Win: Ed Vargus (4-6) Loss: John Bell (5-4)
Save: Ike Prothro (12)
Inning: 1 Montreal Frank Ross pitching. Fred Ross walks. Joe Channell walks. Bernie Wensloff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Ross advances to third on the play. Joe Channell advances to second on the play. Bruce Grissom pops out to the catcher. Shane Kallio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Earl Dalcanton pitching. Jack Kopf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Woodling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Mel Swartz flies out to the right fielder. Doug Paxton strikes out. Billy Higginson singles to left field. Earl Dalcanton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gary Blankenship strikes out. Babe Leary singles to left field. Rick Buehrle flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Oyane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Fred Ross grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Channell flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Wensloff flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Shinya Yanagida walks. Frank Ross lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Kopf strikes out. Paul Brown walks. John Woodling singles to left field. Shinya Yanagida scores. Paul Brown advances to third on the hit. Gary Blankenship flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Bruce Grissom doubles to right field. Shane Kallio strikes out. Mel Swartz pops out to the third baseman. Doug Paxton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Babe Leary flies out to the center fielder. Rick Buehrle strikes out. Koichi Oyane lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Billy Higginson strikes out. Earl Dalcanton grounds out to the catcher. Fred Ross walks. Fred Ross steals second. Passed ball. Fred Ross advances to third. Joe Channell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Shinya Yanagida grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Ross walks. Jack Kopf reached on a fielding error by Doug Paxton. Paul Brown is hit by a pitch. John Woodling singles to left field. Frank Ross scores. Jack Kopf scores. Paul Brown advances to third on the hit. Gary Blankenship strikes out. Babe Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Bernie Wensloff flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Grissom strikes out. Shane Kallio singles to left field. Mel Swartz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Doug Paxton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Rick Buehrle doubles to right field. Koichi Oyane grounds out to the shortstop. Shinya Yanagida pops out to the first baseman. Frank Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Billy Higginson singles to left field. Billy Higginson steals second. Earl Dalcanton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Higginson scores. Joe Channell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jack Kopf singles to center field. Jack Kopf steals second. Paul Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Kopf advances to third on the play. John Woodling singles to right field. Jack Kopf scores. Luis Grant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Blankenship singles to left field. John Woodling advances to third on the hit. Gary Blankenship steals second. Babe Leary grounds out to the second baseman. John Woodling scores. Gary Blankenship advances to third on the play. Rick Buehrle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Bernie Wensloff singles to left field. Bernie Wensloff is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Grissom singles past the shortstop. Shane Kallio walks. Mel Swartz walks. Doug Paxton singles to left field. Bruce Grissom scores. Shane Kallio scores. Mel Swartz advances to third on the hit. Ed Vargus 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. Billy Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mel Swartz scores. Tomoo Kobayashi is pinch hitting for Luis Grant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Doug Paxton steals second. Tomoo Kobayashi singles to right field. Doug Paxton scores. Fred Ross grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tomoo Kobayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta John Bell pitching. Koichi Oyane hits a home run. Roger Spriggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Yanagida flies out to the right fielder. Takayuki Azuma is pinch hitting for Ed Vargus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takayuki Azuma grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Kopf doubles to right field. Paul Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Ike Prothro pitching. Joe Channell grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Wensloff lines out to the third baseman. Bruce Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Montreal total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bruce Grissom (28).SF - Billy Higginson. Baserunning: SB - Fred Ross (44), Doug Paxton (12), Billy Higginson (4).CS - Bernie Wensloff (7). Fielding: E - Doug Paxton.
Batting:2B - Jack Kopf (14), Rick Buehrle (5).HR - Koichi Oyane (9).HBP - Paul Brown (3). Baserunning: SB - Jack Kopf (53), Gary Blankenship (23). Fielding: PB - Shinya Yanagida.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Olivo improves in endurance Ron Caldwell improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Russell improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Hajek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Perry did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Fixa improves in arm Moon Lefferts improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Grimes did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Fixa did not respond to coaching in SS