August 20, 1989 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Ed NunezL: Eric PlunkS: Mike Henneman
Biggest lead DET by 4
| 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 |
5NY Yankees | 74 | 87 | .460 | 14.5 |
6CL Guardians | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
7DE Tigers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 30.0 |
| SSSteve Sax2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RK Roberto KellyCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DMDon Mattingly1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| SBSteve BalboniDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJesse BarfieldRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BGBob GerenC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AEAlvaro EspinozaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTWayne Tolleson3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KPKen PhelpsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMel HallPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SKSteve Kiefer3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
2B: Kelly, Espinoza
3B: Sax
HR: Barfield, Tolleson
RBI: Sax 2, Barfield 2, Tolleson, Polonia
LOB: 12
2B: Bergman, Brumley
HR: Lynn
RBI: Trammell, Richie, Bergman 2, Nokes, Lynn, Strange
SB: Pettis, Brumley
CS: Strange
LOB: 16
The Tigers edged the Yankees 7-6 at Tiger Stadium.
Ed Nunez got the win, Eric Plunk took the loss and Mike Henneman earned the save. Fred Lynn went 1-for-3 for the Tigers, while Jesse Barfield went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
