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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 11, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 11, 1987 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 11, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 11, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Viola |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 51,939 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Drew Coble |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Jim Morrison | DH |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 11, 1987
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Tanana
Gladden is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman bunts towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Tanana
Puckett hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Tanana
Gaetti hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Viola
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Viola
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Viola
Gibson hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Viola
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Viola
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Viola
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gagne. Whitaker scores. Trammell moves to third. Herndon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tanana
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Tanana
Brunansky takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Tanana
Hrbek hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Tanana
Gagne hits a line drive into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Tanana
Laudner takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to third. Brunansky moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Gladden vs. Tanana
Gladden strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Viola
Brookens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Viola
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Viola
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Tanana
Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Tanana
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tanana
Baylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Tanana
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Viola
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Viola
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Viola
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Tanana
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Tanana
Gagne hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Tanana
Laudner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Tanana
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Viola
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Viola
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Tanana
Puckett hits a line drive into right field. Herndon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Herndon. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Tanana
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puckett tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tanana
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Tanana
Brunansky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Tanana
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Viola
Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Viola
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Viola
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Viola
Morrison hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Viola
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitaker scores. Morrison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Viola
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Herndon vs. Viola
Herndon hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Tanana
Gagne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Tanana
There's a wild pitch. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Laudner vs. Tanana
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Tanana
Gladden is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Tanana
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Al Newman.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Larkin reaches second base with a double. Gagne scores. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Puckett vs. Petry
Steve Lombardozzi pinch runs for Gene Larkin. Dan Petry now pitching.
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Gaetti vs. Petry
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Viola
Steve Lombardozzi now playing second base.
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Viola
Evans hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bergman vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching. Dave Bergman pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Bergman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Atherton
Heath bunts towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. Bergman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitaker vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Laudner fires to third and picks off Evans. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Berenguer
There's a wild pitch. Bergman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Berenguer
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Berenguer
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Petry
Darrell Evans now playing third base. Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Petry
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Petry
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Berenguer
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Berenguer
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Berenguer
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Petry
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Petry
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Petry
There's a wild pitch. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Petry
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Laudner moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Lombardozzi vs. Petry
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Laudner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Petry
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Berenguer
Lemon hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Berenguer
Evans hits a popup into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Berenguer
Bergman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Petry
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Petry
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Petry
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Thurmond
Mark Thurmond now pitching.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching. Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Grubb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Reardon
Pat Sheridan pinch runs for Johnny Grubb.
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Reardon
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Reardon
Gibson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/11/1987 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 3 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 2 2 0 0
Newman A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Morrison J, dh 4 0 1 0
Larkin G, ph 1 0 1 1 Nokes M, ph 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi S, pr-2b 1 0 1 1 Gibson K, lf 4 0 1 1
Puckett K, cf 5 2 2 1 Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 1 Herndon L, rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor D, dh 4 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 0
Brunansky T, rf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, 1b-3b 4 0 1 0
Hrbek K, 1b 5 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 2 0 0 0
Gagne G, ss 4 2 2 1 Bergman D, ph-1b 2 0 1 1
Laudner T, c 2 1 0 0 Heath M, c 2 0 0 0
Grubb J, ph 1 0 1 0
Sheridan P, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 7 5 32 3 7 2
Minnesota 001 111 010 -- 5
Detroit 100 011 000 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Viola F (W)* 5.0 5 3 2 4 3
Atherton K 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Berenguer J 2.2 0 0 0 2 1
Reardon J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F (L) 5.1 6 4 3 4 1
Petry D 3.1 1 1 0 0 1
Thurmond M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Gagne G, Herndon L, Evans D 2
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Detroit 9
2B -- Gagne G, Larkin G
HR -- Puckett K, Gagne G
SH -- Newman A, Heath M
SF -- Gaetti G
HBP -- by Tanana F (Gladden D) 2, by Tanana F (Baylor D)
WP -- Tanana F, Berenguer J, Petry D
T -- 3:24
A -- 51939
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