Inning: 1 Minnesota
Bob Horton pitching.
Placido Beck walks.
Cupid Grace grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Placido Beck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Walt Poat grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Sean Bones pitching.
Akinobu Kono flies out to the center fielder.
Tom Breton flies out to the center fielder.
Alan Kantlehner singles to center field.
Vinnie Hammonds grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Alan Kantlehner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Minnesota
Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Eric Kroll singles to left field.
Johnny Matthews strikes out.
Bobby Smith strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Johnny Hafey strikes out.
John Mercado flies out to the right fielder.
Dave Lopez grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Minnesota
Ian McNulty singles to left field.
Sean Bones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Sean Bones singles to right field.
Ian McNulty aggressively advances to third on the hit.
Placido Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Ian McNulty scores.
Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Dwight Hackett pops out to the second baseman.
Bob Horton grounds out to the third baseman.
Akinobu Kono strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Minnesota
Walt Poat grounds out to the third baseman.
Lamar Textor singles to right field.
Eric Kroll pops out to the shortstop.
Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Tom Breton walks.
Alan Kantlehner flies out to the left fielder.
Vinnie Hammonds singles to right field.
Tom Breton advances to third on the hit.
Johnny Hafey singles to center field.
Tom Breton scores.
Vinnie Hammonds advances to third on the hit.
John Mercado singles to center field.
Vinnie Hammonds scores.
Dave Lopez singles to center field.
Johnny Hafey scores.
John Mercado advances to third on the hit.
Dwight Hackett bunts for a base hit.
John Mercado scores.
Passed ball.
Dave Lopez advances to third.
Dwight Hackett advances to second.
Bob Horton singles to center field.
Dave Lopez scores.
Dwight Hackett scores.
Gregg Haldeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Akinobu Kono grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Bob Horton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Tom Breton doubles to center field.
Akinobu Kono uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Minnesota
Bobby Smith flies out to the right fielder.
Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder.
Gregg Haldeman singles to left field.
Gregg Haldeman steals second.
Placido Beck singles to right field.
Gregg Haldeman scores.
Placido Beck is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder.
Johnny Hafey singles to left field.
John Mercado strikes out.
Dave Lopez singles to center field.
Johnny Hafey advances to third on the hit.
Dave Lopez steals second.
Dwight Hackett pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Minnesota
Cupid Grace singles to left field.
Walt Poat flies out to the right fielder.
Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder.
Eric Kroll grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for Bob Horton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Bill Hudson doubles to right field.
Lucky Mankowski 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.
Akinobu Kono pops out to the catcher.
Tom Breton flies out to the right fielder.
Alan Kantlehner singles to center field.
Bill Hudson scores.
Vinnie Hammonds singles to right field.
Alan Kantlehner advances to third on the hit.
Johnny Hafey grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 7 Minnesota
Bob Head pitching.
Johnny Matthews singles to center field.
Bobby Smith grounds out to the pitcher.
Johnny Matthews advances to second on the play.
Ian McNulty grounds out to the pitcher.
Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Mike Benitez strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Skeeter Ennis pitching.
Jerry Kruger is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Jerry Kruger flies out to the right fielder.
Dave Lopez hits a home run.
Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Dwight Hackett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Bob Head grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Minnesota
Placido Beck hits a home run.
Cupid Grace flies out to the center fielder.
Walt Poat grounds out to the pitcher.
Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
John Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Akinobu Kono walks.
Akinobu Kono steals second.
Tom Breton walks.
Alan Kantlehner singles to center field.
Akinobu Kono scores.
Tom Breton advances to third on the hit.
Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags,
Tom Breton scores.
Johnny Hafey flies out to the center fielder.
Jerry Kruger pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Minnesota
Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Eric Kroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Carl McElveen grounds out to the second baseman.
Johnny Matthews strikes out.
Bobby Smith doubles to right field.
Joseph Orwell is pinch hitting for Ian McNulty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1
Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7