Win: Dennis Easterling (9-7) Loss: Joe Hoffman (9-9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dennis Easterling pitching. Coco Pauxtis strikes out. Eric Amaral grounds out to the shortstop. Frankie Kibble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Joe Hoffman pitching. Hector McAdams flies out to the left fielder. Vance Ballinger flies out to the center fielder. Jack Treadway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tom Butland singles to center field. Steve Simpson strikes out. Jerry Chesbro pops out to the second baseman. Bob Trucks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Bob Grady grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chris Bruggy singles to left field. Bill McCrea strikes out. Matt James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carmen Morgan strikes out. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Coco Pauxtis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Carlos Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Easterling flies out to the center fielder. Hector McAdams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eric Amaral grounds out to the second baseman. Frankie Kibble strikes out. Tom Butland walks. Steve Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Vance Ballinger grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Treadway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Grady grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jerry Chesbro grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Trucks hits a home run. Carmen Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Chris Bruggy flies out to the center fielder. Bill McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Matt James walks. Carlos Johnson doubles past the center fielder. Matt James uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dennis Easterling singles to right field. Carlos Johnson scores. Hector McAdams singles to left field. Dennis Easterling advances to third on the hit. Vance Ballinger singles to right field. Dennis Easterling scores. Jack Treadway grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Coco Pauxtis flies out to the right fielder. Eric Amaral strikes out. Frankie Kibble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Bob Grady flies out to the center fielder. Chris Bruggy flies out to the left fielder. Bill McCrea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Butland lines out to the first baseman. Steve Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Chesbro grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Matt James singles to center field. Matt James steals second. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Easterling grounds out to the second baseman. Matt James advances to third on the play. Hector McAdams hits a home run. Matt James scores. Oscar Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Ballinger singles to right field. Vance Ballinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Trucks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carmen Morgan singles to center field. Wes Williamson is pinch hitting for Oscar Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Wes Williamson strikes out. Coco Pauxtis singles to center field. Carmen Morgan advances to third on the hit. Eric Amaral walks. Frankie Kibble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Toronto Bill Rodriguez pitching. Jack Treadway grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Grady singles past the shortstop. Chris Bruggy doubles past the center fielder. Bob Grady uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Cepeda is pinch hitting for Bill McCrea. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Cepeda lines out to the pitcher. Matt James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Butland singles to right field. Steve Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Chesbro pops out to the third baseman. Bob Trucks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Toronto total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Sparks did not respond to coaching in control Bob Davis did not respond to coaching in control Dave Ryan did not respond to coaching in control Walter Edmonds did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Sparks improves in control Pete Burns did not respond to coaching in speed
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Berry did not respond to coaching in range Verle Berran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Walker improves in range Scrappy Tappe did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Moon improves in contact_vs_lefty Scrappy Tappe improves in power_vs_lefty