Win: Hidekazu Sato (6-9) Loss: Bobby Horsman (4-11)
Save: Johnny Dean (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bobby Horsman pitching. Pat Regalado grounds out to the shortstop. Kyle Reese hits a home run. Randy Sveum flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kostro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Hidekazu Sato pitching. Bob Gonzalez walks. Don Lindsay strikes out. Claude Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Strickland strikes out. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the second baseman. David Jordan hits a home run. Charlie Walters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Fred Strampe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Kress grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hidekazu Sato strikes out. Pat Regalado grounds out to the third baseman. Kyle Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Walt Sundberg strikes out. Nick Rhines singles in front of the right fielder. Bobby Horsman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Gonzalez doubles to right field. Nick Rhines scores. Don Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Randy Sveum doubles to left field. Jim Kostro doubles to left field. Randy Sveum scores. John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. David Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Claude Smith flies out to the center fielder. Fred Strampe hits a home run. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Jim Kress strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie Walters flies out to the center fielder. Hidekazu Sato strikes out. Pat Regalado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Walt Sundberg grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Rhines flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Horsman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kyle Reese strikes out. Randy Sveum strikes out. Jim Kostro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Don Lindsay grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Strickland flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bankhead singles to right field. Red Battle 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. David Jordan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Strampe. Charlie Walters grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Bankhead scores. David Jordan advances to third on the play. Shooty Lombardi is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Sato. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shooty Lombardi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Bill Virgil pitching. Fred Strampe flies out to the right fielder. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Jim Kress strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pat Regalado strikes out. Kyle Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Sveum singles to right field. Jim Kostro lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Walt Sundberg grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Rhines lines out to the second baseman. Harry Hostetler is pinch hitting for Red Battle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Hostetler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jed Riles pitching. John Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. David Jordan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Johnny Dean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Gonzalez strikes out. Don Lindsay strikes out. Claude Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3 Toronto total runners LOB: 1
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Newkirk improves in power_vs_righty Harry Files improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Gumpert improves in power_vs_righty Ken Gumpert improves in range Tom Mathes improves in RF
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Whitt did not respond to coaching in control Ezra Alston improves in range George Sandlock improves in power_vs_lefty Ezra Alston did not respond to coaching in SS