Win: LeRoy Brown (8-12) Loss: Dick Crawford (19-9)
Inning: 1 Montreal Dick Crawford pitching. Jose Castino grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Sadowski singles to left field. Omar Lang walks. Mickey Shokes hits a home run. Tim Sadowski scores. Omar Lang scores. Martin Palermo flies out to the right fielder. Dino Guaraldi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Gibson. Hector Moll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh LeRoy Brown pitching. Mutz Hemphill strikes out. Ed Gibson pops out to the first baseman. Jim Alou grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Fred Arrojo strikes out. LeRoy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Jose Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Stratton grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Tim Sadowski strikes out. Omar Lang singles in front of the right fielder. Mickey Shokes strikes out. Martin Palermo doubles to center field. Omar Lang uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dino Guaraldi singles to right field. Hector Moll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Heinie Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Al Wedge grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Crawford walks. Mutz Hemphill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Fred Arrojo singles to left field. LeRoy Brown pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jose Castino walks. Tim Sadowski singles to center field. Fred Arrojo scores. Jose Castino advances to third on the hit. Andy Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Lang strikes out. Mickey Shokes walks. Martin Palermo lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Jim Alou grounds out to the third baseman. Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Dino Guaraldi strikes out. Hector Moll grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Arrojo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Mike Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Smith singles to center field. Al Wedge walks. Andy Clarke singles to left field. Heinie Smith scores. Mutz Hemphill singles to center field. Al Wedge scores. Ed Gibson walks. Jim Alou pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Montreal LeRoy Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Castino grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Sadowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stratton singles past the second baseman. Mike Eckert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Stratton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Miller is pinch hitting for Heinie Smith. John Miller walks. Gary Rayford is pinch hitting for Al Wedge. Gary Rayford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Montreal Nate Lynch enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Miller at RF. Sammy Foster enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Rayford at 3B. Omar Lang grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Shokes walks. Martin Palermo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bobby Brewer is pinch hitting for Andy Clarke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Brewer grounds out to the third baseman. Mutz Hemphill grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Gibson is hit by a pitch. Jim Alou flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Pete Kavanagh pitching. Dino Guaraldi grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Moll singles to right field. Fred Arrojo walks. LeRoy Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Castino walks. Tim Sadowski triples. Hector Moll scores. Fred Arrojo scores. Jose Castino scores. Chris Mackiewicz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Lang doubles to left field. Tim Sadowski scores. Mickey Shokes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lorenzo Dipoto singles to left field. Lorenzo Dipoto is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Mike Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Martin Palermo singles to center field. Chad Burks is pinch hitting for Dino Guaraldi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chad Burks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Martin Palermo advances to second on the play. Hector Moll grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Palermo advances to third on the play. Francisco Bratcher is pinch hitting for Fred Arrojo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Francisco Bratcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Nate Lynch walks. Sammy Foster grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bryan Sanders is pinch hitting for Chris Mackiewicz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bryan Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Montreal total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mickey Thomas did not respond to coaching in speed Garth Peploski did not respond to coaching in endurance Leo Cardenas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Devin Wall did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sammy Rowland did not respond to coaching in control Kurt Bane improves in range Kurt Bane improves in contact_vs_lefty Geno Nicholson did not respond to coaching in endurance