Win: Red Ozmer (1-1) Loss: Brian Shepardson (1-4)
Save: David Trice (20)
Inning: 1 Toronto Sammy Tate pitching. Jose Washington strikes out. Ed Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Kirk Felder singles to right field. Dairon Rodriguez reached on a fielding error by Sam Downs. Ben Erdos triples. Kirk Felder scores. Dairon Rodriguez scores. Dick Sulik singles to right field. Ben Erdos scores. Dietrich Sauer singles to left field. Dick Sulik advances to third on the hit. Taylor Shanahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rick Smith pitching. Tom Foulke hits a home run. Marty Morrison walks. Merlin Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Morrison advances to second on the play. Monte Karger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Morrison advances to third on the play. Buddy Danerdo singles to right field. Marty Morrison scores. Glenn McAuley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Rick Smith walks. Jose Washington flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kelly grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rick Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kirk Felder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sam Downs flies out to the right fielder. Joe Miranda pops out to the first baseman. Sammy Tate singles to right field. Tom Foulke doubles to right field. Sammy Tate uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marty Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Dairon Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Ben Erdos singles to center field. Dick Sulik singles to left field. Ben Erdos aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dietrich Sauer strikes out. Taylor Shanahan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Merlin Kline lines out to the second baseman. Monte Karger singles to center field. Buddy Danerdo walks. Glenn McAuley pops out to the first baseman. Sam Downs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Rick Smith strikes out. Jose Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Miranda walks. Sammy Tate lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Foulke grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Morrison lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Kirk Felder grounds out to the shortstop. Dairon Rodriguez singles to right field. Bob Wilborn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Erdos singles to left field. Dairon Rodriguez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Dick Sulik singles to left field. Dietrich Sauer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Merlin Kline strikes out. Monte Karger grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Danerdo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Taylor Shanahan grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Smith strikes out. Jose Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Glenn McAuley singles past the second baseman. Sam Downs strikes out. Joe Miranda strikes out. Bob Wilborn singles to right field. Glenn McAuley advances to third on the hit. Tom Foulke singles to left field. Glenn McAuley scores. Bob Wilborn aggressively advances to third on the hit. Marty Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Ed Kelly singles to left field. John Kemmler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kirk Felder grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Kelly advances to second on the play. Dairon Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Ben Erdos doubles past the center fielder. Ed Kelly scores. Dick Sulik walks. Dietrich Sauer singles to left field. Ben Erdos scores. Red Ozmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taylor Shanahan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dietrich Sauer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Merlin Kline singles to right field. Monte Karger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merlin Kline advances to second on the play. Buddy Danerdo flies out to the center fielder. Brian Shepardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Glenn McAuley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Brian Shepardson strikes out. Jose Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Kelly singles to center field. Kirk Felder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Sam Downs flies out to the right fielder. Joe Miranda walks. Dennis Yan is pinch hitting for Red Ozmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dennis Yan grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Miranda advances to second on the play. Tom Foulke doubles to center field. Joe Miranda scores. John Hottman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Morrison walks. Merlin Kline doubles to left field. Tom Foulke scores. Marty Morrison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kaoru Sato comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto David Trice pitching. Dairon Rodriguez walks. Ben Erdos triples. Dairon Rodriguez scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Dick Sulik walks. Dietrich Sauer strikes out. Taylor Shanahan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Stew Potts did not respond to coaching in velocity Shannon Barrett improves in contact_vs_lefty Carr Coleman improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Seth Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Herm Mack did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Slaton improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Hayes did not respond to coaching in range