Win: Russ Gardenhire (3-0) Loss: Len Shockley (1-4)
Inning: 1 Montreal Hughie Smith pitching. Katsuya Mikami grounds out to the second baseman. Pete McCahan strikes out. Frank Beard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Len Shockley pitching. Don Willett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Laga singles to right field. Mike Striker walks. Paxton Crider singles to center field. Jim Laga scores. Mike Striker advances to third on the hit. Barney Mullin doubles to left field. Mike Striker scores. Paxton Crider uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Sawyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Mullin advances to third on the play. Brad Power strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Bobby Solano strikes out. Leo Corgan singles to center field. Jim Bocachica singles to left field. Leo Corgan advances to third on the hit. Bob Orme walks. Charlie Luzinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Corgan scores. Jim Bocachica advances to third on the play. Bob Orme advances to second on the play. Len Shockley singles to right field. Jim Bocachica scores. Bob Orme scores. Katsuya Mikami pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Zack Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Hughie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Don Willett singles to right field. Jim Laga flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Pete McCahan walks. Frank Beard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bobby Solano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Mike Striker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paxton Crider walks. Barney Mullin singles to right field. Greg Sawyer doubles to center field. Paxton Crider scores. Barney Mullin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Power walks. Zack Shepherd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Sawyer advances to third on the play. Brad Power advances to second on the play. Hughie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Leo Corgan triples. Jim Bocachica grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Corgan scores. Russ Gardenhire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Orme grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Luzinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Don Willett grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Laga hits a home run. Roger Sutton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Striker hits a home run. Paxton Crider pops out to the second baseman. Barney Mullin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Roger Sutton strikes out. Katsuya Mikami singles to center field. Pete McCahan strikes out. Frank Beard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Greg Sawyer flies out to the center fielder. Cal Littlejohn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Power flies out to the center fielder. Zack Shepherd hits an infield single to the second baseman. Russ Gardenhire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Bobby Solano flies out to the center fielder. Leo Corgan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Sawyer. Jim Bocachica flies out to the center fielder. Bob Orme pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Don Willett grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Laga grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Striker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Rufino Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Luzinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! G.E. Carter is pinch hitting for Cal Littlejohn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. G.E. Carter singles to left field. Katsuya Mikami doubles to center field. G.E. Carter is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Pete McCahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Dion Schmidt pitching. Paxton Crider singles to center field. Barney Mullin singles to right field. Paxton Crider advances to third on the hit. Greg Sawyer hits a home run. Paxton Crider scores. Barney Mullin scores. Ron Coombs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Power flies out to the center fielder. Zack Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Junior Acosta is pinch hitting for Rufino Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Junior Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Ray Taylor pitching. Frank Beard singles to right field. Bobby Solano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Beard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Leo Corgan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobby Solano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Bocachica pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Don Willett flies out to the center fielder. Jim Laga strikes out. Mike Striker pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Bob Orme singles to center field. Charlie Luzinski strikes out. Rob Burk is pinch hitting for Ron Coombs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rob Burk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Orme advances to second on the play. Katsuya Mikami grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 6 New York total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Zack Shepherd is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John McGaffigan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Toshiyuki Toriyabe did not respond to coaching in control John McGaffigan improves in range John McGaffigan improves in contact_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Whit Bold improves in power_vs_righty Diego Hahn did not respond to coaching in control Tony Gilbert did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Burns improves in arm