Sports headlines for Thursday May 18, 1978:

• Affirmed To Face 6 Preakness Rivals

• Cubs released Gerry Pirtle
• Indians signed Larry Lintz as a free agent
• Brewers placed Andy Etchebarren on the disabled list

Click on a team's logo to see its 1978 roster, stats and more!

Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (13-20) 7 10 0 6 New York Mets (16-21) 8 12 0 12 Win: Skip Lockwood (2-3)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (1-3) T: 3:40   Att: 4,431 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (20-14) 9 11 1 8 Chicago White Sox (10-21) 5 12 0 9 Win: Chris Knapp (5-3)   Loss: Francisco Barrios (1-4)   Save: Dave LaRoche (6) T: 2:48   Att: 9,766 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (21-15) 3 7 1 6 Montreal Expos (18-16) 2 3 1 5 Win: Fred Norman (5-0)   Loss: Steve Rogers (4-4)   Save: Pedro Borbon (3) T: 2:14   Att: 9,435 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (21-10) 7 12 2 7 Milwaukee Brewers (16-18) 8 12 1 9 Win: Bill Castro (1-0)   Loss: Steve Foucault (1-3) T: 2:52   Att: 15,217 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (13-23) 8 9 1 7 Kansas City Royals (18-15) 6 10 0 6 Win: Geoff Zahn (3-2)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (3-7)   Save: Mike Marshall (1) T: 3:01   Att: 17,459 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (20-13) 5 9 0 7 Cleveland Indians (16-17) 3 6 0 5 Win: Ron Guidry (5-0)   Loss: Dennis Kinney (0-2)   Save: Rich Gossage (5) T: 2:35   Att: 13,625 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (22-13) 4 9 0 5 Texas Rangers (17-15) 6 9 0 8 Win: Jim Umbarger (2-2)   Loss: Matt Keough (2-2)   Save: Reggie Cleveland (3) T: 2:35   Att: 21,257 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (18-14) 8 16 1 8 Houston Astros (16-17) 5 9 0 4 Win: Gene Garber (2-0)   Loss: Joe Sambito (2-1) T: 2:36   Att: 10,828 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (13-20) 3 7 1 7 Baltimore Orioles (14-19) 5 9 0 8 Win: Mike Flanagan (4-3)   Loss: Jim Clancy (2-3) T: 2:31   Att: 4,255 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore