CINCINNATI -- Reliever Steve Kline excitedly described his scary moment. Second baseman Jose Vidro looked for a replay. Manager Felipe Alou counted bodies.
The Montreal Expos ended a brutal road trip with a thrill-a-minute win Thursday night that was momentarily soothing for a team still facing a rough stretch.Vidro's diving catch behind second base in the ninth inning helped Kline close out a 9-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds that brought a tough 10-day, three-city trip to a close.
"Don't get too excited," Alou cautioned. "That's the way it is."
He was talking about his injury-depleted pitching staff, which suffered one hit after another during stops in San Francisco, San Diego and Cincinnati.
Montreal won the first game and the last two on the 3-6 trip. In between, the Expos lost pitchers Matt Blank, Mike Thurman and Hideki Irabu and catcher Chris Widger to injuries.
CUBS 5, BRAVES 3: Tom Glavine (7-2) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings, his shortest outing of the season, as Chicago beat Atlanta.
The victory prevented the Braves from sweeping the Cubs for the first time since July 28-30, 1997. Atlanta hasn't swept a series at Wrigley Field since 1994.
DIAMONDBACKS 4, CARDINALS 0: Matt Williams, Steve Finley and Luis Gonzalez homered to lead Arizona past visiting St. Louis.
Armando Reynoso (4-4) pitched seven strong innings for the win. Andy Benes (4-3), facing his former team for the first time, allowed six hits in 6 2/3 innings.