Win: Billy Sketchley (12-7) Loss: Ray Tiefenauer (2-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Tiefenauer pitching. Ace Luskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chad Slagle singles to center field. John Melillo walks. John Beasley singles to center field. Chad Slagle scores. John Melillo is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Joe Carew singles to center field. John Beasley advances to third on the hit. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Montreal Billy Sketchley pitching. Humberto Valentine singles to center field. Humberto Valentine steals second. Scott Lonnett singles to left field. Brian Smith pops out to the first baseman. Russ Mowe flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Humberto Valentine scores. Bill Burnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Miguel Rosen strikes out. Al Marsh singles past the second baseman. Billy Sketchley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ace Luskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Lloyd Davis singles to center field. Dutch Charles flies out to the left fielder. Lonnie Hernandez singles to center field. Ray Tiefenauer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Tiefenauer pops out to the first baseman. Humberto Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chad Slagle doubles to right field. John Melillo strikes out. John Beasley singles to right field. Chad Slagle scores. Joe Carew singles to right field. Luis Clowers singles to left field. John Beasley scores. Miguel Rosen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Luis Clowers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal Scott Lonnett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brian Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Russ Mowe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Billy Sketchley is hit by a pitch. Ace Luskey walks. Chad Slagle singles to left field. Sam Castro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Melillo strikes out. John Beasley walks. Billy Sketchley scores. Joe Carew strikes out. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Montreal Bill Burnett flies out to the left fielder. Lloyd Davis singles to right field. Dutch Charles singles to center field. Lonnie Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Sam Castro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Miguel Rosen grounds out to the second baseman. Al Marsh flies out to the right fielder. Billy Sketchley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Humberto Valentine walks. Scott Lonnett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Humberto Valentine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Scott Lonnett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brian Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ace Luskey hits a home run. Chad Slagle hits a home run. Tom Baxes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Melillo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Burnett. John Beasley pops out to the third baseman. Joe Carew flies out to the center fielder. Luis Clowers walks. Miguel Rosen singles to right field. John Melillo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Clowers advances to third on the hit. Al Marsh doubles to center field. Luis Clowers scores. Miguel Rosen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Sketchley walks. Ace Luskey singles to center field. Chad Slagle doubles to left field. Al Marsh scores. Billy Sketchley scores. Ace Luskey uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Melillo hits a home run. Chad Slagle scores. John Beasley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Russ Mowe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Burnett walks. Lloyd Davis strikes out. Dutch Charles walks. Lonnie Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Carew singles to left field. Luis Clowers strikes out. Joe Carew steals second. Miguel Rosen grounds out to the shortstop. Al Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Katsuji Oda is pinch hitting for Tom Baxes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Katsuji Oda strikes out. Humberto Valentine walks. Scott Lonnett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Humberto Valentine advances to second on the play. Brian Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Domingo Shelton pitching. Bobby Logan is pinch hitting for Billy Sketchley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Logan grounds out to the second baseman. Ace Luskey pops out to the third baseman. Chad Slagle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Andy Murphy pitching. Russ Mowe strikes out. Bill Burnett walks. Lloyd Davis strikes out. Dutch Charles walks. Lonnie Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Melillo reached on a fielding error by Domingo Shelton. John Beasley flies out to the center fielder. John Melillo steals second. Joe Carew grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Luis Clowers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Dick Ginter is pinch hitting for Domingo Shelton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Ginter grounds out to the second baseman. Humberto Valentine strikes out. Scott Lonnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Montreal total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Chad Slagle 2 (27), Al Marsh (8).HR - Ace Luskey (11), Chad Slagle (18), John Melillo (16).HBP - Billy Sketchley (1). Baserunning: SB - John Melillo (14), Joe Carew (19).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Hoey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Bystrom did not respond to coaching in velocity Buster Donahue did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Beckendorf did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Sexauer did not respond to coaching in control Les Ryan did not respond to coaching in control Ed Reberger did not respond to coaching in CF
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Breitenstein improves in endurance Charlie Webster did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Tackett improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Villegas did not respond to coaching in velocity Gabe Minarcin improves in speed Frank Martz did not respond to coaching in arm