Win: Ribs Dunn (10-14) Loss: Hi Griffith (3-3)
Save: Paul Coppola (21)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hi Griffith pitching. Diego Johnson walks. Jose Foster singles to center field. Diego Johnson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Mike Chacon strikes out. Alex Alomar lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ribs Dunn pitching. Len Berenguer singles to right field. Len Berenguer steals second. Jim McCrea grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Steirer grounds out to the second baseman. Len Berenguer advances to third on the play. Ariel Koenecke singles to right field. Len Berenguer scores. Jim Brantley doubles to center field. Ariel Koenecke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Welteroth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bryan Mercer strikes out. Leech Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Nyman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ralph Osteen grounds out to the shortstop. Roberto Allen strikes out. Hi Griffith singles to left field. Len Berenguer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bobby Steinbrenner grounds out to the second baseman. Ribs Dunn strikes out. Diego Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim McCrea singles to right field. Steve Steirer singles to left field. Jim McCrea advances to third on the hit. Ariel Koenecke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim McCrea scores. Jim Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Foster singles to center field. Mike Chacon singles to left field. Jose Foster advances to third on the hit. Alex Alomar flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Foster scores. Bryan Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Chacon advances to second on the play. Leech Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Welteroth pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Osteen reached on a fielding error by Alex Alomar. Roberto Allen strikes out. Hi Griffith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hank Nyman doubles to left field. Bobby Steinbrenner grounds out to the third baseman. Ribs Dunn flies out to the left fielder. Diego Johnson doubles to right field. Hank Nyman scores. Jose Foster hits a home run. Diego Johnson scores. Larry Scantlebury comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Chacon lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Len Berenguer grounds out to the second baseman. Jim McCrea flies out to the center fielder. Steve Steirer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alex Alomar walks. Bryan Mercer singles to left field. Alex Alomar advances to third on the hit. Leech Robertson strikes out. Bryan Mercer steals second. Hank Nyman pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Steinbrenner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ariel Koenecke flies out to the left fielder. Jim Brantley lines out to the second baseman. Al Welteroth singles to left field. Ralph Osteen lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Paul Bluege is pinch hitting for Ribs Dunn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Bluege triples. Diego Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Bluege scores. Mike Chacon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Earl Rivera pitching. Roberto Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Scantlebury strikes out. Len Berenguer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alex Alomar walks. Alex Alomar steals second. Hugh Burrus 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. Bryan Mercer hits a home run. Alex Alomar scores. Leech Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Nyman doubles to center field. Bobby Steinbrenner is hit by a pitch. Earl Rivera 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 flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim McCrea walks. Steve Steirer strikes out. Ariel Koenecke walks. Jim Brantley pops out to the second baseman. Al Welteroth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jose Foster singles to center field. Mike Chacon flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alomar walks. Bryan Mercer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Alomar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leech Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ralph Osteen grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Burrus walks. Len Berenguer singles past the third baseman. Paul Coppola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim McCrea walks. Steve Steirer singles to center field. Hugh Burrus scores. Len Berenguer scores. Jim McCrea advances to third on the hit. Ariel Koenecke singles past the third baseman. Jim McCrea scores. Steve Steirer advances to third on the hit. Jim Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Diego Johnson (22), Hank Nyman 2 (18).3B - Paul Bluege (7).HR - Jose Foster (14), Bryan Mercer (12).SF - Alex Alomar.HBP - Bobby Steinbrenner (2). Baserunning: SB - Alex Alomar (7), Bryan Mercer (9). Fielding: E - Alex Alomar.