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Detroit Tigers @
Minnesota Twins
1997-04-01 Β· Night game Β· Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Β· Att: 43216 Β· dome, dry Β· 3:00
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 7β5. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 8th. Dan Naulty earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save. Melvin Nieves went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
W: Dan Naulty L: Dan Miceli SV: Rick Aguilera
Umpires β HP: Jim Evans Β· 1B: Larry McCoy Β· 2B: Terry Craft Β· 3B: Chuck Meriwether Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Damion Easley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Travis Fryman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Brian Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Curtis Pride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Molitor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Terry Steinbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Todd Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Greg Colbrunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Brocail | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
A. J. Sager | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Mike Myers | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brad Radke | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Mike Trombley | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Guardado | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: 53/G56
- Damion Easley: K
- Travis Fryman: S9/L4D
- Tony Clark: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9M
- Rich Becker: 7/F78S
- Paul Molitor: S8/L8LS
- Marty Cordova: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Top 2
- Bobby Higginson: 3/G3
- Melvin Nieves: 7/F7D
- Bubba Trammell: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Matt Lawton: S8/G4M
- Terry Steinbach: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Scott Stahoviak: S8/L78S
- Pat Meares: SB2
- Pat Meares: 3/G34
Top 3
- Brian Johnson: 43/G4
- Deivi Cruz: S7/G56
- Brian Hunter: K
- Damion Easley: 13/G15S
Bot 3
- Todd Walker: K
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/L9M
- Rich Becker: 63/G6
Top 4
- Travis Fryman: K
- Tony Clark: S7/L78S
- Bobby Higginson: S9/G34.1-3
- Melvin Nieves: HR/F89XD.3-H;1-H
- Bubba Trammell: W
- Brian Johnson: 53/G5.1-2
- Deivi Cruz: K23
Bot 4
- Paul Molitor: 9/F9D
- Marty Cordova: 9/F9LM
- Matt Lawton: S8/L8RS
- Terry Steinbach: S9/L9S.1-2
- Greg Colbrunn: 8/F89D
Top 5
- Brian Hunter: W
- Damion Easley: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Travis Fryman: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3;B-1
- Tony Clark: D9/L9LS.3-H;1-H
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F89XD.2-3
- Melvin Nieves: 3/G3
Bot 5
- Pat Meares: T8/F8RS
- Todd Walker: W
- Chuck Knoblauch: WP.3-H;1-2
- Chuck Knoblauch: D9/F9D.2-3
- Rich Becker: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H
- Paul Molitor: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Marty Cordova: S9/G34.1-3
- Matt Lawton: 7(B)3(1)/DP/F78D
Top 6
- Bubba Trammell: 8/F8LD
- Brian Johnson: K
- Deivi Cruz: S8/L78S
- Brian Hunter: CS2(24)
Bot 6
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Greg Colbrunn: 143/G4
- Pat Meares: 53/G5S
Top 7
- Vince Coleman: 6/P6MS
- Damion Easley: D7/L7D
- Travis Fryman: OA.2X3(25)
- Travis Fryman: S8/G6M
- Tony Clark: 31/G34
Bot 7
- Todd Walker: S8/L8LM
- Chuck Knoblauch: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Rich Becker: 53/G5
Top 8
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Melvin Nieves: K
- Bubba Trammell: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Paul Molitor: S4/L4D
- Marty Cordova: W.1-2
- Matt Lawton: W.2-3;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: S7/F7S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Greg Colbrunn: 7/SF/DP/F7D.3-H;2X3(75)
- Pat Meares: HR/F8LXD.1-H
- Denny Hocking: W
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
Top 9
- Brian Johnson: S9/L9S
- Curtis Pride: K
- Vince Coleman: K
- Damion Easley: S4/G4S.1-2
- Travis Fryman: 9/F9M
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bubba Trammell
- Debut game for Deivi Cruz


















