Win: Bill Corbett (3-0) Loss: Pablo Olivares (2-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Troy Collins pitching. Niko Landreaux flies out to the center fielder. Maddy Castino grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Battey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto James Howard pitching. Willie Holt singles to left field. Willie Holt steals second. Rob Katz walks. Esty Gehrman singles to left field. Willie Holt is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rob Katz advances to third on the play. Matt Caskin flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rob Katz scores. Mike Foley grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Esty Gehrman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pedro Cruz strikes out. Rich Sixsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Gaetti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Bobby Hrbek singles to right field. Bobby Hrbek is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Christian Tabare grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Casey Cuddyer strikes out. Gary Winters singles to center field. James Howard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Troy Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Holt strikes out. Rob Katz walks. Esty Gehrman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Maddy Castino singles to center field. Joe Battey walks. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Rich Sixsmith hits a home run. Maddy Castino scores. Joe Battey scores. Nick Gaetti grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Matt Caskin grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Foley grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Hrbek flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gary Winters walks. James Howard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. James Howard strikes out. Niko Landreaux lines out to the pitcher. Maddy Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Christian Tabare grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reggie Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Troy Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Battey singles to right field. Joe Battey steals second. Pedro Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Battey advances to third on the play. Rich Sixsmith pops out to the first baseman. Nick Gaetti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Willie Holt walks. Rob Katz walks. Esty Gehrman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Matt Caskin lines out to the second baseman. Mike Foley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Casey Cuddyer flies out to the left fielder. Gary Winters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). James Howard singles to center field. Bill Corbett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Niko Landreaux singles to left field. Maddy Castino grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Niko Landreaux is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Bobby Hrbek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Tabare strikes out. Reggie Hernandez doubles to left field. Bill Corbett walks. Willie Holt singles to center field. Reggie Hernandez scores. Bill Corbett advances to third on the hit. Willie Holt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Battey grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Rich Sixsmith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Rob Katz grounds out to the shortstop. Esty Gehrman pops out to the second baseman. Matt Caskin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Nick Gaetti grounds out to the third baseman. Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Gary Winters. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Rey Quintana enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bubba Thompson at 1B. Ethan Braun enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Sixsmith at LF. Pablo Olivares comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Foley hits a home run. Bobby Hrbek hits a home run. Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Wehrmeister improves in velocity Knox McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lew Weyhing did not respond to coaching in range Skip Gajkowski improves in arm Mack Lawton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fernando Pearce did not respond to coaching in range Cookie Meeks improves in range Ben Blake improves in speed Al Walberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Walberg did not respond to coaching in 1B