Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jeff Rollins pitching. Ted Blong triples. Art Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Blong scores. Don White grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Daly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Jeff Gotay pitching. Bob Russell singles to left field. Tom Adcock flies out to the right fielder. Humberto Valentine grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Al Burns walks. Chad Slagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Burns advances to second on the play. John Melillo lines out to the third baseman. Joe Carew is hit by a pitch. Jeff Gotay singles to center field. Al Burns scores. Joe Carew advances to third on the hit. Ted Blong flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Jack DeFate strikes out. Frank Fuller pops out to the second baseman. Dick Ginter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Art Robles doubles to left field. Don White singles to left field. Art Robles scores. Wally Daly walks. Al Burns grounds out to the pitcher. Don White advances to third on the play. Wally Daly advances to second on the play. Chad Slagle singles to right field. Don White scores. Wally Daly scores. Joe Bertrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Melillo flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Chad Slagle steals second. Joe Carew doubles to center field. Chad Slagle scores. Jeff Gotay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Bill Burnett grounds out to the third baseman. Yuji Tamura grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bertrand strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ted Blong lines out to the third baseman. Art Robles flies out to the center fielder. Don White singles to left field. Wally Daly walks. Al Burns walks. Chad Slagle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Montreal Bob Russell flies out to the center fielder. Tom Adcock singles to center field. Humberto Valentine grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Adcock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack DeFate pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Melillo singles to left field. Joe Carew flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Gotay fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Gotay strikes out. Ted Blong singles to right field. Art Robles singles to center field. Don White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Montreal Frank Fuller strikes out. Dick Ginter flies out to the center fielder. Bill Burnett walks. Yuji Tamura lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Wally Daly walks. Wally Daly steals second. Al Burns walks. Chad Slagle grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Burns is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Melillo strikes out. Joe Carew walks. Leon Pashnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Gotay walks. Wally Daly scores. Ted Blong grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Chad Slagle is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Montreal Leon Pashnick strikes out. Bob Russell flies out to the center fielder. Tom Adcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Art Robles reached on a fielding error by Humberto Valentine. Don White grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Art Robles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Daly grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Humberto Valentine hits a home run. Jack DeFate singles to center field. Jack DeFate is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Fuller strikes out. Dick Ginter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chad Slagle singles to right field. John Melillo flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Hofferth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Carew strikes out. Jeff Gotay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Bill Burnett singles to right field. Yuji Tamura singles to center field. Bill Burnett advances to third on the hit. William Gomez is pinch hitting for Chuck Hofferth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. William Gomez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yuji Tamura advances to second on the play. Bob Russell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Burnett scores. Jim Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Russell steals second. Tom Adcock strikes out. Humberto Valentine lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Don Lange pitching. Ted Blong strikes out. Art Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Don White singles to right field. Wally Daly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Jack DeFate singles to left field. Frank Fuller singles to left field. Dick Ginter singles to left field. Jack DeFate scores. Bill Burnett strikes out. Yuji Tamura strikes out. Don Lange strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 15 Montreal total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes William Gomez is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Coughtry improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Coughtry improves in arm Luis Coughtry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Marsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Miguel Rosen improves in 3B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Lonnett improves in range Murray Dell did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Zeiser did not respond to coaching in control Dixie Ladd did not respond to coaching in arm Murray Dell did not respond to coaching in endurance Buddy Zeiser improves in control