Win: Steve Scott (12-15) Loss: Noboru Maruko (8-16)
Save: Garland Rozema (39)
Inning: 1 Toronto Steve Scott pitching. Gat Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Munch flies out to the left fielder. Jim Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Noboru Maruko pitching. Count Johnston singles to center field. Randy Pattison grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Count Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Casey Spooner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto John Bullock grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Zoot singles to left field. Tim Lacy strikes out. Sumpter Luuloa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the left fielder. Alex Petty hits a home run. Rudy Jacobs scores. Dee Williams reached on a fielding error by John Bullock. Spider Holliday lines out to the shortstop. Steve Scott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Jake Balaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Noboru Maruko flies out to the center fielder. Gat Norman singles to left field. Bud Munch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston walks. Count Johnston steals second. Randy Pattison grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Count Johnston advances to third on the play. Rudy Jacobs singles past the shortstop. Count Johnston scores. Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Jim Merritt flies out to the right fielder. John Bullock walks. John Bullock is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Zoot walks. Tim Lacy singles to right field. Sumpter Luuloa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alex Petty singles to right field. Dee Williams strikes out. Spider Holliday walks. Steve Scott 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 singles to center field. Alex Petty scores. Spider Holliday scores. Randy Pattison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Jake Balaz singles to center field. Noboru Maruko lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jake Balaz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gat Norman strikes out. Bud Munch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Casey Spooner pops out to the first baseman. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Jim Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. John Bullock triples. Jack Zoot grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Bullock scores. Tim Lacy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Petty flies out to the left fielder. Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Spider Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Sumpter Luuloa pops out to the shortstop. Jake Balaz singles to center field. Noboru Maruko lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gat Norman walks. Bud Munch singles to center field. Jake Balaz scores. Gat Norman advances to third on the hit. Jim Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Count Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Pattison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Jake Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yo-Yo Catalanotto at CF. Shigeru Takahashi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Petty at 2B. John Bullock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack Zoot flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lacy singles to right field. Sumpter Luuloa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Lacy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Akihiro Fukuzawa 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. Casey Spooner pops out to the third baseman. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Jake Moore walks. Shigeru Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Garland Rozema comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jake Balaz strikes out. Alex Holdsworth is pinch hitting for Akihiro Fukuzawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Holdsworth pops out to the shortstop. Gat Norman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tex Spear did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Stanley did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Powers improves in arm Elmer Garfield improves in range Matt Alomar improves in speed Kurt Edwards did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Odwell did not respond to coaching in range John Odwell improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Sodd improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Sodd improves in speed Bob Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Milt Trotter improves in range Herman Shean did not respond to coaching in C