1987 ALCS: Game 3

Game 3:

Saturday, October 10, 1987 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	6	8	1
Detroit	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	x	7	7	0
WP: Mike Henneman (1–0) LP: Jeff Reardon (1–1) Home runs: MIN: Greg Gagne (1), Tom Brunansky (1) DET: Pat Sheridan (1)

Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gladden lf                    3   1   1   0       2   0       2   0
Gagne ss                      5   2   1   1       0   1       3   1
Puckett cf                    5   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Hrbek 1b                      3   1   0   0       2   0       5   2
Gaetti 3b                     5   0   2   2       0   1       2   0
Bush dh                       3   1   1   1       1   1       0   0
Brunansky rf                  3   1   1   2       1   0       2   0
Lombardozzi 2b                3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Butera c                      3   0   2   0       0   0       6   0
  Davidson pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Laudner c                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Straker p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Schatzeder p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Berenguer p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reardon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   6   8   6       7   5      24   6

FIELDING - 
E: Lombardozzi (1).

BATTING - 
HR: Gagne (1,4th inning off Terrell 0 on 0 out); Brunansky (1,6th inning off
Terrell 1 on 2 out).
IBB: Hrbek (2,by Henneman); Gladden (1,by Henneman).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Gladden (1,2nd base by Terrell/Nokes).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Whitaker 2b                   4   1   1   0       1   1       1   3
Evans 1b                      1   0   0   0       3   0      11   0
Gibson lf                     5   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Trammell ss                   4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Nokes c                       3   0   0   0       1   1       5   2
Lemon cf                      3   1   0   0       1   1       4   0
Bergman dh                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herndon ph,dh               3   0   2   2       0   1       0   0
  Morris pr,dh                0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brookens 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Sheridan rf                   4   2   2   2       0   0       3   1
Terrell p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Henneman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   7   7   6       6   7      27  12

BATTING - 
2B: Sheridan (1,off Straker); Herndon (1,off Schatzeder).
HR: Sheridan (1,8th inning off Reardon 1 on 1 out).
HBP: Evans (1,by Schatzeder).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gibson 2 (2,2nd base off Straker/Butera,2nd base off Schatzeder/Butera).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Straker                       2.2   3   5   5   4   1   0  15
Schatzeder                    3.1   2   0   0   0   5   0  14
Berenguer                     1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Reardon L(1-1)                1     2   2   2   1   0   1   6
Totals                        8     7   7   7   6   7   1  39

Schatzeder faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
BK: Straker (1).
HBP: Schatzeder (1,Evans).

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Terrell                       6     7   6   6   4   4   2  28
Henneman W(1-0)               3     1   0   0   3   1   0  13
Totals                        9     8   6   6   7   5   2  41

Terrell faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
IBB: Henneman 2 (3,Hrbek,Gladden).

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jim McKean, LF - Durwood Merrill, 
RF - Joe Brinkman

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 49730

Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers          
1. Gladden             lf        Whitaker            2b
2. Gagne               ss        Evans               1b
3. Puckett             cf        Gibson              lf
4. Hrbek               1b        Trammell            ss
5. Gaetti              3b        Nokes               c
6. Bush                dh        Lemon               cf
7. Brunansky           rf        Bergman             dh
8. Lombardozzi         2b        Brookens            3b
9. Butera              c         Sheridan            rf
   Straker             p         Terrell             p

The Series shifted to Detroit for Game 3, with the Tigers' Walt Terrell facing the Twins' Les Straker. The two pitchers matched zeroes for the first two-and-a-half innings until the bottom of the third, when Detroit's Pat Sheridan doubled to left, moved to third on a single by Whitaker, and scored on a force out by Gibson that sent Whitaker to third. After Gibson stole second, a balk by Straker scored Whitaker, and a single by Trammell brought in Gibson. A double by Herndon then scored Trammell and Lemon to give the Tigers a 5–0 lead.

In the top of the fourth, the Twins cut Detroit's lead to 5–2 with a Gagne home run and a Bush single that scored Hrbek, and in the sixth they reduced the lead down to one with a two-run homer by Brunansky. In the top of the seventh, a two-out single by Gaetti drove in Gladden and Gagne to give the Twins a 6–5 lead and put them on the cusp of taking a stranglehold on the series.

Facing the prospect of blowing a 5–0 lead and falling behind three games to none, the Tigers rallied in the bottom of the eighth. Minnesota brought in Reardon to get a two-inning save. After a lead-off single by Larry Herndon, Reardon got Tom Brookens to pop out to Hrbek. Pat Sheridan, 1 for 6 lifetime versus Reardon, then stepped to the plate and launched the reliever's first pitch into the upper deck in right field for a two-run home run that restored Detroit's lead, 7–6. In the top of the ninth, Mike Henneman retired the Twins in order to put the Tigers back in the Series, which now stood at 2–1 for Minnesota.