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Tuesday August 8, 1978
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A pinch-hit grand slam by Mike Cubbage highlighted a seven-run sixth inning that carried the Twins to a 10-2 rout of the Mariners. After Mariner starter Rick Honeycutt gave up a run-scoring single to Larry Wolfe, reliever Mike Parrott walked Glenn Borgmann with the bases loaded in the sixth to set the stage for Cubbage's fourth career slam. An RBI single by Jose Morales accounted for the final tally of the inning. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 10, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  2
Twins        0  1  0    0  1  7    1  0  x  -  10 13  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Rivera rf             5   2   1   0     0   1   .280
Reynolds ss           5   0   3   0     0   0   .297      Carew 1b              5   0   4   2     0   0   .329
Ruppert Jones cf      5   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Ford cf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Roberts rf            3   2   1   0     1   1   .311      Morales dh            5   1   3   1     0   0   .319
Bochte dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .284
Meyer 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Norwood lf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .269
Hale lf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .183      Wolfe 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .230
Milbourne 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      Borgmann c            3   1   0   1     1   2   .200
Plummer c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Cubbage ph          1   1   1   4     0   0   .305
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilfong 2b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .288
  Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  11   2     3   3             Totals               37  10  13  10     3   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  6,499
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Twins 9
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1
Errors: Roberts, Honeycutt, Randall
Doubles: Ruppert Jones (14), Milbourne (5)
Triples: Reynolds (5)
Home Runs: Norwood (7), Cubbage (6)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (37), Rivera (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (4), Smalley (16), Norwood (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Hale (2)
GIDP: Cruz (6)
Hit by Pitch: Wilfong (2,by Rawley)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(4-7)        5     8   6   5   1   5   1  25   4.75
Parrott                 0.1   3   3   2   1   0   1   6   5.33
Rawley                  2.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  12   4.30
Totals                  8    13  10   8   3   7   2  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum W(5-5)            8     9   2   2   3   3   0  34   4.32
Marshall                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.93
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Rawley (4)
Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (3)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Rivera grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford singled to left; Morales
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts singled to third; Bochte singled to center
[Roberts to third]; Meyer popped to shortstop; Hale hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Roberts scored]; Milbourne singled to
center [Bochte to third]; Plummer struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Norwood
homered; Wolfe struck out; Borgmann struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Reynolds tripled to right [Reynolds out at home (right to first
to third)]; Ruppert Jones doubled to left; Roberts flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Randall made an out to shortstop; Rivera was called
out on strikes; Carew singled to left; Ford lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to left; Meyer flied out to left;
Hale singled to second [Hale to second (error by Randall)];
Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Morales singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Morales to second]; Norwood struck
out; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Plummer flied out to left; On a bunt Cruz singled
to second; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann struck out; Randall grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rivera singled to center; Rivera stole second; Carew
singled to center [Rivera scored]; Ford lined to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts walked; Bochte walked [Roberts to second];
Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Roberts to
third, Bochte to second]; Hale grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Roberts scored, Bochte to third]; Milbourne grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Morales singled to left; Honeycutt threw a wild pitch
[Morales to second]; Smalley walked; Norwood reached on an error
by Honeycutt on a sacrifice bunt [Morales to third, Smalley to
second]; Wolfe singled to left [Morales scored, Smalley to
third, Norwood to second]; PARROTT REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); Borgmann walked [Smalley scored, Norwood to third,
Wolfe to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RANDALL; Cubbage homered
[Norwood scored (unearned), Wolfe scored, Borgmann scored];
Rivera reached on an error by Roberts; On a bunt Carew singled
to third [Rivera to second]; Ford forced Carew (first to
shortstop) [Rivera to third]; Morales singled to left [Rivera
scored (unearned), Ford to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT
(PITCHING); Smalley struck out; Norwood forced Morales (third to
second); 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 9.

MARINERS 7TH: WILFONG REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 2B); Plummer
walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Plummer out at second]; Reynolds singled to center;
Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 9.

TWINS 7TH: Wolfe walked; Borgmann flied out to center; Wilfong
was hit by a pitch [Wolfe to second]; Rivera forced Wolfe (third
unassisted) [Wilfong to second]; Carew singled to left [Wilfong
scored, Rivera to second]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 10.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); Meyer singled to center; Hale flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 10.

TWINS 8TH: Morales flied out to center; Smalley popped to first;
Norwood singled to center; Wolfe forced Norwood (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 10.

MARINERS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Milbourne
doubled to left; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Robertson
grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); Reynolds singled to left [Milbourne to third]; Ruppert
Jones popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Twins 10.



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