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.

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