Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
John Barrett pitching.
Joe Williams singles to right field.
Jerry Mitchell grounds into a force play to the pitcher.
Joe Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder.
Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Kansas City
Jose Pike pitching.
Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the shortstop.
Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double!
Alex Altenburg strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Kenji Imazeki pops out to the second baseman.
John Mercado strikes out.
John Gajkowski grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Kansas City
Don Hughes grounds out to the second baseman.
Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Bob Brantley singles to center field.
Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman.
Jose Pike strikes out.
Joe Williams singles to left field.
Jerry Mitchell flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Kansas City
Reid Nicholson hits a home run.
John Barrett flies out to the center fielder.
Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder.
Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Bob Pruett singles to right field.
Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the pitcher.
Bob Pruett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder.
John Mercado grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Les Bryden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Kansas City
Alex Altenburg singles to left field.
Alex Altenburg steals second.
Don Hughes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double!
Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out.
Bob Brantley grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
John Gajkowski strikes out.
Dwight Hackett strikes out.
Jose Pike grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Kansas City
Ed Johnson lines out to the third baseman.
Reid Nicholson singles to left field.
John Barrett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
John Barrett strikes out.
Teruo Takeuchi doubles past the third baseman.
Reid Nicholson uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Clete Schoonmaker singles to left field.
Teruo Takeuchi scores.
Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Joe Williams strikes out.
Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder.
Bob Pruett doubles to right field.
Les Bryden flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Kansas City
Don Hughes grounds out to the second baseman.
Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the third baseman.
Bob Brantley grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Kenji Imazeki strikes out.
John Mercado strikes out.
John Gajkowski walks.
Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st.
Dwight Hackett singles to center field.
Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Jose Pike. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons.
Akinobu Kono hits a home run.
John Gajkowski scores.
Dwight Hackett scores.
Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Kansas City
Bob Head pitching.
Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman.
Reid Nicholson singles to left field.
Stan Tobin is pinch hitting for Gene Farner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Stan Tobin singles to right field.
Reid Nicholson advances to third on the hit.
Stan Tobin gets picked off first.
Teruo Takeuchi is hit by a pitch.
Teruo Takeuchi steals second.
Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Steve Finley pitching.
Jerry Mitchell singles to center field.
Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder.
Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Jerry Mitchell advances to second on the play.
Kenji Imazeki singles to center field.
Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for John Mercado.
Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Kansas City
Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vinnie Hammonds at C.
Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman.
Don Hughes hits a home run.
Ross Rohr-Beck walks.
Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats.
Bob Brantley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
John Gajkowski strikes out.
Dwight Hackett singles to center field.
Truck Perezchica is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Dwight Hackett steals second.
Truck Perezchica grounds out to the pitcher.
Joe Williams pops out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1
Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City total runners left on base: 5