Win: Matt Donahue (6-2) Loss: Julio Nichols (10-10)
Save: Jeff Wingfield (29)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Matt Donahue pitching. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the third baseman. Diego Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Chick Lolich doubles to right field. Jack Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Julio Nichols pitching. Jim McCrea flies out to the center fielder. Wedo Black hits a home run. Frank Ross flies out to the center fielder. Curt Beckwith singles to right field. Skeeter Vitiello singles to left field. Curt Beckwith advances to third on the hit. Wilcy Rincon singles to center field. Curt Beckwith scores. Skeeter Vitiello advances to third on the hit. Nyls Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Carl Berra lines out to the pitcher. King Gibson strikes out. Joe Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Toad Pena singles to right field. Matt Donahue lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim McCrea walks. Wedo Black pops out to the catcher. Frank Ross grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim McCrea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Greg Hale flies out to the left fielder. Julio Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Curt Beckwith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Skeeter Vitiello grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wilcy Rincon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Diego Johnson singles to right field. Chick Lolich singles to center field. Diego Johnson advances to third on the hit. Jack Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Diego Johnson scores. Carl Berra flies out to the left fielder. King Gibson singles to left field. Chick Lolich advances to third on the hit. King Gibson steals second. Joe Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nyls Simon grounds out to the shortstop. Toad Pena hits a home run. Matt Donahue lines out to the shortstop. Jim McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Greg Hale walks. Julio Nichols lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Hale advances to third on the play. Diego Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wedo Black hits a home run. Frank Ross doubles to center field. Curt Beckwith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Chick Lolich. Frank Ross scores. Skeeter Vitiello walks. Wilcy Rincon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Curt Beckwith advances to third on the play. Nyls Simon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carl Berra. Curt Beckwith scores. Toad Pena pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chick Lolich singles to left field. Jack Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Carl Berra doubles to center field. Chick Lolich scores. Jack Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. King Gibson strikes out. Joe Davis strikes out. Greg Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Lee is pinch hitting for Matt Donahue. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Lee singles past the shortstop. Jim McCrea strikes out. Wedo Black pops out to the shortstop. Frank Ross doubles to right field. Curt Beckwith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Henry Mason pitching. Jeff Webster is pinch hitting for Julio Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Webster singles to right field. Kenta Shinohara flies out to the center fielder. Diego Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Chick Lolich singles to center field. Jeff Webster advances to third on the hit. Jack Brown is hit by a pitch. Carl Berra lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Davenport pitching. Skeeter Vitiello strikes out. Wilcy Rincon flies out to the left fielder. Nyls Simon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay King Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Davis hits a home run. Greg Hale strikes out. Larry Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Toad Pena flies out to the center fielder. Tom Stone is pinch hitting for Henry Mason. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Stone singles to right field. Jim McCrea strikes out. Wedo Black grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jeff Wingfield pitching. Len Berenguer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Skeeter Vitiello at CF. Kenta Shinohara flies out to the right fielder. Diego Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Lolich singles to center field. Jack Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Chick Lolich (20), Carl Berra (20).HR - Joe Davis (9).SF - Jack Brown.HBP - Jack Brown (2). Baserunning: SB - King Gibson (9). Fielding: E - Chick Lolich, Carl Berra.