Inning: 1 Minnesota Lip May pitching. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the shortstop. Carlton Renfer doubles to right field. Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Clem Murcer pitching. Ed Castro grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerome Arocha strikes out. Ringo Starr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alex Pickrel hits a home run. Jim Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Katsuya Yamada walks. Leon Baker walks. Clem Murcer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clem Murcer strikes out. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Dexter Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Robertson walks. George Batch grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Robertson advances to second on the play. Kevin Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sammy Perticia grounds out to the third baseman. Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Carlton Renfer steals second. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Pickrel singles to right field. Carlton Renfer scores. Jim Martinez walks. Katsuya Yamada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Tim Gohr singles to right field. Lip May lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Tim Gohr forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Castro singles to center field. Lip May advances to third on the hit. Jerome Arocha walks. Ringo Starr strikes out. Dexter Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Leon Baker singles to right field. Clem Murcer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Perticia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Marv Robertson walks. George Batch strikes out. Kevin Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Marv Robertson advances to second on the play. Tim Gohr pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carlton Renfer grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Barrett strikes out. Alex Pickrel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Lip May grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Castro singles to center field. Jerome Arocha grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Castro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerome Arocha steals second. Ringo Starr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Martinez hits a home run. Myron Lopez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsuya Yamada flies out to the right fielder. Leon Baker flies out to the left fielder. Clem Murcer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Dexter Morgan walks. Marv Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Dexter Morgan advances to second on the play. George Batch doubles to center field. Dexter Morgan scores. Mike Sukeforth is pinch hitting for Kevin Anderson. Mike Sukeforth flies out to the right fielder. Tim Gohr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Francisco Beatty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Sukeforth at RF. Fred Blackwell doubles to center field. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the third baseman. Carlton Renfer flies out to the right fielder. Mike Barrett walks. Alex Pickrel singles to left field. Fred Blackwell scores. Mike Barrett advances to third on the hit. Claude Raymond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Eric Bryant is pinch hitting for Claude Raymond. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Bryant grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Castro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerome Arocha singles to left field. Ringo Starr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Berryhill pitching. Katsuya Yamada grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Baker singles to right field. Clem Murcer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell doubles past the center fielder. Leon Baker scores. Sammy Perticia walks. Carlton Renfer hits a home run. Fred Blackwell scores. Sammy Perticia scores. Mike Barrett pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Dexter Morgan singles past the shortstop. Marv Robertson flies out to the left fielder. George Batch strikes out. Francisco Beatty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Alex Pickrel flies out to the left fielder. Jim Martinez walks. Fred Walker is pinch hitting for Katsuya Yamada. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Walker walks. Leon Baker doubles to left field. Jim Martinez scores. Fred Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Salty Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Clem Murcer grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Purdin is pinch hitting for Fred Blackwell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wes Purdin walks. Sammy Perticia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wes Purdin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Tim Gohr hits a home run. Otto Sims is pinch hitting for Salty Murray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Otto Sims singles to center field. Ed Castro hits a home run. Otto Sims scores. Jerome Arocha singles to right field. Ringo Starr walks. Dexter Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Jerome Arocha advances to third on the play. Ringo Starr advances to second on the play. Marv Robertson strikes out. George Batch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Toronto total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kyle Jameson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in control Fred Shirley did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo Boeckel did not respond to coaching in control Pryor Addis did not respond to coaching in SS
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eliot Ness did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ty Lenol did not respond to coaching in velocity Ichiro Suzuki improves in arm Jack Knife did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Staub did not respond to coaching in 1B