August 19, 2004 Mariners 4, Tigers 1 (81-44)

Rookie starter Mark Langston shut down the Tigers, giving up only four hits and one run through 8 1/3. More impressively, he struck out eleven Tigers. Mark led the league in strikeouts in his rookie campaign, and went on to do it as well in 1986 and 1987.

A fine game by Dan Petry was wasted, as he dropped to 15-6 while going the distance, and giving up ten hits while striking out eleven as well.

Just to show how bad the offense was clicking, Marty Castillo walked in the only run of the game for Detroit.

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