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Game 4 Tigers at Royals

Dan Petry v Dennis Leonard (7-2 4.42)

Tigers take game 6-4, sparked by a 4 run 6th, that included a 3 run bomb from Dwight Evans.

Royals and Tigers all even at 2

Game 5 Royals at Tigers

Frank Tanana v Jack Morris

Leadoff Wilson single, followed by a stolen base, no further advancement; no runs 1 hit no errors 1 LOB
Tanana walks 3, leaves the bases loaded; no runs, no hits, no errors 3 LOB

2 out German Barranca triple; no runs, 1 hit, no errors 1 LOB
Lance Parrish single followed by Tanana's 4th walk, nothing else; no run, 1 hit, no errors 2 LOB

Royals go in order
Gibson singles, steals second, followed by a 2R homer from Dwight Evans, Remy adds a triple, Whitaker doubles, Tigers score 4; 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error 1 LOB

Royals down in order again, as Morris has retired 7 straight
Tigers go in order for first time today

TOP 5th
2 out walk to UL Washington, nothing else; no runs, no hits, no errors 1 LOB
Tanana chased after 2 singles, Langford allows a hit to Cliff Johnson scoring 1; 1 run, 3 hits, no errors 2 LOB

Luis Silverio homer, followed by a double by Schmidt; 1 run, 2 hits, no errors 1 LOB
Jason Thompson with a 2 out single, nothing more; no runs, 1 hit, no errors 1 LOB

single by Rice, erased with a DP; no runs, 1 hit, no errors 0 LOB
Tigers waste a single by Steve Kemp; no runs, 1 hit, no errors 1 LOB

Royals punchless in the 8th, time is running out on the 81 season
Hammaker relieves Langford, 2 singles; no runs, 2 hits, no errors 2 LOB

Morris finishes off Royals striking out, Bench, Schmidt and Cooper

Tigers win 5-1, advance to the World Series


Game 4 Cardinals at Dodgers

Steve Carlton (19-10 2.21) v Fernando Valenzuela (18-7 2.21)

Fernandomania was alive and well as Valenzuela did not allow an earned run while striking out 8, Dodgers cruise 4-2

Dodgers win NLCS