Win: Jamie Cihocki (6-7) Loss: Kevin Brewer (6-4)
Save: Marco Diaz (14)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jamie Cihocki pitching. Brian Smith strikes out. Scott Crooke strikes out. Jim Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Kevin Brewer pitching. Nomar Corina grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Welch hits a home run. John Terrell strikes out. Johnny Perdomo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Emil Grunwald walks. Specs Jefferson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Emil Grunwald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Larry Frailing strikes out. Bob Bankston strikes out. Kasumoto Chiba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Davey Sipin singles to center field. Kevin Brewer lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Brian Smith singles to center field. Scott Crooke lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Don Crane flies out to the left fielder. Jamie Cihocki singles to right field. Nomar Corina grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Moreno singles to center field. Charley Hickman flies out to the center fielder. Jim Moreno steals second. Dennis Carrasco flies out to the center fielder. Emil Grunwald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Jose Welch strikes out. John Terrell grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Perdomo hits a home run. Larry Frailing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson walks. Davey Sipin lines out to the second baseman. Specs Jefferson steals second. Kevin Brewer pops out to the second baseman. Brian Smith walks. Scott Crooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Bob Bankston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kasumoto Chiba flies out to the right fielder. Don Crane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Moreno grounds out to the pitcher. Charley Hickman lines out to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Jamie Cihocki grounds out to the third baseman. Nomar Corina walks. Jose Welch walks. John Terrell singles to center field. Nomar Corina scores. Jose Welch advances to third on the hit. Johnny Perdomo singles in front of the left fielder. Jose Welch scores. Larry Frailing strikes out. Bob Bankston singles to left field. Kasumoto Chiba singles to left field. John Terrell scores. Johnny Perdomo scores. Bob Bankston advances to third on the hit. Don Crane singles to right field. Bob Bankston scores. Jamie Cihocki lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Emil Grunwald strikes out. Specs Jefferson strikes out. Davey Sipin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Nomar Corina doubles to right field. Ed Jones is pinch hitting for Jose Welch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Jones flies out to the center fielder. John Terrell grounds out to the second baseman. Nomar Corina advances to third on the play. Bob Maranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Perdomo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bob Maranda singles to left field. Brian Smith flies out to the left fielder. Scott Crooke pops out to the second baseman. Jim Moreno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Maranda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Larry Frailing strikes out. George Hinton is pinch hitting for Bob Bankston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Hinton flies out to the center fielder. Kasumoto Chiba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman pops out to the first baseman. Claire Sherlock is pinch hitting for Dennis Carrasco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Claire Sherlock reached on a fielding error by Johnny Perdomo. Emil Grunwald doubles to right field. Specs Jefferson singles to right field. Claire Sherlock scores. Emil Grunwald scores. Rich Acker is pinch hitting for Davey Sipin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Acker flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Martyn is pinch hitting for Bob Maranda. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lloyd Martyn walks. Brian Smith walks. Marco Diaz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott Crooke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Montreal total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Kenna improves in range Hugh Hutchinson improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Cage did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Porfi Youngs did not respond to coaching in 1B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Balcena improves in arm Shawn Choate improves in velocity Jay Balcena improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Balcena did not respond to coaching in range Ritsuo Nagai did not respond to coaching in 2B