Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Sean Bones pitching.
Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop.
Tom Breton grounds out to the shortstop.
Alan Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Minnesota
Jose Pike pitching.
Marty Cruz walks.
Marty Cruz steals second.
Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop.
Cupid Grace singles to left field.
Marty Cruz scores.
Cupid Grace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Walt Poat strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the second baseman.
Johnny Hafey flies out to the center fielder.
Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Minnesota
Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman.
George Stremmel flies out to the center fielder.
Bobby Smith pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Dwight Hackett singles to right field.
Jerry Kruger strikes out.
Dwight Hackett steals second.
Jose Pike strikes out.
Akinobu Kono walks.
Tom Breton singles to right field.
Dwight Hackett scores.
Akinobu Kono advances to third on the hit.
Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 Minnesota
Ian McNulty doubles to right field.
Sean Bones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Sean Bones strikes out.
Marty Cruz singles to right field.
Ian McNulty scores.
Placido Beck strikes out.
Cupid Grace strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the shortstop.
Johnny Hafey singles in front of the right fielder.
Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder.
Johnny Hafey steals second.
Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Minnesota
Walt Poat walks.
Walt Poat is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Lamar Textor walks.
Lamar Textor steals second.
George Stremmel doubles to center field.
Lamar Textor scores.
Bobby Smith doubles to right field.
George Stremmel scores.
Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder.
Sean Bones grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Jerry Kruger singles to right field.
Jose Pike lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Akinobu Kono grounds out to the second baseman.
Jerry Kruger advances to third on the play.
Tom Breton doubles to right field.
Jerry Kruger scores.
Alan Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Minnesota
Marty Cruz singles to right field.
Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop.
Marty Cruz advances to second on the play.
Cupid Grace walks.
Walt Poat flies out to the left fielder.
Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Vinnie Hammonds hits a home run.
Johnny Hafey strikes out.
Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder.
Dwight Hackett strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Minnesota
George Stremmel flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double!
Bobby Smith grounds out to the third baseman.
Ian McNulty doubles to right field.
Sean Bones grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single!
Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Jose Pike. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons.
Mickey Young singles to center field.
Akinobu Kono strikes out.
Tom Breton singles to right field.
Alan Kantlehner singles to center field.
Mickey Young is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Minnesota
Mark Bradley pitching.
Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman.
Placido Beck strikes out.
Cupid Grace strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Vinnie Hammonds hits a home run.
Skeeter Ennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Johnny Hafey walks.
Dave Lopez singles to center field.
Johnny Hafey advances to third on the hit.
Dwight Hackett strikes out.
Jerry Kruger singles to right field.
Johnny Hafey scores.
Dave Lopez advances to third on the hit.
Mark Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags,
Dave Lopez scores.
Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Akinobu Kono grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Minnesota
Walt Poat flies out to the center fielder.
Lamar Textor singles to center field.
George Stremmel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Lamar Textor advances to second on the play.
Bobby Smith pops out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
Tom Breton flies out to the left fielder.
Alan Kantlehner strikes out.
Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Minnesota
Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder.
Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Ronn Moreno singles to center field.
Marty Cruz walks.
Placido Beck strikes out.
Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2
Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota total runners LOB: 8