Win: Ray Cozart Loss: Michel Rivera
Save: Van LaPalme
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Cozart pitching. Hiromi Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Cheney grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Hamelin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Michel Rivera pitching. Jordan Mellor pops out to the first baseman. Matt Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Coble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Will Porter strikes out. Jack Barton singles to left field. Danny Wolter singles to left field. Katsuhiko Otsuka strikes out. Marcelino Eason walks. Michel Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Brown strikes out. Bill Newman singles to center field. Bill Newman steals second. Art Rush grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromi Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Carl Cheney flies out to the center fielder. Harry Hamelin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Wilson hits a home run. Ray Cozart singles to right field. Jordan Mellor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Cozart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Blankenship strikes out. Lee Coble reached on a fielding error by Katsuhiko Otsuka. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Will Porter pops out to the first baseman. Jack Barton strikes out. Danny Wolter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Newman singles to right field. Art Rush singles to center field. Bill Newman advances to third on the hit. Art Rush steals second. Jeff Eyre strikes out. Jim Wilson strikes out. Ray Cozart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Katsuhiko Otsuka flies out to the left fielder. Marcelino Eason hits an infield single to the pitcher. Michel Rivera lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Marcelino Eason forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hiromi Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jordan Mellor doubles past the center fielder. Matt Blankenship bunts for a base hit. Matt Blankenship steals second. Lee Coble grounds out to the shortstop. Jordan Mellor scores. Matt Blankenship advances to third on the play. John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carl Cheney strikes out. Harry Hamelin singles to left field. Harry Hamelin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Will Porter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Art Rush hits a home run. Jeff Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Jim Wilson singles to right field. Ray Cozart lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jordan Mellor grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Barton strikes out. Danny Wolter flies out to the center fielder. Katsuhiko Otsuka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Matt Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Lee Coble flies out to the center fielder. John Brown doubles to right field. Tim Pyburn 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. Bill Newman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bryan Schumacher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Blankenship at CF. Al Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Brown at C. Marcelino Eason flies out to the right fielder. Tim Pyburn singles to left field. Hiromi Tanaka strikes out. Carl Cheney walks. Scott Huff 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. Harry Hamelin doubles to center field. Tim Pyburn scores. Will Porter pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Art Rush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Eyre strikes out. Jim Wilson singles to center field. Brandon Chapman is pinch hitting for Scott Huff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brandon Chapman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Van LaPalme pitching. Jack Barton lines out to the third baseman. Danny Wolter grounds out to the pitcher. Katsuhiko Otsuka singles to center field. Marcelino Eason hits an infield single to the pitcher. Angel Slattery is pinch hitting for Tim Pyburn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Angel Slattery pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9