Brian Schneider hit a two-run double and six Montreal pitchers made it stand up as the Expos beat the Reds 2-1 in the season finale today.

Dernell Stenson led off the Cincinnati seventh with his third homer of the season for the Reds' only run.

A crowd of 32,322 watched the Reds close out a disappointing first season at Great American Ball Park with a 69-93 record. Major injuries and a huge shakeup in the front office and on the field helped produce the Reds' 14th season of 90 or more losses since 1900.

The Expos (83-79) matched their win total from last season while finishing fourth in the NL East.

Schneider put the Expos ahead in the second inning with his double off Scott Randall (2-5). Randall went 0-4 in his last six appearances, two of them starts.

Montreal starter Claudio Vargas pitched one-hit ball for three scoreless innings.

T.J. Tucker (2-3) pitched two innings of two-hit relief. Rocky Biddle worked the ninth for his 34th save in 41 opportunities.

Notes: Montreal SS Orlando Cabrera finished the season with 130 consecutive starts He has played in 168 consecutive games dating to last season. ... Expos OF Vladimir Guerrero went 1-for-1 with a walk before being replaced in the third inning. The All-Star slugger, who can become a free agent after the season, finished the year batting .330 with 25 home runs and 79 RBIs ... Cincinnati's Jason LaRue was not hit by a pitch, and finished tied with Montreal manager Frank Robinson for the Reds' club record with 20 HBPs.

Montreal	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	32	2	6	2	1	7
OCabrera ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	.297
Carroll ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	.260
Wilkerson cf-rf	4	0	2	0	0	1	.268
Zeile 3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	.257
Vitiello 1b	2	0	0	0	0	1	.342
VGuerrero rf	1	1	1	0	1	0	.330
1-EnChavez pr-cf	2	0	1	0	0	0	.251
Calloway lf	4	1	1	0	0	0	.238
Schneider c	4	0	1	2	0	2	.230
EGuzman 1b-3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	.240
HMateo 2b	3	0	0	0	0	1	.240
Vargas p	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tucker p	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263
Almonte p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
ScStewart p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Macias ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	.239
Ayala p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Biddle p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg.
Totals	32	1	5	1	3	7
Freel cf	4	0	1	0	0	0	.285
Olmedo ss	4	0	0	0	0	1	.239
DJimenez 2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.290
Branyan 1b	4	0	0	0	0	2	.216
LaRue c	3	0	0	0	1	1	.230
Stenson lf	4	1	2	1	0	0	.247
WPena rf	3	0	0	0	1	2	.218
Hummel 3b	4	0	1	0	0	1	.226
Randall p	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
a-Valent ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214
PNorton p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Casey ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291
Cerros p	0	0	0	0	0	0	---
Serafini p	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Montreal	020	000	000	-2	6	0
Cincinnati	000	000	100	-1	5	1

a-grounded out for Randall in the 5th. b-walked for Norton in the 7th. c-struck out for Stewart in the 8th.

1-ran for Guerrero in the 3rd.

E-Hummel (5). LOB-Montreal 4, Cincinnati 7. 2B-Schneider (26). HR-Stenson (3), off Almonte. RBIs-Schneider 2 (46), Stenson (13).

Runners left in scoring position-Montreal 2 (Calloway, Vargas); Cincinnati 3 (Olmedo 2, WPena).

Runners moved up-EGuzman, Freel, Valent.

DP-Cincinnati 2 (Branyan), (Branyan and Olmedo).

Montreal	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Vargas	3	1	0	0	1	2	50	4.34
Tucker W, 2-3	2	2	0	0	1	2	37	4.72
Almonte H, 3	1 2/3	2	1	1	1	1	31	6.83
ScStewart H, 13	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.98
Ayala H, 19	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	2.92
Biddle S, 34	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	4.65

Cincinnati	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Randall L, 2-5	5	5	2	2	1	4	62	6.51
PNorton	2	0	0	0	0	2	30	3.00
Cerros	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	4.85
Serafini	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	5.40

Cerros pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Inherited runners-scored-ScStewart 2-0, Serafini 1-0.

Umpires-Home, Paul Nauert; First, Gerry Davis; Second, Ed Rapuano; Third, Mark Carlson.

T-2:26. A-32,322 (42,263).

How the runs scored:

Expos second. Guerrero walked. Calloway singled to left, Guerrero to second. Schneider doubled to right, Guerrero scored, Calloway scored. Guzman grounded out, first baseman Branyan unassisted, Schneider to third. Mateo grounded out, pitcher Randall to first baseman Branyan. Vargas grounded out, shortstop Olmedo to first baseman Branyan.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Expos 2, Reds 0.

Reds seventh. Stenson homered to right on a 1-0 count. Pena flied out to center fielder Chavez. Hummel struck out. Casey pinch-hitting for Norton. Casey walked on four pitches. Freel singled to center, Casey to second. Stewart pitching. Olmedo grounded out, first baseman Vitiello unassisted.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Expos 2, Reds 1.