The Brewers blew a five-run lead in the top of the eighth inning but then came back in the bottom of the frame to score a run and beat the Tigers, 8-7. The Tigers' rally in the eighth included a three-run homer by Steve Kemp.

In the Brewers' half, Paul Molitor beat out an infield hit and continued to second on Aurelio Rodriguez' throwing error. Cecil Cooper sacrificed Molitor to third and lifted a sacrifice fly to right-center to drive in the winning tally. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 7

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 1978 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 7 12 2 Brewers 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 x - 8 12 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Molitor 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .294 Whitaker 2b 1 1 1 0 2 0 .345 Cooper 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .328 Wagner ph,2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Bando 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .275 Staub dh 4 1 1 1 1 1 .288 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Thompson 1b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .321 Lezcano rf 3 2 3 0 0 0 .321 Kemp lf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .299 Davis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Wohlford dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Corcoran rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Thomas cf 3 2 1 3 1 1 .231 Stanley ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Yount ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .412 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .224 Rodriguez ph,3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .329 Replogle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 1 0 1 0 2 0 .309 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dillard pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 12 7 5 5 Totals 33 8 12 8 4 4 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 15,217 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Brewers 9 DP: Tigers 0, Brewers 2 Errors: Rodriguez, Foucault, Yount Doubles: Parrish (5), Molitor (5) Home Runs: Thompson (10), Kemp (2), Thomas (8) Stolen Bases: Yount (1), Cooper (2) Caught Stealing: Cooper (2) Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (3) Sacrifice Flies: Martinez (1), Bando (1) GIDP: Staub (6) Hit by Pitch: Lezcano (1,by Arroyo) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris 3.2 5 4 4 4 2 0 20 5.40 Arroyo 3.1 6 3 3 0 1 1 16 8.10 Foucault L(1-3) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 2.51 Totals 8 12 8 7 4 4 1 41 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Replogle 4.1 7 2 2 3 2 1 20 3.95 McClure 3.1 4 5 5 2 2 1 15 5.19 Castro W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 12 7 7 5 5 2 41 Hit by Pitch: Arroyo (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Cooper grounded out (second to first); Bando walked; Oglivie walked [Bando to second]; Lezcano singled to third [Bando to third, Oglivie to second]; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran singled to center; Mankowski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to left; Yount stole second; Martinez was called out on strikes; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore grounded out (second to first) [Trammell to second]; Whitaker singled to left [Trammell out at home (left to catcher), Whitaker to second (on throw to home)]; Staub singled to right [Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Cooper flied out to left; Bando grounded out (second to first); Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Kemp singled to pitcher; May made an out to second; Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski singled to right [Kemp out at third (right to shortstop to catcher to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano singled to left; Wohlford made an out to second; Thomas walked [Lezcano to second]; Yount walked [Lezcano to third, Thomas to second]; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lezcano scored]; Molitor doubled to left [Thomas scored, Yount to third]; Cooper singled to left [Yount scored, Molitor scored]; ARROYO REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Cooper was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Staub hit into a double play (shortstop to third) [LeFlore out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 4. BREWERS 5TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano singled to right; Wohlford singled to center [Lezcano to third]; Thomas homered [Lezcano scored, Wohlford scored]; Yount singled to center; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 7. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 7. BREWERS 6TH: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Cooper singled to right; Bando flied out to left; Oglivie singled to center [Cooper to third]; Lezcano was hit by a pitch [Oglivie to second]; Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 7. TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran struck out; Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell walked; LeFlore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 7. BREWERS 7TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Yount made an out to second; Martinez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 7. TIGERS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); WAGNER BATTED FOR WHITAKER; Wagner singled to right; Staub walked [Wagner to second]; Thompson singled to right [Wagner scored, Staub to second]; Kemp homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; May grounded out (second to first); STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley struck out; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez singled to center; CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); PARRISH BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Parrish doubled to right [Rodriguez scored]; DILLARD RAN FOR PARRISH; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Brewers 7. BREWERS 8TH: WAGNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FOUCAULT REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); On a bunt Molitor singled to third [Molitor to second (error by Rodriguez)]; Cooper reached on an error by Foucault on a sacrifice bunt [Molitor to third, Cooper to first]; Cooper stole second; Bando hit a sacrifice fly to right [Molitor scored (unearned)]; Oglivie made an out to third; Davis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Brewers 8. TIGERS 9TH: Wagner reached on an error by Yount; Staub struck out; Thompson forced Wagner (first to shortstop); Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Brewers 8.

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