A single by Willie Norwood in the top of the 11th inning drove in the winning run, enabling the Twins to snap their seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 2-2 going into the 11th when Butch Wynegar smacked a leadoff double. Rob Wilfong ran for Wynegar and scored one out later on Norwood's hit to right. The Jays had tied the contest in the eighth on RBI singles by Al Woods and John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   3  9  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   2  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .254      Bosetti cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Carew 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .338      Bailor 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Adams dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .249      A. Woods lf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .268
  Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Mayberry 1b           4   0   3   1     1   0   .261
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .283        Howell pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Velez rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Wolfe 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Ewing dh              4   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Ashby c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Wynegar c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  Wilfong pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .252      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .232
  Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chiles lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .269        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norwood cf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .267        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            3   0   1   1     2   0   .287
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   9   3     6   2             Totals               39   2   8   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 22,023
Left on Base: Twins 10, Blue Jays 8
DP: Twins 2, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Chiles (12), Wynegar (20), Bosetti (21), Mayberry (13)
Caught Stealing: Ashby (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (6), Morales (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (6)
GIDP: McKay (13)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson                8     5   2   2   4   1   0  32   4.16
Marshall W(7-11)        3     3   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.65
Totals                 11     8   2   2   4   1   0  43

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy                  4.2   4   2   2   5   0   0  21   4.00
Willis L(2-6)           5.2   5   1   1   1   2   0  23   4.86
Coleman                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.30
Totals                 11     9   3   3   6   2   0  46

Wild Pitches: Clancy (9)

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Powell was out trying to
advance to second (first unassisted); John Mayberry caught
Hosken Powell with the hidden ball trick; Carew grounded out
(first unassisted); Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
flied out to right; A. Woods walked; Mayberry walked [A. Woods
to second]; Velez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage walked; Smalley forced Cubbage (second to
shortstop); Wynegar flied out to left; Chiles walked [Smalley to
second]; Norwood flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing walked; Ashby forced Ewing (shortstop to
second); McKay struck out while Ashby was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue
Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Powell walked [Randall to second];
Carew flied out to left; Adams lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez lined to second; Bosetti made an out to
second; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods lined to right; Mayberry singled to
center; Velez flied out to left; Ewing flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 5TH: Chiles doubled to right; Norwood walked; Randall
singled to center [Chiles scored, Norwood to third]; Powell
popped to second; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Norwood
scored]; Adams singled to center [Randall to second]; Clancy
threw a wild pitch [Randall to third, Adams to second]; WILLIS
REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Cubbage struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; McKay grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
grounded out (third to first); Chiles singled to shortstop;
Norwood forced Chiles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti made an out to second; Bailor grounded
out (third to first); A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 7TH: Randall walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Randall to second]; Carew grounded out
(second to first) [Randall to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS;
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mayberry
flied out to left; Velez singled to left; Ewing flied out to
left; Ashby forced Velez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley
singled to right; Wynegar lined to left; Chiles forced Smalley
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay flied out to left; Gomez walked; Bosetti
forced Gomez (shortstop unassisted); Bailor singled to center
[Bosetti to third]; A. Woods singled to center [Bosetti scored,
Bailor to second]; Mayberry singled to center [Bailor scored, A.
Woods to second]; Velez popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 9TH: Norwood made an out to third; Randall lined to left;
Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Ewing
flied out to center; Ashby singled to left; McKay grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 10TH: Carew singled to left; Morales out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Carew to second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR
CUBBAGE; Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: WOLFE REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 3B); Gomez
grounded out (second to first); Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor
flied out to center; A. Woods popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 11TH: Wynegar doubled to left; WILFONG RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
Chiles flied out to center; Norwood singled to center [Wilfong
scored, Norwood to second (on throw to home)]; COLEMAN REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING C ); Mayberry
doubled to right; HOWELL RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez popped to
first; Ewing grounded out (third to first); Ashby reached on a
fielder's choice [Howell out at third (third to second)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.