Win: John Bittiger (10-14) Loss: Ken Thomason (8-10)
Inning: 1 Minnesota John Bittiger pitching. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Collins strikes out. Terry Keenan doubles to left field. John Ganley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ken Thomason pitching. Kenta Shinohara singles to center field. Kenta Shinohara steals second. Diego Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Kenta Shinohara advances to third on the play. Chick Lolich singles to right field. Kenta Shinohara scores. King Gibson singles to center field. Chick Lolich advances to third on the hit. Joe Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chick Lolich is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Damian Darby grounds out to the second baseman. John Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Shreve grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Greg Hale pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Webster singles to left field. Bob Wolter flies out to the center fielder. John Bittiger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Everett Thompson walks. Ken Thomason lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Collins singles to left field. Everett Thompson scores. Terry Keenan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kenta Shinohara walks. Diego Johnson strikes out. Kenta Shinohara steals second. Chick Lolich flies out to the left fielder. King Gibson hits a home run. Kenta Shinohara scores. Joe Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Ganley strikes out. Damian Darby walks. John Walker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Greg Hale strikes out. Jeff Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Wolter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Nick Shreve grounds out to the shortstop. Everett Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Ken Thomason grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Bittiger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenta Shinohara doubles past the right fielder. Diego Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Chick Lolich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kazuyoshi Oshimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Collins flies out to the center fielder. Terry Keenan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay King Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Davis singles to right field. Greg Hale flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Ganley singles to center field. Damian Darby flies out to the left fielder. John Walker flies out to the left fielder. Nick Shreve grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Ganley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Wolter flies out to the right fielder. Hal Howell is pinch hitting for John Bittiger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hal Howell doubles to center field. Kenta Shinohara singles to right field. Diego Johnson strikes out. Kenta Shinohara steals second. Chick Lolich triples. Hal Howell scores. Kenta Shinohara scores. Ken Pearce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tod Melton pitching. Everett Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Patterson is pinch hitting for Ken Pearce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mike Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Red Brown pitching. Joe Davis pops out to the second baseman. Greg Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eddie Collins strikes out. Terry Keenan singles to right field. John Ganley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Terry Keenan advances to second on the play. Damian Darby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5