Ending their nine-game losing streak, the Twins prevailed over the Orioles, 5-4. The Birds led, 4-3, going into the bottom of the seventh but an RBI triple by Rod Carew tied the contest and a single by Dan Ford plated Carew with the winning marker. Ford also had a two-run homer in the fourth and solo blast in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      22, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 14  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  1    2  0  x  -   5 13  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Rivera rf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .300
Dauer 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .266      Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .344
Murray 1b             3   1   2   1     2   0   .266      Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Ford cf               4   2   3   4     0   0   .298
  Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Morales dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .336
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Anderson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kusick lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .208
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .262        Chiles lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Kelly lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280        Norwood ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .273
May dh                4   0   1   1     0   1   .238        Powell pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Garcia ss             4   1   3   0     0   1   .301      Wolfe 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .231
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  14   4     2   6             Totals               35   5  13   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,063
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Twins 7
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 2
Doubles: DeCinces (18), Dauer (12)
Triples: Carew (6)
Home Runs: Ford 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (4), Lopez (4)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (1)
GIDP: Harlow (4), Rivera (3), Carew (10)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(10-9)        6.1  12   5   5   0   2   2  29   3.69
Kerrigan                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.97
T. Martinez             1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.60
Totals                  8    13   5   5   1   3   2  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(9-6)            9    14   4   4   2   6   0  41   2.79
Totals                  9    14   4   4   2   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow was called out on strikes; Dauer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murray walked; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Rivera was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces doubled to left; Kelly struck out; May
struck out; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford made an out to second; Morales singled to left;
Wynegar flied out to left; Kusick singled to left [Morales to
second]; Randall forced Kusick (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia singled to center; Harlow struck out; Dauer
doubled to left [Garcia to third]; Murray singled to right
[Garcia scored, Dauer to third]; Singleton singled to right
[Dauer scored, Murray to second]; DeCinces flied out to right;
Kelly singled to left [Murray to third, Singleton to second];
May singled to left [Murray scored, Singleton to third, Kelly to
second]; Dempsey flied out to right; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wolfe singled to center; Rivera grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Wolfe out at second];
Carew lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Garcia singled to left; Harlow grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garcia out at
second]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled to center; Ford homered [Smalley
scored]; Morales flied out to right; Wynegar flied out to
center; Kusick was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray singled to left; Singleton flied out to
center; DeCinces singled to pitcher [Murray to second]; Kelly
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Murray out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Wolfe
singled to left; Rivera singled to center [Wolfe to second];
Carew grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: May grounded out (third to first); Dempsey was
called out on strikes; Garcia singled to left; Garcia stole
second; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford
homered; Morales singled to center; Wynegar singled to left
[Morales to second]; Kusick forced Wynegar (third to second)
[Morales to third]; Randall popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer singled to left; Murray walked [Dauer to
second]; Singleton forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Dauer to
third]; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Lopez stole second; DeCinces
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Dauer scored]; Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
4, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wolfe grounded out
(third to first); Rivera singled to center; Carew tripled to
right [Rivera scored]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING);
Smalley made an out to third; Ford singled to center [Carew
scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: CHILES REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING LF); May flied out
to center; Dempsey singled to center; Garcia struck out; Harlow
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Wynegar
flied out to center; NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood walked;
POWELL RAN FOR NORWOOD; Randall grounded out (third to first)
[Powell to second]; Wolfe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dauer popped to catcher in foul
territory; Murray grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED
FOR LOPEZ; Crowley singled to left; ANDERSON RAN FOR CROWLEY;
DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 5.