Mike Torrez brought his record to 5-1 and the Red Sox gained their ninth victory in the last 10 games by defeating the Twins, 4-2. Torrez was lifted after yielding a single by Rod Carew to open the ninth inning. Tom Burgmeier hit Dan Ford with a pitch but then retired the side to save the game.

The Red Sox scored twice in the second on a single by Butch Hobson and pass to Rick Burleson with the bases loaded. Fred Lynn provided the decisive marker with a 420-foot homer over the center field wall in the fourth. Carew knocked in one of the Twins' runs with a double and Mike Cubbage accounted for the other tally with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   1     1   1   .190      Norwood lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Rice lf               3   0   1   0     1   2   .363      Carew 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .381
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .309      Cubbage 3b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .341
Fisk c                4   2   1   0     0   0   .246        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .370
Lynn cf               3   1   2   1     1   1   .333      Ford cf               3   0   1   0     0   2   .303
Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .292        Rivera pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Duffy 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Chiles dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bailey dh             3   0   1   1     0   1   .105      Powell rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
                                                            Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
                                                          Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   6             Totals               30   2   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  7,914
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Twins 4
DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 2
Errors: Lynn, Smalley
Doubles: Yastrzemski (5), Bailey (1), Carew (5)
Home Runs: Lynn (5), Cubbage (2)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (1)
GIDP: Yastrzemski 2 (3), Carew (5), Wynegar (2), Morales (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ford (2,by Burgmeier)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(5-1)           8     7   2   2   1   5   1  30   4.05
Burgmeier SV(2)         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.23
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   5   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(2-2)             8     5   3   2   3   6   1  31   2.70
T. Johnson              1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.38
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Remy
popped to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled; Norwood stole second; Smalley
grounded out (second to first) [Norwood to third]; Carew doubled
to right [Norwood scored]; Cubbage flied out to center [Carew to
third]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins
1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled; Fisk reached on an error by
Smalley [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn walked [Fisk to second];
Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third, Lynn
to second]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailey
was called out on strikes; Burleson walked [Fisk scored
(unearned), Lynn to third, Hobson to second]; Remy grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; Chiles
singled; Powell forced Chiles (first to shortstop); Wilfong was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second]; Fisk
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood walked; Smalley flied out to center; Carew
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Norwood out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn homered; Hobson made an out to first; Evans
struck out; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage singled to right; Ford struck out; Wynegar
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins
1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson lined to center; On a bunt Remy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Powell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Norwood flied out to center; Smalley was called out
on strikes; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Twins 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Bailey doubled to left; Burleson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Cubbage homered;
Ford singled to right; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Ford to second]; Chiles grounded out (second to
first) [Ford to third]; Powell popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy flied out to right; Rice singled; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rice
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR WILFONG; Adams grounded out (second
to first); Norwood reached on an error by Lynn [Norwood out at
home (center to second to catcher)]; Smalley flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: RANDALL REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 2B); T. JOHNSON
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled to
left [Fisk to second]; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Fisk to third, Lynn to second]; Evans walked; Bailey hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Fisk scored]; Burleson forced Evans
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Carew singled to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Carew out at second]; Ford was
hit by a pitch; RIVERA RAN FOR FORD; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

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