FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/27/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1016 - THURSDAY, JULY 27TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (57-44) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 7 0
Minnesota Twins (55-48) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 X 7 10 0
Tigers Suffer 7-4 Road Loss
The Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, at Metropolitan Stadium. Minnesota designated hitter Keith Miller was a spark plug for the offense. He was 2-5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Rick Rhoden picked up the win, improving his season record to 7-6. He struck out 4 in 5.1 innings. The 5th-place Twins are now 55-48, the Tigers 57-44.

Minnesota took a 7-3 lead on Miller's 10th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Ed Lopat in the bottom of the eighth, propelled Minnesota to the win.

"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit," said Miller.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Remy 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .314 3 32
M. Ranew C 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 .290 8 59
D. DeShields 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .289 9 61
M. Sanó 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .239 11 61
P. Lopez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .264 15 55
B. Bochte RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .312 17 56
M. Belanger SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 1 20
B. Dernier CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 11
   a-L. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 6 21
   b-D. Bautista CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 2
   c-D. Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 3 13
M. Maier LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .214 2 18
Totals 32 4 7 4 6 10 14      
a - L. Soto pinch hit for B. Dernier in the 7th
b - D. Bautista substituted for L. Soto in the 7th
c - D. Johnson pinch hit for D. Bautista in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. DeShields (25, 6th Inning off R. Rhoden, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bochte (17, 9th Inning off B. Graterol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Remy 2 , M. Ranew , D. DeShields 2 , B. Bochte 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ranew , M. Sanó , P. Lopez
GIDP: M. Sanó , M. Belanger 2
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McNulty LF 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 .294 12 58
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .274 9 42
K. Miller DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .324 10 43
T. Trammell CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .315 11 52
E. Lake 3B, SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .248 11 48
L. Marson C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280 1 20
J. Offerman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250 3 14
B. Morgan SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .253 6 41
   a-G. Luzinski PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 18 38
   b-T. Plouffe SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 12 45
C. Mauro RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .263 0 2
Totals 33 7 10 7 5 8 19      
a - G. Luzinski pinch ran for B. Morgan in the 8th
b - T. Plouffe substituted for G. Luzinski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Marson (11, 4th Inning off B. Howard, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Lake (19, 4th Inning off B. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. McNulty (18, 4th Inning off B. Howard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Miller (10, 8th Inning off E. Lopat, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. McNulty 3 , M. Trillo , K. Miller 5 , T. Trammell , E. Lake 3 , L. Marson 3
2-out RBI: P. McNulty , M. Trillo , K. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Miller , E. Lake , B. Morgan , C. Mauro
Sac Bunt: B. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: M. Trillo
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lake-Trillo-Offerman, Trillo-Morgan-Offerman, Morgan-Trillo-Offerman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Howard L (7-7) 6.0 7 4 4 4 5 0 114 4.39   
P. Ladd 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 5.23   
E. Lopat 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 27 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Howard 43
Batters Faced: B. Howard 30, P. Ladd 5, E. Lopat 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Howard 6-7, P. Ladd 1-1, E. Lopat 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Howard 114-63, P. Ladd 22-12, E. Lopat 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lopat 1-1
WP: B. Howard
Hit Batsmen: B. Howard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden W (7-6) 5.1 5 3 3 3 4 0 93 4.16   
J. Bonikowski H (11) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 28 3.42   
S. Runyan H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.80   
B. Graterol 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 1 26 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 47
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 22, J. Bonikowski 7, S. Runyan 2, B. Graterol 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 8-2, J. Bonikowski 0-2, S. Runyan 2-0, B. Graterol 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 93-55, J. Bonikowski 28-17, S. Runyan 11-7, B. Graterol 26-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bonikowski 1-0 , S. Runyan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Keith Miller
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 27084
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