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Detroit Tigers 8–2 Minnesota Twins: MLB regular season, 26 August 2000
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 8–2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on 26 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
26 August 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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The game
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 8–2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on 26 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Detroit Tigers scored 8 runs, while the home Minnesota Twins finished with 2. The winning margin was 6 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 3, Detroit Tigers scored 2 runs in the top half and Minnesota Twins scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 2–1 Minnesota Twins. In inning 4, Minnesota Twins scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 2–2 Minnesota Twins.
In inning 6, Detroit Tigers scored 4 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 6–2 Minnesota Twins. In inning 7, Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 7–2 Minnesota Twins.
In inning 9, Detroit Tigers scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Detroit Tigers 8–2 Minnesota Twins.
Pitching decisions
Steve Sparks was credited with the pitching win. Eric Milton was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Detroit Tigers finished with 11 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Minnesota Twins finished with 5 hits and 2 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Detroit Tigers 64 wins and 64 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Minnesota Twins 58 wins and 72 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Detroit Tigers | Minnesota Twins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 2 |
Sources
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