Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3

I suppose you can't win them all. Tony Batista knocked in Endy Chavez with an RBI double in the 12th inning to end the game. Juan Cruz got the loss. He's now 4-2 on the year.

The Expos scored single runs in the first 2 innings although it could have been a whole lot worse. John Thomson had already allowed one run in the 2nd inning and the bases were loaded with nobody out, but he managed to get out of the inning with no further damage. Thomson really settled down after that allowing just those 2 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. He should have stayed in another inning (the post below describes the reasons why I think this), but that didn't happen. The decisions ended up not really affecting the Braves for good or worse. It's just that when you play 12 innings someone has to lose.

Tom Martin, Antonio Alfonseca, and Kevin Gryboski each pitched scoreless innings. Chris Reitsma gave up the tying run in the 8th, and it did end up being an earned run despite Chipper's throwing error. Juan Cruz pitched a scoreless 11th, but allowed the winning run in the 12th.

Hitting stars: There weren't many. JD Drew was 1 for 2 with his 30th homer. He walked 4 times as well. He scored 2 of the Braves 3 runs.