Win: Hal Diaz Loss: Michel Rivera
Save: Greg Forbes
Inning: 1 Oakland Michel Rivera pitching. Greg Griffith singles past the second baseman. Harry Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Happy Walsh grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Greg Griffith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kurt Tam pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hal Diaz pitching. Hiromi Tanaka doubles to left field. Carl Cheney pops out to the first baseman. Harry Hamelin pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Reis strikes out. Lee Finneran lines out to the second baseman. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jack Barton grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Wolter flies out to the left fielder. Katsuhiko Otsuka walks. Angel Slattery singles to right field. Katsuhiko Otsuka advances to third on the hit. Michel Rivera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Hopper flies out to the center fielder. Hal Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Griffith singles to left field. Harry Martinez walks. Happy Walsh doubles to left field. Greg Griffith scores. Harry Martinez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kurt Tam grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromi Tanaka singles to left field. Carl Cheney walks. Harry Hamelin singles to center field. Hiromi Tanaka scores. Carl Cheney aggressively advances to third on the hit. Carlos Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Cheney scores. Jack Barton strikes out. Danny Wolter grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harry Hamelin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Finneran grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Daryle Reeder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Katsuhiko Otsuka singles to right field. Angel Slattery grounds out to the third baseman. Katsuhiko Otsuka advances to second on the play. Michel Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Hiromi Tanaka lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Chris Hopper flies out to the center fielder. Hal Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Carl Cheney grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Hamelin flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Sisk walks. Jack Barton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carlos Sisk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Martinez singles to left field. Happy Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Kurt Tam hits a home run. Harry Martinez scores. Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Finneran flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Danny Wolter grounds out to the pitcher. Katsuhiko Otsuka strikes out. Angel Slattery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Daryle Reeder strikes out. Chris Hopper singles to right field. Hal Diaz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Griffith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Graney is pinch hitting for Michel Rivera. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Graney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiromi Tanaka singles to right field. Hiromi Tanaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carl Cheney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Ake pitching. Harry Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Happy Walsh singles to center field. Kurt Tam walks. Joe Reis hits a home run. Happy Walsh scores. Kurt Tam scores. Tim McCarver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Finneran lines out to the shortstop. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Steele comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jose Hohnhorst is pinch hitting for Harry Hamelin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Hohnhorst walks. Carlos Sisk lines out to the first baseman. Jack Barton walks. Danny Wolter strikes out. Katsuhiko Otsuka singles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst scores. Jack Barton advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Jack Barton scores. Katsuhiko Otsuka advances to second. Angel Slattery grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Chris Hopper grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wright is pinch hitting for Jeff Steele. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Greg Forbes pitching. Hinkey Brand enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Reis at RF. Doug Sherman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lee Finneran at LF. Matt Laga is pinch hitting for Tim McCarver. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Laga singles to right field. Matt Laga is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hiromi Tanaka walks. Hiromi Tanaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carl Cheney singles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl Cheney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8