Win: Tony Backman (3-1) Loss: Bernie Tellmann (0-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Harvey Haddock pitching. Earl Lindsey singles to center field. Chubby Johns strikes out. Dave Palacios grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Lindsey advances to second on the play. Nick Kotsovalos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Darren Sundra pitching. Crabcake Baker singles to center field. Scott Coleman walks. Bob Scott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Crabcake Baker advances to third on the play. Ches Morales flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bert Lopat flies out to the center fielder. Pete Burns pops out to the pitcher. Jack Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Ross Wehrmeister singles to right field. Dave Fournier lines out to the pitcher. Al Richardt strikes out. Dave Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Wight singles to left field. Darren Sundra lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Earl Lindsey singles to left field. Jack Wight scores. Chubby Johns walks. Dave Palacios is hit by a pitch. Nick Kotsovalos grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Lindsey scores. Chubby Johns advances to third on the play. Dave Palacios advances to second on the play. Bert Lopat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Harvey Haddock walks. Crabcake Baker pops out to the shortstop. Scott Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Scott walks. Ches Morales doubles past the right fielder. Harvey Haddock scores. Bob Scott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ross Wehrmeister doubles to right field. Ches Morales scores. Dave Fournier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pete Burns reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ches Morales. Jack Sanders doubles to center field. Pete Burns scores. Jack Wight grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Sanders advances to third on the play. Darren Sundra strikes out. Earl Lindsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Al Richardt grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Shaw grounds out to the third baseman. Harvey Haddock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chubby Johns strikes out. Dave Palacios strikes out. Nick Kotsovalos pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Crabcake Baker flies out to the left fielder. Scott Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Scott doubles to left field. Mike Rawlings 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. Ches Morales singles to left field. Bob Scott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ross Wehrmeister flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bert Lopat grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pete Burns pops out to the second baseman. Jack Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Dave Fournier grounds out to the third baseman. Al Richardt strikes out. Dave Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hugh Spurgeon is pinch hitting for Jack Wight. Hugh Spurgeon walks. Harry Silvestri is pinch hitting for Mike Rawlings. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Harry Silvestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Spurgeon advances to second on the play. Earl Lindsey walks. Chubby Johns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Spurgeon advances to third on the play. Earl Lindsey advances to second on the play. Dave Palacios singles to right field. Hugh Spurgeon scores. Earl Lindsey scores. Nick Kotsovalos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Charlie Goetz pitching. Mike Arlich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hugh Spurgeon at SS. Ed Knetzer is pinch hitting for Harvey Haddock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Knetzer strikes out. Crabcake Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tony Backman pitching. Bert Lopat strikes out. Pete Burns flies out to the left fielder. Jack Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Bob Scott lines out to the shortstop. Ches Morales singles to center field. Ross Wehrmeister walks. Dave Fournier strikes out. Al Richardt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ross Wehrmeister is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Arlich flies out to the center fielder. Eric Ohman is pinch hitting for Charlie Goetz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Eric Ohman flies out to the center fielder. Earl Lindsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Bernie Tellmann pitching. Dave Shaw walks. Gus Johnson is pinch hitting for Tony Backman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gus Johnson walks. Crabcake Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Shaw advances to third on the play. Gus Johnson advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Scott Coleman singles to center field. Dave Shaw scores. Gus Johnson scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Don Ingram did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Derrick Lopat improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Lefevre did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Moore improves in arm Scott Shepherd improves in contact_vs_righty Jolbert Tibbs improves in contact_vs_righty R.C. Andersen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Flannery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Shepherd did not respond to coaching in SS