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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

1997-08-27 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 10441 · 70°F, dome, dry · 2:13

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 2–0. Bob Tewksbury earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Tewksbury L: Brian Moehler SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	4	2	0	1
Bobby Higginson	4	0	0	0
Travis Fryman	4	0	0	1
Tony Clark	4	1	0	0
Bob Hamelin	3	1	0	0
Damion Easley	3	0	0	1
Phil Nevin	3	0	0	1
Matt Walbeck	2	0	1	1
Deivi Cruz	3	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	3	0	0	0	1	1
Brent Brede	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Molitor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Coomer	4	1	3	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Terry Steinbach	3	1	1	0	0	1
Scott Stahoviak	3	0	1	0	0	1
Pat Meares	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Becker	3	0	1	1	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Moehler	6.1	7	0	4
Doug Brocail	1.2	0	1	3

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Tewksbury	9.0	5	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Hunter: 53/G5
Bobby Higginson: 9/F9D
Travis Fryman: K

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G56
Brent Brede: 63/G6
Paul Molitor: 9/F9LDF

Top 2

Tony Clark: S9/L34/R6
Bob Hamelin: 7/F7LM
Damion Easley: 6/P4MS
Phil Nevin: 53/G5L

Bot 2

Ron Coomer: D8/F89XDW/R4
Matt Lawton: 8/F78D/R5.2-3
Terry Steinbach: WP.3-H
Terry Steinbach: K
Scott Stahoviak: 3/G3S

Top 3

Matt Walbeck: W
Deivi Cruz: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
Brian Hunter: S7/L6D/R6
Bobby Higginson: 43/G34

Bot 3

Pat Meares: 53/G5
Rich Becker: K
Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9S

Top 4

Travis Fryman: 3/L34
Tony Clark: 3/G3
Bob Hamelin: 63/G6M

Bot 4

Brent Brede: 43/G4M
Paul Molitor: 9/F9M
Ron Coomer: S9/L89M/R4
Matt Lawton: 1/L13

Top 5

Damion Easley: K
Phil Nevin: K
Matt Walbeck: K

Bot 5

Terry Steinbach: S8/G6M/R6
Scott Stahoviak: K
Pat Meares: 13/G13.1-2
Rich Becker: D9/F9LDW/R65.2-H;B-3(E9)
Chuck Knoblauch: K

Top 6

Deivi Cruz: 8/L8RM
Brian Hunter: S8/F8RM/R4
Bobby Higginson: 36(1)/FO/G3
Travis Fryman: 8/F78D

Bot 6

Brent Brede: 43/G4
Paul Molitor: 8/F78XD
Ron Coomer: S9/G4/R6
Matt Lawton: S4/G34.1-3
Terry Steinbach: SB2
Terry Steinbach: 43/G4M

Top 7

Tony Clark: 9/F89D
Bob Hamelin: S8/L78M/R6
Damion Easley: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Scott Stahoviak: S8/G4M/R6.B-2(E8)
Pat Meares: 8/F8LM
Rich Becker: K
Chuck Knoblauch: W
Brent Brede: K

Top 8

Phil Nevin: 9/F9M
Matt Walbeck: 63/G6M
Deivi Cruz: S8/L4MD/R6
Brian Hunter: K

Bot 8

Paul Molitor: 43/G4
Ron Coomer: K
Matt Lawton: 31/G3

Top 9

Bobby Higginson: 7/F7M
Travis Fryman: 8/F8RD
Tony Clark: 7/F7LM