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MONTREAL (6) VS CHICAGO CUBS (0) - FINAL

MONTREAL               ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
B Wilkerson 1b          2  1  0  1   1  0   0  .252
E Chavez cf             4  1  0  1   0  0   0  .278
J Rivera rf             4  0  1  0   0  1   1  .283
T Sledge lf             4  1  1  2   0  1   1  .245
B Harris 3b             3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .250
 T Batista 3b           1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .232
B Schneider c           4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .258
J Carroll 2b            4  1  1  0   0  0   0  .285
M Izturis ss            4  2  2  0   0  2   0  .308
S Downs p               1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .125

Totals                 31  6  6  4   1  8   3

BATTING: 2B - M Izturis (3, G Maddux). HR - T Sledge (12, 8th inning off M 
Remlinger 1 on, 2 Out). S - S Downs 2. SF - B Wilkerson. RBI - B Wilkerson 
(57), E Chavez (30), T Sledge 2 (42). 2-out RBI - T Sledge 2. Runners left in 
scoring position, 2 out - T Sledge 1. Team LOB - 2. 
 
BASERUNNING: SB - J Rivera (4, 2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako), E Chavez (25, 
2nd base off G Maddux/P Bako). 
 
FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Rivera (M Alou at 2nd base). DP: 3 (M 
Izturis-J Carroll-B Wilkerson, J Rivera-M Izturis, J Carroll-M Izturis-B 
Wilkerson). 
 

CHICAGO CUBS           ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
C Patterson cf          4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .282
D Lee 1b                3  0  2  0   1  0   0  .291
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  0  0   0  0   4  .296
M Alou lf               3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .285
S Sosa rf               3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .257
A Ramirez 3b            3  0  1  0   0  0   1  .316
M Grudzielanek 2b       3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .302
P Bako c                2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .191
 a-M Barrett ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .298
G Maddux p              2  0  0  0   0  1   0  .158
 M Remlinger p          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 R Dempster p           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-J Dubois ph          1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .214

Totals                 29  0  5  0   1  4   8

a-grounded to shortstop for P Bako in the 9th;  b-singled to center for R 
Dempster in the 9th.

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Garciaparra 1. GIDP - N 
Garciaparra 2. Team LOB - 3. 
 
FIELDING: E - D Lee (5, ground ball); P Bako (4, throw). 
 

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    MONTREAL        - 001 000 050   --   6
    CHICAGO CUBS    - 000 000 000   --   0
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MONTREAL                     ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
S Downs (W, 3-5)              9       5   0   0   1   4   0   5.70

CHICAGO CUBS                 ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
G Maddux (L, 13-9)            7 2/3   5   5   2   1   7   0   3.65
M Remlinger                     1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   3.86
R Dempster                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.60

WP - S Downs. IBB - B Wilkerson (by G Maddux). Pitches-strikes: S Downs 
110-74; G Maddux 106-71; M Remlinger 4-3; R Dempster 12-8. Ground balls-fly 
balls: S Downs 11-11; G Maddux 12-4; M Remlinger 1-0; R Dempster 2-0. Batters 
faced: S Downs 30; G Maddux 30; M Remlinger 2; R Dempster 3. 
 
UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Jim 
Joyce. 

T--2:07. Att--38,379. 
Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, in from 
center.
 

How They Scored

MONTREAL 3RD:   M Izturis doubled to deep right.  S Downs sacrificed to 
pitcher, M Izturis to third.  B Wilkerson hit sacrifice fly to right, 
M Izturis scored.  E Chavez flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  
MONTREAL 1, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

MONTREAL 8TH:   J Carroll singled to center.  M Izturis reached on bunt 
single to catcher, J Carroll to second.  S Downs sacrificed to pitcher, 
J Carroll to third, M Izturis to second.  B Wilkerson intentionally walked.  
E Chavez safe at first on error by first baseman D Lee, J Carroll and M Izturis 
scored, B Wilkerson to third.  E Chavez stole second, B Wilkerson scored, 
E Chavez safe at third on throwing error by catcher P Bako. J Rivera grounded 
out to shortstop.  M Remlinger relieved G Maddux. T Sledge homered to right, 
E Chavez scored.  T Batista grounded out to third. (5 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors)  
MONTREAL 6, CHICAGO CUBS 0.

Game Story

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After getting some unexpected time off, the 
Chicago Cubs continued to play like they still were on vacation.

Scott Downs pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete
game to outduel Greg Maddux as the Montreal Expos posted a 6-0
victory over the Cubs.

In the thick of the National League wild card race, the Cubs had
a weekend series against the Florida Marlins postponed due to
Hurricane Frances.  They returned to Wrigley Field for three
games against the Expos, who own the NL's second-worst record.

But behind Downs (3-5), a former Cub, the Expos were able to
capture the rubber game of the three-game series.  The
28-year-old lefthander gave up five singles, walked one and
struck out four.

"It's the first time I've ever done that," Downs said. "It's
overwhelming, but to do it here in this ballpark, it's very
sweet. I could not have drawn it up any better."

Downs retired 15 straight batters at one point and completely
shut down the team leading in the NL with 198 homers.  He was
helped by a stiff wind blowing in that was estimated at 22 
miles per hour.

Downs was in awe of facing Maddux.

"To face a guy like that, wow," Downs said. "I grew up watching
him and to face him, a Hall of Famer in his home ballpark, I
knew it would be a battle.  I just tried to keep us in the game
and get outs."

"The one thing he can always say if he does nothing else is that
on a cold night in Chicago, on September 9, 2004, he outpitched
the master," Expos manager Frank Robinson said. "You can't take
that away from him."

Maddux (13-9) gave up just one run and three hits through the
first seven innings before he was betrayed by his defense in the
eighth.

First baseman Derrek Lee had a ball glance off his glove for an
error with the bases loaded, allowing two runs to score.  Catcher
Paul Bako also committed a throwing error to allow another run
to score.

Maddux lasted 7 2/3 innings and was charged with five runs -
three earned - and five hits.  He walked one and struck out
seven in losing for the second time in eight decisions since the
All-Star break.

"We just got outpitched," Maddux said. "The guy threw a great
game. He threw a shutout and changed up his pitches well, that's
how I saw it."

Chicago, which starts a four-game series against the Marlins on
Friday, fell one-half game behind Houston and San Francisco in 
the wild card race.

Downs gave up a one-out single to Lee in the first and a leadoff
double to Moises Alou in the second.  Alou moved to second on a
wild pitch, but Downs struck out Sammy Sosa and Aramis Ramirez
lined into a double play.

Downs rolled the rest of the night, not allowing another
runner until Lee walked with one out in the seventh.

"Those guys give a lot of people trouble, especially big 
swingers," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "They changed 
speeds well.  Every time we got something going we would hit 
into a double play.  We did not play very well."

In the third, Maddux gave up a leadoff double to rookie Maicer
Izturis, who came around to score on Brad Wilkerson's sacrifice
fly.

After Izturis' double, Maddux retired 14 straight batter until
Brendan Harris singled with two outs in the seventh.

Terrmel Sledge's two-run homer off Mike Remlinger in the eighth
gave the Expos a 6-0 lead.