August 2, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers 6, Twins 5 (66-40)
Bill Freehan led the Tigers offensive attack as the Tigers edged the Twins in the opener of a road series for Detroit. Freehan went two for four with a double, three RBIs and a run. Mickey Stanley went one for three with a walk and a run.
Joe Sparma and Mickey Lolich were both shelled in the early of innings of this game. Don McMahon saved the day though and he threw four innings of shutout relief to improve to 3-1 while Daryl Patterson struck out the final batter of the game to pick up his fifth save of the season.
