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. Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTwins 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. |
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