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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 24, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 24, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1987 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Robinson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Les Straker |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 16,351 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Matt Nokes | Catcher |
Pat Sheridan | Right Fielder |
Johnny Grubb | DH |
Bill Bean | Center Fielder |
Darnell Coles | Third Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Gene Larkin | DH |
Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
Mark Salas | Catcher |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 24, 1987
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Straker
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Straker
Evans hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Straker
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Whitaker trying to get to third. Gladden throws the ball in to Gaetti, who tags Whitaker for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Straker
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Straker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Robinson
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Robinson
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Robinson
Puckett is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Straker
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Straker
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Straker
Grubb hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Robinson
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Robinson
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. Hrbek moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Robinson
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hrbek tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Robinson
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lombardozzi vs. Robinson
Lombardozzi strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Straker
Bean hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Straker
Coles hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Straker
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Straker
Evans takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Straker
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Robinson
Salas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Robinson
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Robinson
There goes Gladden. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Gladden steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Robinson
Gagne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Robinson
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Robinson
Hrbek strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Straker
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Straker
Nokes strikes out. There goes Trammell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Straker
Sheridan hits a line drive into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Straker
Grubb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Robinson
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Robinson
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Robinson
Brunansky strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Straker
Bean hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Straker
Coles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Straker
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Straker
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Robinson
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Robinson
Salas hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Salas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Robinson
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. Salas moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gagne vs. Robinson
There go the runners. The throw from Nokes to Coles. The throw back to home, and Salas is out at the plate. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Robinson
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Robinson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Straker
Gibson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Straker
Trammell hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Straker
Nokes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Straker
There's a wild pitch. Nokes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sheridan vs. Straker
Sheridan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Straker
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Robinson
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Robinson
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Robinson
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Robinson
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Robinson
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bean vs. Straker
Bean hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Straker
Coles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti juggles the ball. That's an error on Gaetti. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Coles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Atherton
Evans takes first base on ball four. Coles moves to third. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Coles scores. Whitaker moves to third. Evans moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Berenguer
There's a wild pitch. Whitaker scores. Evans moves to third. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Berenguer
Trammell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Nokes vs. Berenguer
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to third. Trammell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Sheridan vs. Berenguer
Sheridan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Grubb vs. Berenguer
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sheridan moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bean vs. Berenguer
Bean hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Robinson
Lombardozzi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Robinson
Salas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Salas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Robinson
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Robinson
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Greg Gagne.
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Klink
Joe Klink now pitching. Roy Smalley now playing shortstop.
Coles strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Klink
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Klink
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Robinson
Tom Brookens now playing third base. Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Puckett hits a line drive into center field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Robinson
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Robinson
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Robinson
Larkin 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
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Klink
Gibson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Klink
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Klink
Nokes bunts towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Lombardozzi covering, for the out. Gibson moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching. Chet Lemon pinch hits for Pat Sheridan.
The ball gets by Salas for a passed ball. Gibson scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Frazier
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Frazier
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bean vs. Frazier
Bean strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Frazier
Bergman is hit by the pitch. Lemon moves to third. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Frazier
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching. Chet Lemon now playing center field. Bill Bean now playing right field.
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Henneman
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Salas vs. Henneman
Salas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Henneman
Randy Bush pinch hits for Dan Gladden.
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1987 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Whitaker L, 2b 5 1 2 0 Gladden D, lf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Bush R, ph 1 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 2 0 0 0 Gibson K, lf 5 2 3 1 Smalley R, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 2 2 0 Puckett K, cf 4 0 1 0 Nokes M, c 4 0 1 1 Hrbek K, 1b 3 2 2 1 Sheridan P, rf 2 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, ph-cf 1 0 1 1 Larkin G, dh 3 0 0 1 Grubb J, dh 4 0 1 2 Brunansky T, rf 4 0 0 0 Bean B, cf-rf 5 0 0 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Coles D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Salas M, c 4 0 3 0 Bergman D, 1b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 5 33 2 6 2 Detroit 000 000 502 -- 7 Minnesota 010 000 010 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Robinson J (W) 8.0 5 2 1 3 9 Henneman M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Straker L 6.1 6 1 0 2 5 Atherton K (L)* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 Berenguer J 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 Klink J 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 Frazier G 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Trammell A 2, Gaetti G LOB -- Detroit 12, Minnesota 8 2B -- Salas M 2, Lemon C HR -- Hrbek K SB -- Gladden D, Trammell A CS -- Salas M SH -- Nokes M SF -- Larkin G HBP -- by Frazier G (Bergman D) WP -- Straker L, Berenguer J PB -- Salas M T -- 3:07 A -- 16351
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