Inning: 1 Toronto Ed Wall pitching. Ken Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jim McKiwiz hits a home run. Jake Balaz strikes out. Jim Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Akihiro Fukuzawa pitching. Spider Holliday grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeru Takahashi walks. Casey Spooner singles to left field. Shigeru Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Randy Pattison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Harry Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Gat Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Borneo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Count Johnston singles to left field. Count Johnston steals second. Red Garcia doubles to left field. Count Johnston scores. Monty Rothel singles to center field. Red Garcia scores. Ed Wall fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Wall strikes out. Spider Holliday flies out to the right fielder. Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Jack Zoot grounds out to the shortstop. Akihiro Fukuzawa strikes out. Ken Smith singles to left field. Jim McKiwiz singles to left field. Jake Balaz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Count Johnston. Ken Smith scores. Jim Merritt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Vickers singles to right field. Randy Pattison hits a home run. Cecil Vickers scores. Count Johnston pops out to the second baseman. Red Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Harry Rivera strikes out. Gat Norman strikes out. Bobby Borneo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Monty Rothel pops out to the first baseman. Ed Wall walks. Spider Holliday strikes out. Shigeru Takahashi singles to center field. Casey Spooner grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shigeru Takahashi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Jack Zoot flies out to the center fielder. Akihiro Fukuzawa flies out to the right fielder. Ken Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cecil Vickers bunts for a base hit. Randy Pattison strikes out. Count Johnston walks. Red Garcia pops out to the catcher. Monty Rothel triples. Cecil Vickers scores. Count Johnston scores. Ed Wall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Jim McKiwiz strikes out. Jake Balaz pops out to the second baseman. Jim Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Spider Holliday pops out to the shortstop. Shigeru Takahashi singles to right field. Shigeru Takahashi steals second. Casey Spooner grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Vickers singles to center field. Shigeru Takahashi scores. Randy Pattison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Harry Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Gat Norman singles to right field. Bobby Borneo flies out to the right fielder. Jack Zoot strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Count Johnston strikes out. Alan Curbs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Red Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Monty Rothel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Alex Holdsworth is pinch hitting for Alan Curbs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Alex Holdsworth singles to left field. Ken Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jim McKiwiz grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Holdsworth advances to second on the play. Manny Lewallyn 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. Jake Balaz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Cal Henriquez pitching. Alex Petty is pinch hitting for Manny Lewallyn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Petty hits a home run. Spider Holliday doubles to right field. Shigeru Takahashi singles to right field. Spider Holliday scores. Casey Spooner hits a home run. Shigeru Takahashi scores. Cecil Vickers flies out to the center fielder. Randy Pattison grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston doubles past the left fielder. Red Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Steve Breckinridge pitching. Jim Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Harry Rivera strikes out. Gat Norman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Spider Holliday is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sumpter Luuloa improves in power_vs_righty Harry Stricklett improves in range Hal Noble improves in velocity Steve Stanley did not respond to coaching in control Kewpie Hudson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Robson improves in speed Harry Stricklett did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dee Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bud Baker did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Maisel improves in endurance Charlie Stanley improves in contact_vs_righty Dee Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Otis improves in arm