Win: John Jones (1-8) Loss: John Hernandez (6-7)
Save: Roy Harrington (10)
Inning: 1 Toronto John Jones pitching. Stan Sorrells pops out to the third baseman. Tim Kline singles to right field. Chick Dunkle walks. Kerwin Kline hits a home run. Tim Kline scores. Chick Dunkle scores. Greg Landrum grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Bivin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Hernandez pitching. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Johnny Matthews is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lamar Textor strikes out. Mike Benitez walks. Debs Westlake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Charlie Hannahs singles to right field. Matt Cihocki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joseph Orwell singles to center field. Mike Stember flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Stan Sorrells flies out to the right fielder. Tim Kline singles to left field. Tim Kline steals second. Chick Dunkle walks. Kerwin Kline lines out to the second baseman. Greg Landrum strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Lamar Textor doubles to center field. Johnny Matthews uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Benitez singles to left field. Lamar Textor scores. Debs Westlake grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Benitez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Grimes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Debs Westlake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Dave Bivin grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hannahs reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joseph Orwell. Matt Cihocki flies out to the left fielder. John Hernandez walks. Stan Sorrells flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jimmy Kane strikes out. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Mike Stember singles to left field. Mike Stember is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Tim Kline strikes out. Chick Dunkle strikes out. Kerwin Kline hits a home run. Greg Landrum flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Jones strikes out. Johnny Matthews walks. Lamar Textor singles to center field. Mike Benitez singles to left field. Johnny Matthews scores. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Debs Westlake singles to right field. Lamar Textor scores. John Grimes pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Dave Bivin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Hannahs doubles past the third baseman. Matt Cihocki strikes out. John Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joseph Orwell singles to center field. Elmer Wiggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Stember singles to left field. Joseph Orwell advances to third on the hit. Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for John Jones. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ian McNulty triples. Joseph Orwell scores. Mike Stember scores. Johnny Matthews walks. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ian McNulty scores. Nate Ferguson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Debs Westlake hits a home run. Johnny Matthews scores. John Grimes lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Stan Sorrells singles to right field. Tim Kline strikes out. Chick Dunkle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Stan Sorrells advances to second on the play. Kerwin Kline flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kleinhans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Mike Stember strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Greg Landrum doubles past the center fielder. Dave Bivin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Greg Landrum advances to third on the play. Charlie Hannahs grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Matt Cihocki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Johnny Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Daijiro Terahara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lamar Textor grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Benitez singles to left field. Debs Westlake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Lucky Mankowski pitching. Rupe Ostrowski is pinch hitting for Daijiro Terahara. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rupe Ostrowski grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Sorrells singles to left field. Tim Kline doubles to center field. Stan Sorrells uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chick Dunkle singles to center field. Tim Kline scores. Alec Worrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kerwin Kline pops out to the third baseman. Greg Landrum reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Matthews. Roy Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Bivin singles past the shortstop. Chick Dunkle scores. Charlie Hannahs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Toronto total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Lamar Textor (6).3B - Ian McNulty (3).HR - Debs Westlake (6), Eric Kroll (3).SF - Lamar Textor. Baserunning: CS - Johnny Matthews (5), Mike Stember (2). Fielding: E - Johnny Matthews, Joseph Orwell.
Game Notes Mike Benitez is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Abbott did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Tolentino did not respond to coaching in control Ed Abbott did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Covington did not respond to coaching in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Stremmel improves in range George Stremmel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cupid Grace did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sean Bones did not respond to coaching in control Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Todd Zeile did not respond to coaching in speed