Win: Offa Haynes (8-12) Loss: Joe Green (0-4)
Save: Paul Coppola (19)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Green pitching. Diego Johnson singles to center field. Leech Robertson triples. Diego Johnson scores. Mike Chacon grounds out to the second baseman. Leech Robertson scores. Hank Nyman grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Steinbrenner hits a home run. Alex Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Offa Haynes pitching. Peter Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Grant walks. Joe Naton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bryan Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Jean-Pierre Larose singles to left field. Offa Haynes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Offa Haynes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hillis Duffee pops out to the catcher. Tim Murray strikes out. Bernie Palmer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Everett Thompson singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Middleton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Chacon. Bernie Palmer scores. Everett Thompson scores. Joe Green singles to right field. Peter Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Diego Johnson walks. Leech Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Diego Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Chacon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Grant singles to left field. Joe Naton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Grant advances to second on the play. Hillis Duffee flies out to the right fielder. Tim Murray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hank Nyman strikes out. Bobby Steinbrenner walks. Alex Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Steinbrenner advances to second on the play. Bryan Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bernie Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Everett Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Middleton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jean-Pierre Larose walks. Offa Haynes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Diego Johnson doubles to center field. Jean-Pierre Larose scores. Leech Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Chacon doubles to right field. Diego Johnson scores. Hank Nyman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Green grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Jonnard pops out to the second baseman. Steve Grant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bobby Steinbrenner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Mercer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Naton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Hillis Duffee hits a home run. Tim Murray flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Palmer doubles to center field. Everett Thompson doubles to right field. Bernie Palmer scores. Joe Middleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jean-Pierre Larose strikes out. Offa Haynes pops out to the third baseman. Diego Johnson walks. Leech Robertson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Desautels is pinch hitting for Joe Green. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Desautels walks. Peter Jonnard walks. Steve Grant flies out to the center fielder. Joe Naton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Herb Baldwin pitching. Mike Chacon singles past the first baseman. Hank Nyman strikes out. Bobby Steinbrenner singles to left field. Mike Chacon advances to third on the hit. Alex Alomar pops out to the shortstop. Bryan Mercer doubles to right field. Mike Chacon scores. Bobby Steinbrenner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jean-Pierre Galvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jean-Pierre Larose walks. Paul Bluege is pinch hitting for Offa Haynes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Bluege flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paul Coppola pitching. Randy Christensen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leech Robertson at RF. Hillis Duffee walks. Tim Murray grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bernie Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Diego Johnson singles to right field. Randy Christensen lines out to the first baseman. Mike Chacon singles to left field. Diego Johnson advances to third on the hit. Hank Nyman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Diego Johnson scores. Bobby Steinbrenner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Chacon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Everett Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Joe Middleton singles to left field. Rinaldo Stoddard is pinch hitting for Jean-Pierre Galvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rinaldo Stoddard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Diego Johnson (18), Mike Chacon (16), Bryan Mercer (12).3B - Leech Robertson (3).HR - Bobby Steinbrenner (6).SF - Hank Nyman.GIDP - Offa Haynes. Baserunning: CS - Diego Johnson (9). Fielding: E - Mike Chacon.