With Geoff Zahn and Mike Marshall combining on a seven-hitter, the Twins gained a 2-0 whitewash over the Rangers. The first Twin run came in the opening frame when Willie Norwood doubled, advanced to third on Rod Carew's bunt single and scored when Dan Ford forced Carew at second.

The other tally came in the second on a walk to Bombo Rivera, single by Roy Smalley and a forceout. Marshall pitched out of an eighth-inning jam to gain his fourth save since joining the club a week ago. Jim Sundberg got two singles to stretch his consecutive game hitting streak to 22, longest in the major leagues this season. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, May       22, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Twins        1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .263      Norwood lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .403
Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Ford cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Rivera rf             1   1   0   0     3   0   .326
Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .344      Smalley ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .252
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Wynegar c             3   0   0   1     1   0   .268
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Wolfe 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Norman ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               29   2   7   2     5   1

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  6,108
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Twins 8
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2
Errors: Wolfe, Randall
Doubles: Hargrove (8), Oliver (11), Norwood (12), Randall (7)
Stolen Bases: Wills (11), Bonds (8)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (5)
GIDP: Bonds (4), Beniquez (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(4-5)          8     7   2   2   5   1   0  34   3.07
Totals                  8     7   2   2   5   1   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(4-2)             7.2   7   0   0   1   3   0  31   2.71
Marshall SV(4)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Matlack (2)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Oliver forced Hargrove (second to
shortstop); Bonds grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood doubled to left; On a bunt Carew singled to
catcher [Norwood to third]; Ford forced Carew (shortstop to
second) [Norwood scored]; Kusick lined into a double play
(center to first) [Ford out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg
singled to left; Beniquez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera walked; Smalley singled to left [Rivera to
third]; Wynegar forced Smalley (shortstop to second) [Rivera
scored]; Wolfe walked [Wynegar to second]; Randall grounded out
(third to first) [Wynegar to third, Wolfe to second]; Norwood
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah struck out; Wills grounded out (second to
first); Norman singled to center; Hargrove doubled to right
[Norman to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford flied out
to center; Kusick singled to left; Rivera walked [Kusick to
second]; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk popped to
first; Sundberg singled to left; Beniquez singled to right
[Sundberg to third]; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar walked; Wolfe flied out to left; Randall
flied out to center; Norwood forced Wynegar (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Norman struck out;
Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew flied out to left; Ford singled to center;
Matlack threw a wild pitch [Ford to second]; Kusick grounded out
(third to first); Rivera walked; Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver doubled to right; Bonds flied out to center;
Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sundberg flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Wolfe flied out to right;
Randall doubled to left; Norwood lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Wills reached on an error by
Wolfe; Wills stole second; Norman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 8TH: On a bunt Hargrove singled to first; JORGENSEN RAN
FOR HARGROVE; Oliver popped to second; Bonds reached on an error
by Randall [Jorgensen to third]; Zisk popped to first in foul
territory; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Bonds stole
second; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivera
grounded out (third to first); Smalley singled to center;
Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.