Win: Jack Nottebart (5-2) Loss: Shigenori Aoyama (2-5)
Save: Bob Tomanek (10)
Inning: 1 Toronto John Connor pitching. Jake Midkiff pops out to the shortstop. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ezra Alston triples. Pepper Smith hits a home run. Ezra Alston scores. Carter Dolan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Shigenori Aoyama pitching. Jim Kostro singles to left field. Yuji Omiya walks. Ron Agnew singles past the first baseman. Jim Kostro scores. Yuji Omiya advances to third on the hit. Ted Crooke singles to left field. Yuji Omiya scores. Charlie Bankhead singles to left field. Ron Agnew scores. Harry Files flies out to the right fielder. Tom Mathes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Bankhead is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kyle Reese singles to center field. Ted Crooke scores. John Connor singles to left field. Tom Mathes scores. Jim Kostro doubles to right field. Kyle Reese scores. Yuji Omiya grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto John Madden doubles to left field. Beauty Jones doubles to right field. John Madden scores. Frank Jaha grounds out to the third baseman. Shigenori Aoyama walks. Jake Midkiff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Agnew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Crooke pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Bob Gonzalez walks. Ezra Alston doubles to center field. Bob Gonzalez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Pepper Smith walks. Carter Dolan singles past the third baseman. Ezra Alston scores. Pepper Smith advances to third on the hit. John Madden flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pepper Smith scores. Jack Nottebart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Beauty Jones walks. Frank Jaha lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Files strikes out. Tom Mathes strikes out. Kyle Reese pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Paul Smith walks. Jake Midkiff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Todd Anderson is pinch hitting for Jack Nottebart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Todd Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Jim Kostro walks. Yuji Omiya pops out to the catcher. Ron Agnew grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Kostro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Laurin Woods pitching. Ezra Alston pops out to the first baseman. Pepper Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carter Dolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Rakers 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. Ted Crooke walks. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the shortstop. Harry Files singles to right field. Tom Mathes singles to left field. Ted Crooke scores. Harry Files advances to third on the hit. Kyle Reese strikes out. Norio Shinozuka is pinch hitting for Laurin Woods. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Norio Shinozuka singles to center field. Harry Files scores. Tom Mathes advances to third on the hit. Jim Kostro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Jim Newkirk pitching. John Madden grounds out to the second baseman. Beauty Jones strikes out. Frank Jaha singles to left field. Frank Jaha is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yuji Omiya flies out to the right fielder. Ron Agnew flies out to the center fielder. Ted Crooke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Hank Alberts is pinch hitting for Bobby Rakers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hank Alberts is hit by a pitch. Jake Midkiff flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bob Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hank Alberts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ezra Alston walks. Pepper Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hiroyuki Ozaki pitching. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Harry Files strikes out. Tom Mathes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Carter Dolan flies out to the center fielder. John Madden strikes out. Beauty Jones pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Kyle Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Burk is pinch hitting for Jim Newkirk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Burk flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kostro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Bob Tomanek pitching. Frank Jaha grounds out to the shortstop. Yosuke Ogawa is pinch hitting for Hiroyuki Ozaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yosuke Ogawa grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Midkiff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Jack Nottebart is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Collier improves in range Butch Cuellar improves in power_vs_righty Billy Rath improves in arm Butch Cuellar did not respond to coaching in arm Angel Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vince Cowens improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Doak improves in velocity Jim Rixey improves in power_vs_righty Ed Knauss did not respond to coaching in control