May 7, 1968 at Memorial Stadium
Tigers 2, Orioles 1 (15-9)
In fantastic pitcher’s duel between Mickey Lolich and Tom Phoebus, the Tigers came out on top on a game where neither team scored until the ninth inning. Tommy Matchick’s pinch hit, two run double in the ninth gave the Tigers two runs to break the scoreless tie and while Boog Powell hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth, it was enough as the Tigers held on to win.
Mickey Lolich improved to 2-1 with eight shutout innings in which he gave up just three hits. Fred Lasher gave up the eighth inning run and then Joe Warden came in to get the final out of the game to pick up his first save of the season.
April 14, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, White Sox 4 (3-1)
The Tigers won their third straight in a ten inning contest in which Bill Freehan provided the heroics. His RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning won it for the Tigers and it capped off a great individual game for the catcher. He finished three for five with two RBIs and a run. Don Wert doubled, drove in two and scored.
Mickey Lolich was roughed up for four runs on nine hits in just five innings. Fred Lasher threw a shutout tenth inning and he improved to 1-0 on the season.
April 13, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, White Sox 2 (2-1)
Daryl Patterson threw some exceptional relief pitching after Joe Sparma ran into problems in the fifth inning. Like Jon Warden two days before, Patterson picked up his first career win and he gave up four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. Fred Lasher got the final out of the game and he picked up his first save of the season.
Mickey Stanley was the hitting star. He went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run. Willie Horton doubled, drove in a run and scored in the win.
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