A two-run homer by Bombo Rivera in the eighth inning of the second game accounted for a 4-3 victory and enabled the Twins to complete the sweep of a doubleheader after they had defeated the Blue Jays in the first gane, 6-4. Dave Goltz, although rapped for 10 hits in the opener, gained his fourth straight victory with the help of Mike Marshall, who picked up his 19th save. The Twins' attack included a homer by Roy Smalley and a two-run triple by Danny Goodwin.

In the nightcap, Roy Howell homered for the Blue Jays and Willie Norwood for the Twins to help effect a 2-2 tie before the Blue Jays went ahead in the seventh inning on a run-scoring single by Bob Davis. Rivera, who had three hits, then brought the Twins their victory with his two-run smash in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Twins        1  3  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   6  8  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Bosetti cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .254        Rivera lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Smalley ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .343
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Landreaux cf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .272      Adams lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .331
Velez rf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .264        Castino 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Woods lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
Cerone c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .224      Powell rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Ainge 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .265      R. Jackson 1b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             2   1   0   1     1   1   .282
  Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goodwin dh            3   1   1   2     0   1   .200
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   1     4   3             Totals               30   6   8   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Twins 5
DP: Blue Jays 0, Twins 3
Errors: Cubbage, Wilfong
Doubles: Velez (12), Howell (14), Smalley (18)
Triples: Goodwin (1)
Home Runs: Smalley (17)
Stolen Bases: Wilfong (6), Landreaux (8)
Caught Stealing: Cerone (3), Woods (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (3), Wynegar (3)
GIDP: Woods (7), Carty (16), Bosetti (11)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(4-11)         5.1   6   6   6   2   2   1  24   6.03
Lemongello              2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  11   6.28
Totals                  8     8   6   6   3   3   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(9-6)            7    10   4   2   2   2   0  31   4.51
Marshall SV(19)         2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9    10   4   2   4   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Lemongello (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti
grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage made an out to second; Smalley homered;
Landreaux made an out to shortstop; Adams walked; Wilfong made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
walked; Velez doubled [Mayberry scored, Velez to third (on throw
to home)]; Woods reached on an error by Cubbage [Velez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Woods to second]; Cerone singled [Woods to
third]; Cerone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop)
[Woods scored (unearned)]; Ainge singled; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Powell flied out to center; R. Jackson singled;
Wynegar walked [R. Jackson to second]; Goodwin tripled [R.
Jackson scored, Wynegar scored]; Cubbage hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Goodwin scored]; Smalley grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti flied out to right; Howell lined to
third; Carty singled; Mayberry lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux made an out to shortstop; Adams grounded
out (first unassisted); Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez walked; Woods grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Velez out at second]; Cerone
singled; Ainge grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Powell popped to shortstop in foul territory; R.
Jackson flied out to left; Wynegar was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin lined to second; Bosetti flied out to
center; Howell doubled; Carty reached on an error by Wilfong
[Howell scored (no RBI)]; Mayberry forced Carty (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Goodwin struck out; Cubbage lined to center; Smalley
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez lined to center; Woods singled; Woods was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cerone singled;
Ainge singled [Cerone to second]; Griffin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Landreaux singled; Adams flied out to center; Wilfong
singled [Landreaux to second]; Powell singled [Landreaux scored,
Wilfong to second]; LEMONGELLO REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING);
Wilfong stole third; Lemongello threw a wild pitch [Powell to
second]; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; Wynegar hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Wilfong scored, Powell to third];
Goodwin grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti struck out; Howell singled; Carty
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Smalley doubled;
Landreaux singled [Smalley to third]; Adams struck out;
Landreaux stole second; Wilfong grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING LF); CASTINO
REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING);
Mayberry struck out; Velez walked; Woods forced Velez (second to
shortstop); Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Wynegar lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge walked; Griffin forced Ainge (shortstop to
second); Bosetti grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Twins 6.