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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

1995-06-08 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 11304 · dome, dry · 2:26

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 9–2. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 6th. Kevin Tapani earned the win. Rich Becker went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
MIN	0	2	0	1	2	4	0	0		9	14

W: Kevin Tapani L: Mike Moore SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Chad Curtis	4	0	2	1	0
Bobby Higginson	4	0	0	0	0
Travis Fryman	4	0	0	0	0
Cecil Fielder	4	0	1	0	1
Kirk Gibson	4	0	0	0	3
Alan Trammell	4	1	1	0	1
Franklin Stubbs	4	0	1	0	2
Chris Gomez	4	1	1	0	0
Ron Tingley	3	0	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	1	2	1	1	1
Rich Becker	5	1	2	3	0	0
Kirby Puckett	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pedro Munoz	4	1	2	2	0	1
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marty Cordova	4	1	2	0	0	1
Scott Leius	4	3	3	2	0	0
Matt Walbeck	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Meares	4	1	2	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Moore	5.1	11	1	4
Joe Boever	0.2	2	0	0
Buddy Groom	2.0	1	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Tapani	8.0	6	0	7
Rick Aguilera	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chad Curtis: S8/L6D
Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RD
Travis Fryman: 8/F8LXD
Cecil Fielder: SB2
Cecil Fielder: WP.2-3
Cecil Fielder: 63/G6

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: W
Rich Becker: CS2(26)
Rich Becker: S7/L5D
Kirby Puckett: 9/F89XD
Pedro Munoz: S8/G4M.1-3
Scott Stahoviak: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Kirk Gibson: K
Alan Trammell: S9/L9M
Franklin Stubbs: K+SB2
Chris Gomez: E5/TH/G5.2-3;B-1
Ron Tingley: E8/F89M.3-H(UR)(NR);1-3;B-1
Chad Curtis: S6/G6S.3-H(UR);1-2;B-1
Bobby Higginson: 3/G3

Bot 2

Marty Cordova: D8/F89XDW
Scott Leius: S8/G4M.2-H
Matt Walbeck: 5/P5D
Pat Meares: 9/F9LM
Chuck Knoblauch: SB2
Chuck Knoblauch: D7/L78M.2-H
Rich Becker: 43/G4

Top 3

Travis Fryman: 63/G6
Cecil Fielder: 9/L89D
Kirk Gibson: K

Bot 3

Kirby Puckett: 9/F9LS
Pedro Munoz: K
Scott Stahoviak: 43/G4M

Top 4

Alan Trammell: K
Franklin Stubbs: K
Chris Gomez: S7/L7M
Ron Tingley: S8/G6M.1-2
Chad Curtis: 6/L6D

Bot 4

Marty Cordova: K
Scott Leius: HR/F89XD
Matt Walbeck: 7/F7S
Pat Meares: D8/L78D
Chuck Knoblauch: K

Top 5

Bobby Higginson: 43/G34
Travis Fryman: 8/F78D
Cecil Fielder: S7/L7LM
Kirk Gibson: K

Bot 5

Rich Becker: 3/G3
Kirby Puckett: S8/L4MD
Pedro Munoz: HR/F89XD.1-H
Scott Stahoviak: 43/G4S
Marty Cordova: 9/F9LD

Top 6

Alan Trammell: 13/G13
Franklin Stubbs: 6/P5DF
Chris Gomez: 9/F9LD

Bot 6

Scott Leius: D7/G5L
Matt Walbeck: K
Pat Meares: S8/L6MD.2-H;B-2(TH)
Chuck Knoblauch: S6/G6S.2-3
Rich Becker: HR/F9D.3-H;1-H
Kirby Puckett: 9/F9D
Pedro Munoz: 63/G6

Top 7

Ron Tingley: 8/F8LD
Chad Curtis: 63/G6
Bobby Higginson: 4/L4D

Bot 7

Scott Stahoviak: 43/G4
Marty Cordova: S8/L6MD
Scott Leius: 53/G5.1-2
Matt Walbeck: 63/G6

Top 8

Travis Fryman: 43/G4
Cecil Fielder: K
Kirk Gibson: 7/F7LM

Bot 8

Pat Meares: K
Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6
Rich Becker: 8/F8RD

Top 9

Alan Trammell: 8/F89M
Franklin Stubbs: S8/L8LS
Chris Gomez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5