Chicago had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning plating 3 runs on 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Bryan Little initiated the scoring spurt when he drew a walk. Fletcher stepped up next and he banged out a single. One out later, Tim Hulett then clubbed a three-run home run giving Chicago the win as 49,560 happy fans joyfully celebrated. Chicago had 10 hits for the game and Minnesota had 7.
Dan Spillner(6-5) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no runs. Frank Eufemia(1-3) absorbed the loss in relief. By surrending 3 runs in 1 and 2/3 innings his ERA jumped from 3.91 to 4.32.
