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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Armando Rios is at his best when Russ Ortiz
pitches.
Rios homered off the right-field foul pole and drove in four
runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Montreal 6-2 Monday night,
extending the Expos' losing streak to five.
"No matter what happens, when he pitches I want to be in the
lineup, even if it means a little fight with Dusty," a smiling
Rios said, referring to manager Dusty Baker.
Rios has hit four of his five home runs when Ortiz pitches,
including a three-run drive off the left-field foul pole at
Pittsburgh on May 2.
Ortiz (5-1) won his third consecutive decision, allowing one run
and five hits in seven innings with six strikeouts. He is 3-0 with
a 2.00 ERA at home this season.
"I'd say he's the lucky charm," Ortiz said of Rios. "I'm just
doing my job. I won't be mad at him if he wants to keep doing it."
Aaron Fultz, San Francisco's third pitcher, finished with
hitless relief for his first save since last July 20.
Milton Bradley had three hits for the Expos, who stranded nine
runners.
"We had numerous, numerous chances to get on the board," Expos
manager Felipe Alou said. "We get the bases loaded and we strand
them. Somebody has to hit a double or a home run like Rios did."
The game drew 38,249, the smallest crowd at Pacific Bell Park,
which opened in April 2000.
Montreal's Tony Armas Jr. (1-5) didn't give up a hit until Barry
Bonds' two-out single in the sixth. Armas wound up allowing four
runs, three hits and three walks in six innings.
Armas, who retired 10 of his first 11 batters, had a no-hit bid
broken up in the sixth against the Chicago Cubs on April 10 and
lost that game, too.
"Tony pitched well, but he got tired and left some pitches
up," Alou said. "He's not getting a lot of run support."
This game was scoreless until the sixth, when Ortiz walked
leading off, took second on Bonds' single and scored on Jeff Kent's
single.
"That was huge," Rios said of Ortiz's walk. "Not only great
pitching, but a great at-bat."
Ortiz down played the at-bat.
"I'm just glad I got on base and gave the other an opportunity
to swing the bats," he said. "I felt like we would get to him
somehow."
Rios followed with a three-run homer.
"I thought it was foul the whole way," he said. "I didn't see
the ball. I lost it. Another inch, and it's foul."
Montreal's Geoff Blum scored on a wild pitch in the seventh on
Ortiz's 0-2 delivery to Curtis Pride with two outs. Vladimir
Guerrero made it 4-2 in the eighth with an RBI single against Felix
Rodriguez.
Bonds hit a run-scoring infield single in the eighth off Graeme
Lloyd and Rios had an RBI grounder off Scott Strickland.
Game notes
J.T. Snow batted second for the fifth time in his career,
and the third time with the Giants. He hadn't hit No. 2 since last
May 16 at Atlanta. ... Armas made his major league debut against
the Giants in San Francisco on Aug. 16, 1999. ... Giants hitting
instructor Gene Clines left the team on Sunday to take care of
personal business. ... Expos RHP Hideki Irabu pitched four
scoreless innings in a rehab assignment with Single-A Jupiter on
Sunday. ... The Expos are 0-18 when trailing after six innings. ...
Masato Yoshii extended his scoreless streak to 15 1/3 innings over
eight outings.
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RECAPS
Chi. White Sox 7
Texas 4
Philadelphia 5
Houston 0
Chicago Cubs 7
Milwaukee 6
St. Louis 7
Pittsburgh 0
NY Mets 10
Colorado 9
Cincinnati 5
Arizona 4
Los Angeles 1
Florida 0
San Francisco 6
Montreal 2
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