Inning: 1 Minnesota Bobo Menechino pitching. Shinichi Nogami grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Taussig lines out to the second baseman. Gene Grapenthin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Terry Howell pitching. Clarence Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Rader grounds out to the pitcher. Curtis Landrith walks. Bill Pearson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marv Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Blair singles to center field. Rich Mincher walks. Frank Higham walks. Jack Littlejohn singles to right field. Jack Blair scores. Rich Mincher scores. Terry Howell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Terry Howell strikes out. Shinichi Nogami flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Neal Bevacqua reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Blair. Antone Hill flies out to the center fielder. Nick Hicks strikes out. Earl Rodgers singles to left field. Neal Bevacqua scores. Bobo Menechino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Larry Taussig singles to center field. Gene Grapenthin flies out to the right fielder. Marv Ford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Clarence Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rader grounds out to the second baseman. Curtis Landrith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Blair flies out to the right fielder. Rich Mincher hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Higham strikes out. Jack Littlejohn singles to center field. Terry Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bill Pearson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Neal Bevacqua grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Pearson advances to second on the play. Antone Hill strikes out. Nick Hicks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shinichi Nogami strikes out. Larry Taussig singles to center field. Gene Grapenthin flies out to the right fielder. Marv Ford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Taussig is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Earl Rodgers grounds out to the shortstop. Bobo Menechino reached on a fielding error by Jack Blair. Clarence Fisher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Blair strikes out. Rich Mincher flies out to the center fielder. Frank Higham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Joe Rader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curtis Landrith singles to center field. Bill Pearson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Curtis Landrith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Pearson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Littlejohn singles to left field. Terry Howell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Terry Howell singles to center field. Jack Littlejohn advances to third on the hit. Shinichi Nogami doubles to center field. Jack Littlejohn scores. Terry Howell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fresco Hairston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Taussig strikes out. Gene Grapenthin strikes out. Marv Ford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Neal Bevacqua grounds out to the second baseman. Antone Hill walks. Nick Hicks lines out to the second baseman. Earl Rodgers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Blair singles to right field. Rich Mincher singles to left field. Jack Blair advances to third on the hit. Frank Higham hits a home run. Jack Blair scores. Rich Mincher scores. Jack Littlejohn singles to center field. Passed ball. Jack Littlejohn advances to second. Terry Howell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Acosta is pinch hitting for Shinichi Nogami. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Acosta doubles to right field. Jack Littlejohn scores. Larry Taussig strikes out. Gene Grapenthin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Herb Grieve is pinch hitting for Fresco Hairston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herb Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Fisher singles to right field. Joe Rader grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Charton pitching. Marv Ford singles to center field. Jack Blair walks. Rich Mincher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Marv Ford advances to third on the play. Frank Higham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Clarence Hill is pinch hitting for Curtis Landrith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clarence Hill pops out to the first baseman. Bill Pearson flies out to the center fielder. Neal Bevacqua hits a home run. Antone Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 4