Inning: 1 Toronto Rafael Yellowhorse pitching. Crabcake Baker walks. Crabcake Baker steals second. Eric Ohman throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Rich Odenwald flies out to the left fielder. Ross Wehrmeister strikes out. Chris Christopher walks. Al Richardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Harvey Haddock pitching. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the shortstop. Chubby Johns hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Palacios flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Spurgeon walks. Bert Lopat grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Dave Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Johnson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Harvey Haddock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Eric Ohman flies out to the right fielder. Allen Harrell pops out to the third baseman. Mike Arlich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Crabcake Baker singles to center field. Rich Odenwald singles to left field. Crabcake Baker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ross Wehrmeister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Odenwald advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Chris Christopher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Richardt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rafael Yellowhorse strikes out. Earl Lindsey strikes out. Chubby Johns doubles to center field. Dave Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Dave Nixon strikes out. Mark Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gus Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hugh Spurgeon grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Lopat walks. Eric Ohman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert Lopat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Allen Harrell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Eric Ohman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Harvey Haddock singles to center field. Crabcake Baker pops out to the shortstop. Rich Odenwald strikes out. Ross Wehrmeister walks. Chris Christopher singles to right field. Al Richardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Arlich walks. Rafael Yellowhorse 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 center field. Mike Arlich scores. Chubby Johns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Lindsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Palacios flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Dave Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hernandez hits a home run. Gus Johnson strikes out. Harvey Haddock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hugh Spurgeon singles to center field. Bert Lopat doubles to right field. Eric Ohman strikes out. Allen Harrell doubles to left field. Hugh Spurgeon scores. Bert Lopat scores. Mike Arlich singles to center field. Allen Harrell scores. Mike Arlich steals second. Rafael Yellowhorse flies out to the right fielder. Earl Lindsey walks. Chubby Johns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Crabcake Baker strikes out. Rich Odenwald flies out to the center fielder. Ross Wehrmeister flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Palacios singles to center field. Dave Palacios is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hugh Spurgeon singles to left field. Bert Lopat grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hugh Spurgeon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eric Ohman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Chris Christopher flies out to the right fielder. Al Richardt singles to center field. Bill Kimmick 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. Dave Nixon strikes out. Mark Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rafael Huff 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. Allen Harrell grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Arlich grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Silvestri is pinch hitting for Bill Kimmick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Harry Silvestri flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Bernie Tellmann pitching. Gus Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Scott is pinch hitting for Rafael Huff. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Scott strikes out. Crabcake Baker doubles to center field. Rich Odenwald singles to center field. Crabcake Baker scores. Ross Wehrmeister flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Mike Arlich is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jolbert Tibbs improves in contact_vs_lefty Jolbert Tibbs improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Umphlett did not respond to coaching in control Bill Moore improves in contact_vs_righty Scott Witek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Umphlett did not respond to coaching in control Jolbert Tibbs improves in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: George Jones did not respond to coaching in control Hector Laudner did not respond to coaching in velocity George Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Pop Sharman improves in control George Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Cooper improves in arm