Win: Steve Lampard (5-1) Loss: Dan Johnson (0-9)
Save: Cliff Gilham (21)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dan Johnson pitching. Greg Harrell walks. Willie Young grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Monte Kelsey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roger Elliott pitching. Kenta Shinohara strikes out. Chick Lolich singles to left field. Carl Berra strikes out. Chick Lolich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ben Gerhardt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Gastall. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Damian Darby grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Greg Hale strikes out. Jack Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Peterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eric Henry strikes out. Roger Elliott strikes out. Greg Harrell singles to center field. Willie Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Dobens grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Gastall grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Monte Kelsey pops out to the catcher. Ben Gerhardt strikes out. Johnny Schmidt singles to center field. Damian Darby singles to left field. Johnny Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Eric Nicholson singles to right field. Johnny Schmidt scores. Damian Darby advances to third on the hit. Eric Henry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenta Shinohara flies out to the center fielder. Chick Lolich strikes out. Carl Berra hits an infield single to the pitcher. Greg Hale singles to center field. Carl Berra advances to third on the hit. Jack Brown singles to right field. Carl Berra scores. Greg Hale advances to third on the hit. Chad Peterson singles to right field. Greg Hale scores. John Dobens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chad Peterson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roger Elliott strikes out. Greg Harrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Young pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mark Gastall grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Kenta Shinohara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Monte Kelsey grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Gerhardt pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chick Lolich doubles past the left fielder. Carl Berra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Lolich advances to third on the play. Greg Hale walks. Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Lolich scores. Greg Hale advances to second on the play. Chad Peterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Damian Darby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Henry singles to right field. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto is pinch hitting for Roger Elliott. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto singles to center field. Eric Henry advances to third on the hit. Greg Harrell doubles to left field. Eric Henry scores. Kazuyoshi Oshimoto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Willie Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Lampard pitching. Gerry Yount is pinch hitting for John Dobens. Gerry Yount grounds out to the second baseman. King Gibson is pinch hitting for Mark Gastall. King Gibson strikes out. Dan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Greg Voiselle enters the game as a defensive replacement for King Gibson at 2B. Monte Kelsey pops out to the catcher. Ben Gerhardt walks. Johnny Schmidt triples. Ben Gerhardt scores. Damian Darby flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hudgens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Ganley is pinch hitting for Eric Nicholson. John Ganley hits a home run. Johnny Schmidt scores. Eric Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Abrams enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Ganley at 2B. Gary Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Harrell at 1B. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the pitcher. Kerwin Weihe is pinch hitting for Chick Lolich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kerwin Weihe pops out to the second baseman. Carl Berra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Nick Shreve is pinch hitting for Steve Lampard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Nick Shreve hits a home run. Gary Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Willie Young singles to center field. Monte Kelsey pops out to the shortstop. Ben Gerhardt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rance Sechrist pitching. Greg Hale strikes out. Dave Pierotti is pinch hitting for Jack Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Pierotti walks. Chad Peterson singles to left field. Dave Pierotti advances to third on the hit. Cliff Gilham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gerry Yount grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4