Win: Claude Raymond (3-1) Loss: Benny Maloney (0-1)
Save: S"chnn T"gai Spock (9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Otto Whaley pitching. Wes Purdin grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Perticia doubles to left field. Fred Walker singles to left field. Sammy Perticia scores. Mike Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Gene Himes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Yoshimasa Tamura pitching. John Elko singles to right field. John Elko steals second. Jerome Arocha flies out to the right fielder. Rusty Staub grounds out to the shortstop. Dexter Morgan walks. Russell Martin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yorelvis Scull flies out to the right fielder. Shun Ohnuki walks. Pryor Addis doubles to right field. Yoshimasa Tamura flies out to the center fielder. Wes Purdin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Ringo Starr singles to left field. Kevin Anderson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shun Ohnuki. Nate Savage singles to center field. Ringo Starr scores. Kevin Anderson scores. Otto Whaley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Elko doubles to center field. Nate Savage scores. Jerome Arocha singles to right field. John Elko scores. Rusty Staub strikes out. Dexter Morgan singles to left field. Johnnie Mattox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russell Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sammy Perticia flies out to the center fielder. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Ringo Starr strikes out. Kevin Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Nate Savage doubles to left field. Otto Whaley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gene Himes grounds out to the second baseman. Yorelvis Scull walks. Shun Ohnuki singles to left field. Yorelvis Scull advances to third on the hit. Pryor Addis walks. Johnnie Mattox singles to right field. Yorelvis Scull scores. Shun Ohnuki scores. Wes Purdin flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Perticia walks. Claude Raymond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Walker reached on a fielding error by Ringo Starr. Pryor Addis scores. Mike Barrett doubles to center field. Johnnie Mattox scores. Sammy Perticia scores. Fred Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Himes doubles to left field. Mike Barrett scores. Yorelvis Scull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto John Elko doubles to center field. Jerome Arocha singles to center field. John Elko scores. Benny Maloney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusty Staub flies out to the left fielder. Dexter Morgan singles to center field. Jerome Arocha advances to third on the hit. Russell Martin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shun Ohnuki. Jerome Arocha scores. Ringo Starr triples. Dexter Morgan scores. Russell Martin scores. Mark Lukon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Anderson doubles to right field. Ringo Starr scores. Nate Savage singles to right field. Kevin Anderson scores. Bob Schultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Savage is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Claude Raymond singles to center field. John Elko grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Claude Raymond is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shun Ohnuki flies out to the center fielder. Pryor Addis strikes out. Bob Schultz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Jerome Arocha pops out to the catcher. Rusty Staub singles to center field. Rusty Staub steals second. Dexter Morgan walks. Russell Martin strikes out. Ringo Starr walks. Roy Heismann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Wes Purdin grounds out to the catcher. Sammy Perticia flies out to the right fielder. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Nate Savage grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Raymond is hit by a pitch. John Elko flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jerome Arocha flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Barrett singles to right field. Mike Barrett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Himes strikes out. Yorelvis Scull strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Rusty Staub walks. Dexter Morgan pops out to the catcher. Russell Martin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rusty Staub is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ringo Starr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Shun Ohnuki flies out to the right fielder. Pryor Addis grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Heismann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Kevin Anderson strikes out. Nate Savage strikes out. George Young is pinch hitting for Claude Raymond. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Young walks. John Elko flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota S chnn T gai Spock pitching. Wes Purdin walks. Sammy Perticia strikes out. Fred Walker strikes out. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - John Elko 2 (9), Kevin Anderson (4), Nate Savage (3).3B - Ringo Starr (2).HBP - Claude Raymond (1). Baserunning: SB - John Elko (3), Rusty Staub (2).CS - Nate Savage (2). Fielding: E - Ringo Starr.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Andrews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rich Gwynn improves in contact_vs_lefty Milt Bradford did not respond to coaching in control Ben Posada did not respond to coaching in velocity Artie Burnitz did not respond to coaching in 1B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ty Lenol did not respond to coaching in velocity Geralt of Rivia did not respond to coaching in arm Ichiro Suzuki improves in contact_vs_righty Willie Howard Mays improves in arm Charlie Hustle did not respond to coaching in LF