Win: Melvin Underhill Loss: Brian Reboulet
Save: Greg Forbes
Inning: 1 Oakland Brian Reboulet pitching. Greg Griffith singles to left field. Hinkey Brand grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Griffith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hinkey Brand steals second. Happy Walsh strikes out. Kurt Tam strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Melvin Underhill pitching. Hiromi Tanaka singles to center field. Carl Cheney flies out to the left fielder. Harry Hamelin strikes out. Carlos Sisk grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiromi Tanaka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Reis walks. Lee Finneran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Reis advances to second on the play. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Hopper singles to left field. Melvin Underhill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jack Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Wolter hits a home run. Katsuhiko Otsuka singles to center field. Jim Graney singles to center field. Brian Reboulet lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiromi Tanaka bunts for a base hit. Katsuhiko Otsuka scores. Hiromi Tanaka steals second. Carl Cheney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Greg Griffith walks. Hinkey Brand walks. Happy Walsh grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Greg Griffith advances to third on the play. Kurt Tam singles to right field. Greg Griffith scores. Joe Reis singles to left field. Kurt Tam advances to third on the hit. Lee Finneran flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Harry Hamelin strikes out. Carlos Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Jack Barton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Daryle Reeder singles to center field. Chris Hopper strikes out. Melvin Underhill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Daryle Reeder advances to third. Passed ball. Daryle Reeder scores. Greg Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Danny Wolter doubles to left field. Katsuhiko Otsuka pops out to the third baseman. Jim Graney walks. Brian Reboulet lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Hiromi Tanaka strikes out. Carl Cheney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Hinkey Brand strikes out. Happy Walsh pops out to the shortstop. Kurt Tam doubles to left field. Joe Reis singles to right field. Kurt Tam scores. Lee Finneran pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Hamelin strikes out. Carlos Sisk walks. Jack Barton pops out to the second baseman. Danny Wolter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Daryle Reeder grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Hopper singles to center field. Chris Hopper steals second. Melvin Underhill singles to right field. Chris Hopper scores. Greg Griffith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hinkey Brand strikes out. Happy Walsh singles to left field. Kurt Tam pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Katsuhiko Otsuka strikes out. Jim Graney grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Laga is pinch hitting for Brian Reboulet. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Matt Laga grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tim Pyburn pitching. Joe Reis strikes out. Lee Finneran grounds out to the shortstop. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Glenn Phelps 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. Hiromi Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Carl Cheney flies out to the right fielder. Harry Hamelin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chris Hopper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Wright is pinch hitting for Glenn Phelps. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Wright doubles to center field. Greg Griffith flies out to the left fielder. Hinkey Brand walks. Happy Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Nick Dobbek pitching. Carlos Sisk strikes out. Jack Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Wolter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Kurt Tam strikes out. Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lee Finneran walks. Daryle Reeder grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lee Finneran is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Greg Forbes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Katsuhiko Otsuka grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Graney grounds out to the shortstop. Marcelino Eason is pinch hitting for Tim Pyburn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marcelino Eason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7