Win: Earl Leiper (12-8) Loss: Julio Nichols (10-11)
Save: Jim Wertz (36)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Julio Nichols pitching. Dean Rhodes grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Collins strikes out. Mike Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Earl Leiper pitching. Carl Berra walks. Diego Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Berra advances to second on the play. Chick Lolich flies out to the center fielder. Kenta Shinohara walks. Jack Brown singles to left field. Carl Berra scores. Kenta Shinohara advances to third on the hit. Greg Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Terry Keenan grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Shreve flies out to the left fielder. Rangel Aguila singles to center field. Everett Thompson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rangel Aguila is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chad Peterson strikes out. Kerwin Weihe flies out to the center fielder. Julio Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ken Shaute strikes out. Earl Leiper strikes out. Dean Rhodes hits a home run. Eddie Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Carl Berra walks. Carl Berra steals second. Diego Johnson singles to left field. Carl Berra scores. Chick Lolich strikes out. Diego Johnson steals second. Kenta Shinohara flies out to the right fielder. Jack Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Patterson doubles to center field. Terry Keenan singles to left field. Mike Patterson scores. Nick Shreve singles to left field. Terry Keenan advances to third on the hit. Rangel Aguila hits a home run. Terry Keenan scores. Nick Shreve scores. Everett Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Ken Shaute strikes out. Earl Leiper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Greg Hale walks. Chad Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Kerwin Weihe flies out to the left fielder. Julio Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dean Rhodes strikes out. Eddie Collins hits a home run. Mike Patterson lines out to the second baseman. Terry Keenan hits a home run. Carl Grich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Shreve grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Carl Berra doubles to center field. Diego Johnson strikes out. Chick Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Berra advances to third on the play. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rangel Aguila singles to center field. Everett Thompson strikes out. Ken Shaute grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rangel Aguila advances to second on the play. Earl Leiper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jack Brown flies out to the right fielder. Greg Hale flies out to the center fielder. Chad Peterson triples. Kerwin Weihe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dean Rhodes strikes out. Eddie Collins singles past the shortstop. Mike Patterson doubles to left field. Eddie Collins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto is pinch hitting for Terry Keenan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto flies out to the right fielder. Nick Shreve walks. Rangel Aguila strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Carl Grich grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Berra reached on a fielding error by Rangel Aguila. Diego Johnson strikes out. Joe Davis is pinch hitting for Chick Lolich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Davis doubles to center field. Carl Berra uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kenta Shinohara doubles to right field. Joe Davis scores. Jack Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Everett Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Ford is pinch hitting for Ken Shaute. Bert Ford singles to right field. Whitey Lind is pinch hitting for Earl Leiper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Whitey Lind strikes out. Dean Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Pearce pitching. John Walker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Ford at 3B. Greg Hale singles to right field. Chad Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Kerwin Weihe flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Webster is pinch hitting for Carl Grich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tod Melton pitching. Eddie Collins pops out to the shortstop. Mike Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Carl Berra strikes out. Diego Johnson doubles to center field. Joe Davis singles to right field. Diego Johnson scores. Jim Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kenta Shinohara flies out to the left fielder. Jack Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Carl Berra (21), Diego Johnson (22), Joe Davis (6), Kenta Shinohara (19).3B - Chad Peterson (2). Baserunning: SB - Carl Berra (24), Diego Johnson (17).