Freehan led the Tigers (30-24) to their seventh win in their last eight games by hitting a three-run homer in the first inning off Twins starter Jim Merritt. The Tigers catcher added a two-run shot in the fifth, which helped send Merritt to the showers.
Merritt gave up all seven Tigers runs in five innings of work.
Meanwhile, the Tigers got a complete game from Mickey Lolich (7-4). Lolich walked four and struck out 10. The only Twins run came when Lolich walked Bob Allison in the fourth inning with the bases loaded.
The Tigers are 8-4 on their 15-game road trip and are thus assured of coming home with a winning record on the four-city sojourn.
| Game 54 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
WP- Lolich (7-4)
LP- Merritt
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