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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Montreal Expos

1996-06-25 · Night game · Stade Olympique · Att: 12776 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:10

Montreal Expos defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–2. Montreal Expos put up 5 in the 1st. Kirk Rueter earned the win and Tim Scott picked up the save. Darrin Fletcher went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6
MON	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		8	13

W: Kirk Rueter L: Zane Smith SV: Tim Scott

Umpires — HP: Randy Marsh · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Garcia	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Martin	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jeff King	4	1	2	1	0	0
Orlando Merced	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	2
John Wehner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jay Bell	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jason Kendall	2	0	0	0	1	0
Zane Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Liriano	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
F. P. Santangelo	4	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Lansing	5	1	2	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	4	1	1	1	0	1
Moises Alou	4	2	1	0	0	0
David Segui	4	2	2	1	0	0
Darrin Fletcher	4	1	4	4	0	0
Shane Andrews	3	0	2	1	1	0
Andy Stankiewicz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kirk Rueter	2	0	1	1	0	0
Lenny Webster	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Scott	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Zane Smith	4.0	7	1	0
Ramon Morel	2.0	3	0	1
Dan Miceli	2.0	3	0	2

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirk Rueter	6.0	5	2	1
Tim Scott	3.0	1	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Garcia: 5/L5
Al Martin: 31/G3
Jeff King: 8/L8RM

Bot 1

F. P. Santangelo: HP
Mike Lansing: S5/G5/R3.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: D8/G4M/R46.2-H;1-3
Moises Alou: S5/L5/R6.3-3;2-2
David Segui: S8/G4M/R4.3-H;2-3;1-2
Darrin Fletcher: D9/G3L/R3.3-H;2-H;1-3
Shane Andrews: I
Andy Stankiewicz: 7/L7S/R5
Kirk Rueter: 64(1)/FO/G56/R3.3-H;2-3
F. P. Santangelo: 43/G4

Top 2

Orlando Merced: S9/L9M/R4
Charlie Hayes: K+CS2(2E4)
John Wehner: 4/P34D/R6
Jay Bell: W
Jason Kendall: 8/F8LS

Bot 2

Mike Lansing: 43/G4
Henry Rodriguez: 43/G4
Moises Alou: 13/G13S

Top 3

Zane Smith: 43/G4M
Carlos Garcia: 13/G13
Al Martin: HR/L9D.B-H
Jeff King: 9/F89M

Bot 3

David Segui: 8/L78D
Darrin Fletcher: S8/L4MD/R4
Shane Andrews: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 4

Orlando Merced: 8/F8LM
Charlie Hayes: 9/F9LS
John Wehner: S9/L9S/R4
Jay Bell: POCS2(13634)

Bot 4

Andy Stankiewicz: 53/G56
Kirk Rueter: S7/L56D/R6
F. P. Santangelo: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 5

Jay Bell: 9/F9LM
Jason Kendall: W
Nelson Liriano: 4/P4D
Carlos Garcia: S9/G34/R4.1-2
Al Martin: 43/G4

Bot 5

Mike Lansing: D7/L7LM/R6
Henry Rodriguez: 3/G34.2-3
Moises Alou: 3/P3SF
David Segui: 8/F8RM

Top 6

Jeff King: HR/F7D.B-H
Orlando Merced: 13/G15
Charlie Hayes: 43/G4
John Wehner: 8/F78D

Bot 6

Darrin Fletcher: HR/F9D.B-H
Shane Andrews: S3/G3L/R3
Andy Stankiewicz: 8/F8LS
Lenny Webster: K
F. P. Santangelo: 13/G13S

Top 7

Jay Bell: K
Jason Kendall: 3/P34D
Mark Johnson: K

Bot 7

Mike Lansing: 7/F78D
Henry Rodriguez: K
Moises Alou: E5/G5.B-1
David Segui: S6/G4MS.1-2
Darrin Fletcher: D9/L9LD/R4.2-H(UR);1-3
Shane Andrews: S7/L7S/R5.3-H(UR);2-3
Andy Stankiewicz: 4/P4D

Top 8

Carlos Garcia: 9/L9M
Al Martin: K
Jeff King: D7/G5L/R6
Orlando Merced: 8/F78M

Bot 8

Tim Scott: K
F. P. Santangelo: 3/G3
Mike Lansing: 53/G5

Top 9

Charlie Hayes: K
John Wehner: 9/F9M
Jay Bell: K