Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Roy Niemann singles to center field. Pete Bruner flies out to the center fielder. Gus Bannister strikes out. Roy Niemann steals second. Dan Hurtado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Frank Rose pitching. Richie Allen strikes out. Oscar Hunter singles to left field. Rene Sanford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vince Quick grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Smith strikes out. Ben Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Fernando Tatis Jr. singles past the shortstop. Fernando Tatis Jr. is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lenny Randle grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Bagwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kerry Belk strikes out. Frank Rose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Niemann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Barry Foote doubles to right field. Sebastian Compton Jr. walks. Denny McLain Jr. lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Richie Allen strikes out. Oscar Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pete Bruner grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Bannister pops out to the first baseman. Dan Hurtado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Rene Sanford grounds out to the second baseman. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to center field. Fernando Tatis Jr. steals second. Lenny Randle walks. Jeff Bagwell strikes out. Barry Foote grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vince Quick grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Sebastian Compton Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kerry Belk pops out to the second baseman. Frank Rose flies out to the center fielder. Roy Niemann doubles to center field. Pete Bruner singles to right field. Roy Niemann scores. Gus Bannister reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Bagwell. Dan Hurtado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Oscar Hunter grounds out to the pitcher. Rene Sanford strikes out. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to left field. Lenny Randle singles to center field. Fernando Tatis Jr. advances to third on the hit. Lenny Randle gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Vince Quick flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jeff Bagwell singles to center field. Barry Foote grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Bagwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Barry Foote steals second. Sebastian Compton Jr. singles to center field. Barry Foote scores. Denny McLain Jr. lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Richie Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kerry Belk singles to left field. Frank Rose lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Niemann singles to center field. Kerry Belk scores. Pete Bruner hits a home run. Roy Niemann scores. Gus Bannister walks. Dan Hurtado singles to right field. Gus Bannister advances to third on the hit. Vince Quick singles past the third baseman. Gus Bannister scores. Jim Smith hits a home run. Dan Hurtado scores. Vince Quick scores. Tatsuya Koganemaru 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). Ben Cooke singles to left field. Kerry Belk grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Oscar Hunter pops out to the shortstop. Rene Sanford hits a home run. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out. Lenny Randle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Rose grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Niemann grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Bruner singles to center field. Gus Bannister strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jeff Bagwell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Barry Foote grounds out to the second baseman. Sebastian Compton Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Boston total runners LOB: 6