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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins
1997-08-26 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 10562 · 70°F, dome, dry · 2:32
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 8–2. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 8th. Rich Robertson earned the win and Mike Trombley picked up the save. Ron Coomer went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
W: Rich Robertson L: Justin Thompson SV: Mike Trombley
Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Nevin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Matt Walbeck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Hocking | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Molitor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Damian Miller | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Eddie Gaillard | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Mike Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Robertson | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
 Eddie Guardado | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Trombley | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: K
- Bobby Higginson: D8/F78XD/R4
- Travis Fryman: FC6/G6.2X3(65)
- Tony Clark: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
- Damion Easley: 7/F7M
Bot 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: S8/L4M/R6
- Denny Hocking: SB2/R6
- Denny Hocking: S9/L9M/R3.2-3
- Paul Molitor: S8/L8RM/R6.3-H;1-2
- Ron Coomer: S8/G6M/R3.2-H;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
- Marty Cordova: K
Top 2
- Melvin Nieves: 43/G4
- Phil Nevin: K
- Matt Walbeck: 5/L5
Bot 2
- Damian Miller: S7/L56/R6
- Matt Lawton: K
- Pat Meares: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 3
- Deivi Cruz: K
- Brian Hunter: 43/G4
- Bobby Higginson: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6
- Denny Hocking: K
- Paul Molitor: 43/G4M
Top 4
- Travis Fryman: K
- Tony Clark: 63/G6
- Damion Easley: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Ron Coomer: K
- Terry Steinbach: 3/P3F
- Marty Cordova: 9/F9LD
Top 5
- Melvin Nieves: K
- Phil Nevin: K
- Matt Walbeck: 4/P34D
Bot 5
- Damian Miller: 8/F89D
- Matt Lawton: 31/G3
- Pat Meares: 53/G56S
Top 6
- Deivi Cruz: S8/L8LS/R6
- Brian Hunter: W.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: 3/L3
- Travis Fryman: K
- Tony Clark: K
Bot 6
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
- Denny Hocking: 3/L3
- Paul Molitor: 53/G56
Top 7
- Damion Easley: 43/G34D
- Melvin Nieves: 53/G5
- Phil Nevin: K
Bot 7
- Ron Coomer: S9/L34D/R4
- Terry Steinbach: WP.1-2
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Marty Cordova: 7/F7M
- Damian Miller: S9/L9S/R2.2-H;B-2
- Matt Lawton: W
- Pat Meares: S8/L6MD.2XH(82);1-2
Top 8
- Matt Walbeck: 43/G4
- Deivi Cruz: S6/G6
- Brian Hunter: WP.1-2
- Brian Hunter: WP.2-3
- Brian Hunter: 9/F9LS
- Bobby Higginson: T8/F89XD/R5.3-H
- Travis Fryman: S7/L7M/R6.3-H
- Tony Clark: 6/P6D
Bot 8
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Denny Hocking: SB2/R6
- Denny Hocking: 7/F78S
- Paul Molitor: I
- Ron Coomer: S8/G4M/R3.2-H;1-3
- Scott Stahoviak: D9/L9M/R4.3-H;1-3
- Marty Cordova: I
- Damian Miller: 8/SF/F8RM/R2.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Matt Lawton: HP
- Pat Meares: DGR/L8RXD.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Darrin Jackson: 7/F7D
Top 9
- Damion Easley: 53/G5
- Melvin Nieves: D9/L3D/R4
- Bob Hamelin: 31/G34.2-3
- Matt Walbeck: 8/F8LD