Win: Jose Rojos (10-9) Loss: Cecilio Sharperson (11-6)
Save: Oscar Jones (11)
Inning: 1 Toronto Cecilio Sharperson pitching. Mack Shaw walks. Mack Shaw steals second. Ernie Howell flies out to the left fielder. Ronny Bell strikes out. Kevin Jaeger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jose Rojos pitching. Johnny Hook walks. Bill Mitchell walks. Clarence Ayers flies out to the center fielder. Bret Konieczny singles to left field. Johnny Hook is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bill Mitchell advances to third on the play. Tomas Tenace strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Ricky Pierce reached on a fielding error by Tomas Tenace. Oscar Michaels grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kenny Buckley singles to center field. Rick Podres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich singles to center field. Ron Gertenrich steals second. Koichi Nakamura hits a home run. Ron Gertenrich scores. Pat Connors grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cecilio Sharperson strikes out. Johnny Hook flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jose Rojos strikes out. Mack Shaw doubles to center field. Ernie Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Shaw advances to third on the play. Ronny Bell singles to center field. Mack Shaw scores. Kevin Jaeger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ronny Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Bret Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Ricky Pierce walks. Oscar Michaels strikes out. Kenny Buckley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ricky Pierce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Podres singles to center field. Jose Rojos singles to right field. Kenny Buckley scores. Mack Shaw singles to center field. Rick Podres scores. Ernie Howell singles to left field. Ronny Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tomas Tenace singles to center field. Tomas Tenace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Gertenrich singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura pops out to the shortstop. Pat Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Kevin Jaeger strikes out. Ricky Pierce singles to right field. Oscar Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Buckley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cecilio Sharperson singles to center field. Johnny Hook walks. Bill Mitchell reached on a fielding error by Jose Rojos. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Toronto Rick Podres lines out to the shortstop. Jose Rojos strikes out. Mack Shaw singles to center field. Ernie Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Connors grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Ronny Bell strikes out. Kevin Jaeger grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Pierce singles to right field. Oscar Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tsuyoshi Yoshida is pinch hitting for Cecilio Sharperson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tsuyoshi Yoshida doubles to center field. Johnny Hook walks. Bill Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Ayers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Joe Sundberg pitching. Kenny Buckley pops out to the third baseman. Rick Podres grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Rojos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bret Konieczny flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Tenace singles to center field. Ted Pence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ron Gertenrich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tomas Tenace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Gertenrich steals second. Rick Podres throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Koichi Nakamura walks. Pat Connors walks. Guillermo Kane is pinch hitting for Joe Sundberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Guillermo Kane lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Toronto Dick Alberts pitching. Mack Shaw grounds out to the catcher. Ernie Howell singles to center field. Ronny Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Jaeger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Oscar Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Hook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Ayers singles to right field. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Perez did not respond to coaching in range Emerson McCloskey did not respond to coaching in velocity Luke Anthony did not respond to coaching in velocity Geraldo Boswell did not respond to coaching in range Tonny Cruz improves in contact_vs_righty Junior Reyes improves in arm Earl Donovan improves in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Pena improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete Ferens improves in power_vs_righty John Pena did not respond to coaching in range Bud Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nelson McLeland improves in velocity Nelson McLeland did not respond to coaching in control Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in 2B