Making a hot start on another batting championship, Rod Carew rapped three hits in four trips, giving him 8-for-16 for his first four games, as the Twins defeated the Mariners, 8-2. Paul Thormodsgard hurled the route for the Twins and limited the Mariners to three hits. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     8, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        0  1  0    5  1  0    0  1  0  -   8 10  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  3  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   1   0   1     2   0   .111      Baez 2b               2   0   0   1     1   0   .231
Smalley ss            5   1   1   2     0   1   .313        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carew 1b              4   0   3   3     1   0   .500        Cruz 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Adams dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .364      Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Wynegar c             4   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Cubbage 3b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .385      Stanton dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .143
Ford cf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .077      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     0   1   .455
Norwood lf            2   2   0   0     2   0   .250      Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            3   2   2   1     1   0   .333      Hale rf               2   2   1   0     1   0   .231
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      xStinson c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Reynolds ss           3   0   0   1     0   1   .273
                                                          Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8  10   8     8   2             Totals               28   2   3   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,896
Left on Base: Twins 8, Mariners 2
DP: Twins 2, Mariners 3
Errors: Wynegar, Stein
Doubles: Randall 2 (2), Cubbage (1)
Triples: Carew (1)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (1)
GIDP: Smalley (1), Bochte (1), Braun (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard W(1-0)     9     3   2   1   2   4   0  31   1.00
Totals                  9     3   2   1   2   4   0  31

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(0-1)         3.2   4   4   4   4   1   0  18   9.82
Montague                3.1   4   3   3   3   0   0  17   8.10
Todd                    2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9    10   8   8   8   2   0  43

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley was
called out on strikes; Carew walked; Adams singled to right
[Carew to third]; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez walked; Bochte grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Baez out at second]; Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to right; Ford lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Cubbage out at first]; Norwood walked;
Norwood stole second; Randall doubled to right [Norwood scored];
Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton flied out to right; Ruppert Jones grounded
out (third to first); Stein lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 0.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to left;
Adams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale made an out to shortstop; Stinson lined to
left; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Mariners 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Cubbage
doubled to right; Ford flied out to right; Norwood walked;
Randall walked [Cubbage to third, Norwood to second]; MONTAGUE
REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Powell walked [Cubbage scored,
Norwood to third, Randall to second]; Smalley singled to center
[Norwood scored, Randall scored, Powell to third]; Carew tripled
to right [Powell scored, Smalley scored]; Adams lined to right;
5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
flied out to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Mariners 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar walked; Cubbage singled to right [Wynegar to
third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynegar scored];
Norwood reached on an error by Stein [Cubbage to second];
Randall lined into a double play (second to first) [Norwood out
at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stanton grounded out (second to first); Ruppert
Jones struck out; Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Mariners 0.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
made an out to second; Carew singled to left; Adams lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Hale singled to right; Stinson reached on
catcher's interference by Wynegar [Hale to second]; Reynolds
forced Stinson (second to shortstop) [Hale to third]; Baez
forced Reynolds (shortstop to second) [Hale scored (unearned)];
Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 7, Mariners 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage flied out to
right; Ford walked; Norwood forced Ford (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer lined to left; Stanton struck out; Ruppert
Jones singled to right; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 7, Mariners 1.

TWINS 8TH: TODD REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Randall doubled to
left; Powell walked; Smalley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Randall to third, Powell out at
second]; Carew singled to left [Randall scored]; Adams struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Hale walked; Stinson singled to center [Hale to
third]; Reynolds forced Stinson (second to shortstop) [Hale
scored]; BRAUN BATTED FOR BAEZ; Braun grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Mariners 2.

TWINS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 2B); Wynegar flied out
to center; Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte flied out to center; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Mariners 2.