Win: Bill Tost (21-5) Loss: Ed Cruz (7-12)
Save: Masaaki Hosoda (6)
Inning: 1 Montreal Ed Cruz pitching. Cherokee Perry singles to center field. Shoji Nishimura walks. Julio Brown walks. Bernie Necciai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Cherokee Perry scores. Shoji Nishimura advances to third on the play. Joe Ashby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Tost pitching. Darron Vaughan singles past the shortstop. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Darron Vaughan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Bartley walks. Tom Lillis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Mike Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Fassero grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rusty Cashion grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mark Militello grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Algie Belitz reached on a fielding error by Shoji Nishimura. John Smith singles to left field. Algie Belitz advances to third on the hit. Ed Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal Bill Tost strikes out. Cherokee Perry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shoji Nishimura pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Darron Vaughan strikes out. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Julio Brown singles to center field. Bernie Necciai strikes out. Joe Ashby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis strikes out. Mark Militello walks. Jim Mitchell doubles to right field. Mark Militello uses his aggressiveness and scores. Algie Belitz pops out to the first baseman. John Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Fassero doubles to left field. Rusty Cashion walks. Bill Tost lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cherokee Perry doubles to left field. Wally Fassero scores. Rusty Cashion scores. Shoji Nishimura hits an infield single to the third baseman. Julio Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Cruz strikes out. Darron Vaughan grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Hyzdu pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Bernie Necciai strikes out. Joe Ashby flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Lillis grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Militello singles to right field. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Wally Fassero strikes out. Rusty Cashion pops out to the second baseman. Scott Fisk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Tost strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Algie Belitz grounds out to the pitcher. John Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Starkel is pinch hitting for Scott Fisk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Starkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Desi Peasley pitching. Cherokee Perry flies out to the center fielder. Shoji Nishimura singles to center field. Julio Brown singles to right field. Shoji Nishimura advances to third on the hit. Julio Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bernie Necciai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Takahiko Takashiro enters the game as a defensive replacement for Julio Brown at LF. Darron Vaughan walks. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the pitcher. Darron Vaughan advances to second on the play. Ray Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Joe Ashby grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Fassero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Masaaki Hosoda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Militello strikes out. Jim Mitchell doubles to right field. Algie Belitz walks. John Smith flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Robles is pinch hitting for Desi Peasley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Montreal total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Cherokee Perry (18), Wally Fassero (4).GIDP - Bernie Necciai, Joe Ashby. Baserunning: CS - Julio Brown (20). Fielding: E - Shoji Nishimura.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Guy Hardy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Myles Knox improves in arm Cap Orsatti did not respond to coaching in arm Georges Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Bill Thompson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gale Murff did not respond to coaching in velocity Candy Vuckovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Brumley did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Gotay improves in endurance Greg Partenheimer improves in power_vs_lefty Fritz Cain did not respond to coaching in velocity Count Garrison did not respond to coaching in LF