FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/08/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 605 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (36-24) 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 14 1
Minnesota Twins (25-36) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 7 1
Slide Continues for Twins
The Detroit Tigers picked up a win at Metropolitan Stadium, knocking off the Minnesota Twins, 5-4. Starting pitcher Jeff Karstens was a big reason why. Ed Lopat picked up the save for Detroit, his 5th of the year. The losing skid has reached 6 games for Minnesota.

It could have been a different outcome for Detroit, had it not been for Mark Belanger, the four-time Great Glove Award winner . Belanger contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put Detroit up, 5-2.

"I was a little disappointed," said Minnesota manager Dan Hornbaker. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Remy 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .303 4 25
D. DeShields 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .321 6 34
M. Ranew C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .280 6 43
T. Snider LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .279 13 42
D. Johnson DH 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .205 7 16
P. Lopez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .190 3 6
G. Gross CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .221 7 18
M. Belanger SS 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .221 1 11
J. Rivera RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0
Totals 37 5 14 5 2 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Snider (11, 7th Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Remy , D. DeShields 2 , T. Snider 3 , D. Johnson 3 , P. Lopez 2 , M. Belanger 3 , J. Rivera
2-out RBI: T. Snider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Johnson , G. Gross , J. Rivera
GIDP: J. Rivera
Sac Fly: J. Remy
Hit by Pitch: M. Ranew
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. DeShields (12)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Karstens (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Belanger-DeShields-Remy, Remy-Belanger-Karstens)
OF assists: 1 (Gross(Kingsale at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 17 36
K. Miller 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .278 1 12
T. Trammell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 11 32
E. Lake 3B, SS 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .230 5 24
P. McNulty LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 .243 5 21
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .335 6 32
V. Joshua DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .305 2 21
L. Marson C 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .211 1 10
B. Morgan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 2 11
   a-D. Moore PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 2 5
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 6 23      
a - D. Moore pinch hit for B. Morgan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Kingsale 2 (15, 7th Inning off J. Karstens, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Lopat, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Miller 2 , E. Lake , P. McNulty , G. Kingsale 5
2-out RBI: G. Kingsale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Siebern , E. Lake
GIDP: G. Kingsale , L. Marson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Miller (11)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Trammell (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Miller-Siebern)
OF assists: 1 (Kingsale(Rivera at 2nd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karstens W (2-3) 7.0 4 2 2 4 5 0 110 4.79   
E. Lopat SV (5) 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 33 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karstens 62
Batters Faced: J. Karstens 28, E. Lopat 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karstens 9-5, E. Lopat 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karstens 110-66, E. Lopat 33-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Francis L (6-7) 5.2 9 3 3 1 6 0 102 4.50   
J. Bonikowski 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 1.74   
B. Hurter 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 38 5.40   
R. Meacham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Francis 44
Batters Faced: E. Francis 26, J. Bonikowski 4, B. Hurter 10, R. Meacham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Francis 6-3, J. Bonikowski 1-0, B. Hurter 1-2, R. Meacham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Francis 102-63, J. Bonikowski 17-9, B. Hurter 38-25, R. Meacham 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bonikowski 3-0 , B. Hurter 1-1 , R. Meacham 1-0
WP: B. Hurter
Hit Batsmen: E. Francis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Karstens
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 29816
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