Week #2: Montreal sweeps Arizona

GAME 1 - Chase Field
Hesketh vs Moore
Expos 12, DBacks 5

Montreal scored early and often off of Arizona starter Matt Moore, who did not escape the 4th inning.  Tim Raines stole 2 bases and gathered 2 hits and scored 2 runs.  Andre Dawson hit his 1st homer of the season to stake Joe Hesketh to a 8-0 lead.  Montreal's lefty starter began to lose interest and his shutout as the Dbacks scored 5 in the 7th.  Montreal answered back with 4 insurance runs and never looked back.

GAME 2 - Chase Field
Morton vs Niemann
Expos 5, Dbacks 2

Arizona's 2-0 lead was erased in the top of the 5th with back to back RBI singles from Delino DeShields and Bryce Harper.  An Ian Desmond RBI single in the 6th and a Ryan Zimmerman RBI double in the 7th gave Expo starter Carl Morton all he would need for victory.  Dale Murray pitched a perfect 9th for the save.

GAME 3 - Stadie Olympique'
Kazmir vs Lannan
Expos 4, Dbacks 0

Andre Dawson's RBI triple scored Ian Desmond with 1 out in the bottom of the first.  Dawson scored on Zimmerman's ground out to give John Lannan a 2-0 lead.  Lannan would strike out 7 and walk one and leave with a 3-0 lead with 2 outs in the top of the 7th.  Montreal would score again thanks to a comedy of errors by Arizona in the bottom of the 7th.  Bobby Ayala, Tim Burke and Steve Fey combined for 2 1/3 shutout innings of relief ball to help Lannan shutout the Dbacks.  The only down note would be Gary Carter injuring his knee after going 2 for 4.  Carter is listed as day by day.  Wilson Ramos replaced him behind the dish.

GAME 4 - Stadie Olympique'
Hellickson vs Warthen
Expos 4, Dbacks 0

Expos cemented the sweep with their second consecutive shutout of Arizona.  This time the bullpen was given a much deserved rest as lefty Dan Warthen went the distance striking out 8 and allowing just 3 hits.  While the Expos are winning games, they are losing star players steadily.  Yesterday Kid Carter went down and today Bryce Harper had to leave the game with a sore ankle.  Xrays came back negative and Harper is not expected to miss any significant time.