The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Baltimore came out the victor in the 12th inning. Cal Ripken smacked a single. Two outs later Mike Young came to bat and lined a base-hit resulting in an exciting win for Baltimore and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans. Baltimore and Kansas City each finished the night with 13 hits.
Don Aase(2-2) got the win allowing 2 runs in 4 innings. Dan Quisenberry(0-6) was tagged with the loss in relief. He gave up 1 run and 2 hits in 2/3 of an inning.
'It felt really nice to get this win,' Aase said. 'I kind of dictated the game. It's what I get paid to do. It worked out this time.'