With rosters expanding, the Expos added several players to the active roster: RP Villanova, C Diaz, CF Martin, and RP Capossela were all promoted from AAA; RF Cecil and LF Derringer were both activated from the DL; and 2B Dipert was the sole demotion.
The Expos won 2 of 2 versus Miami, 2 of 3 versus Baltimore, 2 of 3 versus Arizona, 2 of 3 versus San Francisco, 2 of 3 versus St. Louis, 2 of 3 versus the Cubs, 2 of 3 versus Tampa Bay, 2 of 4 versus Philadelphia, 2 of 4 versus Pittsburgh, and 2 of 3 versus the Mets.
Transactions were minimal throughout these series with the few moves including placing CF Strange and RP Carson on the DL, activating SS Warren and SS Amescua, and promoting SP Kamphuis.
The Expos finished the month with a fabulous 20-11 record and clinched their fourth straight NL East title by a margin of 16 games.
Batters for the month performed as follows:
LF Derringer led the Expos in total offense for the month. He, along with RF Flowers, 2B Pellot, and RF Cecil, all hit for an average above .350. RF Flowers, 1B Cuatt, and 3B Lawrence all had great months at the plate, and 2B Pellot, CF Pruner, and 1B Flores played admirably as well.
And the pitchers:
There were several strong pitching performances for the month as well. SP Guajardo (3.29 ERA, 2.27 FIP), SP Britland (3.28 ERA, 2.92 FIP), and SP Caballero (3.86 ERA, 3.06 FIP) did well in the rotation. And CL Bedingfield (0.73 ERA, 1.10 FIP) dominated out of the bullpen again.
Next, the Expos return to the NL Division Series for the start of a new playoff run...