Win: Joe Kison (9-8) Loss: Billy Walsh (6-15)
Save: Eli Shultz (2)
Inning: 1 Toronto Billy Walsh pitching. Ted Lumenti strikes out. Toshio Sakurai singles to right field. Toshio Sakurai steals second. Xray Platinum Jr. singles to right field. Toshio Sakurai scores. Xray Platinum Jr. steals second. Mike Davidson strikes out. Bob Sand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Kison pitching. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the catcher. Damian Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Dusty Bennett grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Wilfredo Triandos walks. Mike Martinez doubles to center field. Wilfredo Triandos scores. Joe Kison strikes out. Ted Lumenti lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny King walks. Joe Day grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jerry Stringer walks. Hank Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Toshio Sakurai singles to center field. Toshio Sakurai steals second. Xray Platinum Jr. hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Sakurai scores. Xray Platinum Jr. advances to second on the play. Bob Sand flies out to the right fielder. Dusty Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Charlie McDowell walks. Billy Walsh lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie McDowell advances to third on the play. Damian Baker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Wilfredo Triandos lines out to the pitcher. Mike Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kison pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gabe Patterson doubles to right field. Johnny King grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Patterson advances to third on the play. Joe Day flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gabe Patterson scores. Jerry Stringer hits a home run. Hank Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Ted Lumenti grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Sakurai singles to left field. Xray Platinum Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Sakurai advances to second on the play. Mike Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie McDowell singles to center field. Billy Walsh lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Damian Baker singles to center field. Charlie McDowell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Bob Sand flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Sullivan is pinch hitting for Dusty Bennett. Freddie Sullivan singles to right field. Wilfredo Triandos singles to center field. Mike Martinez strikes out. Joe Kison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gabe Patterson reached on a fielding error by Xray Platinum Jr.. Johnny King flies out to the center fielder. Joe Day lines out to the shortstop. Jerry Stringer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Ted Lumenti singles to left field. Toshio Sakurai singles to right field. Ted Lumenti advances to third on the hit. Xray Platinum Jr. grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ted Lumenti scores. Cal McConnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Davidson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hank Chapman singles to left field. Charlie McDowell singles to right field. Johnny Brown is pinch hitting for Cal McConnell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hank Chapman advances to third on the play. Punch Rodriguez doubles to left field. Hank Chapman scores. Ed Nunnally comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damian Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Al Flaherty pitching. Bob Sand strikes out. Freddie Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Wilfredo Triandos walks. Mike Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gabe Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Day strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Tom Nichols is pinch hitting for Ed Nunnally. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Lumenti singles to center field. Toshio Sakurai singles to center field. Xray Platinum Jr. singles to right field. Ted Lumenti scores. Toshio Sakurai advances to third on the hit. David Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Xray Platinum Jr. advances to second on the play. Bob Sand walks. Freddie Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eli Shultz pitching. Jerry Stringer doubles past the right fielder. Hank Chapman singles to left field. Jerry Stringer scores. John Crabtree is pinch running for Hank Chapman on 1st base. Charlie McDowell pops out to the shortstop. Billy Amalfitano is pinch hitting for David Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Crabtree is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Amalfitano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Punch Rodriguez (24), Gabe Patterson (22), Jerry Stringer (11).HR - Jerry Stringer (4).SF - Joe Day.GIDP - Joe Day, Johnny Brown. Baserunning: CS - John Crabtree (2).
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Woodward did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Manabu Takemoto did not respond to coaching in range Park Sanchez improves in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ham Wright improves in arm Ham Wright improves in range Joe Rachunok improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Stockwell improves in control