Detroit (Mon., Aug. 11, 1975) - Jeff Burroughs clubbed two home runs, including a go-ahead, three-run shot in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Tigers, 5-3, at Tiger Stadium Monday night.
Burroughs also hit a solo homer in the second to put the Rangers ahead, 1-0. He finished with four RBI.
The backbreaking homer in the eighth came off reliever Fernando Arroyo, who was facing his first batter in relief of starter Lerrin LaGrow. Two were out and nobody on when LaGrow ran into trouble: back-to-back singles by Lenny Randle and Mike Hargrove.
LaGrow was then lifted, and Burroughs greeted Arroyo with a moonshot to deep left center on the second pitch. As Burroughs rounded the bases, boos were clearly heard from the crowd of 11,246.
The Rangers added an insurance run in the ninth.
The Tigers (48-69) got a leadoff single from Ben Oglivie in their half of the ninth, but starter Gaylord Perry (complete game) retired the next three batters without the ball leaving the infield.
Gene Michael hit a two-run homer (2) for the Tigers in the second inning for a 2-1 lead. Detroit added a run in the seventh to go ahead 3-1 and set up Burroughs' heroics.
After a four-game winning streak, the Tigers have lost five of six.
The Major Said: "That's why he (Burroughs) won the MVP last year. Big time players come up with big time hits, and he's a big time player."
Texas 010 000 031 5-9-0
Tigers 002 000 100 3-5-0
HR: Burroughs (TEX [2]); Michael (DET, 2)
WP: Perry
LP: Arroyo (2-4)
Tigers record: 48-69 (actual 46-71)
Home: 24-39
Away: 24-30
Last 10: 5-5
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