You read that right - 14 to 11. I think the pitchers were throwing underhand like a softball game...
The game was scoreless until the top of the second. The Blue Jays had Doyle Alexander on the mound and he might be having the best season in Statis Pro. But lil' Tom Brookens ripped a triple to plate Lance Parrish and Howard Johnson. Whitaker then knocked in Brookens.
Alexander gave up solo homers to Chet Lemon and Lance Parrish in the third but the Blue Jays scored four in the fourth to cut the lead to one for Detroit. Dave Collins hit a triple to plate two in that sequence. Alexander gave up another home run, this time for two runs to Larry Herndon in the top of the fifth and finally got lifted. His replacement, Jim Acker, gave up a solo job to Brookens and the Tigers were back up 8-4.
But the Blue Jays wouldn't give up! After Willie Hernandez pitched three scoreless innings in relief of a short start by Dan Petry, Doug Bair took the mound and got rocked. Toronto sent ten batters to the plate in the sixth and by the end of it the game was tied at eight apiece.
An RBI single by Lou Whitaker and a bases loaded walk to Darrell Evans in the seventh gave Detroit the lead again, but Ernie Whitt hit a solo homer in the bottom half of the frame and the Tigers were clinging to a one run lead. But in the bottom of the eighth Roger Mason had a runner on base with two outs when Jorge Bell came to the plate. HOME. RUN. Toronto finally had a one run lead!
The top of the ninth saw Jimmy Key take the mound hoping to preserve the lead. He hasn't been good this Statis Pro season and his bad luck continued. He gave up back to back doubles to Barbaro Garbey and Whitaker and the game was tied. Alan Trammell singled to push Sweet Lou to third and bring up Evans. Evans sent a ball deep into the right field bleachers and Detroit retook the lead by three runs! Mason retired the side in the bottom of the ninth to go from the losing pitcher to the winner.
With that win the Tigers are now just a game and a half behind Toronto for first in the AL East!
Winning Pitcher - Roger Mason
Losing Pitcher - Jimmy Key
Player of the Game - Darrell Evans, 2-4, HR, 4RBI, 2 BB's
Hall of Famers in the Game - Alan Trammell
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