Win: Dan Owen (4-1) Loss: Zapp Brant (2-3)
Save: Fred Sherman (7)
Inning: 1 Montreal Dan Owen pitching. Chad Burks strikes out. John Speer singles to left field. Omar Lang singles to center field. Mickey Shokes lines out to the shortstop. Tim Sadowski walks. Tadahiro Matsuo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Zapp Brant pitching. Mutz Hemphill grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Gibson doubles to center field. Jim Alou strikes out. Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Martin Palermo strikes out. Hector Moll singles to left field. Zapp Brant lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chad Burks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Stratton strikes out. Mike Eckert hits a home run. Nate Lynch walks. Sammy Foster doubles to left field. Nate Lynch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Owen strikes out. Mutz Hemphill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal John Speer singles to center field. Omar Lang strikes out. John Speer steals second. Mickey Shokes strikes out. Tim Sadowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Gibson is hit by a pitch. Ed Gibson steals second. Jim Alou grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Gibson advances to third on the play. Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gibson scores. Bill Stratton singles to center field. Mike Eckert singles to right field. Nate Lynch reached on a fielding error by Omar Lang. Sammy Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Montreal Tadahiro Matsuo doubles to right field. Martin Palermo singles to left field. Tadahiro Matsuo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector Moll doubles to center field. Martin Palermo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Zapp Brant lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chad Burks walks. John Speer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hector Moll is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dan Owen flies out to the right fielder. Mutz Hemphill flies out to the left fielder. Ed Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Omar Lang pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Shokes flies out to the center fielder. Tim Sadowski singles to center field. Tadahiro Matsuo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Alou strikes out. Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Martin Palermo flies out to the center fielder. Hector Moll singles to center field. Zapp Brant lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chad Burks pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Eckert pops out to the shortstop. Gary Rayford is pinch hitting for Nate Lynch. Gary Rayford singles to center field. John Miller is pinch hitting for Sammy Foster. John Miller strikes out. Dan Owen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Heinie Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Rayford at LF. Al Wedge enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Miller at 3B. John Speer singles past the shortstop. John Shovlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Speer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Omar Lang lines out to the third baseman. Mickey Shokes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mutz Hemphill singles to center field. Koji Minami comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ed Gibson singles to left field. Mutz Hemphill advances to third on the hit. Jim Alou flies out to the right fielder. Lorenzo Dipoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mutz Hemphill scores. Ed Gibson advances to second on the play. Bill Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Tim Sadowski flies out to the center fielder. Tadahiro Matsuo flies out to the left fielder. Martin Palermo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Eckert grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Smith strikes out. Al Wedge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Fred Sherman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hector Moll pops out to the second baseman. Ed Solomon is pinch hitting for Koji Minami. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Solomon lines out to the shortstop. Chad Burks walks. John Speer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Francisco Bratcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Santo Emerson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ska Zalusky did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Craig did not respond to coaching in control Jim Burkett improves in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Malay did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Malay did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Brito improves in velocity Rufe Weyhing did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty