Win: Jim McWilliams Loss: Susumu Yokokawa
Save: Blas Carter
Inning: 1 Kansas City Susumu Yokokawa pitching. Alta Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Fred Passeau flies out to the right fielder. George Kunkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim McWilliams pitching. Roy Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Inks strikes out. Chauncey Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Katsutoshi Fukui strikes out. Bill Crockett doubles to right field. Allen Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh strikes out. Laddie Kopshaw strikes out. Shigeo Ube flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Tufts singles to right field. Jim McWilliams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim McWilliams walks. Alta Dixon doubles to left field. Dave Tufts scores. Fred Passeau strikes out. George Kunkel doubles past the left fielder. Jim McWilliams scores. Alta Dixon scores. Ed Bomback strikes out. Katsutoshi Fukui grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Keisuke Sano flies out to the left fielder. Orlin Lasley flies out to the right fielder. Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Crockett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Allen Johnson strikes out. Dave Tufts singles to right field. Jim McWilliams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Tufts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Inks singles past the shortstop. Chauncey Walker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alta Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Fred Passeau flies out to the left fielder. George Kunkel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Laddie Kopshaw strikes out. Shigeo Ube singles to right field. Keisuke Sano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Bomback flies out to the center fielder. Katsutoshi Fukui grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Crockett hits a home run. Allen Johnson hits a home run. Dave Tufts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Orlin Lasley grounds out to the second baseman. Susumu Yokokawa flies out to the left fielder. Roy Spencer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim McWilliams reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shigeo Ube. Alta Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Fred Passeau flies out to the right fielder. George Kunkel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Inks walks. Chauncey Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Inks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toshikazu Shinada is pinch hitting for Ralph Walsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Toshikazu Shinada strikes out. Chauncey Walker steals second. Laddie Kopshaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Bomback grounds out to the second baseman. John Miller 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. Masayuki Sugawara is pinch hitting for Katsutoshi Fukui. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Masayuki Sugawara strikes out. John Kiser is pinch hitting for Bill Crockett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Kiser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube singles to right field. Keisuke Sano flies out to the center fielder. Don Dawson is pinch hitting for Orlin Lasley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Dawson strikes out. Phil King is pinch hitting for John Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil King lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Terry Baerga pitching. Allen Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Dave Tufts flies out to the left fielder. Jim McWilliams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Joe Inks flies out to the right fielder. Chauncey Walker doubles to right field. Toshikazu Shinada hits an infield single to the pitcher. Laddie Kopshaw singles to left field. Chauncey Walker scores. Toshikazu Shinada advances to third on the hit. Blas Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5