The rampaging A's streaked to their seventh straight victory and handed the Twins their seventh and eighth straight losses in sweeping a twinbill, 5-3 and 4-3, with the second game going 14 innings. A two-run homer by Gary Alexander in the seventh was the decisive blow in the first game.

Miguel Dilone singled to produce the winning tally in the nightcap. Gary Thomasson led off the 14th with a single and went to second on an infield out. After Mitchell Page was walked intentionally and reliever Tom Johnson balked, Dilone rapped a 2-2 pitch into left to score Thomasson. The first Oakland runs had come when Thomasson hit a three-run homer in the second after Tony Armas reached first on an error and Wayne Gross singled. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, April     25, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  2  1    2  0  x  -   5 14  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .388      Edwards 2b            4   2   4   0     0   0   .385
Smalley ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .270      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .414
Carew 1b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .382      Page lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Murphy lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .116      Alexander dh          4   1   1   2     0   1   .311
  Kusick ph,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Revering 1b           3   1   3   0     1   0   .327
  Chiles ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .385      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Ford cf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .296      Gross 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .189
Powell rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Armas cf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .298
Norwood lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Thomasson rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .114
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .364        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     2   3             Totals               33   5  14   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 7
DP: Twins 2, A's 1
Errors: Edwards, Revering, Gross
Doubles: Carew (4), Edwards (3), Gross (1)
Home Runs: Thomasson (1), Alexander (5)
Stolen Bases: Carew (3)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (2), Edwards (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Essian (2), Guerrero (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (1)
GIDP: Essian (3), Thomasson (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard            5     9   2   2   0   3   1  22   3.29
Scarce                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   6.75
Thayer L(0-1)           1.1   2   2   2   1   2   1   7   3.72
Serum                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.35
D. Johnson              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.48
Totals                  8    14   5   5   1   5   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 5     6   3   1   0   1   0  21   1.45
Lacey                   0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.77
Sosa W(2-0)             4     3   0   0   2   2   0  17   0.00
Totals                  9     9   3   1   2   3   0  39

Balks: Sosa (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to center; Smalley forced Cubbage
(pitcher to shortstop); Carew singled to right [Smalley to
third]; Carew stole second; Wynegar flied out to center; Adams
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards singled to left; Edwards was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero made an out to
second; Page singled to right; Alexander was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford singled to left; Powell singled to right [Ford
out at third (right to third), Powell to second (on throw to
3b)]; Norwood lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Powell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to right; Essian forced Revering
(third to second); Gross flied out to center; Armas struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to center; Cubbage reached on an
error by Revering; Smalley flied out to center; Carew lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson flied out to left; Edwards singled to
left; Guerrero made an out to second; Page singled to left
[Edwards to third]; Alexander lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Adams popped to third in
foul territory; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to center; Essian grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Revering out at
second]; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Powell flied out to center; Norwood grounded out
(second to first); Randall lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas struck out; Thomasson homered; Edwards
doubled; Guerrero singled to left [Edwards scored]; Page
grounded out (second to first) [Guerrero to second]; Alexander
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 2.

TWINS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); Cubbage reached on
an error by Edwards; Smalley singled to center [Cubbage to
third]; Carew doubled [Cubbage scored (unearned), Smalley
scored]; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Wynegar reached on a
fielder's choice [Carew stayed at second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR
ADAMS; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); CHILES BATTED FOR KUSICK;
Chiles made an out to third; Ford walked [Carew to third,
Wynegar to second]; Powell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carew
scored (unearned)]; Norwood reached on an error by Gross
[Wynegar to third, Ford to second]; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCARCE
REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Revering singled to right;
Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Revering to
second]; Gross doubled to left [Revering scored]; THAYER
REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Armas struck out; Thomasson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley singled to center;
Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carew
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards singled; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Edwards to third]; Alexander homered
[Edwards scored]; Revering walked; SERUM REPLACED THAYER
(PITCHING); Essian grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Chiles was
called out on strikes; Ford singled to center; Powell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Gross flied
out to center; Armas singled to center; Thomasson grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Armas out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood singled to left; MORALES BATTED FOR RANDALL;
Morales flied out to center; Sosa balked [Norwood to second];
Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley walked; Carew lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 5.