Win: John Candelaria (1-1) Loss: Pryor Stephenson (1-1)
Inning: 1 Montreal John Candelaria pitching. Lou Peraza flies out to the left fielder. Jake Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Tim West singles to center field. Joe Shannon walks. Emil Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pryor Stephenson pitching. Sid Bream flies out to the right fielder. John Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Mahady grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Charlie Herman grounds out to the second baseman. Kaiser Scioscia strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pete Holtzman singles to left field. Junior Ortiz doubles to center field. Pete Holtzman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Foli grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Ortiz advances to third on the play. Charlie Chazu singles past the shortstop. Junior Ortiz scores. John Candelaria pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Pryor Stephenson walks. Lou Peraza flies out to the right fielder. Jake Taylor singles to right field. Tim West flies out to the right fielder. Joe Shannon walks. Emil Conroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sid Bream grounds out to the shortstop. John Vail hits a home run. Gil Mahady reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tim West. RJ Reynolds doubles to right field. Gil Mahady scores. Pete Holtzman strikes out. Junior Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Charlie Herman walks. Kaiser Scioscia grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Herman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tim Foli grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Chazu singles to left field. John Candelaria lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Bream grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Pryor Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Peraza hits a home run. Jake Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Tim West lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Vail singles to right field. Gil Mahady singles to center field. John Vail advances to third on the hit. RJ Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Pete Holtzman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pryor Stephenson. John Vail scores. Junior Ortiz walks. Tim Foli singles to right field. Gil Mahady scores. Pete Holtzman scores. Tony Kling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Chazu grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Ortiz advances to third on the play. Tim Foli advances to second on the play. John Candelaria singles to center field. Junior Ortiz scores. Tim Foli scores. Sid Bream strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Joe Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Emil Conroy flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Herman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Vail strikes out. Gil Mahady singles to right field. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Gil Mahady steals second. Pete Holtzman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Kaiser Scioscia grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith strikes out. Tsuneyuki Sato is pinch hitting for Tony Kling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tsuneyuki Sato walks. Tom Tresh is pinch hitting for Lou Peraza. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Tresh reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Foli. Luis Motley is pinch hitting for Jake Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Motley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sebastian Roma pitching. Junior Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Tim Foli strikes out. Charlie Chazu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Jim Bibby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tim West grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Cuthbert is pinch hitting for Joe Shannon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Cuthbert walks. Emil Conroy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Cuthbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Herman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Bream grounds out to the shortstop. George K Mejia is pinch hitting for John Vail. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George K Mejia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Kaiser Scioscia lines out to the shortstop. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Terrence Long is pinch hitting for Sebastian Roma. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Terrence Long walks. Tom Tresh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brick Rath did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Martinez improves in power_vs_righty Coot McBee did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Boehler improves in range Harry Boehler did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Wakefield did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Ardoin did not respond to coaching in speed Kennie Montague did not respond to coaching in control Ed Rosario did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pedro Cooper did not respond to coaching in 1B