Win: CeeDee Abrams (2-4) Loss: Bob Keefe (1-3)
Save: Duke Swanson (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Felix Diaz pitching. Gene Buchanan pops out to the second baseman. Frank Leever hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ed Haworth singles to center field. Tony Augustine singles to left field. Red Zuber singles to center field. Frank Leever scores. Ed Haworth scores. Jeff Wright singles to left field. Tony Augustine scores. Ramon Hendrix singles to center field. Red Zuber is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jeff Wright advances to third on the play. Shinichi Kashibuchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Toronto Bob Keefe pitching. Kosaku Escobar singles to center field. Kosaku Escobar steals second. Buster Smith singles past the second baseman. Kosaku Escobar scores. Sam Dean flies out to the center fielder. Roy Gavin strikes out. John Gray grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Gene Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Leever pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Tony Cash is hit by a pitch. Joey Parker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scott Kobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Haworth flies out to the left fielder. Tony Augustine singles to center field. Tony Augustine steals second. Red Zuber grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Felix Diaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kosaku Escobar lines out to the second baseman. Buster Smith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ramon Hendrix singles to left field. Shinichi Kashibuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Hendrix advances to second on the play. Bob Keefe strikes out. Gene Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Sam Dean lines out to the second baseman. Roy Gavin singles to left field. John Gray singles to left field. Tony Cash singles to right field. Roy Gavin scores. Joey Parker hits a home run. John Gray scores. Tony Cash scores. Bob Bankston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Kobbs doubles to left field. Felix Diaz singles to left field. Scott Kobbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kosaku Escobar pops out to the pitcher. Buster Smith hits a home run. Felix Diaz scores. Ron Reisling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Dean singles to right field. Roy Gavin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Leever flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ed Haworth singles to center field. Tony Augustine singles to left field. Ed Haworth advances to third on the hit. CeeDee Abrams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Zuber pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto John Gray flies out to the right fielder. Tony Cash singles to center field. Tony Cash steals second. Joey Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Kobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ramon Hendrix singles to left field. Shinichi Kashibuchi flies out to the right fielder. Ron Reisling lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Larry Olivo is pinch hitting for CeeDee Abrams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Larry Olivo grounds out to the shortstop. Kosaku Escobar walks. Kosaku Escobar is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buster Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Duke Swanson pitching. Frank Leever flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Morgan Castilla is pinch hitting for Ed Haworth. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Morgan Castilla strikes out. Tony Augustine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Sam Dean singles to center field. Roy Gavin grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. John Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Red Zuber flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Hendrix grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Tony Cash strikes out. Joey Parker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Curls comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Scott Kobbs pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tommy Gastall is pinch hitting for Shinichi Kashibuchi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tommy Gastall grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Mora is pinch hitting for Jerry Curls. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Mora lines out to the third baseman. Carl Bell is pinch hitting for Gene Buchanan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Toronto total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Bob Keefe is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Josh Nieman improves in arm Larry Renick improves in contact_vs_righty John Batten did not respond to coaching in control Harry Sale did not respond to coaching in velocity Josh Nieman improves in arm Bert Dunham improves in power_vs_lefty
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Zach Thomas improves in endurance Zach Thomas did not respond to coaching in control Candy Gajkowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty James McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Coles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eli Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Langford improves in CF