April 8, 1987 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead NYY by 1 · DET by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 96 | 66 | .593 | 2.0 |
3MI Brewers | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
5BO Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
6BA Orioles | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31.0 |
7CL Guardians | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37.0 |
RH Rickey HendersonCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGary WardDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DPDan PasquaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JSJoel SkinnerC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WTWayne TollesonSS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RKRon KittlePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2B: Henderson, Mattingly, Ward
HR: Ward
RBI: Henderson, Randolph, Ward 3
LOB: 10
HR: Heath
RBI: Trammell 3, Harper, Heath
SB: Whitaker 2
LOB: 10
The Yankees edged the Tigers 6-5 at Tiger Stadium.
Charles Hudson got the win, Willie Hernandez took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Gary Ward went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Mike Heath went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
