VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Andy Ashby pitched six strong innings, and Chris Prieto's run-scoring single capped a three-run rally in the seventh Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 3-2.

Ashby allowed six hits while walking none and striking out six. His lone mistake was a hanging curveball on an 0-2 pitch in the second that Mark Smith hit for a two-run homer.

``I tried to make it better than I had to,'' Ashby said of the ill-fated pitch. ``I tried to overthrow, and got it up.''

Jeff Shaw, Matt Whisenant and Mike Fetters followed by pitching one hitless inning apiece for the Dodgers.

Expos starter Britt Reames allowed two hits and no walks while striking out four in five shutout innings. Smith had two of Montreal's six hits.

Brian Johnson doubled off Bob Scanlan to start the Los Angeles seventh, and scored on a double by F.P. Santangelo. Cora then singled home Santangelo before Prieto's game-winning hit.

Notes: Despite waiting until 19 minutes before Thursday's midnight deadline to rescind a trade demand, CF Tom Goodwin insisted he is happy with the Dodgers. ``It all worked out,'' Goodwin said. ``It was an option that I had, and I exercised it.'' In a move seen as a formality, Goodwin filed a trade demand early in spring training. If he hadn't rescinded it, the Dodgers would have been forced to trade him or he would have become a free agent. ``It's part of negotiating,'' Goodwin said. ''(I waited) just because I could. The deadline was at 12.'' ... Right fielder Shawn Green, who sprained his right thumb in the first exhibition game of the season, said he hopes to return to action next week. ... Reliever Matt Herges, who is battling soreness in his left knee, is scheduled to pitch Sunday in Tampa against the New York Yankees.