BASEBALL GENERAL MANAGER CHALLENGE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/17/2045
 
BASEBALL GENERAL MANAGER CHALLENGE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2296 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (58-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (61-55) 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 0
Villarreal, Expos Beat Cardinals, 6-4
Behind the hitting of Juan Villarreal, the Montreal Expos defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4. Villarreal went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 5 for the Expos. Montreal reliever Reggie Brown picked up the win, raising his record to 5-4. Jimmy McGeorge was tagged with the loss. The win for the Expos raised their record to 58-58.

Villarreal had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 1-2 cutter from Jimmy McGeorge, he banged a 3-run home run to right-center, giving the Expos a 6-4 lead. It was the 16th home run of the year for Villarreal.

"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Villarreal.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Shoff CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .307 23 55
J. Brock 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .260 18 50
J. Villarreal DH 5 2 3 5 0 0 2 .254 16 60
J. Rosales SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .271 9 49
J. Mikell RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .306 17 66
B. Bohn LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .244 2 14
A. Rahmaan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 22 69
   a-D. Campbell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 8 26
   b-K. Frude 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 45
A. Navarro 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255 3 9
J. Beaver C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 4 9
Totals 36 6 9 6 3 8 18      
a - D. Campbell pinch hit for A. Rahmaan in the 8th
b - K. Frude substituted for D. Campbell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Villarreal (19, 8th Inning off E. Ortega, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Brock (19, 8th Inning off E. Ortega, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Villarreal (16, 9th Inning off J. McGeorge, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Shoff 2 , J. Brock 3 , J. Villarreal 7 , B. Bohn 2
2-out RBI: J. Villarreal , B. Bohn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bohn , J. Beaver
Hit by Pitch: J. Brock
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bohn (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beaver-Rosales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bigler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271 25 58
K. Renouf SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 15 45
J. Block RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .303 28 64
   a-T. Grinston RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 9 50
J. Platero 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 24 76
D. O'Neal LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .196 15 36
A. Rudloff 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262 11 48
M. Hash C 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .180 0 3
P. Nelson 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .299 2 16
M. Ehrenfeld DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 1 6
Totals 33 4 7 4 0 6 3      
a - T. Grinston substituted for J. Block in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rudloff (9, 2nd Inning off J. Manigat, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. O'Neal (15, 7th Inning off R. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Renouf , D. O'Neal 4 , A. Rudloff 2 , M. Hash 2 , P. Nelson 2
2-out RBI: M. Hash , P. Nelson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ehrenfeld 2
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Hash (2) , P. Nelson (1)
CS: K. Renouf (4)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Manigat 6.1 4 2 2 0 4 0 89 3.89   
R. Brown W (5-4) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 34 4.71   
J. Mesa SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Manigat 61
Batters Faced: J. Manigat 22, R. Brown 8, J. Mesa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Manigat 7-7, R. Brown 2-2, J. Mesa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Manigat 89-59, R. Brown 34-22, J. Mesa 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. LaPlante 6.2 3 0 0 3 6 0 90 4.54   
E. Ortega H (17) 1.1 4 3 3 0 2 0 30 2.83   
J. McGeorge L (7-6), BS (4) 1.0 2 3 3 0 0 1 15 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. LaPlante 71
Batters Faced: R. LaPlante 26, E. Ortega 8, J. McGeorge 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. LaPlante 6-8, E. Ortega 0-2, J. McGeorge 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. LaPlante 90-58, E. Ortega 30-21, J. McGeorge 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ortega 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. McGeorge
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Villarreal
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 46252
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