Win: Erik Slaughter (11-7) Loss: Bill Akerfelds (7-5)
Save: Mario Hollison (13)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alberto Bailes pitching. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Acre grounds out to the shortstop. Saquon Smiley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Erik Slaughter pitching. Terry Hall is hit by a pitch. Italo Verhoeven grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Terry Hall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doc Walsh singles to right field. Italo Verhoeven is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Lee Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Jones strikes out. Dan Deininger hits a home run. Jason Donahue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Hall doubles to center field. Yoshiyuki Imai grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Rod Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Baines grounds out to the second baseman. Jerald Peterson hits a home run. Art Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Erik Slaughter singles to center field. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the center fielder. Jose Acre walks. Saquon Smiley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Alberto Bailes walks. Terry Hall singles past the first baseman. Italo Verhoeven flies out to the right fielder. Doc Walsh grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Terry Hall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lee Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Jones lines out to the pitcher. Dan Deininger doubles to left field. Jason Donahue pops out to the second baseman. Vern Hall pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Rod Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Baines doubles to left field. Jerald Peterson grounds out to the third baseman. Art Bradford pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoshiyuki Imai grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Slaughter walks. Eloy Jimenez walks. Jose Acre strikes out. Saquon Smiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Alberto Bailes grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Hall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Italo Verhoeven flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Jones strikes out. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Donahue walks. Vern Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Doc Walsh walks. Doc Walsh steals second. Lee Sullivan singles to left field. Doc Walsh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Jackson singles to center field. Lee Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Johnny Baines singles to right field. Lee Sullivan scores. Rod Jackson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Jerald Peterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Yoshiyuki Imai grounds out to the second baseman. Erik Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Eloy Jimenez triples. Jose Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Mark Rayford is pinch hitting for Art Bradford. Mark Rayford flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Alberto Bailes lines out to the second baseman. Terry Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Doug Jones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Rayford at C. Saquon Smiley walks. Joe Jones is hit by a pitch. 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. Dan Deininger hits a home run. Saquon Smiley scores. Joe Jones scores. Jason Donahue singles to center field. Vern Hall singles to center field. Jason Donahue advances to third on the hit. Bill Lyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshiyuki Imai walks. Erik Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Donahue scores. Vern Hall advances to third on the play. Yoshiyuki Imai advances to second on the play. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the center fielder. Jose Acre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal Italo Verhoeven grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Walsh strikes out. Lee Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley walks. Saquon Smiley steals second. Joe Jones singles to right field. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Saquon Smiley scores. Joe Jones advances to second on the play. Jason Donahue singles to right field. Joe Jones scores. Shane Lampard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Hall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Rod Jackson walks. Bill Cairncross 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. Johnny Baines strikes out. Jerald Peterson strikes out. Doug Jones singles to left field. Mario Hollison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ebba Martinez is pinch hitting for Shane Lampard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ebba Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Montreal total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Mark Rayford is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Esteban Guzman improves in power_vs_lefty Juan De la Cruz improves in contact_vs_righty Juan De la Cruz did not respond to coaching in speed Al Munson did not respond to coaching in control Juan De la Cruz did not respond to coaching in 3B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Shields did not respond to coaching in control Gabe Delgado improves in contact_vs_righty Barry Stoviak improves in contact_vs_lefty Goody Krukow improves in contact_vs_lefty