Breaking a tight game apart, the Twins sent 13 men to the plate and scored eight runs in the 10th inning on six hits and four walks to rout the Tigers, 12-4. Ike Brown, Don Wert and Al Kaline homered for the Tigers. Cesar Tovar batted in three of the Twins' first four runs with two sacrifice flies and a single before adding two more RBIs in the 10th.

Tovar singled with one out to open the Twins' explosion and scored the tie-breaking run on a double by Danny Thompson. On his second trip in that stanza, Tovar singled to drive in two runs, took second on the throw to the plate and scored the final run when Thompson singled for his fourth hit of the game. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 1, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins        0  1  0    1  1  0    0  1  0    8  -  12 16  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  -   4 10  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              5   1   3   5     0   0   .303      Stanley cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Thompson 2b           6   1   4   2     1   0   .277      I. Brown 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .298
Killebrew 3b          5   1   1   0     2   2   .306        McAuliffe ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Oliva rf              6   1   1   1     0   1   .323      Kaline 1b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .287
Alyea lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .293      Northrup rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Holt lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Wert 3b               4   1   2   1     1   1   .240
  Renick ph,lf        2   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Maddox lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Reese 1b              4   1   1   1     2   1   .271        Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Cardenas ss           5   1   1   0     1   0   .281      Price c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .204
Tischinski c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Gutierrez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Quilici pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .220      Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Ratliff c           1   1   0   0     1   0   .243        Freehan ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Kaat p                2   1   1   0     1   0   .175        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .276
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manuel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allison ph          1   1   0   1     1   1   .170        Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  12  16  12    10   8             Totals               38   4  10   4     4   3

Time of Game: 3:40   Attendance: 34,354
Left on Base: Twins 15, Tigers 8
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Maddox, Gutierrez
Doubles: Alyea (7), Thompson (4), Oliva (17), Renick (7)
Home Runs: I. Brown (3), Wert (5), Kaline (13)
Caught Stealing: Northrup (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Tovar 2 (5)
GIDP: Price (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    6.1   7   3   3   2   2   2  26   3.59
Williams                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.57
Perranoski W(7-2)       2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   1.91
Woodson SV(1)           1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.32
Totals                 10    10   4   4   4   3   3  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  7     8   3   3   4   5   0  33   3.44
LaGrow                  0.2   2   1   0   1   0   0   6   3.86
Scherman L(3-3)         1.2   3   4   4   2   2   0  10   3.56
Timmermann              0.1   2   4   4   3   0   0   6   4.07
Kilkenny                0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.89
Totals                 10    16  12  11  10   8   0  57

Wild Pitches: Kaat (10), Lolich (9)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to left; Killebrew singled to center [Thompson to
second]; Oliva struck out; Alyea grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to center; I. Brown homered;
Kaline singled to center; Northrup singled to left [Kaline to
second]; Northrup was caught stealing second (catcher to second
to first) [Kaline to third]; Wert struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Reese walked; Cardenas forced Reese (second to
shortstop); Tischinski singled to right [Cardenas to second];
Kaat singled [Cardenas to third, Tischinski to second]; Tovar
lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Cardenas scored];
Thompson walked [Tischinski to third, Kaat to second]; Killebrew
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Maddox struck out; Price popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva lined to center; Alyea struck out; Reese
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); I. Brown singled; Kaat threw a wild pitch [I.
Brown to second]; Kaline walked; Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tischinski struck out; Kaat walked; Lolich threw a wild pitch
[Kaat to second]; Tovar singled to left [Kaat scored, Tovar to
second (error by Maddox)]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wert grounded out (third to first); Maddox singled
to left; Price grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Tigers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Oliva made an out to
shortstop; Alyea doubled to right; Reese singled to center
[Alyea scored]; Cardenas singled to center [Reese to second];
Tischinski walked [Reese to third, Cardenas to second]; Kaat
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lolich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar lined to center; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: I. Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva flied out to center; Alyea struck out; Reese
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Wert homered;
Maddox lined to right; Price walked; Gutierrez singled [Price to
third]; FREEHAN BATTED FOR LOLICH; WILLIAMS REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); G. BROWN BATTED FOR FREEHAN; G. Brown forced
Gutierrez (second to shortstop) [Price scored]; Stanley grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 3.

TWINS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Cardenas flied
out to center; Tischinski reached on an error by Gutierrez
[Tischinski to first]; QUILICI RAN FOR TISCHINSKI; MANUEL BATTED
FOR WILLIAMS; Manuel singled to center [Quilici to third]; Tovar
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Quilici scored (unearned)];
Thompson singled to center [Manuel to second]; Killebrew walked
[Manuel to third, Thompson to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED LAGROW
(PITCHING); Oliva forced Killebrew (second to shortstop); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: RATLIFF REPLACED QUILICI (PLAYING C ); PERRANOSKI
REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); I. Brown flied out to left; Kaline
homered; Northrup lined to right; Wert singled to left; Maddox
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 4.

TWINS 9TH: RENICK BATTED FOR HOLT; Renick lined to center; Reese
was called out on strikes; Cardenas walked; Ratliff popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 9TH: RENICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Price grounded
out (third to first); Gutierrez grounded out (third to first);
Scherman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Tigers 4.

TWINS 10TH: ALLISON BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Allison was called
out on strikes; Tovar singled; Thompson doubled to right [Tovar
scored]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Oliva doubled to
right [Thompson scored, Killebrew to third]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED
SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Renick doubled to left [Killebrew scored,
Oliva scored]; Reese was walked intentionally; Cardenas grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Renick to third, Reese to second];
Ratliff was walked intentionally; Allison walked [Renick scored,
Reese to third, Ratliff to second]; Tovar singled to center
[Reese scored, Ratliff scored, Allison to third, Tovar to second
(on throw)]; KILKENNY REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Thompson
singled [Allison scored, Tovar to third]; Killebrew struck out;
8 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: WOODSON REPLACED ALLISON (PITCHING); Stanley
singled to left; MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR I. BROWN; McAuliffe walked
[Stanley to second]; Kaline was called out on strikes; Northrup
flied out to left; Wert walked [Stanley to third, McAuliffe to
second]; CASH BATTED FOR MADDOX; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 4.
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