Win: Cal McConnell (2-4) Loss: Ed Nunnally (2-3)
Save: Al Flaherty (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Butch Schappert pitching. Punch Rodriguez singles to left field. Steve Hayward grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Punch Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Hayward steals second. Gabe Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Damian Baker lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Kazuya Arasuna pitching. Ted Lumenti grounds out to the catcher. Xray Platinum Jr. singles to left field. Hiroki Sunju grounds out to the pitcher. Xray Platinum Jr. advances to second on the play. Xray Platinum Jr. steals third. Toshio Sakurai singles to right field. Xray Platinum Jr. scores. Mike Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny King is hit by a pitch. Joe Day strikes out. Jerry Stringer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Mike Davidson singles to center field. Joe McElroy singles to right field. Mike Davidson advances to third on the hit. Dusty Bennett walks. Butch Schappert strikes out. Ted Lumenti grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hank Chapman strikes out. Kazuya Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Punch Rodriguez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Xray Platinum Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroki Sunju grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Sakurai singles to center field. Mike Martinez singles to center field. Mike Davidson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Martinez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Hayward doubles to center field. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Damian Baker lines out to the first baseman. Johnny King singles to left field. Steve Hayward scores. Joe Day strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Joe McElroy hits a home run. Dusty Bennett lines out to the first baseman. Butch Schappert grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Lumenti walks. Xray Platinum Jr. hits a home run. Ted Lumenti scores. Hiroki Sunju grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jerry Stringer grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Chapman strikes out. Kazuya Arasuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Toshio Sakurai flies out to the right fielder. Mike Martinez strikes out. Mike Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez singles to right field. Steve Hayward reached on a fielding error by Mike Martinez. Gabe Patterson singles to left field. Punch Rodriguez scores. Steve Hayward advances to third on the hit. Damian Baker strikes out. Johnny King strikes out. Joe Day singles to left field. Steve Hayward scores. Gabe Patterson advances to third on the hit. Jerry Stringer walks. Charlie McDowell is pinch hitting for Hank Chapman. Charlie McDowell grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Gabe Patterson is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Toronto George Sularz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie McDowell at C. Joe McElroy strikes out. Freddie Sullivan is pinch hitting for Dusty Bennett. Freddie Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Butch Schappert doubles past the third baseman. Ted Lumenti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Brown is pinch hitting for Kazuya Arasuna. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Johnny Brown strikes out. Punch Rodriguez walks. Steve Hayward walks. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Punch Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Steve Hayward advances to second on the play. Damian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Cal McConnell pitching. Xray Platinum Jr. singles to right field. Hiroki Sunju singles in front of the left fielder. Toshio Sakurai pops out to the first baseman. Mike Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Mike Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Nunnally comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny King walks. Joe Day walks. Jerry Stringer singles to right field. Johnny King uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Pressnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Sularz singles to center field. Joe Day is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jerry Stringer advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. John Crabtree is pinch hitting for Cal McConnell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Crabtree flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Stringer scores. Punch Rodriguez singles to left field. Steve Hayward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Al Flaherty pitching. Joe McElroy strikes out. Walter Connolly is pinch hitting for Freddie Sullivan. Walter Connolly grounds out to the shortstop. Wilfredo Triandos is pinch hitting for Joe Pressnell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wilfredo Triandos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Santana pitching. Doc Alfonzo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walter Connolly at C. Gabe Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Damian Baker triples. Johnny King flies out to the right fielder. Joe Day pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Ted Lumenti singles to right field. Xray Platinum Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Hiroki Sunju grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Lumenti advances to second on the play. Toshio Sakurai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Toronto total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Hayward (23).3B - Damian Baker (2).SF - John Crabtree.GIDP - Jerry Stringer.HBP - Johnny King (1). Baserunning: SB - Steve Hayward (8).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in control Irv Metzig did not respond to coaching in velocity Garry Fox improves in range Orlando Snell improves in contact_vs_lefty
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Fisher improves in velocity Tay Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Kolstad improves in velocity Rube Kingman did not respond to coaching in control