Detroit, MI- Fred Holdsworth pitched seven shutout innings in his second career big league start, new Tiger Woodie Fryman followed with two effective frames, and Detroit beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Thursday night.
The Tigers (60-38) took two of three with yet more outstanding pitching, limiting the Brewers to six hits one night after giving up just three.
And the power returned as the Tigers slammed four home runs, one night after hitting five round trippers.
Dick McAuliffe (7) hit yet another homer, his seventh in 15 games, to start the first inning for Detroit. Norm Cash (16), Bill Freehan (16) and Mickey Stanley (8) all hit solo homers as well. McAuliffe picked up a second RBI with a seventh inning single. Cash and Stanley both connected in the fourth inning to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
Holdsworth (2-0) has fit right in with the Tigers' excellent pitching staff. He has given up two runs in 14 innings in his two starts. On Thursday, Holdsworth walked four, struck out one, and gave up three hits.
Fryman, a veteran lefty claimed on waivers from the Phillies on Wednesday, pitched two sometimes rocky innings, yielding a run, three hits and a walk.
The Tigers maintain a 7.5-game lead over the second place Boston Red Sox.
Brewers starter Jim Colborn took the loss, giving up three of the four home runs.
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MIL 000 000 010 1-6-0
DET 100 200 11x 5-8-1
WP: Holdsworth (2-0)
LP: Colborn
HR: McAuliffe (DET; 7); Cash (DET; 16); Freehan (DET; 16); Stanley (DET; 8)
Tigers overall: 60-38
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 7-3
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