Geoff Zahn and Mike Marshall combined to outduel Fergie Jenkins and give the Twins a 2-0 victory over the Rangers. The Twins' first run came in the fifth inning on singles by Hosken Powell and Glenn Adams and a double-play ball from Rich Chiles. In the eighth, Chiles stroked a leadoff single, advanced on a sacrifice bunt and tallied on a single by Mike Cubbage.

Zahn had runners on second and third in the first inning but did not permit a runner past second the rest of the night. Marshall took over in the ninth and preserved the shutout. Jenkins recorded six strikeouts for a career total of 2,488 and 13th place on the all-time list, ahead of Don Drysdale. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       30, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .320      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .374      Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .285
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .338
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Zisk dh               4   0   2   0     0   1   .282
Smalley ss            3   0   2   0     0   1   .259        Thompson pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Powell rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .212      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Rivera pr,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .208      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .206
Chiles lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Wilfong 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Norman ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
                                                          Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   8   1     1   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12,718
Left on Base: Twins 6, Rangers 7
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 2
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Powell (6), Wynegar (5), Sundberg (6)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (9)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (6), Wilfong 2 (4)
GIDP: Chiles 2 (4), Wills (2), Bonds (5)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (1,by Jenkins), Chiles (2,by Jenkins), Hargrove (2,by Zahn)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(5-2)             8     5   0   0   2   5   0  30   2.42
Marshall SV(6)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.15
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(5-3)          7.1   6   2   2   0   6   0  28   3.01
Moret                   0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.70
Cleveland               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Zahn (3), Jenkins 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage flied out to left; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Oliver lined to
second; Sundberg doubled to left [Hargrove to third]; Zisk was
called out on strikes; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Smalley out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Wynegar to second]; Powell
doubled to right [Wynegar out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

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

TWINS 3RD: Chiles was hit by a pitch; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Chiles to second]; Cubbage popped to
third in foul territory; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver singled to center;
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk singled to center; Bonds grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second];
Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Powell singled to center; Adams singled to right
[Powell to third]; Chiles grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Powell scored, Adams out at second];
Wilfong was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Wills struck
out; Norman made an out to second; Hargrove grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

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

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver singled to center; Oliver was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg struck out; Zisk
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley singled to
right; Powell forced Smalley (first to shortstop); RIVERA RAN
FOR POWELL; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bonds flied out
to right; Beniquez flied out to center; Harrah reached on an
error by Smalley [Harrah to second]; Wills made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Chiles singled to center; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Chiles to second]; Cubbage singled to
center [Chiles scored]; MORET REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Carew
flied out to left; Ford grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR NORMAN; Bevacqua walked;
Hargrove flied out to right; Oliver was called out on strikes;
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: MASON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); Wynegar doubled
to center; On a bunt Smalley singled to third [Wynegar to
third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Rivera walked
[Smalley to second]; Adams forced Wynegar (second to catcher)
[Smalley to third, Rivera to second]; Chiles grounded into a
double play (third to catcher) [Smalley out at home, Rivera out
at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Zisk singled to
center; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Bonds flied out to center;
Beniquez flied out to right; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.