Win: Hal McCormick (4-3) Loss: Rick Heathcock (1-8)
Save: Luke Hochevar (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Travis Hackett pitching. Sid Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Ossie Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Mark Foley pitching. Takanori Arihara walks. Takanori Arihara steals second. Seizo Hironaga strikes out. Jim Wagner walks. Alex Lifeson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brian Partenheimer hits a home run. Ryan Stankard strikes out. Christian Moore strikes out. Billy Elberfeld flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Steve Canavan pops out to the pitcher. Jed Mosley pops out to the shortstop. Scott Pratt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Boozer lines out to the third baseman. Mark Foley strikes out. Sid Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Pep Kolstad singles to left field. Travis Hackett lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Pep Kolstad forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Takanori Arihara flies out to the left fielder. Seizo Hironaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Moore reached on a fielding error by Alex Lifeson. Jeff Moore steals second. Ossie Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Partenheimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Moore advances to third on the play. Ryan Stankard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Jim Wagner flies out to the right fielder. Alex Lifeson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Canavan singles to center field. Steve Canavan steals second. Jed Mosley singles to right field. Steve Canavan scores. Scott Pratt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Christian Moore strikes out. Billy Elberfeld flies out to the center fielder. Steve Boozer doubles to left field. Mark Foley walks. Sid Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Pep Kolstad flies out to the center fielder. Travis Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Takanori Arihara walks. Seizo Hironaga pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Moore flies out to the center fielder. Ossie Powell flies out to the right fielder. Brian Partenheimer reached on a fielding error by Jed Mosley. Ryan Stankard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Jim Wagner grounds out to the catcher. Alex Lifeson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Canavan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Christian Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Elberfeld strikes out. Steve Boozer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Bill Kircher is pinch hitting for Jed Mosley. Bill Kircher walks. Bill Kircher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Scott Pratt flies out to the center fielder. Owen Tappe is pinch hitting for Pep Kolstad. Owen Tappe walks. Hal Miller is pinch hitting for Travis Hackett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hal Miller doubles to center field. Owen Tappe scores. Takanori Arihara is hit by a pitch. Seizo Hironaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Art Doolan pitching. Lou Romero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Kircher at 1B. Frank Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Owen Tappe at 3B. Jake Birtsas is pinch hitting for Mark Foley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jake Birtsas singles to right field. Sid Miller singles to center field. Jake Birtsas advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Merle Ray is pinch hitting for Jeff Moore. Merle Ray doubles to right field. Jake Birtsas scores. Sid Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Heathcock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ossie Powell pops out to the third baseman. Brian Partenheimer grounds out to the second baseman. Merle Ray advances to third on the play. Ryan Stankard pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Ben Joyce pitching. Henry Ramirez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Merle Ray at RF. Jim Wagner doubles to right field. Alex Lifeson grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Canavan flies out to the left fielder. Lou Romero singles to right field. Jim Wagner scores. Hal McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Pratt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Christian Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Elberfeld walks. Steve Boozer pops out to the first baseman. Len Gingras is pinch hitting for Hal McCormick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Len Gingras triples. Billy Elberfeld scores. Sid Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Luke Hochevar pitching. Frank Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Fuller is pinch hitting for Rick Heathcock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Fuller grounds out to the shortstop. Takanori Arihara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Montreal total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Jim Wagner (24), Hal Miller (4).GIDP - Alex Lifeson.HBP - Takanori Arihara (2). Baserunning: SB - Takanori Arihara (9), Steve Canavan (2).CS - Bill Kircher (5). Fielding: E - Alex Lifeson, Jed Mosley.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Will Dresser improves in arm Anthony North did not respond to coaching in control Larry Burke did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Fohl improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Fohl did not respond to coaching in 3B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Estalella improves in control Gene MacDonald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Engle did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Hillegas improves in velocity