The streaking Twins won their sixth straight game, beating the Tigers, 8-4, as Detroit went down to its seventh consecutive loss. The Twins scored three times in the first inning. Tiger starter Jim Slaton walked the first three batters he faced. A groundout by Dan Ford drove in the first run and a single by Mike Cubbage two more.

The Twins got a tally in the fourth on a balk by Tiger reliever Steve Foucault. A sacrifice fly by Larry Wolfe drove home another in the fifth. A two-run double by Ford and RBI double by Butch Wynegar accounted for three markers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
Twins        3  0  0    1  1  0    0  3  x  -   8 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .262      Powell rf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .222
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     2   1   .294      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     2   1   .261
Staub dh              4   0   1   2     0   1   .276      Carew 1b              3   2   3   0     2   0   .362
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .293      Ford cf               4   1   2   3     1   1   .313
May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Wynegar c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .253
Corcoran rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Cubbage 3b            1   0   1   2     0   0   .325
Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290        Wolfe ph,3b         2   1   0   0     1   0   .253
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .299      Adams dh              0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Trammell ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .272        Morales ph,dh       2   0   1   0     2   1   .341
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norwood lf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .247
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilfong 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randall ph,2b       3   1   0   0     1   0   .267
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     3   3             Totals               27   8  10   7    11   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 21,480
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 10
DP: Tigers 2, Twins 1
Errors: May, Carew
Doubles: Morales (8), Ford (15), Wynegar (8)
Triples: Whitaker (2)
Home Runs: Thompson (16)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (22), Carew 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Powell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wolfe (1), Powell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (4), Norwood (2)
GIDP: Thompson (5), Norwood (7)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (3,by Slaton)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(6-4)           0.1   1   3   3   3   0   0   6   5.06
Sykes                   3.1   4   1   1   3   1   0  15   3.46
Foucault                2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  10   2.60
Morris                  2     3   3   3   3   1   0  11   4.71
Totals                  8    10   8   8  11   3   0  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(4-4)            7     6   4   3   3   2   1  30   2.77
Marshall SV(9)          2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.60
Totals                  9     9   4   3   3   3   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (7)
Balks: Foucault (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Carew; Kemp walked
[LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored
(unearned), Kemp to second]; Thompson grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Kemp to third, Staub out at
second]; May walked; Corcoran popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley walked [Powell to second];
Carew walked [Powell to third, Smalley to second]; Ford grounded
out (second to first) [Powell scored, Smalley to third, Carew to
second]; Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Cubbage singled to left
[Smalley scored, Carew scored, Wynegar to second]; SYKES
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales
was called out on strikes; Norwood forced Cubbage (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.

TIGERS 2ND: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mankowski lined
to center; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall popped to third
in foul territory; Powell walked; Powell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.

TIGERS 3RD: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LeFlore singled
to center; LeFlore stole second; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Staub lined out on a sacrifice
fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Carew singled to third; Ford singled to
center [Carew to second]; Wynegar forced Carew (pitcher to
third) [Ford to second]; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe popped
to first in foul territory; Morales walked [Ford to third,
Wynegar to second]; Norwood forced Morales (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TIGERS 4TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); May flied out to
right; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
singled to center; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
singled to right; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; Carew was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
[Powell to third, Smalley out at second (second unassisted)];
FOUCAULT REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Carew stole second; Foucault
balked [Powell scored, Carew to third]; Ford walked; Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Twins 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell lined to center; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Wolfe walked; Morales doubled to right [Wolfe to
third]; Norwood sacrifice flied into a double play to center
[Wolfe scored, Morales out at third (center to catcher to third
to catcher)]; Randall popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub struck out; Thompson homered; May grounded out
(second to first); Corcoran singled to center; Mankowski
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to right; Carew
stole second [Carew to third (error by May)]; Ford struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker tripled to center; Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Whitaker scored]; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Kemp walked; Staub popped to second; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: MORRIS REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Wynegar singled
to left; Wolfe out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Wynegar to second]; Morales was walked intentionally; Norwood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins
5.

TIGERS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Thompson singled
to right; May singled to right [Thompson to third]; Corcoran
reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson out at home (second to
catcher to third), May to second]; Mankowski forced Corcoran
(first to shortstop) [May to third]; Whitaker forced Mankowski
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Randall walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Randall to second]; Smalley struck out; Carew was
walked intentionally; Ford doubled to left [Randall scored,
Carew scored]; Wynegar doubled to right [Ford scored]; Wolfe
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Kemp was called out on
strikes; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Twins 8.