Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Nick Monahan pitching.
Chris Paula grounds out to the second baseman.
Ken Minnick strikes out.
Bob Fernandez reached on a fielding error by Tracy Bemis.
Yukio Fukutomi singles to center field.
Joe Grissom singles to center field.
Bob Fernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Hank Baughman grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 1 Detroit
Takeo Horiuchi pitching.
Fergie Wright pops out to the third baseman.
Jose Loucks grounds out to the shortstop.
Tracy Bemis grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Jimmy Gill grounds out to the pitcher.
Larry Ahearne flies out to the center fielder.
Takeo Horiuchi singles to right field.
Chris Paula strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Detroit
Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the shortstop.
Koichi Ishida walks.
Koichi Ishida steals second.
Jimmy Gill throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base.
The defense is playing the corners in.
Kevin Espy singles to right field.
Koichi Ishida scores.
Yonetoshi Kikuchi doubles past the center fielder.
Kevin Espy uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the third baseman.
Nick Monahan strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Ken Minnick walks.
Bob Fernandez walks.
Yukio Fukutomi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Ken Minnick advances to third on the play.
Joe Grissom lines out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Detroit
Fergie Wright singles to right field.
Jose Loucks hits a home run.
Fergie Wright scores.
Tracy Bemis singles to right field.
Takeshi Tajiri walks.
Koichi Ishida flies out to the center fielder.
Kevin Espy singles to left field.
Tracy Bemis scores.
Yonetoshi Kikuchi singles to right field.
Takeshi Tajiri scores.
Kevin Espy advances to third on the hit.
Monty Adamson comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Cal Kvasnak strikes out.
Nick Monahan strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Hank Baughman grounds out to the third baseman.
Jimmy Gill walks.
Larry Ahearne hits a home run.
Jimmy Gill scores.
Monty Adamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Chris Paula grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Detroit
Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman.
Jose Loucks flies out to the right fielder.
Tracy Bemis walks.
Tracy Bemis steals second.
Takeshi Tajiri walks.
Koichi Ishida walks.
Kevin Espy walks.
Tracy Bemis scores.
Yonetoshi Kikuchi flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Ken Minnick doubles to center field.
Bob Fernandez walks.
Yukio Fukutomi strikes out.
Joe Grissom flies out to the left fielder.
Hank Baughman strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Detroit
Cal Kvasnak singles to right field.
Nick Monahan lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman.
Cal Kvasnak advances to third on the play.
Jose Loucks flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Jimmy Gill flies out to the center fielder.
Larry Ahearne grounds out to the shortstop.
Monty Adamson strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Detroit
Tracy Bemis flies out to the left fielder.
Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the shortstop.
Koichi Ishida flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Chris Paula flies out to the left fielder.
Ken Minnick flies out to the right fielder.
Bob Fernandez triples.
John Mussina 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 2nd.
Yukio Fukutomi grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Detroit
Kevin Espy grounds out to the second baseman.
Yonetoshi Kikuchi strikes out.
Cal Kvasnak doubles to right field.
Doc Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Carlos Johnson is pinch hitting for John Mussina. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Carlos Johnson singles to right field.
Cal Kvasnak scores.
Fergie Wright pops out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Eddie Walker pitching.
Joe Grissom singles to right field.
Rube Heusser is pinch hitting for Hank Baughman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Rube Heusser flies out to the right fielder.
Mike Morgan is pinch hitting for Jimmy Gill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Mike Morgan singles to right field.
Larry Ahearne walks.
Doc Anderson reached on a fielding error by Eddie Walker.
Joe Grissom scores.
Chris Paula flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags,
Mike Morgan scores.
Ken Minnick doubles to left field.
Larry Ahearne scores.
Bob Fernandez singles to left field.
Doc Anderson scores.
Ken Minnick scores.
Yukio Fukutomi strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Detroit
Jose Loucks singles to right field.
Tracy Bemis flies out to the left fielder.
Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the right fielder.
Koichi Ishida grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
Joe Grissom singles past the second baseman.
Rube Heusser flies out to the center fielder.
Sal Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats.
Mike Morgan singles to left field.
Larry Ahearne strikes out.
Lon Valdes is pinch hitting for Doc Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning.
Lon Valdes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 9 Detroit
Biff Linden pitching.
Kevin Espy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Yonetoshi Kikuchi doubles to center field.
Cal Kvasnak pops out to the first baseman.
Joe Driscoll is pinch hitting for Sal Watkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Joe Driscoll bunts for a base hit.
Fergie Wright singles to center field.
Yonetoshi Kikuchi scores.
Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Detroit total runners left on base: 9