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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

1996-06-21 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 13127 · 80°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph to LF · 2:17

Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 2–0. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 6th. Felipe Lira earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Felipe Lira L: Rick Aguilera SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	3	0	1	1
Rich Becker	4	0	0	0
Paul Molitor	4	1	0	0
Marty Cordova	4	1	0	0
Scott Stahoviak	3	0	1	1
Dave Hollins	2	0	1	0
Matt Lawton	3	0	0	0
Pat Meares	3	1	0	0
Matt Walbeck	3	1	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Higginson	3	1	1	0	1	1
Chad Curtis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Travis Fryman	4	1	1	1	0	0
Cecil Fielder	3	0	2	1	1	1
Melvin Nieves	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Clark	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Lewis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Trammell	3	0	1	0	0	0
Brad Ausmus	3	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Aguilera	8.0	6	2	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Felipe Lira	9.0	4	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chuck Knoblauch: K
Rich Becker: 43/G4
Paul Molitor: 43/G4

Bot 1

Bobby Higginson: 3/P4
Chad Curtis: K
Travis Fryman: 9/F9LM

Top 2

Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Scott Stahoviak: 63/G6
Dave Hollins: W
Matt Lawton: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Cecil Fielder: S8/G6M
Melvin Nieves: 8/F8LD
Tony Clark: D9/L9LS.1-3
Mark Lewis: FC5/G5/R6.3XH(52)
Alan Trammell: 8/F8RD

Top 3

Matt Lawton: 3/G3
Pat Meares: 3/P3
Matt Walbeck: 8/F8RXD

Bot 3

Brad Ausmus: 8/F89D
Bobby Higginson: K
Chad Curtis: 63/G6M

Top 4

Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F78D
Rich Becker: 8/F8RM
Paul Molitor: 13/G13

Bot 4

Travis Fryman: 43/G4
Cecil Fielder: K
Melvin Nieves: 53/G5

Top 5

Marty Cordova: S9/G34
Scott Stahoviak: W.1-2
Dave Hollins: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M.2-3
Matt Lawton: 43/G4

Bot 5

Tony Clark: K
Mark Lewis: 53/G5
Alan Trammell: 7/F78D

Top 6

Pat Meares: S7/G56
Matt Walbeck: K
Chuck Knoblauch: 6/P6D
Rich Becker: 8/F78M

Bot 6

Brad Ausmus: 6/P56D
Bobby Higginson: W
Chad Curtis: 9/F9LS
Travis Fryman: SB2
Travis Fryman: D8/F89M.2-H
Cecil Fielder: S9/L9S.2-H
Melvin Nieves: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

Paul Molitor: S6/G6
Marty Cordova: 4/P4S
Scott Stahoviak: K
Dave Hollins: 43/G4

Bot 7

Tony Clark: 8/F8LM
Mark Lewis: 53/G5
Alan Trammell: S7/L7M
Brad Ausmus: 43/G34

Top 8

Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Pat Meares: 43/G4
Matt Walbeck: S8/G4M
Chuck Knoblauch: W.1-2
Rich Becker: 3/G3

Bot 8

Bobby Higginson: S8/L8RS
Chad Curtis: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
Travis Fryman: 7/F78S
Cecil Fielder: I
Melvin Nieves: 7/F7M

Top 9

Paul Molitor: 43/G4M
Marty Cordova: 31/G3
Scott Stahoviak: 53/G5S