Inning: 1 Minnesota Obi-Wan Kenobi pitching. Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Sammy Perticia pops out to the second baseman. Fred Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Pickrel hits a home run. Carlton Renfer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Bob Solters pitching. Jerome Arocha grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Elko grounds out to the second baseman. Dexter Morgan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lefty Houtteman flies out to the right fielder. Shun Ohnuki walks. Jennys Soriano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Ringo Starr flies out to the right fielder. Takayoshi Nakai grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Anderson is hit by a pitch. Francisco Beatty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Solters strikes out. Fred Blackwell singles to left field. Sammy Perticia triples. Fred Blackwell scores. Fred Walker singles to left field. Sammy Perticia scores. Alex Pickrel hits a home run. Fred Walker scores. Carlton Renfer singles in front of the right fielder. Lefty Houtteman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carlton Renfer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shun Ohnuki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lefty Houtteman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Marv Robertson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Obi-Wan Kenobi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Obi-Wan Kenobi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jerome Arocha singles to right field. John Elko walks. Dexter Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jennys Soriano flies out to the left fielder. Bob Solters grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Ringo Starr pops out to the first baseman. Takayoshi Nakai singles to center field. Kevin Anderson singles past the second baseman. Takayoshi Nakai advances to third on the hit. Francisco Beatty singles to center field. Takayoshi Nakai scores. Kevin Anderson advances to third on the hit. Marv Robertson strikes out. Obi-Wan Kenobi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sammy Perticia walks. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Perticia advances to second on the play. Alex Pickrel hits a home run. Sammy Perticia scores. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Houtteman doubles to center field. Shun Ohnuki pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Jerome Arocha strikes out. John Elko flies out to the center fielder. Dexter Morgan walks. Ringo Starr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jennys Soriano pops out to the catcher. Bob Solters walks. Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Perticia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Solters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Takayoshi Nakai flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Anderson strikes out. Francisco Beatty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Alex Pickrel grounds out to the pitcher. Carlton Renfer walks. Julio Salkeld comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Lefty Houtteman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Marv Robertson walks. George Young is pinch hitting for Julio Salkeld. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Young grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jerome Arocha grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Salmon pitching. Larry Pratt is pinch hitting for Shun Ohnuki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Pratt hits a home run. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Solters flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Wes Purdin is pinch hitting for Fred Blackwell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wes Purdin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto John Elko strikes out. Dexter Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Ringo Starr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sammy Perticia grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Walker singles to center field. Alex Pickrel singles to left field. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Carlton Renfer strikes out. Pryor Addis is pinch hitting for Lefty Houtteman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pryor Addis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Takayoshi Nakai grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Anderson walks. Francisco Beatty doubles to center field. Kevin Anderson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marv Robertson singles to right field. Fred Reynolds is pinch hitting for Bill Salmon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred Reynolds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Toronto total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Barney Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Smith improves in control Barney Martinez improves in speed Randy Campbell did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in 1B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Staub did not respond to coaching in arm Russell Martin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty S'chnn T'gai Spock did not respond to coaching in control Ty Lenol improves in control Willie Howard Mays did not respond to coaching in RF