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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers
1997-04-07 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 42749 · 36°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 25 mph to RF · 2:55
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 10–4. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 8th. Justin Thompson earned the win. Brian Johnson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
W: Justin Thompson L: Frankie Rodriguez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Rich Becker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Paul Molitor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Colbrunn | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Brede | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Bobby Higginson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Melvin Nieves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Curtis Pride | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Rodriguez | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Aldred | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Trombley | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Eddie Guardado | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Naulty | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
 A. J. Sager | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Todd Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Rich Becker: W.1-2
- Paul Molitor: S3/G34.2-3;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.3-H;2-3
- Ron Coomer: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Brian Hunter: K
- Damion Easley: 13/BG13S
- Travis Fryman: D8/F8LXD.BX3(865)
Top 2
- Greg Colbrunn: S8/L8RS
- Matt Lawton: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
- Pat Meares: S7/G56
- Denny Hocking: SB2
- Denny Hocking: S4/G4MD.2XH(452)
Bot 2
- Tony Clark: W
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G4.1-2
- Melvin Nieves: W
- Curtis Pride: S8/L8RS.2-3;1-2
- Brian Johnson: 64(1)/FO/G6M.3-H;2-3;B-1
- Deivi Cruz: WP.3-H;1-2
- Deivi Cruz: 7/F7D
Top 3
- Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G5
- Rich Becker: 8/F8RD
- Paul Molitor: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Brian Hunter: 8/L8LM
- Damion Easley: 63/G6
- Travis Fryman: 63/G6M
Top 4
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
- Ron Coomer: 53/G56
- Greg Colbrunn: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Tony Clark: K
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Bubba Trammell: S9/P9LS.1-2
- Curtis Pride: 7/L7D
- Brian Johnson: HR/L78XD.2-H;1-H
- Deivi Cruz: 6/P6D
Top 5
- Matt Lawton: 3/L3
- Pat Meares: 9/F9M
- Denny Hocking: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Brian Hunter: S7/L56D
- Damion Easley: 8/F78M
- Travis Fryman: 9(B)3(1)/LDP/L89D
Top 6
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Rich Becker: SB2
- Rich Becker: SB3
- Rich Becker: W
- Paul Molitor: 9/SF/F9M.3-H
- Terry Steinbach: POCS2(136)
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G56S
Bot 6
- Tony Clark: K
- Bobby Higginson: 9/F89D
- Bubba Trammell: 23/G2L
Top 7
- Ron Coomer: 53/G5S
- Greg Colbrunn: D7/L7LS
- Matt Lawton: S9/L9S.2-3
- Pat Meares: S4/G4.3-H;1X3(45);B-2(TH)
- Denny Hocking: D7/L7LS.2-H
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Rich Becker: 7/F78S
Bot 7
- Curtis Pride: 53/G6S
- Brian Johnson: K
- Deivi Cruz: 1/G23
Top 8
- Paul Molitor: 3/G3
- Terry Steinbach: 8/F89D
- Ron Coomer: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Brian Hunter: E6/G6.B-1
- Damion Easley: SB2
- Damion Easley: W
- Travis Fryman: WP.2-3
- Travis Fryman: S7/L56D.3-H(UR);1-2
- Tony Clark: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(NR);1-H(E7)(NR)
- Tony Clark: K
- Bobby Higginson: S7/F78S
- Bubba Trammell: S7/L7S.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Curtis Pride: S9/G34.3-H;2-H
- Brian Johnson: WP.1-2
- Brian Johnson: 3/P3F
- Deivi Cruz: 8/F8RD
Top 9
- Brent Brede: K
- Matt Lawton: 8/F8LM
- Greg Myers: S7/F7S
- Denny Hocking: 6/P56D