The Tigers scored five runs in the sixth inning, plating all but one base runner in the frame, and went on to a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium tonight.
Ron LeFlore's two out, two-run single highlighted the inning, as the Tigers erased a 3-0 deficit to go ahead, 5-3.
The Brewers answered with a run in their half of the sixth, but the Tigers tacked on an insurance run in the eighth, thanks in part to an error by shortstop Robin Yount to start the inning.
Tigers starter Dave Lemanczyk (2-0) pitched seven innings and got the win. John Hiller pitched the ninth for his third save of the year.
Willie Horton, who had three hits and a run scored: "Maybe this will kind of get things going for us."
Down 3-0, the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth. Willie Horton singled, Nate Colbert walked, and Bill Freehan singled. Then Danny Meyer drew a walk, forcing home Horton. A Ben Oglivie single delivered another run, and Tom Veryzer lofted a fly ball to center field that scored Freehan. LeFlore then stepped to the plate and singled home the fourth and fifth runs of the inning.
"Good to see the boys deliver," Tigers manager Ralph Houk said.
The Tigers (7-9) have won two straight.
Horton, who had three singles and a run scored, hoped that the outburst was a sign of things to come.
"I know I can do better. We all can," he said. "Maybe this will kind of get things going for us."
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Tigers record: 7-9 (actual 10-6)
Home: 2-7
Away: 5-2
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