Detroit, MI- Harmon Killebrew hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to put the Minnesota Twins ahead to stay in Game 1, and the Tigers ended up losing both games of a twin bill, 4-3 and 3-2. The second game took 10 innings to complete.
Killebrew connected off Tigers starter Woodie Fryman (1-1) with Rod Carew on first base. Wayne Granger saved the game for winner Jim Perry in the ninth inning. The Tigers (68-45) had taken a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning on RBI singles by Ed Brinkman and Fryman.
The Tigers got the tying run to third base with one out in the ninth, but Brinkman was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a ground ball.
In Game 2, Danny Thompson's double scored Steve Braun from second base in the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie. The victim was relief pitcher Chris Zachary (5-1), who allowed just his second run of the season. Bill Slayback started the second game for Detroit and went seven strong innings.
The Tigers had 12 hits in the nightcap but only managed an RBI double from Jim Northrup and a single by Bill Freehan to score another run. Game 2's winning pitcher was reliever Dave LaRoche.
Carew had four hits for the Twins in Game 1.
The DH loss, combined with Boston's win in Texas, shaved the Tigers' lead in the AL East to 7.5 games.
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GAME 1
MIN 100 000 120 4-9-2
DET 000 012 000 3-7-2
WP: Perry
SV: Granger
LP: Fryman (1-1)
HR: Killebrew (MIN)
GAME 2
MIN 002 000 000 1 3-10-0
DET 100 000 100 0 2-12-0
WP: LaRoche
LP: Zachary (5-1)
Tigers overall: 68-45
Home: 33-24
Away: 35-21
Last 10: 6-4
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