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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 16, 1989
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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 September 16, 1989 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1989 |
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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 | September 16, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
Home Starting Pitcher | Allan Anderson |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 31,727 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Al Clark |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Alan Trammell | DH |
Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
Rick Schu | Third Baseman |
Ken Williams | Right Fielder |
Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
Mike Brumley | Shortstop |
Doug Strange | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Newman | Third Baseman |
Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Brian Harper | Catcher |
Paul Sorrento | DH |
Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Chip Hale | Second Baseman |
Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
September 16, 1989
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Anderson
Pettis hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Anderson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Anderson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Alexander
Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Alexander
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Alexander
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. Bush scores. Puckett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sorrento vs. Alexander
into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Anderson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Anderson
Schu hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Anderson
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Anderson
Bergman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Alexander
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Alexander
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Alexander
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Anderson
Brumley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Anderson
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Anderson
Pettis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Anderson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Alexander
Bush hits a popup towards short. Brumley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Alexander
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Alexander
Hrbek strikes out. There goes Newman. The throw from Heath and Newman is out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Anderson
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Anderson
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schu vs. Anderson
Schu hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Anderson
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Anderson
Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brumley vs. Anderson
Brumley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Alexander
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Alexander
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Alexander
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Alexander
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Anderson
Strange hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Strange reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Anderson
Pettis hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Anderson
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strange scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Anderson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Anderson
Ward hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Schu vs. Anderson
Schu hits a popup into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Anderson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Anderson
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schu settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Alexander
Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Bush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Alexander
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Alexander
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Alexander
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Alexander
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Anderson
Brumley hits a popup in front of the plate. Harper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Anderson
Strange hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Anderson
Pettis takes first base on ball four. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Anderson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Alexander
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Alexander
Gagne bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Alexander
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hale scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Alexander
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Trammell hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Berenguer
Rob Richie pinch hits for Gary Ward.
Richie strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Berenguer
Schu strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Alexander
Rob Richie now playing left field.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Alexander
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Alexander
Gladden hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Gladden reaches third base with a triple. Sorrento goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Alexander
Hale hits a line drive towards short. Brumley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lusader vs. Berenguer
Scott Lusader pinch hits for Ken Williams. Lenny Webster now catching.
Lusader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Berenguer
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Berenguer
Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Mike Brumley.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Berenguer
Strange takes first base on ball four. Lusader moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pettis vs. Berenguer
Pettis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Gibson
Scott Lusader now playing right field. Lou Whitaker now playing second base. Doug Strange now playing shortstop. Paul Gibson now pitching.
Gagne hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Gibson
Newman bunts in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Henneman
Carmelo Castillo pinch hits for Randy Bush. Mike Henneman now pitching. John Moses pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo.
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. Henneman
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gagne tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Henneman
Hrbek 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, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Berenguer
John Moses now playing right field.
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Berenguer
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Berenguer
Richie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schu vs. Berenguer
Schu hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Wayne
Gary Wayne now pitching. Matt Nokes pinch hits for Scott Lusader.
There's a wild pitch. Richie moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nokes vs. Wayne
Nokes hits a popup into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Wayne
Bergman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richie scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Wayne
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1989 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Pettis G, cf 3 0 0 0 Newman A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Heath M, c 5 2 2 1 Bush R, rf 4 2 3 1 Trammell A, dh 5 3 3 2 Castillo C, ph 0 0 0 0 Ward G, lf 3 0 2 1 Moses J, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Richie R, ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Puckett K, cf 4 2 3 1 Schu R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 5 1 2 5 Williams K, rf 2 0 1 1 Harper B, c 3 0 0 0 Lusader S, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Webster L, c 0 0 0 0 Nokes M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sorrento P, dh 4 1 1 0 Bergman D, 1b 5 0 2 2 Gladden D, lf 3 0 1 1 Brumley M, ss 3 0 0 0 Hale C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Whitaker L, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 3 1 1 0 Strange D, 2b-ss 3 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 13 7 34 8 14 8 Detroit 000 130 003 -- 7 Minnesota 200 031 11x -- 8 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Alexander D (L) 7.0 13 7 7 1 2 Gibson P 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 Henneman M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Anderson A (W) 6.0 9 4 4 2 0 Berenguer J 2.1 3 3 3 2 4 Wayne G (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Detroit 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Minnesota 8 2B -- Hrbek K, Strange D, Bush R, Gagne G 3B -- Gladden D HR -- Hrbek K, Trammell A CS -- Newman A SH -- Gagne G, Newman A SF -- Puckett K HBP -- by Anderson A (Williams K), by Alexander D (Harper B) WP -- Wayne G T -- 2:52 A -- 31727
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