Win: Eli Shultz (1-0) Loss: Jack Donahue (0-1)
Save: Joe Pressnell (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Juul pitching. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hayward grounds out to the shortstop. Damian Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Kazuya Arasuna pitching. Toshio Sakurai walks. Ted Lumenti singles to left field. Hiroki Sunju flies out to the right fielder. Xray Platinum Jr. doubles to right field. Toshio Sakurai scores. Ted Lumenti uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tanaka Kyoshi walks. Bob Sand flies out to the right fielder. Mike Martinez singles to right field. Xray Platinum Jr. scores. Tanaka Kyoshi advances to third on the hit. Dusty Bennett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Patterson singles to left field. Johnny King singles to left field. Gabe Patterson advances to third on the hit. Joe Day doubles to center field. Gabe Patterson scores. Johnny King uses his aggressiveness and scores. Orlando Snell strikes out. Hank Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Day advances to third on the play. Kazuya Arasuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto George Juul grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Sakurai grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Lumenti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hayward singles to center field. Damian Baker hits a home run. Steve Hayward scores. Gabe Patterson singles to center field. Johnny King strikes out. Gabe Patterson steals second. Joe Day grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Hiroki Sunju singles to right field. Hiroki Sunju steals second. Xray Platinum Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroki Sunju steals third. Tanaka Kyoshi grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroki Sunju scores. Bob Sand strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Orlando Snell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuya Arasuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Mike Martinez singles to left field. Dusty Bennett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Juul grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez singles to center field. Steve Hayward strikes out. Damian Baker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Toshio Sakurai reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Hayward. Ted Lumenti grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Sakurai advances to third on the play. Hiroki Sunju grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Sakurai scores. Xray Platinum Jr. singles to center field. Tanaka Kyoshi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Rajsich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Patterson walks. Johnny King flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Patterson steals second. Joe Day singles past the third baseman. Gabe Patterson scores. Joe Day steals second. Orlando Snell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Day advances to third on the play. Hank Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Bob Sand grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Mike Davidson is pinch hitting for Dusty Bennett. Mike Davidson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Doc Alfonzo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Davidson at C. Charlie McDowell is pinch hitting for Kazuya Arasuna. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Charlie McDowell grounds out to the shortstop. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Steve Hayward singles to left field. Eli Shultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Jack Donahue pitching. Joe McElroy is pinch hitting for Eli Shultz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe McElroy walks. Toshio Sakurai singles to left field. Ted Lumenti singles to center field. Joe McElroy scores. Toshio Sakurai advances to third on the hit. Ted Lumenti steals second. Hiroki Sunju walks. Xray Platinum Jr. strikes out. Tanaka Kyoshi pops out to the third baseman. Bob Sand hits a home run. Toshio Sakurai scores. Ted Lumenti scores. Hiroki Sunju scores. David Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Martinez singles to left field. Doc Alfonzo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Martinez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Nunnally pitching. Gabe Patterson singles to center field. Johnny King flies out to the right fielder. Gabe Patterson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Day doubles to center field. Orlando Snell singles to left field. Joe Day scores. Roy Alou comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Chapman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Orlando Snell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Walter Connolly is pinch hitting for Roy Alou. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Sakurai grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Lumenti walks. Hiroki Sunju strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tot Hutchinson pitching. John Crabtree is pinch hitting for David Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Crabtree strikes out. Punch Rodriguez singles past the third baseman. Steve Hayward walks. Damian Baker hits a home run. Punch Rodriguez scores. Steve Hayward scores. Joe Pressnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Johnny King reached on a fielding error by Xray Platinum Jr.. Joe Day singles to center field. Johnny King advances to third on the hit. Orlando Snell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Toronto total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Joe Day 2 (2).HR - Damian Baker 2 (3).GIDP - Damian Baker. Baserunning: SB - Gabe Patterson 2 (3), Joe Day (1).CS - Gabe Patterson (2). Fielding: E - Steve Hayward.
Game Notes Walter Connolly is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Johnson did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Hague improves in contact_vs_lefty Irv Metzig did not respond to coaching in velocity Garry Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skeeter Zoldak improves in RF
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lou Heidrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Koenecke improves in arm Tommy Kolstad did not respond to coaching in velocity Brent Murray did not respond to coaching in velocity