Win: Jesse Ebert Loss: Maurice Buehrle
Save: John McCraw
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jesse Ebert pitching. Mike Milliard flies out to the right fielder. Doc Stephenson walks. Todd Grotewold singles to center field. Frank Toliver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Stephenson advances to third on the play. Todd Grotewold advances to second on the play. Frank Posada pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Maurice Buehrle pitching. Billy Jorgensen flies out to the right fielder. Ken Garbark walks. Ken Garbark steals second. John Baumgardner strikes out. John Sullivan singles to right field. Ken Garbark scores. Dick Drumright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alvin Meade strikes out. Ramon Sherman walks. Kirk Rafter grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Sherman advances to second on the play. Maurice Buehrle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ox Spencer strikes out. Bill Rozek flies out to the right fielder. Naoki Nakagawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Milliard grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Stephenson singles to left field. Todd Grotewold pops out to the catcher. Frank Toliver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jesse Ebert grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Jorgensen grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Garbark hits a home run. John Baumgardner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Posada reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jesse Ebert. Alvin Meade strikes out. Ramon Sherman doubles to right field. Frank Posada scores. Kirk Rafter lines out to the third baseman. Maurice Buehrle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston John Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Drumright lines out to the third baseman. Ox Spencer lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Milliard grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Todd Grotewold singles to center field. Frank Toliver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bill Rozek grounds out to the shortstop. Naoki Nakagawa strikes out. Jesse Ebert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Posada strikes out. Alvin Meade flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Sherman doubles to left field. Kirk Rafter lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Billy Jorgensen flies out to the right fielder. Ken Garbark hits a home run. John Baumgardner singles to left field. John Sullivan strikes out. Dick Drumright lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Maurice Buehrle strikes out. Mike Milliard grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Stephenson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ox Spencer strikes out. Bill Rozek walks. Naoki Nakagawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Todd Grotewold triples. John McCraw 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. Frank Toliver strikes out. Frank Posada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Todd Grotewold scores. Alvin Meade walks. Ramon Sherman walks. Kirk Rafter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston John McCraw singles to left field. Billy Jorgensen singles to left field. John McCraw advances to third on the hit. Ken Garbark singles to left field. John McCraw scores. Billy Jorgensen advances to third on the hit. Mike Stimson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Baumgardner singles to left field. Billy Jorgensen scores. Ken Garbark advances to third on the hit. John Sullivan hits a home run. Ken Garbark scores. John Baumgardner scores. Dick Drumright hits a home run. Fred Smith is pinch hitting for Ox Spencer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Smith strikes out. Bill Rozek flies out to the right fielder. Naoki Nakagawa doubles to center field. John McCraw singles to center field. Naoki Nakagawa scores. Billy Jorgensen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Knisely is pinch hitting for Mike Stimson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Knisely singles to left field. Mike Milliard doubles to right field. Doc Stephenson walks. Todd Grotewold grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Knisely scores. Mike Milliard advances to third on the play. Frank Toliver reached on a fielding error by Fred Smith. Mike Milliard scores. Frank Posada grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Toliver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Boston total runners left on base: 3