Inning: 1 Minnesota
Jose Pike pitching.
Cupid Grace singles to center field.
Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder.
Mike Benitez grounds out to the pitcher.
Cupid Grace advances to second on the play.
Keiichi Tamaki singles to center field.
Cupid Grace scores.
Debs Westlake grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Keiichi Tamaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Len Dedrick pitching.
Akinobu Kono singles to center field.
Tom Breton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.
Les Bryden pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Minnesota
Walt Poat strikes out.
Eric Kroll strikes out.
Bobby Smith grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the shortstop.
Johnny Hafey singles to center field.
John Mercado strikes out.
Dave Lopez strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Minnesota
Len Dedrick strikes out.
Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder.
Johnny Matthews hits a home run.
Mike Benitez lines out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Dwight Hackett hits a home run.
Jose Pike grounds out to the third baseman.
Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman.
Tom Breton strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Minnesota
Keiichi Tamaki flies out to the right fielder.
Debs Westlake strikes out.
Walt Poat triples.
Eric Kroll flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double!
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Les Bryden singles to left field.
Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder.
Johnny Hafey singles to center field.
John Mercado strikes out.
Dave Lopez hits a home run.
Les Bryden scores.
Johnny Hafey scores.
Dwight Hackett pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Minnesota
Bobby Smith flies out to the center fielder.
Len Dedrick flies out to the right fielder.
Cupid Grace singles to center field.
Cupid Grace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Jose Pike pops out to the second baseman.
Akinobu Kono singles to left field.
Tom Breton flies out to the left fielder.
Les Bryden singles to center field.
Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Minnesota
Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop.
Mike Benitez singles to center field.
Mike Benitez steals second.
Keiichi Tamaki strikes out.
Debs Westlake doubles to center field.
Mike Benitez scores.
Walt Poat grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Johnny Hafey pops out to the second baseman.
John Mercado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Minnesota
Eric Kroll hits a home run.
Bobby Smith hits a home run.
Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Len Dedrick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Ronn Moreno flies out to the left fielder.
Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Johnny Matthews hits a home run.
Mike Benitez singles to left field.
Keiichi Tamaki strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Ed Constable pitching.
Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder.
Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for Jose Pike. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Bill Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Akinobu Kono strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Minnesota
Bob Head pitching.
Debs Westlake hits an infield single to the pitcher.
Debs Westlake steals second.
Walt Poat lines out to the second baseman.
Eric Kroll flies out to the left fielder.
Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Bobby Smith.
Carl McElveen flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Dick Holt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl McElveen at C.
Tom Breton singles to center field.
Les Bryden grounds out to the pitcher.
Tom Breton advances to second on the play.
Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder.
Johnny Hafey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cupid Grace.
Tom Breton scores.
Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for John Mercado.
Geronimo Conroy walks.
Dave Lopez strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 9 Minnesota
Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Geronimo Conroy at C.
Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Ed Constable. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Ian McNulty walks.
Cupid Grace singles to center field.
Ian McNulty advances to third on the hit.
Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop.
Ian McNulty scores.
Cupid Grace advances to second on the play.
Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Cupid Grace advances to third on the play.
Rene Pasquella 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.
Keiichi Tamaki hits a home run.
Cupid Grace scores.
Debs Westlake strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
Lucky Mankowski pitching.
Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman.
Kenji Imazeki is pinch hitting for Rene Pasquella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Kenji Imazeki lines out to the shortstop.
Akinobu Kono grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 0
Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5