An intentional base on balls backfired as the Twins picked up a 9-6 triumph over the Orioles in the 10th inning. With the score tied, 6-6, and a runner on second with two out, Oriole reliever John Flinn issued an intentional walk to Rob Wilfong in order to pitch to Willie Norwood. Norwood spoiled the strategy by belting a three-run homer.

The Twins had carried a 6-4 margin into the ninth chukker but the Birds tied it with one out when Pat Kelly drew a walk and Doug DeCinces homered into the bullpen for the first hit off rookie reliever Greg Thayer, who had come on in the sixth stanza. Newly-acquired Twin reliever Mike Marshall got credit for the win. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 6

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles      3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   6  8  1
Twins        0  2  0    1  3  0    0  0  0    3  -   9  7  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   1   2   0     3   1   .296      Norwood cf            5   2   1   3     1   1   .260
Smith 2b              4   0   0   1     1   1   .213      Smalley ss            5   1   0   0     0   0   .257
Singleton rf          2   1   0   0     4   1   .315      Carew 1b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .378
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Cubbage 3b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .337
Murray 1b             6   1   1   1     0   1   .275      Adams dh              1   1   1   2     1   0   .188
May dh                5   0   0   1     1   0   .267        Morales ph,dh       3   0   1   1     0   1   .355
Kelly lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .296      Wynegar c             3   0   1   1     2   0   .257
DeCinces 3b           3   1   2   2     2   0   .248      Chiles lf             3   1   0   1     1   2   .238
Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .191
Skaggs c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Wilfong 2b            3   1   0   0     2   0   .182
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   8   6    12   6             Totals               35   9   7   9    10   5

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance:  3,847
Left on Base: Orioles 14, Twins 8
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0
Errors: Belanger, Smalley, Erickson
Doubles: Harlow (6)
Home Runs: DeCinces (3), Adams (1), Norwood (2)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1), Chiles (1)
GIDP: Chiles (2)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (2,by Thayer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             4.1   4   6   3   4   1   1  21   4.70
T. Martinez             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.44
Briles                  3.2   2   0   0   3   3   0  16   3.27
Flinn L(1-1)            1.1   1   3   3   3   1   1   8   7.71
Totals                  9.2   7   9   6  10   5   2  46

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                5.1   7   4   4   8   0   0  30   5.43
Thayer                  3     1   2   2   3   4   1  14   3.19
Marshall W(1-0)         1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                 10     8   6   6  12   6   1  50

Hit by Pitch: Thayer (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow doubled to center; Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Harlow to third]; Singleton walked; Murray
singled to center [Harlow scored, Singleton to third]; May
grounded out (third to first) [Singleton scored, Murray to
second]; Kelly singled to center [Murray scored]; Kelly was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to center; Belanger singled to
shortstop [DeCinces to third (error by Smalley), Belanger to
second]; Skaggs reached on a fielder's choice [DeCinces out at
home (shortstop to catcher)]; Harlow walked [Belanger to third,
Skaggs to second]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Belanger
scored]; Singleton walked [Skaggs to third, Harlow to second];
Murray flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to center; Adams homered [Cubbage
scored]; Wynegar walked; Chiles grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; Powell
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: May popped to shortstop; Kelly grounded out (first
to pitcher); DeCinces walked; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Norwood
was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs flied out to right; Harlow singled to left;
Harlow was picked off first but was safe on an error by Erickson
[Harlow to third]; Smith popped to shortstop; Singleton walked;
Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to right; Cubbage forced Carew (pitcher
to shortstop); Adams walked [Cubbage to second]; Wynegar walked
[Cubbage to third, Adams to second]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Cubbage scored, Adams to third]; Powell flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly flied
out to left; DeCinces walked; Belanger singled to left [DeCinces
to second]; Skaggs forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong walked; Norwood forced Wilfong (first to
shortstop); Smalley reached on an error by Belanger [Norwood to
second, Smalley to first]; Carew singled to center [Norwood
scored (unearned), Smalley to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D.
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cubbage flied out to left; MORALES BATTED
FOR ADAMS; BRILES REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Morales
singled to right [Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to third];
Wynegar singled to right [Carew scored (unearned), Morales to
third]; Chiles struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harlow walked;
Smith forced Harlow (second to shortstop); Singleton walked
[Smith to second]; THAYER REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Murray
flied out to left; May walked [Smith to third, Singleton to
second]; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Powell struck out; Wilfong flied out to left; Norwood
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger popped to first; Skaggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Carew flied
out to center; Cubbage walked; Morales flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Smith walked;
Singleton struck out; Murray popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles was called out on
strikes; Powell walked; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: May popped to shortstop; Kelly walked; DeCinces
homered [Kelly scored]; Belanger was hit by a pitch; MARSHALL
REPLACED THAYER (PITCHING); Belanger stole second; Skaggs
grounded out (third to first); Harlow walked; Smith was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood walked; Smalley grounded out (second to
first) [Norwood to second]; FLINN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING);
Carew was walked intentionally; Cubbage flied out to center;
Morales struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Twins 6.

ORIOLES 10TH: Singleton lined to shortstop; Murray struck out;
May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 10TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Wynegar
grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles walked; Powell grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Chiles to second]; Wilfong was walked
intentionally; Norwood homered [Chiles scored, Wilfong scored];
3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Twins 9.

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