Win: Roy Payne (13-4) Loss: Gary Johnson (8-10)
Save: Mark Gionfriddo (15)
Inning: 1 Toronto Rafael Yellowhorse pitching. Crabcake Baker triples. Dave Shaw singles to center field. Crabcake Baker scores. Rich Odenwald grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Harvey Haddock pitching. Terry Griffith walks. Paul Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Griffith advances to second on the play. Bernard Geier flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Chubby Johns flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Chris Christopher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Knetzer singles to center field. Ross Wehrmeister singles to center field. Ed Knetzer advances to third on the hit. Michael Velez flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Haddock pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete Burns walks. Pete Burns steals second. Ruben Schulter singles to left field. Pete Burns scores. Bert Lopat flies out to the right fielder. Vance Ballinger is hit by a pitch. Rafael Yellowhorse fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rafael Yellowhorse flies out to the left fielder. Terry Griffith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Crabcake Baker singles to center field. Crabcake Baker steals second. Dave Shaw pops out to the shortstop. Rich Odenwald singles to center field. Crabcake Baker scores. Bob Scott grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rich Odenwald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Garcia singles past the second baseman. Bernard Geier singles to left field. Paul Garcia advances to third on the hit. Bernard Geier steals second. Chubby Johns walks. Pete Burns singles to center field. Paul Garcia scores. Bernard Geier scores. Chubby Johns is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Ruben Schulter strikes out. Bert Lopat grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Ed Knetzer grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Wehrmeister singles to right field. Michael Velez strikes out. Harvey Haddock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vance Ballinger flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Yellowhorse strikes out. Terry Griffith singles past the first baseman. Paul Garcia walks. Bernard Geier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Crabcake Baker walks. Dave Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Rich Odenwald doubles to left field. Crabcake Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Scott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rich Odenwald advances to third on the play. Chris Christopher lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chubby Johns grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Burns reached on a 2-base throwing error by Crabcake Baker. Ruben Schulter strikes out. Bert Lopat walks. Vance Ballinger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert Lopat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Bill Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Knetzer reached on a fielding error by Bill Carpenter. Ross Wehrmeister pops out to the third baseman. Michael Velez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Sanders is pinch hitting for Bill Carpenter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jack Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Terry Griffith grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Bernie Tellmann pitching. Harvey Haddock strikes out. Crabcake Baker flies out to the right fielder. Dave Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bernard Geier strikes out. Chubby Johns hits a home run. Pete Burns flies out to the left fielder. Roy Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ruben Schulter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Rich Odenwald strikes out. Bob Scott doubles to left field. Chris Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Ed Knetzer singles to right field. Bob Scott scores. Darren Sundra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Wehrmeister flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bert Lopat flies out to the left fielder. Vance Ballinger grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Presley is pinch hitting for Darren Sundra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Joe Presley singles to right field. Terry Griffith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Gary Johnson pitching. Michael Velez singles to left field. Scott Coleman is pinch hitting for Roy Payne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Scott Coleman strikes out. Crabcake Baker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Shaw walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Rich Odenwald singles to right field. Michael Velez scores. Crabcake Baker scores. Dave Cook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Scott walks. Chris Christopher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mark Gionfriddo pitching. Paul Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Bernard Geier flies out to the right fielder. Chubby Johns pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Oliver improves in range Scott Shepherd improves in speed Bill Moore improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Hernandez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Oliver improves in power_vs_righty R.C. Andersen improves in speed Scott Shepherd did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Fred Atkins improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Cooper improves in range Allen Harrell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty