Minnesota @ Detroit

Network: NBC
Announcers: Bob Costas, Tony Kubek
Format: DVD (4 disks)
Quality: 8.25
Notes: Includes pre-game, post-game and some commercials... Lesser source material used for bottom of the 4th and part of the 5th that were missing, and a few spots in the middle innings when reception goes.

Alternate Version: 4 Disks (8.5 quality)... WDIV version... Complete, pre-game, post-game, commercials.

Game Notes

Twins answer and hold off the Tigers for 5-3 win.

Minnesota rebounds from Detroit's dramatic win in Game 3 to take a 3-1 lead in the series as Frank Viola dances around trouble before Keith Atherton, Juan Berenguer and Jeff Reardon come out of the pen to slam the door with the final 12 outs. Atherton allows a pinch-hit single to Dave Bergman that cuts it to 4-3 in the 6th, but then gets a key pickoff of Darrell Evans at 3rd base by Tim Laudner to help escape further trouble.

Laudner scores an insurance run in the 8th when Evans, playing out of position at 3rd, makes a throwing error allowing him to reach base and later score. Minnesota gets 2 key long balls against Frank Tanana after falling behind 1-0 early. Kirby Puckett and Greg Gagne go deep to put the Twins in front 2-1, a lead they never relinquish.


Starting pitchers:
Twins - Viola
Tigers - Tanana

Winning pitcher: Viola
Losing pitcher: Tanana