Inning: 1 Pittsburgh J.R. Billings pitching. Jerome Barnes singles to right field. Chet Farr grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ivan Plodinec grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Mickey Jantzen pitching. Jose Rose walks. Terrell Giel flies out to the left fielder. Jose Rose steals second. Ernie Nunez singles past the shortstop. Jose Rose scores. Placido Fosnow walks. Ted Davis walks. Gabe Azocar walks. Ernie Nunez scores. Don May grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham flies out to the center fielder. Vic Britton singles to center field. Manuel Robertson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Vic Britton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Alomar singles to left field. Johnny McGregor grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Alomar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Dexter Madrid flies out to the left fielder. J.R. Billings singles to left field. Jose Rose flies out to the center fielder. Terrell Giel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mickey Jantzen flies out to the center fielder. Jerome Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Chet Farr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Ernie Nunez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Placido Fosnow flies out to the right fielder. Ted Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec singles to left field. Edgar Needham lines out to the third baseman. Vic Britton flies out to the center fielder. Manuel Robertson singles to left field. Ivan Plodinec advances to third on the hit. Joe Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Gabe Azocar strikes out. Don May strikes out. Dexter Madrid doubles to right field. J.R. Billings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Johnny McGregor flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Jantzen grounds out to the second baseman. Jerome Barnes singles to left field. Chet Farr walks. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Jose Rose grounds out to the shortstop. Terrell Giel grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Nunez singles to center field. Placido Fosnow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham reached on a 2-base fielding error by Terrell Giel. Vic Britton doubles to left field. Edgar Needham scores. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Britton advances to third on the play. Joe Alomar pops out to the third baseman. Johnny McGregor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Ted Davis singles to right field. Gabe Azocar grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Don May grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mickey Jantzen singles to center field. Jerome Barnes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey Jantzen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chet Farr doubles to right field. Jerome Barnes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Dowd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivan Plodinec grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Farr advances to third on the play. Edgar Needham singles to left field. Chet Farr scores. Vic Britton triples. Edgar Needham scores. Manuel Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Dexter Madrid grounds out to the second baseman. Tyler Cotter is pinch hitting for Jay Dowd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Tyler Cotter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jose Rose grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dave Kennedy pitching. Joe Alomar doubles to center field. Bid Markle is pinch hitting for Johnny McGregor. Bid Markle strikes out. Mickey Jantzen flies out to the center fielder. Jerome Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Red Hernandez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bid Markle at C. Terrell Giel flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Placido Fosnow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chet Farr strikes out. Ivan Plodinec walks. Edgar Needham flies out to the center fielder. Vic Britton walks. Manuel Robertson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal Jim Hutson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ted Davis flies out to the right fielder. Gabe Azocar grounds out to the shortstop. Don May singles to left field. Dexter Madrid strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Montreal total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Terrell Giel is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Saier improves in speed Ryan Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in range Jake Vina improves in range Robert Oliva improves in speed Willy Kubenka did not respond to coaching in C
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Woody Patton did not respond to coaching in control George Pattee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bernie Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bernie Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Watlington did not respond to coaching in SS