Jason Thompson belted a two-run homer and Ron LeFlore collected four hits including a solo round-tripper, to power the Tigers to their fourth consecutive victory, 5-3, over the Brewers. LeFlore hit his circuit clout in the third inning. Thompson's blast came with two out in the seventh after LeFlore had doubled. Lance Parrish gave the Tigers insurance with a solo homer in the eighth.

Winner Jack Billingham yielded solo homers to Sixto Lezcano in the second and to Gorman Thomas in the fifth, bringing the Brewers' major league-leading total to 45. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 17, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Tigers 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 5 16 0 Brewers 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 3 4 1 0 1 .299 Molitor 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .289 Wagner ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Staub dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .289 Bando dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 Thompson 1b 5 1 1 2 0 2 .317 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .294 Lezcano rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 Wockenfuss rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .357 Gantner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Corcoran rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Parrish c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .233 Thomas cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .229 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Yount ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .357 Dillard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Moore c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Whitaker ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 5 16 5 1 5 Totals 35 3 10 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 10,004 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Brewers 6 DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 1 Doubles: LeFlore (6) Triples: Yount (1) Home Runs: LeFlore (4), Thompson (9), Parrish (4), Lezcano (7), Thomas (7) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (15) Caught Stealing: Kemp (1), Lezcano (1) GIDP: Dillard (2), Molitor (4) Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (1,by Augustine) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(4-1) 7 8 3 3 1 3 2 28 3.58 Hiller SV(3) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.30 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 3 2 36 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine L(4-6) 7.1 12 5 5 1 4 3 34 5.73 Rodriguez 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.64 McClure 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.21 Totals 9 16 5 5 1 5 3 42 Hit by Pitch: Augustine (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Wagner singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [LeFlore scored, Wagner to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Bando flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss singled to right; Parrish grounded out (third to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch; Dillard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano homered; Gantner grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to center; Moore grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore homered; Wagner flied out to center; Staub made an out to shortstop; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Molitor struck out; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Wockenfuss singled to third [Kemp to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez lined to left; Dillard singled to shortstop [Kemp out at home (shortstop to third to catcher), Wockenfuss to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1. BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie lined to right; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Wagner singled to center; Staub struck out; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1. BREWERS 5TH: Thomas homered; Yount tripled to right; Moore walked; Molitor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yount scored, Moore out at second]; Cooper made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp flied out to left; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish singled to center; Rodriguez singled to center [Parrish to second]; Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 3. BREWERS 6TH: Bando made an out to second; Oglivie flied out to left; Lezcano singled to left; Lezcano was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 3. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore doubled to right; Wagner lined to first; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson homered [LeFlore scored]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 3. BREWERS 7TH: Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to right; Moore singled to center [Yount to second]; Molitor struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Parrish homered; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker singled to left; LeFlore singled to center [Whitaker to third]; LeFlore stole second; Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Brewers 3. BREWERS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING RF); WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando singled to left; Oglivie popped to shortstop in foul territory; Lezcano forced Bando (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Brewers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to right; MCCLURE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Thompson struck out; Kemp singled to left [Staub to second]; Corcoran made an out to second; Kemp was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Brewers 3. BREWERS 9TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR GANTNER; Davis made an out to first; Thomas singled to left; Yount flied out to center; Moore made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Brewers 3.

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