Win: Dwight Coquillette Loss: Maurice Buehrle
Save: Connecticut Jones
Inning: 1 Kansas City Maurice Buehrle pitching. Rip Babe walks. Duke Samuel strikes out. Brian Corbett strikes out. Dud Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dwight Coquillette pitching. Mike Milliard singles to right field. Doc Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Todd Grotewold grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Milliard advances to second on the play. Frank Posada lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Tennant walks. Larry Sisler grounds out to the pitcher. John Tennant advances to second on the play. Emil Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Mark Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alvin Meade flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Sherman strikes out. Kirk Rafter singles to left field. John Knisely grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kirk Rafter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dwight Coquillette strikes out. Rip Babe grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Samuel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Maurice Buehrle strikes out. Mike Milliard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Stephenson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Corbett lines out to the third baseman. Dud Walker grounds out to the shortstop. John Tennant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Todd Grotewold grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Posada strikes out. Alvin Meade flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Larry Sisler singles to center field. Emil Simpson reached on a fielding error by Ramon Sherman. Mark Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Coquillette lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rip Babe singles to center field. Larry Sisler scores. Emil Simpson scores. Duke Samuel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ramon Sherman singles to center field. Kirk Rafter doubles to left field. Ramon Sherman uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Knisely grounds out to the shortstop. Maurice Buehrle strikes out. Mike Milliard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Brian Corbett grounds out to the third baseman. Dud Walker hits a home run. John Tennant strikes out. Larry Sisler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Doc Stephenson strikes out. Todd Grotewold lines out to the third baseman. Frank Posada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Emil Simpson walks. Mark Crawford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dwight Coquillette singles to left field. Rip Babe doubles to right field. Duke Samuel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Alvin Meade pops out to the catcher. Ramon Sherman strikes out. Kirk Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brian Corbett grounds out to the pitcher. Dud Walker hits a home run. John Tennant grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Knisely walks. Jim Dillon 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 1st. Maurice Buehrle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Milliard grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Doc Stephenson walks. Todd Grotewold singles to left field. Frank Posada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Emil Simpson strikes out. Mark Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Leovich is pinch hitting for Jim Dillon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Leovich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Connecticut Jones pitching. Alvin Meade grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Sherman pops out to the third baseman. Kirk Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6