Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Wicker pitching. Ray Boles pops out to the catcher. Dave Booles doubles to center field. Hosken Gerner walks. Willie Magee flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hawkes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Fred Bowen pitching. Steve Newman strikes out. Sarge Wilhelm singles to right field. Steve Milligan strikes out. Reggie Lefler walks. Buddy Moore singles to left field. Sarge Wilhelm uses his aggressiveness and scores. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jose Echevarria singles to center field. Brett Shreve strikes out. Jack Pye grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jose Echevarria advances to second on the play. Fred Bowen singles to center field. Jose Echevarria scores. Ray Boles singles to right field. Dave Booles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan singles to center field. Ray Snider strikes out. Terry Keelan steals second. Chris Wicker grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Newman doubles to right field. Terry Keelan scores. Sarge Wilhelm reached on a fielding error by Fred Bowen. Steve Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hosken Gerner singles to right field. Willie Magee strikes out. Jim Hawkes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hosken Gerner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Echevarria grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Reggie Lefler flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Moore strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey hits a home run. Terry Keelan singles to right field. Terry Keelan steals second. Ray Snider grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brett Shreve doubles to center field. Jack Pye singles past the second baseman. Brett Shreve scores. Fred Bowen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Boles bunts for a base hit. Dave Booles grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Pye scores. Ray Boles advances to second on the play. Hosken Gerner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chris Wicker strikes out. Steve Newman singles to right field. Sarge Wilhelm singles to center field. Steve Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Newman advances to third on the play. Sarge Wilhelm advances to second on the play. Reggie Lefler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Willie Magee strikes out. Jim Hawkes reached on a fielding error by Terry Keelan. Jose Echevarria strikes out. Brett Shreve singles to center field. Jim Hawkes advances to third on the hit. Jack Pye singles to left field. Jim Hawkes scores. Brett Shreve advances to third on the hit. Fred Bowen reached on a 2-base fielding error by Whitey Mahaffey. Brett Shreve scores. Roger Lowdermilk 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. Ray Boles is hit by a pitch. Dave Booles singles to center field. Jack Pye scores. Hosken Gerner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Terry Keelan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Willie Magee strikes out. Jim Hawkes hits a home run. Jose Echevarria flies out to the left fielder. Brett Shreve grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ray Snider grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Lowdermilk singles to center field. Steve Newman singles to left field. Sarge Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Steve Milligan singles to center field. Roger Lowdermilk scores. Reggie Lefler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Pye grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dave Viola is pinch hitting for Fred Bowen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Viola grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Boles singles to right field. Dave Booles triples. Ray Boles scores. Hosken Gerner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Veale pitching. Buddy Moore hits a home run. Whitey Mahaffey pops out to the third baseman. Terry Keelan hits an infield single to the shortstop. Wendell Humphrey is pinch hitting for Ray Snider. Wendell Humphrey walks. Clyde Fransico is pinch hitting for Roger Lowdermilk. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Clyde Fransico pops out to the first baseman. Steve Newman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wendell Humphrey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Niles Kinnick pitching. Danny Salmon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wendell Humphrey at C. Willie Magee grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Hawkes singles to center field. Jose Echevarria grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sarge Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Steve Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Lefler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Brett Shreve flies out to the right fielder. Jack Pye grounds out to the second baseman. Creepy Smyres is pinch hitting for Steve Veale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Creepy Smyres walks. Ray Boles walks. Dave Booles triples. Creepy Smyres scores. Ray Boles scores. Hosken Gerner singles to center field. Dave Booles scores. Bill Bridgford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hosken Gerner steals second. Willie Magee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ray Jones pitching. Buddy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Keelan walks. Danny Salmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12