Inning: 1 Minnesota Ty Lenol pitching. Wes Purdin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Barney Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Milt Bradford pitching. Jerome Arocha triples. Rusty Staub flies out to the center fielder. Andres Galarraga strikes out. Willie Howard Mays flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Taylor Mahay flies out to the right fielder. Pryor Addis singles to center field. Otto Burgo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Charlie Hustle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eliot Ness strikes out. Ichiro Suzuki reached on a fielding error by Barney Martinez. Russell Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pembroke Ferguson pops out to the shortstop. Marcus Hunt singles past the third baseman. Milt Bradford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wes Purdin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Ty Lenol strikes out. Jerome Arocha strikes out. Rusty Staub flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Curt Andrews singles to left field. Barney Martinez strikes out. Taylor Mahay singles to right field. Curt Andrews advances to third on the hit. Pryor Addis pops out to the shortstop. Otto Burgo walks. Pembroke Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Toronto Andres Galarraga walks. Willie Howard Mays strikes out. Charlie Hustle flies out to the center fielder. Eliot Ness singles to center field. Ichiro Suzuki reached on a fielding error by Taylor Mahay. Russell Martin walks. Andres Galarraga scores. Ty Lenol grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marcus Hunt hits a home run. Milt Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Purdin strikes out. Curt Andrews singles to center field. Barney Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Jerome Arocha pops out to the second baseman. Rusty Staub walks. Andres Galarraga pops out to the third baseman. Willie Howard Mays walks. Charlie Hustle hits a home run. Rusty Staub scores. Willie Howard Mays scores. Eliot Ness grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Taylor Mahay strikes out. Pryor Addis pops out to the third baseman. Otto Burgo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to the second baseman. Russell Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Lenol flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pembroke Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Hunt singles to left field. Milt Bradford lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Marcus Hunt forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wes Purdin singles to center field. Curt Andrews grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wes Purdin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Jerome Arocha singles to left field. Rusty Staub flies out to the left fielder. Andres Galarraga doubles to right field. Willie Howard Mays walks. Charlie Hustle singles to right field. Jerome Arocha scores. Andres Galarraga scores. Eliot Ness grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Charlie Hustle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ichiro Suzuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Barney Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Taylor Mahay singles to center field. Pryor Addis strikes out. Otto Burgo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Taylor Mahay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Russell Martin is hit by a pitch. Geralt of Rivia is pinch hitting for Ty Lenol. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Geralt of Rivia hits a home run. Russell Martin scores. Jerome Arocha singles to right field. Rusty Staub singles to center field. Andres Galarraga grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rusty Staub is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Willie Howard Mays strikes out. Charlie Hustle doubles to center field. Jerome Arocha scores. George Wehmeier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Eliot Ness doubles to right field. Andres Galarraga scores. Charlie Hustle scores. Ichiro Suzuki doubles to left field. Eliot Ness scores. Russell Martin is hit by a pitch. Geralt of Rivia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Thoma Hawk pitching. Rudy Hansen is pinch hitting for Pembroke Ferguson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rudy Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Marcus Hunt grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Helfrich is pinch hitting for George Wehmeier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Helfrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Toronto total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes George Wehmeier is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hector Thomas improves in arm Wes Smith did not respond to coaching in control Ben Posada did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Bush did not respond to coaching in arm
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Barranca improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Orr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe McQueen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jar Jar Binks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty