A five-run eruption in the ninth inning carried the Twins to a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. Dan Ford led off the stanza with a single to knock out Ranger starter Doc Medich. Paul Mirabella relieved and was greeted by a single by Butch Wynegar. Mirabella thereupon was excused in favor of Reggie Cleveland. Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumTwins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 - 6 9 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 10 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 3b 5 2 1 0 0 1 .278 Bonds dh 5 0 1 0 0 2 .267 Smalley ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .276 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .335 Oliver lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .325 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Zisk rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .261 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Powell rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Harrah ss,3b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .225 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Wills 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Wynegar c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .229 Alomar 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Norwood pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 Jorgensen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Borgmann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Norman 3b,ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .300 Edwards lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Randall ph,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chiles ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rivera pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 9 3 5 3 Totals 31 2 10 2 4 6 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 6,797 Left on Base: Twins 9, Rangers 8 DP: Twins 2, Rangers 0 Errors: Jorgensen, Norman Doubles: Cubbage (11), Smalley (30), Harrah (17), Oliver (35) Home Runs: Zisk (21) Stolen Bases: Oliver (8) Caught Stealing: Harrah (8) Sacrifice Hits: Randall (13), Wills (8), Alomar (1) GIDP: Sundberg (18), Beniquez (9) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 7.1 10 2 2 3 5 1 31 3.09 Marshall W(9-12) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.34 Totals 9 10 2 2 4 6 1 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich 8 6 2 2 3 2 0 33 3.74 Mirabella L(2-2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.15 Cleveland 0.1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 3.16 Umbarger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.04 Barker 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.82 Totals 9 9 6 4 5 3 0 42 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly TWINS 1ST: Cubbage struck out; Smalley flied out to right; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Bonds singled to right; Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); Ford walked; Wynegar walked [Ford to second]; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah singled to shortstop; Harrah was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to left; Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley walked; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to right; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman singled to shortstop; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg struck out; Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second; Zisk walked; Beniquez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Wilfong singled to pitcher; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah doubled to left; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrah to third]; Alomar walked; Norman was called out on strikes; Bonds popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew grounded out (second to first); Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Oliver doubled to right; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to third]; Beniquez walked; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 7TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Wynegar singled to right; Edwards forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to shortstop; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wills to second]; Wills was picked off second (pitcher to second); Norman singled to right; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. TWINS 8TH: Wilfong struck out; Cubbage doubled to right; Smalley singled to right [Cubbage scored]; Carew flied out to center; Adams singled to center [Smalley to second]; Powell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to center; Zisk homered [Oliver scored]; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Beniquez lined to third; Harrah walked; Wills popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2. TWINS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING 1B); Ford singled to center; MIRABELLA REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Wynegar singled to left [Ford to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); NORMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); NORWOOD RAN FOR WYNEGAR; RANDALL BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ford to third, Norwood to second]; CHILES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Chiles was walked intentionally; RIVERA RAN FOR CHILES; Cubbage reached on an error by Jorgensen [Ford scored (no RBI), Norwood scored (no RBI), Rivera to third]; Smalley doubled to right [Rivera scored, Cubbage to third]; UMBARGER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Carew was walked intentionally; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; BARKER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Morales struck out; Powell singled to shortstop [Cubbage scored (unearned), Smalley scored (error by Norman) (unearned), Carew to third]; Ford flied out to left; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BORGMANN REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING C ); RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); GRUBB BATTED FOR NORMAN; Grubb flied out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 2. |
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