Win: Isidro Burke (1-3) Loss: Walt Valdez (9-11)
Save: Ken Patterson (38)
Inning: 1 Montreal Walt Valdez pitching. Ralph Zeider triples. Lee Welchel strikes out. Don Clemente singles to left field. Ralph Zeider scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rob Meyer singles to right field. Don Clemente scores. Sam Hinds walks. Ed Barry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Isidro Burke pitching. Ken Gubanich grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Tipton flies out to the left fielder. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Jake Schuler grounds out to the shortstop. Charles Berry strikes out. Isidro Burke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bert Timmons singles to right field. Bert Timmons steals second. George Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Timmons advances to third on the play. Rogelio Alexander strikes out. Hisato Nakajima lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Ralph Zeider grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Welchel strikes out. Don Clemente flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano walks. Walt Valdez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Walt Valdez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ken Gubanich walks. Tim Tipton walks. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Bert Timmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Montreal Rob Meyer singles to left field. Sam Hinds strikes out. Ed Barry doubles to center field. Rob Meyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jake Schuler strikes out. Charles Berry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Rogelio Alexander strikes out. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Isidro Burke flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Zeider strikes out. Lee Welchel singles to right field. Don Clemente grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lee Welchel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano strikes out. Walt Valdez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ken Gubanich singles to center field. Tim Tipton is hit by a pitch. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Rob Meyer pops out to the second baseman. Sam Hinds flies out to the left fielder. Ed Barry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bert Timmons hits a home run. George Nixon triples. Rogelio Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, George Nixon scores. Hisato Nakajima grounds out to the third baseman. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Jake Schuler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charles Berry grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lena Novikoff is pinch hitting for Isidro Burke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lena Novikoff singles to left field. Ralph Zeider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dick Giordano pitching. Bubba Kiefer is pinch hitting for Walt Valdez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bubba Kiefer singles to right field. Ken Gubanich grounds out to the pitcher. Bubba Kiefer advances to second on the play. Tim Tipton strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Bert Timmons walks. George Nixon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Montreal Henry Brumfield pitching. Charlie Thompson is pinch hitting for Lee Welchel. Charlie Thompson singles to center field. Don Clemente singles to right field. Rob Meyer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Thompson advances to third on the play. Sam Hinds singles in front of the center fielder. Charlie Thompson scores. Ed Barry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Katsuma Hashimoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charles Berry at C. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hisato Nakajima walks. Yoandy Toscano walks. Nap Coggin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clancy Tollberg is pinch hitting for Henry Brumfield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clancy Tollberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hisato Nakajima advances to third on the play. Yoandy Toscano advances to second on the play. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal Alex Nino pitching. Jake Schuler strikes out. Katsuma Hashimoto grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Vince Colletta is pinch hitting for Nap Coggin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vince Colletta walks. Hal Pearce is pinch running for Vince Colletta on 1st base. Ralph Zeider grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Pearce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ken Patterson pitching. Tim Tipton pops out to the third baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa bunts for a base hit. Hirokazu Furusawa steals second. Bert Timmons is hit by a pitch. George Nixon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert Timmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Montreal total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13
Game Notes Isidro Burke is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Douglas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Douglas improves in arm Joe Douglas did not respond to coaching in range Fergie Glenn improves in range Joe Douglas did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Burright improves in speed Fergie Glenn did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michael Billiard did not respond to coaching in control Chad Boswell improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Lupien did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oreste Hayden improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Mann did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Ludwig did not respond to coaching in speed Rene Rhoden did not respond to coaching in 3B