Cleveland, OH (Sat., Sept. 6, 1975) - Rico Carty's single in the seventh inning broke a 5-5 tie, and the Cleveland Indians went on to beat the Tigers, 9-7, in a slugfest on Saturday afternoon.
Willie Horton clubbed two two-run home runs for the Tigers (54-85).
The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning when Ben Oglivie lofted a three-run homer over the right field wall. After Horton's first homer put Detroit ahead, 5-2 in the fifth inning, the Indians responded with three runs in their half, two scoring on a Boog Powell homer.
The Indians scored twice in the seventh and twice in the eighth for a 9-5 lead before Horton hit his second home run of the day with two out in the ninth to bring the Tigers to within 9-7. Jack Pierce walked but Jim Kern, who took over in the seventh inning from starter Dennis Eckersley, retired Aurelio Rodriguez on a force out to end the game.
Kern got the win while rookie reliever Ike Brookens (0-1) was tagged with the loss.
Rick Manning had three hits, an RBI and scored two runs for the Tribe.
Horton continued his tear; he has four homers and 12 RBI in his past four games, giving him 22 and 86 this season.
Dave Lemanczyk made a rare start for the Tigers and lasted just 4.1 innings, charged with five runs on four hits and five walks. He didn't strike out anyone.
Each team had 12 hits.
The Tigers committed three more errors, adding to their Major League-leading total, which stands at 121.
The Major Said: "Seven runs, 12 hits---you should win. But that's how it's gone for us. We'll keep battling to the end, though. I can promise you that. We owe that to the fans and the city of Detroit."
Tigers 300 020 002 7-12-3
Cleve. 020 030 22x 9-12-1
HR: Oglivie (DET, 9); Horton (DET, [2] 22); Powell (CLE)
WP: Kern
LP: Brookens (0-1)
Tigers record: 54-85 (actual 54-85)
Home: 27-44
Away: 27-41
Last 10: 3-7
No comments:
Post a Comment