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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

1988-05-15 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 29568 · 83°F, cloudy, dry · 2:49

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 10–2. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 3rd. Frank Viola earned the win. Kent Hrbek went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	10	15
DET	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Frank Viola L: Jack Morris SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Don Denkinger · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Drew Coble · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dan Gladden	5	1	1	1	1
Tom Herr	5	1	2	1	0
Kirby Puckett	4	2	2	2	0
Kent Hrbek	5	2	2	3	0
Gary Gaetti	4	2	3	0	1
Randy Bush	4	1	1	1	1
Gene Larkin	1	0	0	0	1
Tim Laudner	5	0	2	1	3
Greg Gagne	3	1	1	0	2
John Moses	2	0	1	0	0
Mark Davidson	1	0	0	0	1
Al Newman	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gary Pettis	3	1	2	0	1	0
Luis Salazar	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chet Lemon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Alan Trammell	4	1	2	2	0	0
Larry Herndon	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Knight	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Brookens	3	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Nokes	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Walewander	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Bergman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Viola	6.0	7	0	5
Keith Atherton	2.0	0	1	1
Jeff Reardon	1.0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Jack Morris	6.0	11	5
Don Heinkel	1.0	1	2
Willie Hernandez	1.0	2	1
Paul Gibson	1.0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dan Gladden: 4/P4D
Tom Herr: 43/G4
Kirby Puckett: S5/G5S
Kent Hrbek: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Gary Pettis: S9/L34.B-2(E9)
Luis Salazar: S7/L7S.2-3
Chet Lemon: K
Alan Trammell: S9/F8S.3-H;1-2
Larry Herndon: S8/L78S.2-3;1-2
Ray Knight: 4/P4MD
Tom Brookens: K

Top 2

Kent Hrbek: 7/F7LS
Gary Gaetti: HP
Randy Bush: 5/P56
Gene Larkin: K+E2/OBS.1-2;B-1
Tim Laudner: S8/G6M.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
Greg Gagne: K

Bot 2

Matt Nokes: 8/F8D
Jim Walewander: 8/F8D
Gary Pettis: 43/G4

Top 3

Dan Gladden: 1/BP23
Tom Herr: S9/P9S
Kirby Puckett: 64(1)/FO
Kent Hrbek: HR/9.1-H
Gary Gaetti: K

Bot 3

Luis Salazar: K
Chet Lemon: 63
Alan Trammell: HR/7
Larry Herndon: K

Top 4

Randy Bush: HR/F9LD
Gene Larkin: HP
Tim Laudner: S5/G5D.1-2
Greg Gagne: 1/SH.2-3;1-2
Dan Gladden: K
Tom Herr: 7/F7D

Bot 4

Ray Knight: 63/G6D
Tom Brookens: 9/F9LDF
Matt Nokes: K

Top 5

Kirby Puckett: 9/F9
Kent Hrbek: HR/L9
Gary Gaetti: S7/L7S
Randy Bush: 9/F89D
John Moses: S7/L78.1-3
Tim Laudner: BK.3-H;1-2
Tim Laudner: K

Bot 5

Jim Walewander: 53/BG5S
Gary Pettis: S8/L4MD
Luis Salazar: PO1(13)
Luis Salazar: 9/F9

Top 6

Greg Gagne: T9/F9D
Dan Gladden: S7/G56.3-H
Tom Herr: SB2
Tom Herr: E6/G6M.2-3;B-1
Kirby Puckett: 9/SF.3-H
Kent Hrbek: 36(1)3/G3/GDP

Bot 6

Chet Lemon: S9/L9
Alan Trammell: 7/F7D
Larry Herndon: 9/F9S
Ray Knight: 4/L4

Top 7

Gary Gaetti: S7/G56
Randy Bush: K
John Moses: 5/P5F
Tim Laudner: K23

Bot 7

Tom Brookens: 3/P3F
Matt Nokes: 43/G4
Jim Walewander: 6/P4M

Top 8

Greg Gagne: K
Dan Gladden: 8/F78
Tom Herr: HR/7
Kirby Puckett: HR/7
Kent Hrbek: 6/P6D

Bot 8

Gary Pettis: W
Luis Salazar: 64(1)/FO/G56
Chet Lemon: K
Alan Trammell: 9/F89D

Top 9

Gary Gaetti: D7/L7LS
Mark Davidson: K
Al Newman: 53/G56
Tim Laudner: K

Bot 9

Dave Bergman: 8/F8
Ray Knight: 3/G3
Darrell Evans: 9/F9

Notes & reviews

catcher Mike Heath called for obstruction on batter Gene Larkin who was trying to run to 1B on the dropped third strike; Heath objected to the ruling and was ejected by HP umpire Tim McClelland
the pitch hit Larkin in the helmet and he left on a stretcher

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