Win: Julio Nichols (6-4) Loss: Ken Thomason (10-7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ken Thomason pitching. Chick Lolich walks. Joe Davis reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Ganley. Jack Brown strikes out. Bill Torres strikes out. King Gibson singles to left field. Chick Lolich scores. Joe Davis scores. Gene Kelsey singles to left field. King Gibson advances to third on the hit. Carl Berra walks. Jeff Webster doubles to left field. King Gibson scores. Gene Kelsey scores. Carl Berra uses his aggressiveness and scores. Julio Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Julio Nichols pitching. Eddie Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Curly Hunt singles to right field. Terry Keenan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Curly Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Everett Thompson singles to right field. Terry Keenan advances to third on the hit. Dean Rhodes singles to left field. Terry Keenan scores. Everett Thompson advances to third on the hit. Rangel Aguila grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chick Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Davis lines out to the third baseman. Jack Brown singles to right field. Bill Torres grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Ganley grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto strikes out. Ken Thomason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay King Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Kelsey singles past the second baseman. Gene Kelsey steals second. Carl Berra singles to center field. Gene Kelsey scores. Jeff Webster grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Berra advances to second on the play. Julio Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Collins flies out to the center fielder. Curly Hunt strikes out. Terry Keenan doubles to center field. Everett Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chick Lolich flies out to the left fielder. Joe Davis strikes out. Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dean Rhodes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Torres. Rangel Aguila flies out to the right fielder. John Ganley flies out to the right fielder. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Torres grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! King Gibson reached on a fielding error by Curly Hunt. King Gibson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Kelsey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ken Thomason strikes out. Eddie Collins walks. Curly Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Terry Keenan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carl Berra flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Everett Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Rhodes singles to left field. Rangel Aguila singles to center field. Dean Rhodes advances to third on the hit. John Ganley pops out to the shortstop. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chick Lolich singles to center field. John Dobens is pinch hitting for Joe Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Dobens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dean Rhodes. Jack Brown strikes out. Bill Torres strikes out. King Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Brian Irvin is pinch hitting for Ken Thomason. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brian Irvin singles to left field. Eddie Collins flies out to the center fielder. Curly Hunt singles to center field. Brian Irvin advances to third on the hit. Terry Keenan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Irvin scores. Everett Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Pearce pitching. Gene Kelsey pops out to the shortstop. Carl Berra strikes out. Jeff Webster pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dean Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Rangel Aguila flies out to the right fielder. John Ganley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Combe is pinch hitting for Julio Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Combe flies out to the right fielder. Chick Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. John Dobens doubles to center field. Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Perranoski pitching. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto hits a home run. Wally Hoffman is pinch hitting for Ken Pearce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Hoffman singles to right field. Eddie Collins strikes out. Curly Hunt hits a home run. Wally Hoffman scores. Terry Keenan strikes out. Everett Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8