Scattering six hits, Geoff Zahn pitched the Twins to an 8-1 victory over the Angels in Minnesota's home opener. The loss was the fifth straight for the Angels, who were winless on the road. The Twins picked up two runs in the first inning on a homer by Roy Smalley and got solo round-trippers from Hosken Powell in the fifth and Ron Jackson in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 22, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Twins 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 x - 8 13 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Powell rf 4 1 3 2 1 0 .375 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Wilfong 2b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .233 Ford rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Smalley ss 3 1 1 2 2 1 .229 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Landreaux lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Cowens cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Sofield cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .150 Rudi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Wynegar c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .256 Grich 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .219 Adams dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Donohue c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Morales ph,dh 2 1 0 0 0 0 .267 Cruz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 Cubbage 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Jackson ph,1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .045 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .190 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 0 3 Totals 36 8 13 8 3 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 36,268 Left on Base: Angels 4, Twins 7 DP: Angels 1, Twins 1 Errors: Patek, Carew Doubles: Patek (1), Sofield (1), Wilfong (3) Home Runs: Smalley (5), Powell (1), R. Jackson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1) GIDP: Patek (2), Adams (3) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Frost L(2-1) 5 9 5 5 1 4 2 24 3.09 LaRoche 3 4 3 1 2 1 1 15 2.35 Totals 8 13 8 6 3 5 3 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(2-1) 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 32 1.37 Totals 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 32 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Lou DiMuro ANGELS 1ST: Angels protest game based on bullpen mounds being too flat; Patek doubled to left; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Patek to third]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek scored]; Baylor singled to right; Cowens forced Baylor (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Wilfong forced Powell (first to shortstop); Dave Frost failed to cover 1B; Smalley homered [Wilfong scored]; Landreaux was called out on strikes; Sofield singled to right; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Donohue flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to center; Cubbage singled to left [Adams to third]; Castino struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Adams scored, Cubbage to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3. ANGELS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Patek grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: Carew dropped a foul fly hit by Smalley for an error; Smalley struck out; Landreaux popped to catcher in foul territory; Sofield lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3. ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor lined to shortstop; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; Adams grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Wynegar out at second]; Cubbage popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Grich was called out on strikes; Donohue flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Castino struck out; Powell homered; Wilfong flied out to right; Smalley walked; Landreaux flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 4. ANGELS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Patek singled to right; Carew flied out to left; Ford singled to center [Patek to second]; Baylor popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Sofield doubled to left; Wynegar singled to right [Sofield scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales reached on an error by Patek [Wynegar to second, Morales to first]; R. JACKSON BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson popped to shortstop; Castino singled to left [Wynegar out at home (left to catcher), Morales to second]; Powell walked [Morales to third, Castino to second]; Wilfong doubled to right [Morales scored (unearned), Castino scored (unearned), Powell to third]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Landreaux popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 7. ANGELS 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); R. JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi flied out to right; Grich singled to center; Donohue forced Grich (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: Sofield flied out to right; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 7. ANGELS 8TH: Cruz singled to pitcher; Patek grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: R. Jackson homered; Castino was called out on strikes; Powell singled to left; Wilfong popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley forced Powell (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 8. ANGELS 9TH: Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; Baylor flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 8.

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