Hal McRae drove in two runs with a single and double and four other Royals rapped run-scoring singles to back the pitching of Rich Gale, who beat the Twins, 6-3, for the rookie's fourth straight victory. Rod Carew had two hits, including a homer with a man on base, in four trips for the Twins and raised his league-leading batting average to .397. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  0
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   6 15  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Wilson lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Carew 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .397      McRae dh              5   1   3   2     0   0   .299
Ford cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .295      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .284
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .321      Cowens rf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .261
  Wolfe ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .239      Otis cf               3   0   2   1     1   0   .320
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Hurdle 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .253
Adams dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .195        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Morales ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .252      Patek ss              4   1   4   1     0   0   .287
Powell rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .202      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Rivera ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .341      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Randall 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     4   3             Totals               36   6  15   6     3   1

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 30,312
Left on Base: Twins 7, Royals 10
DP: Twins 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Cubbage (3), Smalley 2 (9), Hurdle (7), Brett (9), McRae (10)
Home Runs: Carew (4)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (12), Otis (8), Wilson (16), Patek 2 (9), Cowens (5)
Caught Stealing: Norwood (5)
Sacrifice Hits: White (5)
GIDP: Cubbage (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(1-6)     5.2   9   3   3   1   1   0  26   5.44
Thayer                  1.1   4   2   2   1   0   0   8   3.62
T. Johnson              1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.64
Totals                  8    15   6   6   3   1   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(4-0)             7.1   8   3   3   2   1   1  29   2.48
Hrabosky SV(5)          1.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   8   1.13
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   1  37

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


TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (second to first); Carew singled
to left [Carew out at second (left to second)]; Ford walked;
Cubbage doubled to right [Ford scored]; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
struck out; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to shortstop; Otis singled to center;
Otis stole second; Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Porter
walked; Patek singled to left [Otis to third, Porter to second];
White forced Porter (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong lined to second; Norwood singled to left;
Norwood was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae
singled to left [Wilson scored, McRae to second (on throw to
home)]; Brett lined to left; Cowens grounded out (third to
first); Otis singled to left [McRae scored]; Hurdle popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Cubbage grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Ford out at second]; Wynegar walked;
Adams singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Smalley popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter struck out; Patek singled to center; White
lined into a double play (second to first) [Patek out at first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
popped to second; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to left; Brett singled to right; Cowens forced Brett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
doubled to left; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Hurdle
to third]; Patek singled to left [Hurdle scored]; THAYER
REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Patek stole second; White
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar lined to second; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); Smalley doubled to right; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson flied out to right; McRae singled to center
[McRae out at second (center to shortstop)]; Brett doubled to
left; Cowens singled to left [Brett scored]; Cowens stole
second; Otis walked; Hurdle singled to right [Cowens scored,
Otis to third]; Porter lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 5.

TWINS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); CHILES BATTED
FOR WILFONG; Chiles grounded out (second to first); Norwood
singled to left; Norwood stole second; Carew homered [Norwood
scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe walked;
Wynegar flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RANDALL REPLACED
CHILES (PLAYING 2B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED THAYER (PITCHING);
Patek singled to right; Patek stole second; White out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to third]; Wilson lined
to center; McRae doubled to right [Patek scored]; Brett was
walked intentionally; Cowens forced Brett (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 6.

TWINS 9TH: MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales walked; Smalley
doubled to left [Morales to third]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL;
Rivera struck out; KUSICK BATTED FOR RANDALL; Kusick struck out;
Norwood popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 6.
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