Win: Harry Elliott Loss: John Renfroe
Save: Orville Garibay
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Renfroe pitching. Isidro Butera doubles to left field. Pat Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Paul Staley reached on a fielding error by Jose Fitzgerald. Bobby Coveney singles to right field. Isidro Butera scores. Paul Staley advances to third on the hit. Bobby Spalding flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Staley scores. Red Kurtz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Duane Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Harry Elliott pitching. Jack McCarren hits a home run. Jerry Mundinger pops out to the second baseman. Ben Richard flies out to the center fielder. Jose Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sammy Walkup flies out to the left fielder. Harry Elliott grounds out to the pitcher. Isidro Butera walks. Pat Partenheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dean Martinez singles to center field. Steve Ludwig pops out to the third baseman. Heinie Oravetz strikes out. Bob Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Staley hits a home run. Bobby Coveney strikes out. Bobby Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Red Kurtz doubles to left field. Duane Garcia walks. Sammy Walkup lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Renfroe lines out to the second baseman. Jack McCarren flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mundinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Harry Elliott strikes out. Isidro Butera doubles to center field. Pat Partenheimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Isidro Butera advances to third on the play. Paul Staley walks. Bobby Coveney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ben Richard grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Fitzgerald strikes out. Dean Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bobby Spalding lines out to the third baseman. Red Kurtz pops out to the first baseman. Duane Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Ludwig grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Oravetz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sammy Walkup grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Isidro Butera grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Renfroe flies out to the right fielder. Jack McCarren strikes out. Jerry Mundinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bryan Davidson is pinch hitting for Pat Partenheimer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bryan Davidson pops out to the second baseman. Paul Staley flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Coveney doubles to center field. Robin Sykes 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. Bobby Spalding walks. Red Kurtz singles to center field. Bobby Coveney scores. Duane Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ben Richard grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jose Fitzgerald pops out to the second baseman. Dean Martinez singles to left field. Steve Ludwig lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sammy Walkup strikes out. Harry Elliott singles to center field. Soup Collier is pinch hitting for Isidro Butera. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Soup Collier pops out to the first baseman. Bryan Davidson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Elliott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rick Amole enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duane Garcia at CF. Heinie Oravetz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brown flies out to the left fielder. Wally Bertaina is pinch hitting for Robin Sykes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Bertaina singles to left field. Jack McCarren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Howard Ortiz pitching. Paul Staley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Coveney pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Spalding lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Orville Garibay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jerry Mundinger strikes out. Ben Richard flies out to the center fielder. Jose Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3