Win: Roberto Rivas (4-3) Loss: Jeff Melton (1-3)
Save: Mike Baird (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Troy Collins pitching. Gary Winters singles to left field. Maddy Castino doubles to center field. Gary Winters uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Battey strikes out. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Nick Gaetti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Doug Naylor pitching. Ed Ehrhardt walks. Ed Ehrhardt steals second. Jerry Mantilla strikes out. Dave Kusnyer doubles to left field. Ed Ehrhardt scores. Esty Gehrman singles to center field. Dave Kusnyer scores. Esty Gehrman steals second. Bobby Hrbek singles to center field. Esty Gehrman scores. Christian Tabare flies out to the center fielder. Mike Foley walks. Matt Caskin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rick Punto singles to left field. Casey Cuddyer singles to left field. Bill Needham strikes out. Doug Naylor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Winters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Troy Collins singles to center field. Ed Ehrhardt flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mantilla bunts for a base hit. Dave Kusnyer pops out to the shortstop. Esty Gehrman singles to center field. Troy Collins is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Maddy Castino grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Battey flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Bobby Hrbek singles to left field. Christian Tabare singles to left field. Mike Foley flies out to the left fielder. Matt Caskin singles in front of the right fielder. Bobby Hrbek scores. Sid Stahl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Troy Collins lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Ehrhardt walks. Jerry Mantilla doubles to center field. Christian Tabare scores. Matt Caskin scores. Ed Ehrhardt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Kusnyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Nick Gaetti walks. Rick Punto singles to left field. Nick Gaetti advances to third on the hit. Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Gaetti scores. Rick Punto advances to second on the play. Bill Needham grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Sid Stahl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bubba Thompson singles to center field. Rick Punto scores. Gary Winters grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bubba Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Fernando Pasqual pitching. Esty Gehrman singles to left field. Esty Gehrman steals second. Bobby Hrbek grounds out to the second baseman. Esty Gehrman advances to third on the play. Christian Tabare flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Esty Gehrman scores. Mike Foley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Maddy Castino flies out to the right fielder. Joe Battey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Pedro Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Matt Caskin strikes out. Troy Collins flies out to the center fielder. Ed Ehrhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Nick Gaetti strikes out. Rick Punto hits a home run. Casey Cuddyer strikes out. Bill Needham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Jerry Mantilla strikes out. Dave Kusnyer singles to right field. Esty Gehrman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Kusnyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Hrbek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ezra Carew is pinch hitting for Fernando Pasqual. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ezra Carew pops out to the third baseman. Gary Winters singles to left field. Gary Winters steals second. Maddy Castino singles to left field. Gary Winters scores. Joe Battey walks. Pedro Cruz walks. Bill Storti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Gaetti grounds out to the shortstop. Maddy Castino scores. Joe Battey advances to third on the play. Pedro Cruz advances to second on the play. Rick Punto singles past the first baseman. Joe Battey scores. Pedro Cruz scores. Casey Cuddyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Johnny Johnson pitching. Christian Tabare grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Foley strikes out. Matt Caskin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Needham singles to center field. Bobby Miller is pinch hitting for Johnny Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bobby Miller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gary Winters triples. Maddy Castino singles to center field. Gary Winters scores. Maddy Castino steals second. Joe Battey singles to left field. Maddy Castino scores. John Bayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Battey steals second. Pedro Cruz walks. Nick Gaetti walks. Rick Punto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Toronto Ron Reardon pitching. Rob Katz is pinch hitting for John Bayne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rob Katz pops out to the first baseman. Ed Ehrhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Mantilla singles to right field. Jerry Mantilla steals second. Dave Kusnyer hits a home run. Jerry Mantilla scores. Roberto Rivas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Esty Gehrman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jeff Melton pitching. Casey Cuddyer singles to center field. Bill Needham strikes out. Glen Linton is pinch hitting for Roberto Rivas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Glen Linton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Casey Cuddyer advances to second on the play. Gary Winters walks. Maddy Castino singles to right field. Casey Cuddyer scores. Gary Winters advances to third on the hit. Joe Battey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Mike Baird pitching. Bobby Hrbek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Tabare grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Foley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Toronto total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Maddy Castino (31).3B - Gary Winters (3).HR - Rick Punto (17).GIDP - Bobby Miller. Baserunning: SB - Gary Winters (18), Maddy Castino (18), Joe Battey (19).
Batting:2B - Jerry Mantilla (20), Dave Kusnyer (22).HR - Dave Kusnyer (22).SF - Christian Tabare. Baserunning: SB - Ed Ehrhardt (26), Jerry Mantilla (26), Esty Gehrman 2 (20).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rich Sixsmith improves in arm Rich Sixsmith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rickey Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rod Runge did not respond to coaching in velocity Rickey Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in 3B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Huckleberry did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto Covington did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Baker improves in range Bill Short improves in range Bill Short improves in RF