MINNESOTA (68-53) @ DETROIT (70-52) game 2
STARTING PITCHERS
11XZ (11-9 3.02) 12X (12-4 2.01’
The Bengals jumped on Jim Kaat in the very first inning, plating a pair. Al Kaline and Willie Horton then went yard giving Mickey Lolich all he needed to ensure a sweep of the doubleheader. Jim Allison got the Twins within reach with a blast of his own but again the visitors fell short.
MIN 000 002 000 2 4 0
DET 200 010 02x 5 7 1
2B DET Freehan 11 Oyler 19
3B DET Oyler 2
HR MIN Allison 21 (6th off Lolich)
DET Kaline 25 (5th off Kaat) Horton 15 (8th off Boswell)
RBI MIN Allison 2(60)
DET W. Horton 2(52) Kaline 65 Freehan 38 Oyler 32
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Kaat 6.1 5 1 3 7 3 3 29 53
Lolich 7 3 1 1 8 2 2 27 70
WP Lolich 13-4 2.04 LP Kaat 11-10 3.05 SV Lasher 2
SCORING PLAYS
BOTTOM 1 .. Stanley singled. Kaline singled. W. Horton sac fly scoring a run. Freehan doubled scoring a run. MIN 0 DET 2
BOTTOM 5 .. Kaline homered MIN 0 DET 3
TOP 6 .. Tovar hit by pitch. Allison homered scoring two runs. MIN 2 DET 3
BOTTOM 8 .. W. Horton homered. Freehan walked. Oyler tripled scoring a run. MIN 2 DET 5
NOTES: Mickey Lolich came back from his military stint with guns ablazing. He has won all three of his starts giving up only 3 earned runs over that span. Fred Lasher, recently recalled, picked up another save. Jim Allison continues his scorching August, trying his best to carry the Twins on his back. Rod Carew played her first game since August 4.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 Double Triple RBI
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