Win: Kelvin Merchant (8-14) Loss: Ossie Davidson (6-16)
Save: Jim Smith (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kelvin Merchant pitching. Chet Farr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bid Markle flies out to the left fielder. Lou Taylor walks. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal Ossie Davidson pitching. Jose Rose grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Nunez triples. Placido Fosnow strikes out. Dexter Madrid doubles to center field. Ernie Nunez scores. Tyler Cotter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jerome Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny McGregor strikes out. Joe Alomar singles to left field. Vic Britton hits a home run. Joe Alomar scores. Ossie Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Gabe Azocar grounds out to the shortstop. Harry McDavid singles to center field. Gene Moore hits a home run. Harry McDavid scores. Kelvin Merchant pops out to the first baseman. Jose Rose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chet Farr walks. Bid Markle flies out to the right fielder. Lou Taylor singles to center field. Chet Farr advances to third on the hit. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Jerome Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal Ernie Nunez pops out to the third baseman. Placido Fosnow lines out to the shortstop. Dexter Madrid walks. Tyler Cotter singles to center field. Dexter Madrid advances to third on the hit. Gabe Azocar walks. Harry McDavid triples. Dexter Madrid scores. Tyler Cotter scores. Gabe Azocar scores. Harry Kluszewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny McGregor grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Alomar reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry McDavid. Vic Britton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Alomar advances to third on the play. Harry Kluszewski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Kelvin Merchant flies out to the left fielder. Jose Rose strikes out. Ernie Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chet Farr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bid Markle grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Placido Fosnow walks. Dexter Madrid grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tyler Cotter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec flies out to the center fielder. Jerome Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny McGregor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Gabe Azocar doubles to right field. Harry McDavid strikes out. Gene Moore singles to right field. Gabe Azocar uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kelvin Merchant lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Rose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Britton singles to left field. Len Pick is pinch hitting for Harry Kluszewski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Len Pick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vic Britton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chet Farr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Len Pick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Neil Falkenberg pitching. Ernie Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Fosnow flies out to the center fielder. Dexter Madrid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bid Markle strikes out. Lou Taylor doubles to right field. Ivan Plodinec hits a home run. Lou Taylor scores. Jay Dowd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerome Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Johnny McGregor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Tyler Cotter singles past the shortstop. Gabe Azocar flies out to the left fielder. Harry McDavid lines out to the second baseman. Gene Moore walks. Ted Davis is pinch hitting for Jay Dowd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ted Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Smith pitching. Joe Alomar strikes out. Vic Britton singles past the shortstop. Edgar Needham is pinch hitting for Neil Falkenberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Edgar Needham flies out to the left fielder. Chet Farr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vic Britton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Montreal total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Dexter Madrid (27), Gabe Azocar (5).3B - Ernie Nunez (6), Harry McDavid (2).HR - Gene Moore (5).GIDP - Dexter Madrid. Fielding: E - Harry McDavid.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Richardson improves in velocity Val Lowdermilk improves in control Ryan Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bub Lopez did not respond to coaching in speed Willy Kubenka did not respond to coaching in C
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Monroe improves in power_vs_righty Ross Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Woody Patton did not respond to coaching in control Toru Chikami did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Watlington did not respond to coaching in SS