Rod Carew, leading off for the visiting Angels, surprised everybody in the stadium when he went yard in his first at-bat of the game. But Rick Sutcliffe settled down after that, tossing one of his best games of the season for Cleveland (I'm chomping at the bit to get him pitching in Chicago...). He allowed only four more hits until the top of the eighth. After back to back singles by Dick Schofield and Carew he was replaced by Ernie Camacho. Camacho got Brian Downing to line out to Julio Franco, who quickly stepped on second to double off Schofield. But Fred Lynn plated Carew on a scorching double to center field.
With a 2-0 lead Mike Witt pitched into the ninth but was replaced by Doug Corbett after Chris Bando zapped a pinch-hit homer over the fence. Corbett retired the last two outs to record the save.
Winning Pitcher - Mike Witt
Losing Pitcher - Rick Sutcliffe
Save - Doug Corbett
Player of the Game - Rod Carew, 3-4, HR, 2Rs
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson
Mike Young, the most improbable star of this Statis Pro season, continued his torrid production by blasting a solo homer in the first. Tom Brookens answered back in the bottom of the third with one of his own to knot the game at one apiece.
The teams traded runs again in the seventh. Al Bumbry doubled home Gary Roenicke in the top half but Brookens singled home Larry Herndon to tie things up once again.
Storm Davis, who pitched the whole game for Baltimore, got into a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the eighth. With one out up stepped...you guessed it. TOM BROOKENS. He punched a single that plated two, giving him all four RBI on the day for a Detroit win.
Winning Pitcher - Aurelio Lopez
Losing Pitcher - Storm Davis
Player of the Game - Tom Brookens, 3-3, HR, BB, 4RBI
Hall of Famers in the Game - Cal Ripken, Eddie Murray
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