MONTREAL (CP)--Mesa one of his worst outings of the year, but as luck would
have it, he got the save! The Montreal Royals closer has now a total of 1
save for the year.
Mike Grace had his worst outing of the year, but Bill Simas made up for it
by pitching 5 innings and letting up only 1 run. The Royals eventually went
on to win 8-7, thanks to a 5-run rally in the seventh inning. Spider
Monahan hit his first home run of the year, a 3-run blast.
Galena thirdbaseman Chipper Jones went 4-4 in the game to surpass Rusty
Greer in batting average. Jones is now second on the list. Greer, who went
hitless in 3 at-bats, is third on the list.
The Royals are 3-3 this season against the best team in baseball.
