Win: Mark Foley (7-6) Loss: Rick Heathcock (1-7)
Save: Ben Joyce (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rick Heathcock pitching. Sid Miller doubles to center field. Jeff Moore flies out to the right fielder. Ossie Powell singles to left field. Sid Miller scores. Brian Partenheimer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Mark Foley pitching. Takanori Arihara pops out to the catcher. Seizo Hironaga hits a home run. Jim Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Alex Lifeson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Merle Ray lines out to the third baseman. Christian Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Elberfeld flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Scott Pratt reached on a fielding error by Brian Partenheimer. Deacon Ronan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chuck Farnsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Boozer singles to left field. Mark Foley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Lifeson. Steve Boozer scores. Jeff Moore flies out to the right fielder. Ossie Powell singles to left field. Sid Miller scores. Brian Partenheimer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ossie Powell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Owen Tappe flies out to the center fielder. Rick Heathcock grounds out to the second baseman. Takanori Arihara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Merle Ray hits a home run. Christian Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Elberfeld lines out to the first baseman. Steve Boozer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Seizo Hironaga strikes out. Jim Wagner walks. Alex Lifeson lines out to the second baseman. Scott Pratt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mark Foley strikes out. Sid Miller reached on a fielding error by Deacon Ronan. Jeff Moore grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sid Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ossie Powell triples. Jeff Moore scores. Al Sakata comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Brian Partenheimer hits a home run. Ossie Powell scores. Merle Ray walks. Christian Moore pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Deacon Ronan singles to center field. Chuck Farnsworth grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Owen Tappe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Elberfeld strikes out. Steve Boozer walks. Mark Foley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Miller doubles to right field. Steve Boozer scores. Jeff Moore singles to right field. Sid Miller scores. Ossie Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Al Sakata grounds out to the shortstop. Takanori Arihara walks. Seizo Hironaga strikes out. Jim Wagner singles to center field. Alex Lifeson hits a home run. Takanori Arihara scores. Jim Wagner scores. Victor Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Pratt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Neil Peart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Partenheimer strikes out. Merle Ray grounds out to the third baseman. Christian Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Deacon Ronan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Chuck Farnsworth doubles to center field. Bill Kircher is pinch hitting for Owen Tappe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Kircher walks. Gene Hicks is pinch hitting for Neil Peart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Hicks flies out to the right fielder. Takanori Arihara singles to right field. Chuck Farnsworth scores. Bill Kircher advances to third on the hit. Seizo Hironaga singles to left field. Bill Kircher scores. Claude Manuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Art Doolan pitching. Billy Elberfeld strikes out. Steve Boozer singles to center field. Jake Birtsas is pinch hitting for Claude Manuel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Birtsas strikes out. Sid Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Boozer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Ben Joyce pitching. Alex Lifeson singles past the shortstop. Scott Pratt strikes out. Hal Miller is pinch hitting for Deacon Ronan. Hal Miller strikes out. Pep Kolstad is pinch hitting for Chuck Farnsworth. Pep Kolstad walks. Bill Kircher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Lou Romero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal Miller at 3B. Jeff Moore flies out to the left fielder. Ossie Powell hits a home run. Len Gingras is pinch hitting for Brian Partenheimer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Len Gingras grounds out to the second baseman. Merle Ray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Frank Smith is pinch hitting for Art Doolan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Smith flies out to the left fielder. Takanori Arihara strikes out. Seizo Hironaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 Montreal total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Sid Miller 2 (13).3B - Ossie Powell (3).HR - Ossie Powell (18), Brian Partenheimer (15), Merle Ray (9).GIDP - Brian Partenheimer. Fielding: E - Brian Partenheimer.
Game Notes Claude Manuel is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. Mark Foley is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Chief Alexander did not respond to coaching in control Jack Murphy improves in velocity Bob Fohl did not respond to coaching in 3B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Engle did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Hillegas did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Fuller did not respond to coaching in range Jed Mosley did not respond to coaching in 1B