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.

The Twins' two runs came in the first and were driven in by Rod Carew's single and Rich Chiles' double. Elias Sosa relieved starter Pete Broberg in the seventh with two on and one out and retired the next two batters. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, April     17, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A'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.