Detroit (Sun., Aug. 10, 1975) - The Tigers' hitting slump continued as the Minnesota Twins broke open a tie game in the eighth inning and beat Detroit, 6-2, at Tiger Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Twins took the weekend series, 2-1.
The score was tied 2-2 when the Twins erupted for four runs in the eighth inning, punctuated by Johnny Briggs' three-run homer.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (3-5) pitched into the eighth inning and only allowed four hits and one walk, but the Tigers' offense continued to slumber. Detroit (48-68) has scored just three runs in their past four games.
Bill Freehan had two hits and scored both Tigers runs. Tom Veryzer had both RBI.
Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven pitched eight innings, giving up one earned run and six hits. He walked two and struck out six.
In the eighth, Jerry Terrell led off with a double, knocking Bare out of the game. Danny Thompson bunted, but reliever Tom Walker fumbled the ball for an error, placing runners on the corners with nobody out. Glenn Borgmann followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Terrell. Lyman Bostock singled, and after Dan Ford struck out, Briggs drove a Walker fastball deep into the right field upper deck.
The Major Said: "We're just not swinging the bats. There isn't much to say. You aren't going to win very many games scoring zero, one or two runs, as we tend to do. We have pitched pretty good this year but it hasn't really mattered."
Minnesota 000 200 040 6-9-2
Tigers 000 010 100 2-6-1
HR: Briggs (MIN)
WP: Blyleven
LP: Bare (3-5)
Tigers record: 48-68 (actual 46-70)
Home: 24-38
Away: 24-30
Last 10: 5-5
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