Win: Frank Felder (2-9) Loss: Roland Livengood (4-9)
Save: David Trice (13)
Inning: 1 Toronto Frank Felder pitching. Ryuji Misawa grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Erdos strikes out. Dick Sulik grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Roland Livengood pitching. Dennis Yan singles to center field. Marcus Smith singles to right field. Dennis Yan advances to third on the hit. Merlin Kline flies out to the left fielder. Monte Karger hits a home run. Dennis Yan scores. Marcus Smith scores. Buddy Danerdo grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Jose Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Johnson singles to right field. Dietrich Sauer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Miranda singles to left field. Sam Downs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Miranda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Felder fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Felder strikes out. Sam Downs steals second. Dennis Yan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Taylor Shanahan strikes out. Don Hedlund singles to left field. Roland Livengood lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryuji Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marcus Smith strikes out. Merlin Kline walks. Monte Karger flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Danerdo singles to left field. Merlin Kline is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Ben Erdos grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Sulik flies out to the center fielder. Jose Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Joe Miranda pops out to the first baseman. Sam Downs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Alex Johnson strikes out. Dietrich Sauer strikes out. Taylor Shanahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Felder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Yan lines out to the second baseman. Marcus Smith singles to left field. Merlin Kline walks. Monte Karger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Merlin Kline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Don Hedlund strikes out. Roland Livengood strikes out. Ryuji Misawa singles to left field. Ben Erdos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo singles to center field. Frank Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Joe Miranda strikes out. Sam Downs lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Dick Sulik flies out to the right fielder. Jose Washington strikes out. Alex Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Felder singles to left field. Dennis Yan flies out to the left fielder. Marcus Smith flies out to the center fielder. Merlin Kline singles to left field. Ken Berg 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. Monte Karger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Merlin Kline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Dietrich Sauer singles past the third baseman. Taylor Shanahan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dietrich Sauer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Hedlund strikes out. Ken Berg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo lines out to the shortstop. Frank Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Joe Miranda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto David Trice 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. Ryuji Misawa grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Erdos walks. Dick Sulik walks. Jose Washington flies out to the center fielder. Alex Johnson walks. Dietrich Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Toronto total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Merlin Kline is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carr Coleman improves in control Hal Burnside did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rick Smith did not respond to coaching in control Mike Dicken improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ossie Ross did not respond to coaching in range Erik Russell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Sawyer improves in contact_vs_lefty Herm Mack improves in power_vs_righty