Win: Jose Zepeda (3-8) Loss: Bo Nelson (9-4)
Save: Bill Cairncross (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bo Nelson pitching. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Donahue singles to left field. Jose Acre grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Erik Slaughter pitching. Italo Verhoeven strikes out. Terry Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Deininger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Jones walks. Sammy Cisco pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Rod Jackson strikes out. Jerald Peterson strikes out. Mark Rayford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Vern Hall walks. Erik Slaughter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eloy Jimenez singles to left field. Vern Hall is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jason Donahue grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eloy Jimenez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Max Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Art Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Bo Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jose Acre flies out to the right fielder. Saquon Smiley walks. Dan Deininger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Saquon Smiley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Italo Verhoeven strikes out. Terry Hall strikes out. Doc Walsh walks. Rod Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco flies out to the right fielder. Vern Hall singles to left field. Erik Slaughter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eloy Jimenez singles to center field. Jason Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Jerald Peterson grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Rayford singles to right field. Max Augustine pops out to the third baseman. Art Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jose Acre strikes out. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Deininger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Bo Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Italo Verhoeven flies out to the right fielder. Terry Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Jones strikes out. Sammy Cisco grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Hall singles to left field. Erik Slaughter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vern Hall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Doc Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Rod Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Jerald Peterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Eloy Jimenez walks. Jason Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Eloy Jimenez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jose Acre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Mark Rayford singles to center field. Max Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Ebba Martinez is pinch hitting for Art Bradford. Ebba Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Bo Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Doug Jones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ebba Martinez at C. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Italo Verhoeven doubles to right field. Mario Hollison 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. Terry Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Italo Verhoeven advances to third on the play. Doc Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rod Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco flies out to the center fielder. Vern Hall strikes out. Carlos Guerrero is pinch hitting for Mario Hollison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Guerrero singles to left field. Eloy Jimenez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carlos Guerrero is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Montreal Jose Zepeda pitching. Jerald Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Rayford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Max Augustine lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue walks. Jose Acre triples. Jason Donahue scores. Bill Akerfelds 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 2nd. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Acre scores. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Montreal Bill Cairncross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doug Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Christophe Tremblay is pinch hitting for Bill Akerfelds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Christophe Tremblay grounds out to the second baseman. Italo Verhoeven singles to right field. Terry Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Montreal total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Esteban Guzman did not respond to coaching in speed George Bowling did not respond to coaching in control Jimmie Crutchfield did not respond to coaching in speed Dolf Wright did not respond to coaching in control Homer Rudolph did not respond to coaching in LF
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Skeeter Goodall improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Goodwin did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Goodall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Biff Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty