Win: Bucky McDonald Loss: Junior Sheffield
Save: Van LaPalme
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bucky McDonald pitching. Gary Piechota flies out to the center fielder. Alan Martin singles to right field. Marcelino Eason singles to center field. Alan Martin advances to third on the hit. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Martin is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Junior Sheffield pitching. Alex Altenburg walks. Brian Davis singles to left field. Alex Altenburg advances to third on the hit. Brian Davis steals second. Al Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Altenburg scores. Brian Davis advances to third on the play. Hank Aurilia strikes out. Howie Nordhagen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Katsuhiko Otsuka triples. Lou Gick flies out to the center fielder. Monty Lindeman grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny Wolter hits a home run. Art Rush pops out to the first baseman. Jan Vanderhaar flies out to the left fielder. Bucky McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Junior Sheffield flies out to the right fielder. Gary Piechota singles to left field. Alan Martin flies out to the right fielder. Marcelino Eason singles to center field. Gary Piechota advances to third on the hit. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Altenburg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Davis doubles to right field. Al Miller doubles to right field. Brian Davis scores. Hank Aurilia hits a home run. Al Miller scores. Howie Nordhagen flies out to the center fielder. Danny Wolter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Katsuhiko Otsuka flies out to the left fielder. Lou Gick strikes out. Monty Lindeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Art Rush flies out to the center fielder. Jan Vanderhaar grounds out to the second baseman. Bucky McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett singles to left field. Junior Sheffield lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Pruett forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gary Piechota strikes out. Alan Martin grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Junior Sheffield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Altenburg reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alan Martin. Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Al Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Altenburg advances to third on the play. Hank Aurilia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason strikes out. Joe Williams strikes out. Katsuhiko Otsuka singles to center field. Lou Gick grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Katsuhiko Otsuka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Howie Nordhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Wolter strikes out. Art Rush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Monty Lindeman singles to left field. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Junior Sheffield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Hedlund grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Monty Lindeman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Piechota grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Hedlund is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Herb Jones pitching. Jan Vanderhaar flies out to the left fielder. Bucky McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Alex Altenburg walks. Brian Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alan Martin flies out to the center fielder. Marcelino Eason grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Nordhagen singles to right field. Howie Nordhagen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst is pinch hitting for Katsuhiko Otsuka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Hohnhorst walks. Lou Gick walks. Monty Lindeman singles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst scores. Lou Gick advances to third on the hit. Van LaPalme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Kip Yerkes is pinch hitting for Herb Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kip Yerkes flies out to the center fielder. Gary Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3