FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/08/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 605 - THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (37-23) 1 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 0 12 12 0
Minnesota Twins (29-32) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Minnesota Decked by Lopez, Tigers
The Detroit Tigers took on the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium.

The Detroit Tigers downed the Minnesota Twins, 12-2. The hitting star was designated hitter Pedro Lopez. Lopez was 2 for 5 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Tigers. Mark Buehrle, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in strikeouts with 71, was the winning pitcher. Over 9 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.

With Detroit leading 5-1 in the top of the fourth, Lopez came up to bat against Minnesota pitcher Marty Janzen. Lopez hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Tigers on top, 8-1.

Minnesota manager Dan Hornbaker called the blowout loss "a real dud."

The Tigers have an impressive 37-23 record.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Remy 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .316 1 18
M. Ranew C 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .284 5 35
D. DeShields 2B 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .296 3 24
M. Sanó 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .223 8 34
P. Lopez DH 5 2 2 5 0 0 6 .239 8 27
B. Bochte RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .299 13 38
L. Soto SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .287 4 11
M. Maier LF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .211 1 7
D. Bautista CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 0 2
Totals 36 12 12 11 7 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Remy 3 (15, 3rd Inning off M. Janzen, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Lohse, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off S. Runyan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Lopez 2 (8, 4th Inning off M. Janzen, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Runyan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Remy 7 , M. Ranew 2 , D. DeShields , M. Sanó , P. Lopez 8 , M. Maier , D. Bautista
2-out RBI: J. Remy , P. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ranew , P. Lopez , L. Soto
GIDP: P. Lopez
Sac Bunt: J. Remy
Sac Fly: D. DeShields
Hit by Pitch: M. Ranew
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Remy 2 (29)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sanó-DeShields-Remy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Miller RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .312 7 26
P. McNulty LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 5 34
T. Plouffe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .237 7 27
T. Trammell CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .309 4 23
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 7 26
E. Lake SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235 5 23
   a-R. York PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 13
G. Luzinski DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .233 12 25
J. Offerman 1B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .188 0 0
J. Heim C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .220 3 11
Totals 31 2 7 2 3 5 16      
a - R. York pinch hit for E. Lake in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Luzinski (7, 7th Inning off M. Buehrle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Luzinski (12, 2nd Inning off M. Buehrle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Miller , P. McNulty , T. Plouffe , E. Lake , G. Luzinski 6 , J. Offerman
2-out RBI: G. Luzinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Miller
GIDP: J. Heim
Sac Fly: T. Trammell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Lake (5)
CS: E. Lake (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Plouffe-Heim-Offerman)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buehrle W (9-2) 9.0 7 2 2 3 5 1 126 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buehrle 67
Batters Faced: M. Buehrle 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buehrle 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buehrle 126-78
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Janzen L (0-1) 3.2 9 8 8 2 0 1 81 12.10   
K. Lohse 2.2 1 2 2 4 2 0 41 3.89   
S. Runyan 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 31 4.29   
L. Hoyt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 8.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Janzen 7
Batters Faced: M. Janzen 23, K. Lohse 12, S. Runyan 8, L. Hoyt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Janzen 7-4, K. Lohse 3-2, S. Runyan 2-2, L. Hoyt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Janzen 81-48, K. Lohse 41-18, S. Runyan 31-19, L. Hoyt 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Runyan 2-2
WP: M. Janzen 2
Hit Batsmen: M. Janzen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Lopez
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 29969
Special Notes: Jerry Remy ties the DET regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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