Win: Cy Holland (8-9) Loss: Urbano Perry (7-9)
Save: Arnold Layne (26)
Inning: 1 Montreal Urbano Perry pitching. Jose Castino singles in front of the center fielder. Chad Burks strikes out. Omar Lang grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Castino advances to second on the play. Mickey Shokes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Cy Holland pitching. Mutz Hemphill flies out to the left fielder. Ed Gibson singles to center field. Jim Alou walks. Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Gibson advances to third on the play. Jim Alou advances to second on the play. Gary Rayford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Martin Palermo pops out to the shortstop. Hector Moll strikes out. Dino Guaraldi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Lynch strikes out. Sammy Foster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Francisco Bratcher singles to right field. Francisco Bratcher steals second. Cy Holland lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Castino strikes out. Chad Burks grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Urbano Perry singles to right field. Mutz Hemphill grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Gibson reached on a fielding error by Mickey Shokes. Jim Alou lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Omar Lang flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Shokes lines out to the shortstop. Martin Palermo walks. Hector Moll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lorenzo Dipoto doubles to center field. Gary Rayford bunts for a base hit. Mike Eckert reached on a fielding error by Jose Castino. Lorenzo Dipoto scores. Nate Lynch strikes out. Sammy Foster flies out to the right fielder. Urbano Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Dino Guaraldi flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Bratcher strikes out. Cy Holland pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mutz Hemphill doubles to left field. Ed Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mutz Hemphill advances to third on the play. Jim Alou flies out to the center fielder. Lorenzo Dipoto singles past the second baseman. Mutz Hemphill scores. Gary Rayford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Jose Castino strikes out. Chad Burks grounds out to the second baseman. Omar Lang doubles to center field. Mickey Shokes triples. Omar Lang scores. Martin Palermo singles to center field. Mickey Shokes scores. Hector Moll lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. John Miller is pinch hitting for Nate Lynch. John Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Brewer is pinch hitting for Sammy Foster. Bobby Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Heinie Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Miller at CF. Dino Guaraldi singles to left field. Lenny Young 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. Ed Solomon is pinch hitting for Francisco Bratcher. Ed Solomon flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Fred Arrojo is pinch hitting for Cy Holland. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fred Arrojo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dino Guaraldi advances to second on the play. Jose Castino walks. Chad Burks singles to right field. Dino Guaraldi scores. Omar Lang doubles to center field. Jose Castino scores. Jeff Boone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Shokes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Zane McCarthy pitching. Doug Quade enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Solomon at C. Bill Stratton is pinch hitting for Jeff Boone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Mutz Hemphill flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gibson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Chris Mackiewicz pitching. Martin Palermo grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Moll walks. Dino Guaraldi pops out to the catcher. Doug Quade grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Alou flies out to the left fielder. Lorenzo Dipoto strikes out. Gary Rayford walks. Nelson Fitzmorris is pinch hitting for Mike Eckert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nelson Fitzmorris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Rayford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal John Speer is pinch hitting for Zane McCarthy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Speer walks. Jose Castino grounds out to the third baseman. John Speer advances to second on the play. Chad Burks singles to center field. John Speer scores. Dan Owen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Lang flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Shokes doubles to center field. Chad Burks gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Arnold Layne pitching. Heinie Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Brewer strikes out. Bryan Sanders is pinch hitting for Dan Owen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bryan Sanders flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Montreal total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Nelson Fitzmorris is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Len Pierce improves in contact_vs_righty Santo Emerson did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Craig improves in control Mickey Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Dilhoefer did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rufe Weyhing did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Dempster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kurt Bane improves in speed Phil Honeycutt improves in power_vs_righty