Win: Hidekazu Sato (12-8) Loss: Kenny Boney (12-6)
Save: Jose Hargrave (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kenny Boney pitching. Pat Regalado flies out to the right fielder. Kyle Reese flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Viau walks. Mike Herndon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Paul Spence pitching. Don Lindsay strikes out. Claude Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Burtt hits a home run. Fred Strampe singles to right field. Jim Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Randy Sveum strikes out. John Strickland singles to center field. Jim Kostro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Leon Bosio grounds out to the shortstop. Press Dunkle doubles to left field. Rick Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Press Dunkle advances to third on the play. Kenny Boney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Lauder strikes out. Paul Spence strikes out. Pat Regalado grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Don Lindsay singles to right field. Claude Smith flies out to the left fielder. Alex Burtt hits a home run. Don Lindsay scores. Fred Strampe strikes out. Jim Thomas singles to left field. Leon Bosio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kyle Reese strikes out. Jeff Viau pops out to the third baseman. Mike Herndon singles to left field. Randy Sveum bunts for a base hit. John Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Press Dunkle pops out to the shortstop. Rick Morris flies out to the right fielder. Kenny Boney reached on a 2-base throwing error by Randy Sveum. Don Lindsay walks. Claude Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Kostro pops out to the second baseman. George Lauder pops out to the shortstop. Paul Spence grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Alex Burtt pops out to the catcher. Fred Strampe strikes out. Jim Thomas singles to right field. Leon Bosio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pat Regalado singles to center field. Kyle Reese flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Viau hits a home run. Pat Regalado scores. Mike Herndon walks. Randy Sveum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Herndon advances to second on the play. John Strickland singles to center field. Jim Kostro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Press Dunkle pops out to the catcher. Rick Morris doubles to right field. Kenny Boney strikes out. Don Lindsay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Lauder singles in front of the center fielder. Harry Blefary is pinch hitting for Paul Spence. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Blefary singles in front of the center fielder. Pat Regalado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Lauder advances to third on the play. Harry Blefary advances to second on the play. Kyle Reese lines out to the shortstop. Jeff Viau singles to center field. George Lauder scores. Harry Blefary scores. Mike Herndon grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Hidekazu Sato pitching. Claude Smith flies out to the left fielder. Alex Burtt hits a home run. Fred Strampe lines out to the shortstop. Jim Thomas flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Randy Sveum doubles to center field. Packy Wilson 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. John Strickland doubles to left field. Randy Sveum scores. Jim Kostro singles to center field. John Strickland scores. George Lauder grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Kostro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. F.P. Boone is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Sato. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. F.P. Boone grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Lauder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. F.P. Boone steals second. Pat Regalado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Jose Hargrave pitching. Cliff Jordan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Kostro at C. Leon Bosio strikes out. Press Dunkle doubles to right field. Rick Morris grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Press Dunkle advances to third on the play. Scott Aulds is pinch hitting for Packy Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Aulds pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Len Davis pitching. Kyle Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Viau singles to center field. Mike Herndon strikes out. Jeff Viau steals second. Randy Sveum walks. John Strickland walks. Cliff Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Toronto Don Lindsay pops out to the catcher. Claude Smith flies out to the right fielder. Alex Burtt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Toronto total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Randy Sveum (20), John Strickland (16).HR - Jeff Viau (10).GIDP - Jim Kostro. Baserunning: SB - Jeff Viau (12), F.P. Boone (2). Fielding: E - Randy Sveum.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Hopkins did not respond to coaching in arm Ryan Stimac did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Nottebart did not respond to coaching in control John Melton improves in velocity
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Swaggerty did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Swaggerty improves in arm Nick Rhines improves in arm Paul Ganzel did not respond to coaching in SS