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Montreal Expos @ Colorado Rockies

2004-08-20 · Night game · Coors Field · Att: 32707 · 60°F · Wind 2 mph R to L · 2:52

Montreal Expos defeated Colorado Rockies 4–3. Montreal Expos put up 2 in the 1st. Luis Ayala earned the win and Chad Cordero picked up the save. Tony Batista went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MON	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	8
COL	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	8

W: Luis Ayala L: Brian Fuentes SV: Chad Cordero

Umpires — HP: Larry Young · 1B: Angel Hernandez · 2B: Mark Wegner · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brad Wilkerson	4	2	2	0	0	1
Endy Chavez	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jose Vidro	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Batista	4	1	2	3	0	0
Nick Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Terrmel Sledge	3	0	1	0	1	1
Brian Schneider	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Armas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Calloway	3	0	0	0	0	1
Henry Mateo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Rivera	1	0	0	0	0	0

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Aaron Miles	4	0	1	1	0	0
Royce Clayton	4	1	1	0	0	2
Todd Helton	3	1	1	1	1	1
Vinny Castilla	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jeromy Burnitz	4	0	0	1	0	1
Matt Holliday	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jorge Piedra	4	1	1	0	0	1
JD Closser	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jamey Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	1
Preston Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tony Armas	1.2	2	0	0
Francis Beltran	2.1	3	1	1
Joey Eischen	2.0	2	0	1
Luis Ayala	2.0	0	0	4
Chad Cordero	1.0	1	0	1

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jamey Wright	6.0	5	1	1
Scott Dohmann	1.0	1	0	1
Brian Fuentes	2.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brad Wilkerson: S8/L8LM
Endy Chavez: D9/P34D.1-3
Jose Vidro: 6/L6
Tony Batista: DGR/F8RXD.3-H;2-H
Nick Johnson: CS3(25)
Nick Johnson: 6/L6

Bot 1

Aaron Miles: 3/G3
Royce Clayton: 53/G5
Todd Helton: HR/F7LD
Vinny Castilla: D8/F8RXD
Jeromy Burnitz: 3/G3

Top 2

Alex Gonzalez: 53/G5
Terrmel Sledge: W
Brian Schneider: 3/G3.1-2
Tony Armas: 63/G6M

Bot 2

Matt Holliday: E6/TH/G6
Jorge Piedra: 7/F7S
JD Closser: 13/G15.1-2
Jamey Wright: 3/P13

Top 3

Brad Wilkerson: 9/F89D
Endy Chavez: 43/G4S
Jose Vidro: 43/G4S

Bot 3

Aaron Miles: 3/G3S
Royce Clayton: D1/G3
Todd Helton: IW
Vinny Castilla: HP.2-3;1-2
Jeromy Burnitz: 36(1)/FO/G34S.3-H;2-3
Matt Holliday: 8/F8RM

Top 4

Tony Batista: 23/G2L-
Ron Calloway: 3/G3
Alex Gonzalez: 63/G6

Bot 4

Jorge Piedra: S6/G6M
JD Closser: S9/G34.1-3
Jamey Wright: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
Aaron Miles: 9/SF/F89D.3-H;2-3
Royce Clayton: K

Top 5

Terrmel Sledge: 43/G34
Brian Schneider: S9/F9S
Henry Mateo: 3/G3S.1-2
Brad Wilkerson: K

Bot 5

Todd Helton: 8/L8LD
Vinny Castilla: 63/G6
Jeromy Burnitz: 6/P4D

Top 6

Endy Chavez: 43/G4
Jose Vidro: S8/L8LS
Tony Batista: 54(1)/FO/G56
Ron Calloway: 3/G3

Bot 6

Matt Holliday: S8/G6M
Jorge Piedra: K
JD Closser: D8/F9D.1-3
Charles Johnson: 6/P6D
Aaron Miles: 43/G4

Top 7

Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8RD
Terrmel Sledge: D9/L9LS
Brian Schneider: K
Juan Rivera: 4/L4

Bot 7

Royce Clayton: K
Todd Helton: K
Vinny Castilla: 63/G56

Top 8

Brad Wilkerson: D9/F9D
Endy Chavez: FC2/SH/BG2L.2-3
Jose Vidro: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.3-H(NR)
Tony Batista: HR/F7D
Ron Calloway: K

Bot 8

Jeromy Burnitz: K
Matt Holliday: K
Jorge Piedra: 31/G3

Top 9

Alex Gonzalez: 43/G4M
Terrmel Sledge: K
Brian Schneider: 43/G4

Bot 9

JD Closser: 5/P5F
Mark Sweeney: K
Aaron Miles: S7/F7S
Preston Wilson: 63/G56

Notes & reviews

Armas left game with injured shin after ball struck him
the ball took a strange hop and stuck Johnson between his right cheek and jaw; it broke his cheekbone; he fell face first on the dirt and was take to the hospital; 15-day DL and probably done for season

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