A homer by Ken Landreaux in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie, enabling the Twins to edge the Blue Jays, 3-2. Jerry Koosman got credit for the victory, but needed help from Mike Marshall, who pitched hitless relief over the last three innings. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Twins        0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .188
  Castino 3b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .333        Woods ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .370        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Landreaux lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Bailor rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .298
Adams dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Bosetti cf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .298
  Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Velez lf              3   0   1   0     2   1   .219
Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .315        Wilborn pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sofield rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .312
  Rivera ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Robertson dh          4   0   0   0     0   2   .100
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Howell 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .237
Norwood cf            2   1   1   1     1   0   .278      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Wilfong 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Cerone c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
  Randall ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   4             Totals               32   2   9   2     6   6

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 10,155
Left on Base: Twins 9, Blue Jays 12
DP: Twins 1, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Wilfong (6), R. Jackson (4), Bosetti (5)
Home Runs: Norwood (3), Landreaux (3)
Caught Stealing: Cerone (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Norwood (2), Landreaux (2), McKay (3), Bosetti (2)
GIDP: Mayberry (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (1,by Koosman)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(5-0)          6     9   2   2   2   5   0  29   3.86
Marshall SV(8)          3     0   0   0   4   1   0  12   1.17
Totals                  9     9   2   2   6   6   0  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-2)        6.1   7   3   3   0   2   2  26   4.32
Willis                  1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   6.23
Freisleben              1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.97
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (1)
Wild Pitches: Freisleben (1)
Balks: Koosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Joe Sawchuk, 2B - Alan Contant, 3B - Rich Panas


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage struck out; Smalley flied out to center;
Landreaux made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor
singled to left; Koosman balked [Bailor to second]; Bosetti
singled to pitcher [Bailor to third]; Velez struck out; Mayberry
was hit by a pitch [Bosetti to second]; Robertson was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Wynegar singled
to left; Sofield grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar to
second]; R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell lined to left; McKay grounded out (second
to first); Cerone made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood homered; Wilfong doubled to center; Cubbage
lined to right; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilfong
to third]; Landreaux singled to right [Wilfong scored]; Adams
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied out to right; Bailor singled to
center; Bosetti doubled to left [Bailor scored]; Velez walked;
Mayberry grounded out (third to first) [Bosetti to third, Velez
to second]; Robertson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Blue Jays 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Sofield flied
out to right; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to right; McKay out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Howell to second]; Cerone singled to
center [Howell to third]; Griffin singled to center [Howell
scored, Cerone to second]; Bailor popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bosetti lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood made an out to shortstop; Wilfong grounded
out (second to first); Cubbage lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez singled to left; Mayberry struck out;
Robertson flied out to left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley lined to first; Landreaux homered; Adams
singled to right; Wynegar lined to right; Sofield struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay flied out to right; Cerone singled to left;
Cerone was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Griffin lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 7TH: R. Jackson singled to center; Norwood out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Jackson to second];
WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); RANDALL BATTED FOR
WILFONG; Randall grounded out (third to first); Cubbage struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CASTINO
REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Bailor walked; MARSHALL REPLACED
KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Bailor to second]; Velez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mayberry walked; Robertson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley singled to right; Landreaux out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Smalley to second]; MORALES
BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded out (second to first)
[Smalley to third]; Wynegar walked; FREISLEBEN REPLACED WILLIS
(PITCHING); RIVERA BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Rivera was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Howell walked; McKay forced Howell
(pitcher to shortstop); Cerone forced McKay (first to second to
shortstop); WOODS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Woods walked [Cerone to
second]; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

TWINS 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED WOODS (PLAYING SS); R. Jackson doubled
to right; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [R. Jackson to third];
Norwood walked; Randall reached on a fielder's choice [R.
Jackson out at home (third to catcher), Norwood to second];
Castino walked [Norwood to third, Randall to second]; Smalley
lined to second; Landreaux popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti struck out; Velez walked; WILBORN RAN FOR
VELEZ; Mayberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Wilborn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Blue Jays 2.
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