...money. As it was, the Expos' payroll still was lowered to about $41 million. Minaya traded his best pitcher, Javier Vazquez, to the New York Yankees and was unable to stop the franchise's top player, Vladimir Guerrero, from bolting to...

...Alfonzo went 3-for-4 and Carlos Baerga drove in two runs for the Mets. Shayne Bennett (2-3) relieved starter Javier Vazquez in the sixth and got the win. Ugueth Urbina pitched the ninth for his 17th save. Down 3-2, Montreal got five...

... Rockies 3, Expos 2 Vinny Castilla picked on another first pitch for a home run, victimizing Montreal rookie Javier Vazquez at Coors Field. Castilla hit his 36th homer, a three-run shot that gave Colorado a three-game sweep. Of his...

...one-hit ninth at Shea Stadium. Reds 4, Expos 2 Dmitri Young broke a 2-all tie in the sixth with a homer off Javier Vazquez (1-3). Mike Remlinger (3-3) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings as visiting Cincinnati won its...

... The Dodgers, who had scored just three runs in 23 innings, started rolling when Bonilla homered off rookie Javier Vazquez (1-5) to snap a 1-1 tie in the sixth. Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 3 PHOENIX - Manny Martinez and Jason Kendall...

...four and walked two. Rueter, who lost his three previous starts, got his first RBI of the season with a single off Javier Vazquez (3-9) in the seventh. At Philadelphia, Eric Karros and Raul Mondesi hit two-run homers for the Dodgers...