1987 ALCS: Game 4

Game 4:

Sunday, October 11, 1987 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	7	1
Detroit	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	7	3
WP: Frank Viola (1–0) LP: Frank Tanana (0–1) SV: Jeff Reardon (1) Home runs: MIN: Kirby Puckett (1), Greg Gagne (2) DET: None

Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gladden lf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Newman 2b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Larkin ph                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Lombardozzi pr,2b           1   0   1   1       0   0       2   1
Puckett cf                    5   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   0   0   1       0   0       3   4
Baylor dh                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Brunansky rf                  3   0   0   0       2   1       1   0
Hrbek 1b                      5   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
Gagne ss                      4   2   2   1       0   0       2   4
Laudner c                     2   1   0   0       2   0       7   1
Viola p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Atherton p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Berenguer p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reardon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   5   7   5       4   2      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gaetti-Lombardozzi-Hrbek.
E: Gagne (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Gagne (1,off Tanana); Larkin (1,off Tanana).
HR: Puckett (1,3rd inning off Tanana 0 on 1 out); Gagne (2,4th inning off Tanana
0 on 1 out).
SH: Newman (1,off Tanana).
SF: Gaetti (1,off Tanana).
HBP: Gladden 2 (2,by Tanana 2); Baylor (1,by Tanana).
Team LOB: 11.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Whitaker 2b                   2   2   0   0       3   1       3   2
Morrison dh                   4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Nokes ph,dh                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gibson lf                     4   0   1   1       1   2       3   0
Trammell ss                   3   0   1   0       1   0       1   3
Herndon rf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Lemon cf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Evans 1b,3b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
Brookens 3b                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   6
  Bergman ph,1b               2   0   1   1       0   1       6   0
Heath c                       2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Grubb ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Sheridan pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tanana p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Petry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Thurmond p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   2       6   6      27  14

FIELDING - 
E: Herndon (1), Evans 2 (2).

BATTING - 
SH: Heath (1,off Atherton).
GDP: Trammell (2,off Berenguer).
Team LOB: 9.

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
Viola W(1-0)                  5     5   3   2   4   3   0  25
Atherton                      0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Berenguer                     2.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   8
Reardon SV(1)                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9     7   3   2   6   6   0  39

Viola faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
WP: Berenguer (1).

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tanana L(0-1)                 5.1   6   4   3   4   1   2  29
Petry                         3.1   1   1   0   0   1   0  13
Thurmond                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     7   5   3   4   2   2  43

WP: Tanana (1), Petry (1).
HBP: Tanana 3 (3,Gladden 2,Baylor).

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

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 51939

Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers          
1. Gladden             lf        Whitaker            2b
2. Newman              2b        Morrison            dh
3. Puckett             cf        Gibson              lf
4. Gaetti              3b        Trammell            ss
5. Baylor              dh        Herndon             rf
6. Brunansky           rf        Lemon               cf
7. Hrbek               1b        Evans               1b
8. Gagne               ss        Brookens            3b
9. Laudner             c         Heath               c
   Viola               p         Tanana              p

The fourth game of the series matched Viola against Tiger left-hander Frank Tanana, who had thrown a 1–0 complete-game shutout over the Toronto Blue Jays on the final day of the regular season to punch Detroit's playoff ticket.

In the bottom of the first, the Tigers gave Tanana a 1–0 lead when Lou Whitaker walked to lead off the inning and eventually scored on a throwing error by Twins shortstop Greg Gagne. However, in the top of the third, Kirby Puckett homered off Tanana to tie the game, then Gagne added a homer of his own in the top of the fourth to give Minnesota a 2–1 lead. The Twins made it a 3–1 lead in the fifth when Puckett came home on a Gary Gaetti sacrifice fly, but the Tigers came to within a run in the bottom of the fifth when an infield hit by Kirk Gibson scored Whitaker.

In the top of the sixth, Gagne doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a base hit by pinch-hitter Gene Larkin to give Minnesota a 4–2 advantage. In the bottom half of the inning, the Tigers again clawed to within a run when pinch-hitter Dave Bergman followed up singles by Chet Lemon and Darrell Evans with a single of his own, scoring Lemon and moving Evans to second. After Mike Heath sacrificed Evans to third and Bergman to second, Twins manager Tom Kelly pulled Keith Atherton in favor of Juan Berenguer. However, the Tiger rally was squelched when catcher Tim Laudner picked a stunned Evans off third and Berenguer induced a flyout from Jim Morrison to end the inning.

In the eighth, the Twins restored their two-run lead when Laudner reached on an error by Evans (who was playing third base, as Bergman had stayed in the game as the first baseman) and came home to score on a single by Steve Lombardozzi. In the ninth, Reardon managed to preserve a 5–3 Twins win, putting them one victory away from the pennant.