The Red Sox posted their 10th victory in the last 11 games, defeating the Twins, 6-2. A three-run homer by Fred Lynn in the fifth inning was the big blow. His circuit clout came on the first pitch by reliever Mac Scarce after the Red Sox chased Twins' starter Paul Thormodsgard on a bunt single by Jerry Remy, base hit by Carl Yastrzemski and RBI double by Carlton Fisk.

The Bosox added a run in the ninth on back-to-back doubles by Jim Rice and Yastrzemski. Fisk hit a solo homer in the second inning. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 14, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  1  0    0  4  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  0
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Norwood cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .263
Remy 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Rice lf               4   1   2   0     1   1   .367      Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .374
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   3   2     0   0   .322      Cubbage 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .340
Fisk c                3   2   2   1     2   0   .256        Wolfe ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Lynn cf               3   1   2   3     2   0   .342      Adams dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .177
Hobson dh             4   0   0   0     1   1   .282        Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .314      Chiles lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Morales ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Powell rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Rivera ph,rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Randall ph,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .266
                                                          Thormodsgard 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

Totals               36   6  11   6     7   3             Totals               36   2  10   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,008
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Twins 12
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1
Doubles: Evans (3), Fisk (6), Rice (7), Yastrzemski (6), Smalley (7), Chiles (2), Rivera (1), Wolfe (4)
Triples: Adams (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (3), Lynn (6), Norwood (1), Cubbage (3)
Caught Stealing: Rice (2), Brohamer (1)
GIDP: Norwood (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(3-1)        6.2   8   2   2   4   2   2  32   3.60
Burgmeier SV(3)         2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.26
Totals                  9    10   2   2   5   3   2  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(1-5)     4.1   8   4   4   3   1   1  23   5.52
Scarce                  0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.86
Thayer                  4     2   1   1   4   2   0  17   2.89
Totals                  9    11   6   6   7   3   2  43

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice walked; Yastrzemski made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood struck out; Smalley doubled to left; Carew
struck out; Cubbage lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk homered; Lynn singled to left; Hobson walked
[Lynn to second]; Brohamer flied out to left; Evans flied out to
left; Burleson forced Hobson (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams made an out to first; Chiles doubled to right;
Wynegar walked; Powell made an out to third; Wilfong made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy popped to third in foul territory; Rice
singled to center; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to third]; Rice was
caught stealing home (pitcher to first to second to catcher)
[Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk walked; Lynn grounded out (first
to second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood homered; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carew grounded out (second to first); Cubbage homered;
Adams tripled to center; Chiles lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); Evans doubled to right; Burleson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong walked; Norwood flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Rice grounded out (third to
first) [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy
scored]; Fisk doubled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; SCARCE
REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Lynn homered [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk scored]; Hobson flied out to right; Brohamer
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew
flied out to left; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 6TH: THAYER REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Evans grounded
out (third to first); Burleson lined to right; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Chiles popped
to center; Wynegar singled to center; Powell singled to right
[Wynegar to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk walked; Lynn walked [Fisk
to second]; Hobson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew singled to center; Cubbage walked
[Carew to second]; Adams walked [Carew to third, Cubbage to
second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED
FOR CHILES; Morales forced Adams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brohamer
walked; Evans was called out on strikes while Brohamer was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burleson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; RIVERA BATTED FOR
POWELL; Rivera doubled to right; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Randall walked; Norwood grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

RED SOX 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice
doubled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to right [Rice scored];
Fisk flied out to center; Lynn was walked intentionally; Hobson
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley flied out to center; On a bunt Carew struck
out; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe doubled to left; KUSICK
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 2.
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