August 2, 1987 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead DET by 1 · NYY 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 |
2B: Whitaker, Gibson, Lemon, Walewander
HR: Whitaker, Gibson, Sheridan
RBI: Whitaker 2, Evans, Gibson, Sheridan
LOB: 17
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MEMike EaslerDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DPDan PasquaLF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SalasC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJuan Bonilla2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BMBobby MeachamSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GWGary WardPH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCHenry CottoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRick CeroneC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2B: Mattingly, Easler, Ward
HR: Pagliarulo
RBI: Mattingly, Winfield, Easler, Pagliarulo 2, Pasqua 2, Ward
LOB: 18
The Yankees beat the Tigers 8-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Rick Rhoden got the win, Jeff Robinson took the loss and Dave Righetti earned the save. Mike Pagliarulo went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Lou Whitaker went 2-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
