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Saturday, Jul. 22 7:05pm ET
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MIAMI (AP) -- Andy Tracy bettered his season RBI output in one terrific night. Tracy hit his first career grand slam and drove in seven runs, and Montreal benefitted from a franchise-high three balks by Florida pitchers to beat the Marlins 17-7 Saturday night. Tracy, who entered with a .164 average and six RBI for the season, finished 3-for-4 with a walk and was hit by a pitch. Since taking over the first base and cleanup jobs Friday night, Tracy is 5-for-9. His seven RBI tied Rondell White for the most by an Expos rookie. White drove in seven runs against the Dodgers on July 24, 1994. "I don't remember getting this many (RBI) in the minors," Tracy said. "Whenever you have three or four, you can call it a good night. "It was a good night. It's pretty special because I've been struggling up here. This is my third time up here, and I haven't hit the ball well. "Hopefully, this will be a turning point for me and I can continue to help this club and keep doing what I'm doing." Florida starter Reid Cornelius was charged with two balks in the second inning, his first since 1995 with the Mets. Marlins manager John Boles was ejected for the first time this season in the third inning after arguing a balk call against reliever Ricky Bones by first base umpire Bill Welke with Montreal ahead 6-1. "I'm waiting for them to go back to their regulars," Boles said of Montreal's injuries. Cornelius (3-4) lasted only 2 1/3 innings, his shortest outing in 11 starts this year. He gave up six runs on four hits and four walks. "You can hang this loss right at my locker," Cornelius said. "This was an ugly example on how to pitch. "It all starts with the starter, and I was responsible for too many guys in the bullpen having to absorb extra innings." Tracy's slam snapped a 1-1 tie in the third and sent the Expos to their third straight win. "He's a changeup guy, and he left it up and I jumped on it," Tracy said. "Their pitchers fell behind and then gave me some good pitches to hit. Everything worked out for me." The Marlins have lost six of eight games to drop below .500 (48-49) for the first time since July 1. Mike Lowell and Alex Gonzalez each hit solo homers in the sixth for the Marlins. Mike Johnson (5-4) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings for his third win in five starts. With the game tied 1-1 in the third, the Expos loaded the bases on singles by Milton Bradley and Peter Bergeron and a walk to Fernando Seguignol. Tracy's blast to right was the first grand slam this season by Montreal, and the sixth allowed by Florida, making it 5-1. Geoff Blum's single chased Cornelius, but Bones ran into immediate trouble, issuing a balk while facing Chris Widger. Widger singled and Blum scored the fifth run of the inning on Tomas De La Rosa's single. The Expos scored six more in the fifth against Bones to break the game open. Tracy and Johnson each had two-run singles as Montreal collected six hits and sent 10 batters to the plate. The Marlins led 1-0 in the first on Preston Wilson's ground-rule double. The Expos tied the game in the second as Cornelius issued a pair of balks and walks. Blum added a three-run homer off Armando Almanza in the ninth. The Expos finished with a season-high 19 hits and the 17 runs tied a season high. "I'm glad the day is over," Boles said. "Tomorrow's a new day. These things happen. It didn't look any better on TV. "I've never seen three balks in a game. I don't discuss what I talk about with the umpire, but let's just say that I didn't think that it was a balk." Game notesThere were two great catches in the first inning, one by a fan in right field. The fan reached over the fence, giving Wilson his ground-rule double. Not to be outdone, Montreal center fielder Bradley denied Derrek Lee of extra bases, leaping high for a catch in front of the scoreboard with two men aboard. ... Vladimir Guerrero didn't start for the third straight game because of a strained right hip flexor. The All-Star right fielder started 120 straight games before being scratched Thursday. ... The Expos have 14 players (10 pitchers) on the disabled list following Friday's sidelining of RHP Yovanny Lara (triceps strain). ... The Marlins added another stolen base, increasing their major league-leading total to 108. ... Florida 2B Luis Castillo extended his hitting streak to 14 games and stole his major league-leading 41st base. ... Half of Lee's 20 home runs came after the sixth inning. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Montreal Clubhouse Florida Clubhouse RECAPS Kansas City 8 Detroit 5
Detroit 10
Montreal 17
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