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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 2

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Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1997 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  0
MIN A    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  5  x  -   8 11  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
Higginson lf                  4   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Fryman 3b                     4   0   1   1       0   2       0   2
Clark 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       8   1
Easley 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Nieves rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Nevin dh                      3   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
  Hamelin ph,dh               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Walbeck c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Cruz ss                       3   1   2   0       0   1       0   3
Thompson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gaillard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Myers p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2       1   9      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cruz-Easley-Clark, Cruz-Easley-Clark.
BATTING - 
2B: Higginson (24,off Robertson); Nieves (18,off Trombley).
3B: Higginson (5,off Guardado).
Team LOB: 6.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  3   2   1   0       1   1       1   4
  Jackson ph,cf               1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Hocking cf,2b                 4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Molitor 1b                    3   1   1   1       1   0      10   1
Coomer 3b                     4   2   3   2       0   1       2   4
Steinbach dh                  3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Stahoviak ph,dh             1   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Cordova lf                    3   1   0   0       1   1       1   0
D. Miller c                   3   0   2   2       0   0       9   0
Lawton rf                     2   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Meares ss                     4   0   2   2       0   0       1   2
Robertson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guardado p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       31   8  11   8       4   6      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Stahoviak (14,off Gaillard); Meares (22,off Myers).
SF: D. Miller (1,off Gaillard).
HBP: Lawton (7,by Myers).
GDP: Steinbach (14,off Thompson); Meares (9,off Thompson).
IBB: Molitor (6,by Gaillard); Cordova (2,by Gaillard).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Knoblauch 2 (51,2nd base off Thompson/Walbeck,2nd base off Gaillard/Walbeck).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Thompson L(11-10)             7     8   3   3   1   6   0  27
Gaillard                      0.2   2   5   5   3   0   0   7
Myers                         0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    11   8   8   4   6   0  37
WP: Thompson (2).
HBP: Myers (2,Lawton).
IBB: Gaillard 2 (2,Molitor,Cordova).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Myers 2-2.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Robertson W(8-11)             7.2   4   1   1   1   9   0  28
Guardado                      0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Trombley SV(1)                1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     7   2   2   1   9   0  35
WP: Robertson 2 (10).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Guardado 1-1; Trombley 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10562
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins          
1. Hunter              cf        Knoblauch           2b
2. Higginson           lf        Hocking             cf
3. Fryman              3b        Molitor             1b
4. Clark               1b        Coomer              3b
5. Easley              2b        Steinbach           dh
6. Nieves              rf        Cordova             lf
7. Nevin               dh        D. Miller           c
8. Walbeck             c         Lawton              rf
9. Cruz                ss        Meares              ss
   Thompson            p         Robertson           p

TIGERS 1ST: Hunter was called out on strikes; Higginson doubled
to center; Fryman reached on a fielder's choice [Higginson out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Clark singled to center [Fryman
to second]; Easley flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch singled to center; Knoblauch stole second;
Hocking singled to right [Knoblauch to third]; Molitor singled
to center [Knoblauch scored, Hocking to second]; Coomer singled
to center [Hocking scored, Molitor to second]; Steinbach
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Molitor to third, Coomer out at second]; Cordova struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Nieves grounded out (second to first); Nevin struck
out; Walbeck lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: D. Miller singled to left; Lawton was called out on
strikes; Meares grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [D. Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Hunter grounded out (second to
first); Higginson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Knoblauch grounded out (shortstop to first); Hocking
struck out; Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Fryman was called out on strikes; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Easley grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Coomer struck out; Steinbach popped to first; Cordova
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Nieves was called out on strikes; Nevin was called
out on strikes; Walbeck popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: D. Miller flied to center; Lawton grounded out (first
to pitcher); Meares grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; Hunter walked [Cruz to
second]; Higginson lined to first; Fryman struck out; Clark
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Knoblauch struck out; Hocking lined to first; Molitor
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Easley grounded out (second to first); Nieves
grounded out (third to first); Nevin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Coomer singled to right; Thompson threw a wild pitch
[Coomer to second]; Steinbach struck out; Cordova flied to left;
D. Miller singled to right [Coomer scored, D. Miller to second];
Lawton walked; Meares singled to center [D. Miller out at home
(center to catcher), Lawton to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Walbeck grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled
to shortstop; Robertson threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second];
Robertson threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Hunter flied to
right; GUARDADO REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Higginson tripled
to center [Cruz scored]; TROMBLEY REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING);
Fryman singled to left [Higginson scored]; Clark popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: GAILLARD REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Knoblauch
walked; Knoblauch stole second; Hocking flied to left; Molitor
was walked intentionally; Coomer singled to center [Knoblauch
scored, Molitor to third]; STAHOVIAK BATTED FOR STEINBACH;
Stahoviak doubled to right [Molitor scored, Coomer to third];
Cordova was walked intentionally; D. Miller out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Coomer scored, Stahoviak to third, Cordova to
second]; MYERS REPLACED GAILLARD (PITCHING); Lawton was hit by a
pitch; Meares doubled [Stahoviak scored, Cordova scored, Lawton
to third]; JACKSON BATTED FOR KNOBLAUCH; Jackson flied to left;
5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 8.

TIGERS 9TH: STAHOVIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JACKSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HOCKING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Easley grounded out (third to first); Nieves doubled to
right; HAMELIN BATTED FOR NEVIN; Hamelin grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Nieves to third]; Walbeck flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           2   7   0    6
 Twins            8  11   0    5
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