Rookie righthander Gary Serum, making his first major league start, pitched the Twins to a 6-1 victory over the A's, halting the Twins' losing streak at nine, longest in club's history, and the A's winning skein at eight. Wayne Gross' third-inning homer was the only Oakland run.

The Twins scored twice in the third on a walk, single, throwing error and doubles by Bob Randall and Willie Norwood and added a run in the third on Mike Cubbage's sacrifice fly. Rod Carew extended his hitting streak to 10 games. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     27, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  2  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   6 16  1
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     1   1   .273      Edwards 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .339
Carew 1b              5   1   4   0     0   0   .385      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .365
Chiles lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .350      Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .379
Wynegar c             3   0   2   0     0   1   .243      Alexander lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .328      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Adams dh              5   0   2   1     0   0   .167      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Powell rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .192      Gross 3b              2   1   2   1     1   0   .238
Randall 2b            3   2   2   0     0   0   .306      Armas cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Norwood cf            4   0   2   2     0   1   .242        Murphy cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomasson rf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .145
                                                          Wirth p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  16   5     3   3             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  4,645
Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 2
DP: Twins 3, A's 3
Errors: Smalley, Thomasson
Doubles: Randall (4), Norwood (7), Gross (3)
Home Runs: Gross (2)
Stolen Bases: Powell (2)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (3), Carew (1), Edwards (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar 2 (2), Randall (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (1)
GIDP: Chiles (1), Carew (3), Edwards (1), Alexander (6), Thomasson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Chiles (1,by Wirth)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum W(2-0)            9     5   1   1   2   6   1  30   1.85
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   1  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wirth L(1-2)            3     5   3   3   3   2   0  16   2.21
Renko                   6    11   3   3   0   1   0  26   4.50
Totals                  9    16   6   6   3   3   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Wirth (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Carew singled to left [Smalley to
second]; Chiles made an out to shortstop; Wynegar struck out
while Smalley was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards singled to right; Edwards was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero struck out;
Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage walked; Adams singled to right [Cubbage
scored (error by Thomasson)]; Adams was out trying to advance to
second (catcher to second); Powell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Randall doubled to left; Norwood doubled to left
[Randall scored]; Smalley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Revering struck out; Essian
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Chiles was hit by a pitch
[Carew to second]; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Carew to third, Chiles to second]; Cubbage hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Carew scored, Chiles to third]; Adams
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross homered; Armas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thomasson walked; Edwards grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

TWINS 4TH: Powell walked; RENKO REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING);
Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to
second]; Norwood flied out to right; Smalley flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Page
singled; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Athletics 1.

TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; Chiles grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second];
Wynegar singled to center; Cubbage forced Wynegar (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering reached on an error by Smalley [Revering
out at second (left to second)]; Essian grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gross doubled to left; Armas popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Athletics 1.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Powell singled
to center; Powell stole second; Randall singled to right [Powell
to third]; Norwood singled to left [Powell scored, Randall to
second]; Smalley singled [Randall scored, Norwood to third];
Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson popped to third in foul territory;
Edwards singled to left; Guerrero flied out to center; Page
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Athletics 1.

TWINS 7TH: Chiles singled to center; Wynegar out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Chiles to second]; Cubbage flied out
to left; Adams singled to center [Chiles scored]; Powell forced
Adams (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alexander struck out; Revering made an out to
third; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 1.

TWINS 8TH: Randall flied out to center; Norwood struck out;
Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross walked; Armas struck out; Thomasson
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gross
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 1.

TWINS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING CF); Carew singled to
left; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar singled to
right; Cubbage singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Adams
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
flied out to center; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Athletics 1.