September 10, 1988 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Rick RhodenL: Jack Morris
CF1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDSDon Slaught
C4-5H-AB2 2B · 2 RBI · 3 RP9.0IP4 ER · 3 K · W
Jack MorrisP6.1IP6 ER · 7 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 2 · NYY by 5 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| 2DETigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1.0 |
3MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
| 5NYYankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 |
6CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 |
7BA Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 |
2B: Trammell, Nokes
HR: Lusader, Lynn
RBI: Lusader 2, Lynn, Nokes
LOB: 8
| DHDon Heinkel | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| JMJack MorrisL | 6.1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 119 |
| MHMark Huismann | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| PGPaul Gibson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 157 |
RH Rickey HendersonLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWClaudell WashingtonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DW Dave WinfieldRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JCJack ClarkDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| WRWillie Randolph2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRafael SantanaSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMHal MorrisPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RVRandy VelardeSS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Slaught 2
RBI: Henderson 3, Washington, Mattingly, Winfield, Slaught 2, Santana
SB: Kelly
LOB: 27
The Yankees routed the Tigers 9-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Rick Rhoden got the win and Jack Morris took the loss. Don Slaught went 4-for-5 for the Yankees, while Scott Lusader went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
