The Expos enter September with a very easy schedule to close the year as they only have five games scheduled for the entire month against teams playing above .500.
Joining the team as September call ups are RP Caprio, RP Ochoa, RP Tew, C Edwards, SS Phipps, CF Gomez, and RF Cecil.
The Expos opened the month with a win against the Red Sox to complete a sweep and continued on to win 2 of 4 versus the Dodgers, 3 of 3 versus the Giants, 2 of 3 versus the Reds, 1 of 2 versus the Cubs, 3 of 3 versus the Marlins, and 4 of 4 versus the Mets.
The Expos entered the series with the Phillies with a four game lead and only needing to win two to clinch the division. I also promoted CF Paredes and RP Carlson as the AAA season ended. The Expos only managed to win 1 of 4 versus the Phillies and 1 of 3 versus the Pirates to end the season. However, this was good enough to clinch the division for a second year in a row.
The Expos finished September with a great 18-10 record, giving them a final regular season record of 96-66, good for the second seed and a first round bye in the National League.
Here are the batting performances for the month:
1B Flores had a fantastic month and led the team in offensive production. LF Derringer and 1B/OF Carroll had great months. All of 3B Lawrence, C Stacey, C Lopez, SS Warren, RF Lindberg, and CF Polovina played well. Lawrence continues to blossom as he led the team with 7 HR.
And here are the pitchers:
SP Womble, with a bit of luck, was my best starter this month by ERA. SP Diplan and SP Killough also pitched well while SP Caballero was unlucky and SP Britland struggled.
RP Crose led the bullpen with additional notable performances from CL Bedingfield and RP Sianez.
Next, the Expos start what I hope will be a deep playoff run...