Inning: 1 Detroit
Yunier Diaz pitching.
Al Beecher pops out to the first baseman.
Bobby Ribant flies out to the right fielder.
Yutaka Takechi singles to center field.
Hugh Herbert singles to left field.
Yutaka Takechi advances to third on the hit.
Jimmy Auker grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Leon Ortiz pitching.
Matt Laga strikes out.
Jose Hohnhorst triples.
The defense is playing the infield in.
Hiromi Tanaka walks.
Hiromi Tanaka steals second.
Lou Gick grounds out to the pitcher.
Kip Yerkes singles to center field.
Jose Hohnhorst scores.
Hiromi Tanaka scores.
Danny Wolter grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Kip Yerkes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Detroit
Phil Drake grounds out to the pitcher.
Fumio Kamai hits an infield single to the pitcher.
Fumio Kamai steals second.
John Arnold singles to right field.
Fumio Kamai scores.
Leon Ortiz lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Al Beecher walks.
Bobby Ribant singles to center field.
John Arnold scores.
Al Beecher advances to third on the hit.
Yutaka Takechi doubles to center field.
Al Beecher scores.
Bobby Ribant is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Gary Piechota reached on a 2-base throwing error by Phil Drake.
Bill Hedlund singles to center field.
Gary Piechota scores.
Yunier Diaz lays down a bunt.
The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first
for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st).
Matt Laga grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Detroit
Hugh Herbert strikes out.
Jimmy Auker walks.
Phil Drake grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman.
Hiromi Tanaka flies out to the right fielder.
Lou Gick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Detroit
Fumio Kamai flies out to the left fielder.
John Arnold strikes out.
Leon Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Kip Yerkes singles to center field.
Danny Wolter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Kip Yerkes advances to second on the play.
Gary Piechota singles to right field.
Kip Yerkes scores.
Bill Hedlund walks.
Yunier Diaz lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Matt Laga singles to center field.
Gary Piechota scores.
Bill Hedlund scores.
Butch Backman comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Detroit
Al Beecher flies out to the center fielder.
Bobby Ribant singles to left field.
Yutaka Takechi singles to center field.
Bobby Ribant advances to third on the hit.
Hugh Herbert singles to left field.
Bobby Ribant scores.
Yutaka Takechi advances to third on the hit.
Jimmy Auker singles to center field.
Yutaka Takechi scores.
Hugh Herbert advances to third on the hit.
The defense is playing the corners in.
Phil Drake walks.
Fumio Kamai doubles to right field.
Hugh Herbert scores.
Jimmy Auker scores.
Phil Drake uses his aggressiveness and scores.
John Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
John Arnold singles to right field.
Fumio Kamai scores.
Butch Backman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Butch Backman flies out to the center fielder.
Al Beecher grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
John Arnold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Hiromi Tanaka singles to right field.
Hiromi Tanaka steals second.
Lou Gick singles to left field.
Hiromi Tanaka scores.
Kip Yerkes doubles to right field.
Lou Gick uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Al Monroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Danny Wolter grounds out to the third baseman.
Gary Piechota grounds out to the pitcher.
Bill Hedlund singles to right field.
Kip Yerkes scores.
John Shilling pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Detroit
Bobby Ribant singles to right field.
Yutaka Takechi grounds out to the second baseman.
Bobby Ribant advances to second on the play.
Hugh Herbert grounds out to the shortstop.
Jimmy Auker pops out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Matt Laga singles to center field.
Matt Laga steals second.
Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman.
Hiromi Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop.
Lou Gick hits an infield single to the shortstop.
Kip Yerkes flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 7 Detroit
Phil Drake strikes out.
Fumio Kamai grounds out to the third baseman.
John Arnold singles to right field.
Al Monroe grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
John Arnold is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Danny Wolter singles to left field.
Gary Piechota singles to right field.
Danny Wolter advances to third on the hit.
Tito Luebbers comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Bill Hedlund grounds out to the second baseman.
Danny Wolter scores.
Gary Piechota advances to second on the play.
John Shilling grounds out to the third baseman.
Matt Laga grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Detroit
Al Beecher grounds out to the second baseman.
Bobby Ribant singles to left field.
Yutaka Takechi reached on a fielding error by Gary Piechota.
Hugh Herbert flies out to the right fielder.
Junior Sheffield comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd.
Jimmy Auker grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Jose Hohnhorst singles to center field.
Hiromi Tanaka grounds into a force play to the first baseman.
Jose Hohnhorst is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Lou Gick strikes out.
Kip Yerkes doubles to center field.
Hiromi Tanaka uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Dave Biancalana comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Danny Wolter strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Detroit
Phil Drake grounds out to the third baseman.
Fumio Kamai singles to left field.
Fumio Kamai steals second.
John Arnold singles to right field.
Fumio Kamai scores.
Angelo Scharein is pinch hitting for Dave Biancalana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Angelo Scharein strikes out.
Al Beecher pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 1
Detroit total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7