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292
J Hietpas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Wright 3b 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .293
M Piazza 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .266
C Brazell 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
M Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .231
E Valent lf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .267
G Williams lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
V Diaz rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .294
T Zeile c 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .233
c-D Garcia ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
B Fortunato p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Glavine p 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .204
a-J Keppinger ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
Totals 33 8 11 8 4 6 18
a-struck out swinging for T Glavine in the 6th; b-singled to left for J Franco
in the 8th; c-reached on infield single to third for T Zeile in the 8th.
BATTING: HR - D Wright (14, 3rd inning off J Patterson 1 on, 2 Out), T Zeile
(9, 6th inning off C Vargas 2 on, 0 Out). S - J Reyes. SF - D Wright. RBI - D
Wright 3 (40), K Matsui (44), T Zeile 3 (35), W Delgado (13). 2-out RBI - D
Wright 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Brazell 2, M Cameron 1, V
Diaz 1. Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 3 (19, 2nd base off J Patterson/E Diaz 2, 3rd base
off J Patterson/E Diaz), K Matsui (14, 2nd base off J Patterson/E Diaz).
FIELDING: E - J Reyes (6, throw). DP: 1 (K Matsui-J Reyes-M Piazza).
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MONTREAL - 100 000 000 -- 1
NY METS - 102 013 01x -- 8
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
J Patterson (L, 4-7) 4 1/3 4 4 4 3 3 1 5.03
C Vargas 1 2/3 3 3 3 0 1 1 5.25
J Rauch 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.54
F Beltran 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.47
NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine (W, 11-14) 6 3 1 1 4 5 0 3.60
H Bell 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.33
J Franco 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
B Fortunato 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86
HBP - D Wright (by J Patterson). Pitches-strikes: J Patterson 89-57; C Vargas
40-25; J Rauch 21-17; F Beltran 32-21; T Glavine 112-61; H Bell 22-15; J Franco
6-2; B Fortunato 24-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Patterson 6-4; C Vargas 0-4;
J Rauch 0-2; F Beltran 1-1; T Glavine 9-4; H Bell 2-1; J Franco 0-1; B
Fortunato 1-0. Batters faced: J Patterson 21; C Vargas 8; J Rauch 5; F Beltran
6; T Glavine 24; H Bell 6; J Franco 2; B Fortunato 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Mike
Everitt.
T--3:10. Att--33,569.
Weather: 62 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, left to
right.
How They Scored
MONTREAL 1ST: B Wilkerson struck out swinging. J Carroll walked.
V Pascucci singled to left, J Carroll to third. T Sledge singled to left,
J Carroll scored, V Pascucci to second. R Church struck out swinging. E Diaz
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, NY METS 0.
NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to right. J Reyes stole second. K Matsui
grounded out to first, J Reyes to third. D Wright hit sacrifice fly to right,
J Reyes scored. M Piazza singled to left. M Cameron struck out looking.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, NY METS 1.
NY METS 3RD: T Glavine walked. J Reyes sacrificed to pitcher, T Glavine to
second. K Matsui lined out to third. D Wright homered to right, T Glavine
scored. M Piazza walked. M Cameron lined out to left. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, NY METS 3.
NY METS 5TH: T Glavine walked. J Reyes grounded into fielder's choice to
second, T Glavine out at second. J Reyes stole second. J Reyes stole third.
K Matsui singled to left center, J Reyes scored. K Matsui stole second. D Wright
hit by pitch. C Vargas relieved J Patterson. M Piazza flied out to left.
M Cameron flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, NY METS 4.
NY METS 6TH: E Valent singled to center. V Diaz reached on infield single
to shortstop, E Valent to second. T Zeile homered to left, E Valent and V Diaz
scored. J Keppinger hit for T Glavine. J Keppinger struck out swinging.
J Reyes flied out to left. K Matsui flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MONTREAL 1, NY METS 7.
NY METS 8TH: F Beltran relieved J Rauch. V Pascucci at first base. R Church
in right field. E Chavez in center field. D Garcia hit for T Zeile. D Garcia
reached on infield single to third, D Garcia to second on throwing error by
third baseman B Harris. J Keppinger walked. J Reyes struck out looking.
W Delgado hit for J Franco. W Delgado singled to left, D Garcia scored,
J Keppinger to second, J Keppinger to third, W Delgado to second on throwing
error by shortstop J Labandeira. D Wright popped out to second. C Brazell
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) MONTREAL 1, NY METS 8.
Game Story
FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- A few miles from Broadway, the
curtain officially came down on the Montreal Expos.
The Expos lost the final game in franchise history as Todd Zeile
staged a goodbye of his own by hitting a three-run homer in his
last major league at-bat and leading the New York Mets to an
8-1 victory.
The Expos, who will relocate to Washington, D.C. for the 2005
season, played their 5,702nd game as Canada's National League
entry. They finished in last place in the Eastern Division with
a 67-95 record and concluded with an all-time mark of
2,755-2,943-4.
It ended exactly where it began. Montreal entered the major
leagues with an 11-10 victory over the Mets at Shea Stadium on
April 8, 1969. Montreal had far less offense in its finale as
Tom Glavine (11-14) pitched six strong innings, allowing one run
and three hits.
The game also marked the finale for the well-traveled Zeile, who
is retiring after 16 seasons and 11 different teams, including
the Expos. Zeile started at catcher, the position where he
began his major league career, and went out in style by homering
off Claudio Vargas in the sixth to give New York a 7-1 lead.
Zeile was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth and received a
warm ovation from the crowd of 33,569.
David Wright capped an impressive rookie season by homering and
driving in three runs for the Mets, who salvaged the finale of
the three-game series and sent manager Art Howe out with a
victory. Howe was fired on September 15, but agreed to finish
the season. He lasted just two years with the Mets, posting a
137-186 record.
New York finished in fourth place in the NL East with a 71-91
record after finishing last the previous two seasons.
Terrmel Sledge drove in the lone Montreal run with a single in
the first.
Wright hit a two-run homer on a 3-0 pitch from John Patterson
(4-7) over the right field fence to give the Mets a 3-1 lead in
the fifth. Wright also had a sacrifice fly in the first.
