Pitching was the topic of the day during the first of the three games series between the Expos and the Dodgers.
Each team were scoreless after 8th, Tom Candiotti was still on the mound for the Dodgers, while Kirk Reuter was replaced after 7 by Gil Heredia.
Larry Walker hit a one out triple and was sent home on a sacrifice fly by Moises Alou. The Expos scored 1 run on 4 hits in 9 innings against Candiotti.
John Wetteland retired the side in order in the 9th to get his 6th save of the season. Reuter gave 7 hits in his 7 innings of work while Heredia gave up one hit in the 8th and got the decision.
Game Line
MON 000 000 001 1 4 1
LAD 000 000 000 0 8 0
WP: Gil Heredia (1-0)
LP: Tom Candiotti
S: John Wetteland (6)
2B: Fletcher (4), Piazza 2, Snyder
3B: Walker (1)
Gil Heredia got his first win of the season:
NL East Standings:
ATL 13-4 --- .765
MTL 10-7 3 .588
NYM 9-7 3.5 .563
PHI 8-9 5 .471
FLA 7-9 5.5 .438
Next Game:
Expos @ Dodgers
Pedro Martinez (2-0) 0.75 vs. Ramon Martinez
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