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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 12, 1977
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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 August 12, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Redfern |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fernando Arroyo |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,554 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Rich Garcia |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Lyman Bostock | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Adams | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Rich Chiles | DH |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 12, 1977
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Arroyo
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Arroyo
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Arroyo covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Arroyo
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Redfern
LeFlore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Redfern
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Redfern
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Redfern
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Redfern
Thompson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Redfern
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Redfern
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Arroyo
Bostock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Arroyo
Adams takes first base on ball four. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Arroyo
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Arroyo covering, for the out. Bostock moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chiles vs. Arroyo
Chiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bostock scores. Adams scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Arroyo
Cubbage hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Arroyo
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Crawford
Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Smalley reaches second base with a double. Randall scores. Hisle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Crawford
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bostock vs. Crawford
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes misplays the ball. That's an error on Fuentes. Smalley scores. Bostock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Crawford
Dan Ford pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Redfern
Dan Ford now playing right field.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Redfern
Veryzer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Redfern
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Redfern
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Crawford
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Crawford
Chiles bunts towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Crawford
Cubbage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Crawford
Randall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Crawford
Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Crawford
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to third. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Crawford
Carew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Grilli
Steve Grilli now pitching.
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Redfern
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Redfern
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oglivie vs. Burgmeier
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Staub scores. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Burgmeier
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Burgmeier
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Grilli
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Grilli
Wynegar hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Grilli
Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Burgmeier
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Burgmeier
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Burgmeier
Fuentes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Burgmeier
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Burgmeier
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Burgmeier
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Grilli
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Grilli
Randall bunts towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Fuentes covering, for the out. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Grilli
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Grilli
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Burgmeier
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Burgmeier
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Burgmeier
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Grilli
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Grilli
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grilli covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Grilli
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Grilli
Wynegar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Burgmeier
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Burgmeier
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fuentes vs. Burgmeier
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veryzer scores. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Burgmeier
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Burgmeier
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Grilli
Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Grilli
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Grilli
Randall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Grilli
Hisle is hit by the pitch. Chiles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Grilli
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burgmeier
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Burgmeier
Oglivie hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Burgmeier
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Taylor
Bruce Taylor now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Taylor
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Taylor
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Johnson
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Johnson
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Taylor
Chuck Scrivener now playing shortstop.
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Taylor
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Taylor
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Johnson
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Johnson
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Johnson
Kemp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 12 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Johnson
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1977 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Hisle L, cf 4 1 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 2 2 0
Smalley R, ss 5 2 2 2 Fuentes T, 2b 5 2 2 3
Carew R, 1b 5 1 1 4 Staub R, dh 5 2 3 2
Bostock L, lf 4 1 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 3 2 1
Adams G, rf 0 1 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 2 3
Ford D, ph-rf 3 0 0 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 4 1 0 0 May M, c 4 0 1 1
Chiles R, dh 4 1 2 2 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cubbage M, 3b 4 2 2 3 Veryzer T, ss 3 1 1 0
Randall B, 2b 3 2 2 0 Corcoran T, ph 1 0 0 0
Scrivener C, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 12 10 11 38 11 13 10
Minnesota 075 000 000 -- 12
Detroit 302 202 002 -- 11
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern P* 2.0 4 5 5 3 1
Burgmeier T (W) 5.0 7 4 4 1 0
Johnson T (S) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo F (L) 1.1 3 5 5 2 0
Crawford J 1.1 6 7 6 1 1
Grilli S 4.1 1 0 0 2 2
Taylor B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Fuentes T
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Detroit 4
2B -- Smalley R, Staub R, LeFlore R
HR -- Thompson J, Cubbage M, Carew R, Fuentes T, Staub R, Kemp S
SH -- Chiles R, Randall B
HBP -- by Grilli S (Hisle L)
T -- 2:36
A -- 20554
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