The Brewers blew a five-run lead in the top of the eighth inning but then came back in the bottom of the frame to score a run and beat the Tigers, 8-7. The Tigers' rally in the eighth included a three-run homer by Steve Kemp.

In the Brewers' half, Paul Molitor beat out an infield hit and continued to second on Aurelio Rodriguez' throwing error. Cecil Cooper sacrificed Molitor to third and lifted a sacrifice fly to right-center to drive in the winning tally. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Thursday, May       18, 1978 (Day game) at County Stadium
Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   7 12  2
Brewers      0  0  0    4  3  0    0  1  x  -   8 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Molitor 2b            5   2   2   1     0   0   .294
Whitaker 2b           1   1   1   0     2   0   .345      Cooper 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .328
  Wagner ph,2b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Bando 3b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .275
Staub dh              4   1   1   1     1   1   .288      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Thompson 1b           5   2   2   2     0   0   .321      Lezcano rf            3   2   3   0     0   0   .321
Kemp lf               5   1   2   3     0   0   .299        Davis rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Wohlford dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Corcoran rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Thomas cf             3   2   1   3     1   1   .231
  Stanley ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Yount ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .412
Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Martinez c            3   0   0   1     0   1   .224
  Rodriguez ph,3b     1   1   1   0     0   0   .329      Replogle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trammell ss           1   0   1   0     2   0   .309        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrish ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .246        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dillard pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   7     5   5             Totals               33   8  12   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 15,217
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Brewers 9
DP: Tigers 0, Brewers 2
Errors: Rodriguez, Foucault, Yount
Doubles: Parrish (5), Molitor (5)
Home Runs: Thompson (10), Kemp (2), Thomas (8)
Stolen Bases: Yount (1), Cooper (2)
Caught Stealing: Cooper (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Martinez (1), Bando (1)
GIDP: Staub (6)
Hit by Pitch: Lezcano (1,by Arroyo)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  3.2   5   4   4   4   2   0  20   5.40
Arroyo                  3.1   6   3   3   0   1   1  16   8.10
Foucault L(1-3)         1     1   1   0   0   1   0   5   2.51
Totals                  8    12   8   7   4   4   1  41

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Replogle                4.1   7   2   2   3   2   1  20   3.95
McClure                 3.1   4   5   5   2   2   1  15   5.19
Castro W(1-0)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   5   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Arroyo (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Bando walked; Oglivie walked
[Bando to second]; Lezcano singled to third [Bando to third,
Oglivie to second]; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to
first); May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran singled to
center; Mankowski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Yount singled
to left; Yount stole second; Martinez was called out on strikes;
Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first) [Trammell to second]; Whitaker singled to left
[Trammell out at home (left to catcher), Whitaker to second (on
throw to home)]; Staub singled to right [Whitaker scored];
Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Cooper flied out to left; Bando grounded out
(second to first); Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Kemp singled to pitcher; May made an out
to second; Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski singled to
right [Kemp out at third (right to shortstop to catcher to
third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano singled to left; Wohlford made an out to
second; Thomas walked [Lezcano to second]; Yount walked [Lezcano
to third, Thomas to second]; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Lezcano scored]; Molitor doubled to left [Thomas scored,
Yount to third]; Cooper singled to left [Yount scored, Molitor
scored]; ARROYO REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Cooper was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop
to second); Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; MCCLURE
REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Staub hit into a double play
(shortstop to third) [LeFlore out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano singled to right;
Wohlford singled to center [Lezcano to third]; Thomas homered
[Lezcano scored, Wohlford scored]; Yount singled to center;
Martinez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Brewers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Kemp
grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Cooper
singled to right; Bando flied out to left; Oglivie singled to
center [Cooper to third]; Lezcano was hit by a pitch [Oglivie to
second]; Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 2, Brewers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran struck out; Mankowski grounded out (first
unassisted); Trammell walked; LeFlore flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Yount made an out
to second; Martinez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); WAGNER BATTED
FOR WHITAKER; Wagner singled to right; Staub walked [Wagner to
second]; Thompson singled to right [Wagner scored, Staub to
second]; Kemp homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; May
grounded out (second to first); STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN;
Stanley struck out; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez
singled to center; CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); PARRISH
BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Parrish doubled to right [Rodriguez
scored]; DILLARD RAN FOR PARRISH; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Brewers 7.

BREWERS 8TH: WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FOUCAULT REPLACED ARROYO
(PITCHING); On a bunt Molitor singled to third [Molitor to
second (error by Rodriguez)]; Cooper reached on an error by
Foucault on a sacrifice bunt [Molitor to third, Cooper to
first]; Cooper stole second; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Molitor scored (unearned)]; Oglivie made an out to third; Davis
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Brewers 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Wagner reached on an error by Yount; Staub struck
out; Thompson forced Wagner (first to shortstop); Kemp flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Brewers 8.