Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Ken Pearce pitching.
Alex Alomar flies out to the center fielder.
Bryan Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single!
Bobby Steinbrenner grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Minnesota
Darryl Lush pitching.
Eddie Collins grounds out to the shortstop.
Mike Patterson singles to center field.
Rinaldo Stoddard flies out to the right fielder.
Skeeter Vitiello flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Carl Berra triples.
Leech Robertson singles to right field.
Carl Berra scores.
Charlie Combe flies out to the left fielder.
Mike Chacon is hit by a pitch.
Jeff Webster singles to right field.
Leech Robertson scores.
Darryl Lush fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Darryl Lush singles to right field.
Mike Chacon scores.
Alex Alomar walks.
Bryan Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Jeff Webster scores.
Darryl Lush advances to third on the play.
Alex Alomar advances to second on the play.
Bobby Steinbrenner singles past the second baseman.
Darryl Lush scores.
Cesar Salvo comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Carl Berra strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 2 Minnesota
Bill Waddell walks.
Rangel Aguila grounds into a 1-6-3 double play.
Harry Bates grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Leech Robertson singles to right field.
Charlie Combe strikes out.
Mike Chacon doubles to left field.
Leech Robertson uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Jeff Webster strikes out.
Darryl Lush walks.
Alex Alomar doubles to center field.
Mike Chacon scores.
Darryl Lush uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Bryan Mercer strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Minnesota
Tom Desautels grounds out to the second baseman.
Cesar Salvo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Eddie Collins flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Bobby Steinbrenner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Carl Berra hits a home run.
Leech Robertson strikes out.
Charlie Combe flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Minnesota
Mike Patterson pops out to the shortstop.
Rinaldo Stoddard lines out to the third baseman.
Skeeter Vitiello flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Mike Chacon singles past the first baseman.
Mike Chacon steals second.
Jeff Webster strikes out.
Darryl Lush singles to center field.
Mike Chacon scores.
Alex Alomar singles to right field.
Bryan Mercer strikes out.
Bobby Steinbrenner flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Minnesota
Bill Waddell flies out to the left fielder.
Rangel Aguila strikes out.
Harry Bates singles to right field.
Tom Desautels flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Carl Berra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Leech Robertson singles to left field.
Jean-Pierre Galvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs).
Charlie Combe flies out to the left fielder.
Mike Chacon grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Leech Robertson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Minnesota
Jean-Pierre Galvin grounds out to the shortstop.
Eddie Collins strikes out.
Mike Patterson grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Jeff Webster singles to center field.
Darryl Lush fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Darryl Lush doubles to left field.
Jeff Webster uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Alex Alomar is hit by a pitch.
Jim Gastall is pinch hitting for Bryan Mercer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Jim Gastall singles to right field.
John Morgan is pinch hitting for Bobby Steinbrenner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
John Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags,
Darryl Lush is thrown out at the plate.
Carl Berra singles to center field.
Alex Alomar scores.
Jim Gastall advances to third on the hit.
Leech Robertson singles to center field.
Jim Gastall scores.
Carl Berra advances to third on the hit.
Charlie Combe walks.
Mike Chacon flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 7 Minnesota
Everett Thompson is pinch hitting for Rinaldo Stoddard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Everett Thompson flies out to the center fielder.
Skeeter Vitiello flies out to the left fielder.
Bill Waddell flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Jeff Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Chick Lolich is pinch hitting for Darryl Lush. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Chick Lolich strikes out.
Tinsley Goodwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired.
Alex Alomar walks.
Jim Gastall flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Minnesota
Jake Command pitching.
Rangel Aguila doubles to center field.
Harry Bates grounds out to the third baseman.
Tom Desautels strikes out.
Terry Keenan is pinch hitting for Tinsley Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning.
Terry Keenan walks.
Eddie Collins singles to left field.
Mike Patterson strikes out.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
Buck Curtis pitching.
John Morgan grounds out to the shortstop.
Carl Berra walks.
Leech Robertson flies out to the center fielder.
Charlie Combe grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Carl Berra is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Minnesota
Everett Thompson strikes out.
Skeeter Vitiello grounds out to the pitcher.
Bill Waddell grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0
Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota total runners LOB: 5