June 28, 1989 · 7:05 PM EDT
C3-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterLWLou Whitaker
2B2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 1 RBI · 2 RP1.2IP0 ER · 1 K · WP1.2IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 2 · DET by 1 · 3 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
2BA Orioles | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6.0 |
4MI Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 8.0 |
| 5NYYankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 |
6CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 7DETigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMel HallRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MPMike Pagliarulo3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SBSteve BalboniPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Espinoza
HR: Slaught
RBI: Polonia 2, Hall, Slaught, Espinoza
SB: Kelly 2
LOB: 18
2B: Whitaker
HR: Jones, Whitaker, Lynn
RBI: Jones, Whitaker, Trammell, Lynn 2, Heath
SB: Pettis 2
CS: Pettis
LOB: 15
The Tigers outlasted the Yankees 6-5 in 10 innings at Tiger Stadium.
Mike Henneman got the win and Dave Righetti took the loss. Lou Whitaker went 2-for-4 for the Tigers, while Don Slaught went 3-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
