A three-run rally in the ninth inning carried the Twins to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Rangers. The Twins trailed, 6-4, entering the ninth when Jose Morales began the winning surge with a single.

Sparky Lyle replaced starter Jon Matlack on the mound for the Rangers and gave up singles to Butch Wynegar, pinch-hitter Willie Norwood and John Castino to tie the score. Jim Kern relieved Lyle and was greeted by a single by Hosken Powell that drove in the winning run. Roy Smalley's hitting streak was stopped at 19 games. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 6

Game Played on Monday, May 21, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins        0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   7 13  2
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   6 11  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Grubb lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Powell ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .636      Bell 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Rivera rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Oliver dh             5   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Zisk rf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .234
  Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Putnam 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .311
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .397        J. Ellis ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
R. Jackson 1b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .282      Jorgensen cf          3   1   1   2     0   1   .303
Morales dh            4   2   2   0     0   0   .283      Sundberg c            4   2   1   1     0   0   .202
Wynegar c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .301      Wills 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .208
  Wilfong pr,2b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Blanks ss             2   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Landreaux lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .316        Norman pr,ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Edwards cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norwood ph,cf       1   1   1   1     0   0   .259        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Castino 3b            4   0   3   2     0   0   .317        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  13   6     0   3             Totals               37   6  11   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 11,601
Left on Base: Twins 4, Rangers 8
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 4
Errors: Smalley, Castino, Norman, Matlack
Doubles: R. Jackson (11), Rivera (5), Powell (1), Putnam (7), Sundberg (4)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (4), Putnam (2)
Stolen Bases: Wills (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Jorgensen (1)
GIDP: Edwards (1), Morales (4), Randall (1), Oliver (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                5.2   8   5   4   1   1   1  26   5.90
Redfern W(2-0)          2.1   3   1   1   2   0   1  11   3.33
Marshall SV(11)         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.52
Totals                  9    11   6   5   3   2   2  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 8     9   5   3   0   3   0  32   4.40
Lyle L(3-3)             0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.55
Kern                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.31
Totals                  9    13   7   5   0   3   0  38

Passed Balls: Sundberg (3)
Wild Pitches: Redfern (2)
Balks: Redfern (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera
grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Grubb singled to center; Bell forced Grubb
(shortstop to second); Oliver grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson doubled to left; Morales reached on an
error by Matlack (assist by Putnam) [R. Jackson to third];
Sundberg allowed a passed ball [R. Jackson scored, Morales to
second]; Wynegar singled to center [Morales scored (unearned)];
Landreaux singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Edwards grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Wynegar to third,
Landreaux out at second]; Castino singled to center [Wynegar
scored (unearned)]; Randall flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Putnam grounded
out (first unassisted); Jorgensen homered; Sundberg reached on
an error by Smalley; Wills walked [Sundberg to second]; Blanks
singled to right [Sundberg scored (unearned), Wills to third];
Grubb grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Rivera doubled to left; Smalley grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jackson singled to right [Rivera
scored]; Morales grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell singled to left; Oliver flied out to left;
Zisk flied out to right; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux
was called out on strikes; Edwards made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Jorgensen struck out; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Castino singled to center; Randall grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Castino out at second]; Rivera
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Grubb
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to
left; Morales singled to right; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled
to right; Putnam doubled to center [Zisk to third]; Jorgensen
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Zisk scored]; Sundberg doubled to
right [Putnam scored]; Wills singled to center [Sundberg
scored]; REDFERN REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Redfern balked
[Wills to second]; Blanks walked; NORMAN RAN FOR BLANKS; Grubb
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 5.

TWINS 7TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop
to first); Castino reached on an error by Norman; Randall popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver
singled to center; Zisk hit into a double play (third to first)
[Oliver out at third (first to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Rangers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out
to center; R. Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Putnam homered; Jorgensen popped to third in foul
territory; Sundberg lined to second; Wills singled to right;
Wills stole second; Redfern threw a wild pitch [Wills to third];
Norman walked; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Morales singled to right; LYLE REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Wynegar singled to center [Morales to second];
WILFONG RAN FOR WYNEGAR; Landreaux flied out to center [Morales
to third]; NORWOOD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Norwood singled to center
[Morales scored, Wilfong to second]; Castino singled to left
[Wilfong scored, Norwood to second]; KERN REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR RANDALL; Powell doubled to center
[Norwood scored, Castino to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA;
Adams hit into a double play to right [Castino out at home
(right to catcher)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); POWELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BORGMANN REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING C );
WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); Bell grounded out (second to first); Oliver
reached on an error by Castino; Zisk was called out on strikes;
J. ELLIS BATTED FOR PUTNAM; J. Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Rangers 6.
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