Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ken Ferrell pitching. Jose Acre strikes out. Eloy Jimenez singles to center field. Saquon Smiley flies out to the left fielder. Joe Jones singles to right field. Vern Hall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Montreal Erik Slaughter pitching. Mark Rayford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Italo Verhoeven strikes out. Max Augustine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger walks. Jason Donahue singles to center field. Dan Deininger advances to third on the hit. Sammy Cisco flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Deininger scores. Erik Slaughter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Erik Slaughter strikes out. Jose Acre walks. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Terry Hall singles to right field. Doc Walsh strikes out. Kris Twombly strikes out. Rod Jackson singles past the second baseman. Art Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley flies out to the center fielder. Joe Jones singles to right field. Vern Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Jones advances to second on the play. Dan Deininger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Ken Ferrell pops out to the second baseman. Mark Rayford walks. Italo Verhoeven triples. Mark Rayford scores. Max Augustine grounds out to the third baseman. Italo Verhoeven scores. Terry Hall grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Cisco grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Slaughter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Doc Walsh pops out to the first baseman. Kris Twombly flies out to the left fielder. Rod Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jose Acre grounds out to the shortstop. Eloy Jimenez pops out to the third baseman. Saquon Smiley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Art Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Ken Ferrell singles to right field. Mark Rayford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Jones triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Vern Hall hits a home run. Joe Jones scores. Dan Deininger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jason Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Cisco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Italo Verhoeven hits a home run. Max Augustine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Hall flies out to the right fielder. Doc Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Erik Slaughter grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Acre walks. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the center fielder. Saquon Smiley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jose Acre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Kris Twombly grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Jackson singles to left field. Phil Raggio is pinch hitting for Art Bradford. Phil Raggio flies out to the right fielder. Paul Simmons is pinch hitting for Ken Ferrell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Robertson pitching. Jerry Cunningham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Raggio at C. Joe Jones flies out to the center fielder. Vern Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Deininger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Mark Rayford flies out to the center fielder. Italo Verhoeven grounds out to the second baseman. Max Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue walks. Sammy Cisco grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Donahue advances to second on the play. Erik Slaughter walks. Jose Acre strikes out. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal Terry Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kris Twombly triples. Gene Kafora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Rod Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley is hit by a pitch. Saquon Smiley gets picked off first. Joe Jones walks. Joe Jones steals second. Vern Hall flies out to the left fielder. Dan Deininger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Montreal Jerry Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Jerald Peterson is pinch hitting for Jim Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerald Peterson strikes out. Mark Rayford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Bill Akerfelds pitching. Jason Donahue grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Cisco walks. Carlos Guerrero is pinch hitting for Gene Kafora. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Guerrero singles to center field. Jose Acre grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Carlos Guerrero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Montreal Harvey Blackerby pitching. Italo Verhoeven pops out to the shortstop. Max Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Terry Hall hits an infield single to the second baseman. Doc Walsh reached on a fielding error by Dan Deininger. Kris Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley strikes out. Joe Jones flies out to the right fielder. Vern Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Montreal Rod Jackson strikes out. Jerry Cunningham walks. Jim Constable is pinch hitting for Bill Akerfelds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Constable singles to right field. Mark Rayford strikes out. Italo Verhoeven strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Bo Nelson pitching. Dan Deininger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jason Donahue pops out to the shortstop. Sammy Cisco walks. Nellie Sembera is pinch hitting for Harvey Blackerby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nellie Sembera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Montreal David Dexter pitching. Max Augustine grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Hall strikes out. Doc Walsh walks. Kris Twombly walks. Rod Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Jose Acre triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). The defense is playing the infield in. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the catcher. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Montreal Jerry Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Bo Nelson lines out to the shortstop. Mark Rayford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Pittsburgh Vern Hall pops out to the shortstop. Dan Deininger flies out to the center fielder. Jason Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Montreal Italo Verhoeven walks. Italo Verhoeven is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Max Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Terry Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 16 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco lines out to the pitcher. Bob Taylor is pinch hitting for David Dexter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Taylor doubles to center field. Bobby Kimm is pinch running for Bob Taylor on 2nd base. Jose Acre strikes out. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 Montreal Jose Zepeda pitching. Doc Walsh strikes out. Kris Twombly triples. Rod Jackson hits a home run. Kris Twombly scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 14 Montreal total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Bob Taylor (1).3B - Jose Acre (4), Joe Jones (5).HR - Vern Hall (16).SF - Sammy Cisco.HBP - Saquon Smiley (2). Baserunning: SB - Joe Jones (14). Fielding: E - Dan Deininger.
Game Notes David Dexter is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. Jim Robertson is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Esteban Guzman did not respond to coaching in arm Esteban Guzman improves in power_vs_righty Rap Dixon did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Parsons improves in arm Curtis Lee did not respond to coaching in 1B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Shields improves in velocity Steve Montague improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Goodwin improves in control Terry Pico improves in velocity