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The third homer of the season by Gary Alexander, a 430-foot shot over the center field fence, touched off a four-run uprising in the second inning as the A's prevailed over the Twins, 7-2. Miguel Dilone added a two-run single in the same frame. Jim Essian slammed a homer in the third to boost the Oakland lead to 6-2. Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumA's 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 8 0 Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .205 Cubbage 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .421 Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Smalley ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .276 North ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 Carew 1b,2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .414 Staggs 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Wynegar c 5 0 2 0 0 1 .205 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .378 Chiles lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 .571 Alexander dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Ford cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Revering 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .242 Powell rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .172 Essian c 3 2 1 2 1 0 .133 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Randall 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Armas cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .222 Morales ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Thomasson rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 .121 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 7 8 7 4 6 Totals 36 2 9 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 2,054 Left on Base: A's 3, Twins 11 DP: A's 0, Twins 0 Errors: Thormodsgard Doubles: Revering (3), Smalley (3), Chiles (1), Carew (3) Triples: Thomasson (1) Home Runs: Alexander (3), Essian (1) Caught Stealing: Dilone (2) Sacrifice Flies: North (1) Hit by Pitch: Ford (1,by Broberg) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(2-0) 6.1 8 2 2 1 4 0 29 1.32 Sosa 2.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 4 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard L(1-1) 7 8 7 7 3 3 2 30 3.22 Serum 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 2.57 Totals 9 8 7 7 4 6 2 37 Hit by Pitch: Broberg (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Edwards singled to left; Edwards was picked off first (pitcher to first); Guerrero popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley doubled to right; Carew singled to right [Smalley scored]; Wynegar struck out; Chiles doubled to left [Carew scored]; Ford struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander homered; Revering doubled to right; Essian walked; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Revering to third, Essian to second]; Armas walked; Thomasson walked [Revering scored, Essian to third, Armas to second]; Dilone singled to right [Essian scored, Armas scored, Thomasson to third]; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Powell lined to center; Adams struck out; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero singled to left; Alexander forced Guerrero (pitcher to shortstop); Revering forced Alexander (first to shortstop); Essian homered [Revering scored]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Cubbage popped to shortstop; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas singled to center; Armas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Thormodsgard [Armas to third]; Thomasson struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to first); Edwards flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; Chiles lined to right; Ford was hit by a pitch [Wynegar to second]; Powell popped to shortstop; Adams forced Ford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied to right; Alexander struck out; Revering popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Randall singled to left; Cubbage forced Randall (second to shortstop); Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled to center; Chiles walked [Wynegar to second]; Ford lined to center; Powell popped to shortstop; Adams flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Thomasson tripled to center; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); NORTH BATTED FOR EDWARDS; North hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomasson scored]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Randall struck out; Cubbage singled to center; Smalley singled to right [Cubbage to second]; SOSA REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (second to first) [Cubbage to third, Smalley to second]; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: SERUM REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Alexander lined to left; Revering walked; Essian popped to second; Gross popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Chiles walked; Ford forced Chiles (third to second); Powell walked [Ford to second]; Adams flied to center; MORALES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Morales popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Armas struck out; Thomasson struck out; Dilone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Cubbage flied to left; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew doubled to left; Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. |
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