Win: Bud Baker (12-7) Loss: Mark Griffin (5-12)
Save: Duke Cora (22)
Inning: 1 Toronto Bud Baker pitching. Gat Norman grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Borneo grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Holdsworth singles to left field. Alex Holdsworth steals second. Harry Rivera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mark Griffin pitching. Count Johnston reached on a fielding error by Bobby Borneo. Shigeru Takahashi strikes out. Casey Spooner strikes out. Cecil Vickers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Count Johnston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Alan Kent grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Reyes grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Randy Pattison strikes out. Spider Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Red Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jez Coppola grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Gat Norman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Borneo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Monty Rothel doubles to left field. Bud Baker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Monty Rothel scores. Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Alex Holdsworth flies out to the left fielder. Harry Rivera strikes out. Alan Kent flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Randy Pattison singles to center field. Spider Holliday walks. Red Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Spider Holliday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Scott Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Scott strikes out. Jez Coppola doubles to left field. Mark Griffin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Monty Rothel walks. Bud Baker lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Gat Norman grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Borneo flies out to the center fielder. Alex Holdsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi pops out to the catcher. Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Vickers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Harry Rivera walks. Alan Kent grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Rivera advances to second on the play. Scott Reyes strikes out. Wally Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Randy Pattison is hit by a pitch. Spider Holliday strikes out. Red Garcia hits an infield single to the pitcher. Monty Rothel pops out to the third baseman. Bud Baker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Jez Coppola singles to right field. Jim McKiwiz is pinch hitting for Mark Griffin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim McKiwiz flies out to the right fielder. Gat Norman walks. Steve Breckinridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bobby Borneo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Redfern pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Casey Spooner walks. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Duke Cora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Holdsworth flies out to the center fielder. Harry Rivera singles past the shortstop. Alan Kent strikes out. Scott Reyes doubles to right field. Wally Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Toronto total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Major did not respond to coaching in control Steve Stanley improves in control Steve LaPalme did not respond to coaching in range Kirt Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Walker did not respond to coaching in control Kirt Barnes improves in speed Harry Stricklett did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rudy Jacobs improves in power_vs_lefty Rudy Jacobs did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Stanley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Claude Schaffer improves in power_vs_lefty