Win: Bob Walk (10-0) Loss: Ray Irwin (6-5)
Save: Bob Kipper (4)
Inning: 1 Montreal Bob Walk pitching. Johnny Glockson singles to center field. Frank Piatt strikes out. Bob Colbert singles to left field. Joe Elliott grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Irwin pitching. Sid Bream grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Holtzman walks. Pete Holtzman steals second. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Luis Motley flies out to the center fielder. Paul Cuthbert strikes out. Mike Marty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. John Vail strikes out. Dutch Held strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal John Fussell pops out to the second baseman. Ray Irwin grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Glockson walks. Frank Piatt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Glockson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Foli walks. Tim Foli is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Walk grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sid Bream strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Bob Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Joe Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Motley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Motley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman doubles to center field. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pete Holtzman steals third. Junior Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Holtzman scores. Omar Moreno singles past the second baseman. John Vail hits a home run. Omar Moreno scores. Dutch Held singles to center field. Tim Foli doubles to center field. Bob Walk pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Paul Cuthbert strikes out. Mike Marty reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dutch Held. John Fussell singles to center field. Mike Marty scores. Ray Irwin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Glockson walks. Frank Piatt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sid Bream singles to left field. Pete Holtzman strikes out. RJ Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Junior Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Bob Colbert pops out to the shortstop. Joe Elliott singles to right field. Luis Motley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Elliott advances to second on the play. Paul Cuthbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. John Vail strikes out. Dutch Held strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Jim Bibby 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. Emil Conroy is pinch hitting for Mike Marty. Emil Conroy flies out to the left fielder. Tsuneyuki Sato is pinch hitting for John Fussell. Tsuneyuki Sato strikes out. Ray Irwin singles to right field. Johnny Glockson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Irwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jake Taylor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Emil Conroy at C. Tim Foli singles to center field. Jim Bibby lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Bream grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Holtzman doubles to left field. Tim Foli scores. Tony Kling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Frank Piatt singles to center field. Bob Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Joe Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Piatt advances to second on the play. Luis Motley triples. Frank Piatt scores. Jack Kramer is pinch hitting for Paul Cuthbert. Jack Kramer singles to center field. Luis Motley scores. Bob Kipper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kaiser Scioscia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Kramer at LF. Junior Ortiz strikes out. Omar Moreno grounds out to the pitcher. John Vail walks. Dutch Held pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Tsuneyuki Sato singles to center field. Cass Erautt is pinch hitting for Tony Kling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cass Erautt singles to right field. Johnny Glockson grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tsuneyuki Sato advances to third on the play. Frank Piatt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Pete Holtzman 2 (14), Tim Foli (8).HR - John Vail (6). Baserunning: SB - Pete Holtzman 2 (20).CS - Tim Foli (1). Fielding: E - Dutch Held.
Game Notes Dutch Held is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Krumsee did not respond to coaching in velocity Daniel Villasenor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Rightnowar improves in speed Johnny Rightnowar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Boehler did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pedro Cooper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pedro Cooper improves in power_vs_righty Frank Wolf improves in contact_vs_lefty Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in 3B