Series Split/Fente De Série

ESPN.com - MLB - Recap:

The Good

"Despite a seven-run lead, the Dodgers used their closer (Gagné) in the ninth inning. The Montreal native, pitching at home for the first time since winning last year's NL Cy Young Award, drew attention when he started warming up and the crowd of 18,520, the Expos' third-highest at home this season, gave him a standing ovation when he pitched. He retired three in a row after a leadoff walk."

(This was the topic of a post at Traveling Expos a few days ago. And JP is rightfully upset at Jim Tracy for holding Gagné until the last inning of the last game.)

The Bad

"Hernandez struck out six in 5 1/3 innings but walked five, allowing eight runs, six of them earned."

The Ugly

"Plate umpire Kevin Kelley warned both benches immediately after the Dodgers' Masao Kida hit Alex Gonzalez with a pitch in the eighth inning and left with a bruised left wrist... Gonzalez went for X-rays and Expos manager Frank Robinson wasn't optimistic about the results... 'It's too early to tell but it certainly didn't hit him in a good spot,' Robinson said. 'There's not much meat there for protection. That's pretty much bone and he feels pretty bad right now, so that's not a good sign.'"

Later.