Win: Yasuhiro Nakazato (12-5) Loss: Mike Ryan (11-20)
Save: Jim Wertz (41)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yasuhiro Nakazato pitching. Kenta Shinohara walks. Diego Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Kenta Shinohara advances to second on the play. Chick Lolich grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Ryan pitching. Bob Abrams singles to left field. Mike Patterson singles to right field. Bob Abrams advances to third on the hit. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Abrams scores. John Ganley hits an infield single to the third baseman. John Walker lines out to the first baseman. Damian Darby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Carl Berra singles to left field. King Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Berra advances to second on the play. John Dobens reached on a fielding error by John Walker. Mike Ryan bunts for a base hit. Carl Berra scores. Kenta Shinohara walks. Diego Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Shaute strikes out. Ed Hensley singles to left field. Yasuhiro Nakazato lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Abrams singles to left field. Ed Hensley scores. Mike Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chick Lolich strikes out. Jack Brown strikes out. Carl Berra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kazuyoshi Oshimoto strikes out. John Ganley walks. John Walker walks. Damian Darby grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay King Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Davis strikes out. John Dobens pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ken Shaute singles to center field. Ed Hensley strikes out. Yasuhiro Nakazato lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Abrams pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Ryan strikes out. Kenta Shinohara singles to center field. Diego Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Kenta Shinohara advances to second on the play. Chick Lolich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Patterson strikes out. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto grounds out to the third baseman. John Ganley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jack Brown singles to left field. Carl Berra flies out to the right fielder. King Gibson strikes out. Joe Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Walker strikes out. Damian Darby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Shaute flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Dobens singles to left field. Hal Howell is pinch hitting for Mike Ryan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hal Howell strikes out. Kenta Shinohara flies out to the left fielder. Diego Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Larry Davenport pitching. Everett Thompson is pinch hitting for Ed Hensley. Everett Thompson strikes out. Dean Rhodes is pinch hitting for Yasuhiro Nakazato. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dean Rhodes pops out to the shortstop. Bob Abrams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Herb Baldwin pitching. Gary Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Everett Thompson at 1B. Chick Lolich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Brown singles to left field. Carl Berra flies out to the right fielder. King Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Patterson walks. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto flies out to the right fielder. John Ganley flies out to the center fielder. John Walker triples. Mike Patterson scores. Damian Darby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Davis grounds out to the shortstop. John Dobens strikes out. Jeff Webster is pinch hitting for Larry Davenport. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6