A single by Carlton Fisk with two out in the 10th inning climaxed a two-run rally that brought the Red Sox a 3-2 decision over the Twins. An RBI single by Jose Morales had given the Twins a 2-1 lead in the top of 10th but the Sox came back in the bottom of the frame.

A single by Garry Hancock kayoed Twins' starter Dave Goltz and brought on Mike Marshall, who retired Jerry Remy on a sacrifice and Jack Brohamer on a fly to right. But Jim Rice hit a broken bat single to center to plate Hancock. A single by Carl Yastrzemski moved Rice to third. Yastrzemski stole second before Fisk rapped his game-winning hit off the left-field wall. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   2  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   3 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Brohamer 3b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Carew 1b              2   1   0   0     3   0   .353      Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .321
Ford cf               3   0   0   1     2   0   .287      Yastrzemski dh        5   1   3   0     0   0   .311
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .314      Fisk c                5   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Morales dh            5   0   1   1     0   1   .321      Lynn cf               2   0   0   1     1   0   .331
  Randall pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .262
Norwood lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
  Chiles lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Rivera pr,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .302        Hancock ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilfong 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .291        Campbell 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               32   2   5   2     9   2             Totals               37   3  12   3     2   6

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 33,233
Left on Base: Twins 12, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Remy (12), Yastrzemski (15)
Triples: Scott (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (3), Yastrzemski (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (3), Smalley (10), Wynegar (4), Remy (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (4)
GIDP: Ford (9), Lynn (7), Yastrzemski (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   9     9   2   2   2   6   0  36   2.70
Marshall L(4-7)         0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.73
Totals                  9.2  12   3   3   2   6   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   9     4   1   1   6   1   0  37   3.06
Campbell W(6-5)         1     1   1   1   3   1   0   7   4.91
Totals                 10     5   2   2   9   2   0  44

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark


TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Rice was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (second to first); Cubbage grounded
out (first to pitcher); Morales lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Scott grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to right; Wynegar singled to right;
Wilfong forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Wilfong stole
second; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: CHILES REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING LF); Evans
singled; On a bunt Duffy forced Evans (first to shortstop); Remy
doubled to left [Duffy to third]; Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); Rice lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley walked; Carew walked [Smalley to second];
Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smalley to third, Carew out at second]; Cubbage walked; Morales
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Fisk grounded out
(first unassisted) [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Scott tripled to right; Evans
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles lined to left; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); Wilfong singled to center; Powell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Remy flied out
to left; Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Ford walked; Cubbage forced
Ford (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Fisk singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk
out at second]; Carlton Fisk called for interference at 2B
while trying to break up the double play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Chiles grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott singled to center; Evans struck out; Duffy
struck out; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: Wilfong singled to right; Powell reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Wilfong to second];
Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wilfong to
third, Powell to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilfong scored, Powell to
third, Carew to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally;
Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer walked; Rice singled to left [Brohamer to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Brohamer to third, Rice out at second];
Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 9TH: Chiles singled to right; RIVERA RAN FOR CHILES;
Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivera to
second]; Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rivera to
third]; Powell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lynn grounded
out (second to first); Scott struck out; Evans made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 10TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Smalley struck
out; Carew walked; Ford walked [Carew to second]; Cubbage forced
Ford (shortstop to second) [Carew to third]; Morales singled
[Carew scored, Cubbage to second]; RANDALL RAN FOR MORALES;
Rivera walked [Cubbage to third, Randall to second]; Wynegar
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 10TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HANCOCK
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Hancock singled to center; MARSHALL REPLACED
GOLTZ (PITCHING); Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Hancock to second]; Brohamer popped to right; Rice singled to
center [Hancock scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to
third]; Yastrzemski stole second; Fisk singled to center [Rice
scored, Yastrzemski to third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Red Sox 3.

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