Making a hot start on another batting championship, Rod Carew rapped three hits in four trips, giving him 8-for-16 for his first four games, as the Twins defeated the Mariners, 8-2. Paul Thormodsgard hurled the route for the Twins and limited the Mariners to three hits. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 - 8 10 1 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 3 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 3 1 0 1 2 0 .111 Baez 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .231 Smalley ss 5 1 1 2 0 1 .313 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carew 1b 4 0 3 3 1 0 .500 Cruz 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .364 Bochte lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Wynegar c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Cubbage 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .385 Stanton dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Ford cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .077 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .455 Norwood lf 2 2 0 0 2 0 .250 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .333 Hale rf 2 2 1 0 1 0 .231 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 xStinson c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .273 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 10 8 8 2 Totals 28 2 3 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 12,896 Left on Base: Twins 8, Mariners 2 DP: Twins 2, Mariners 3 Errors: Wynegar, Stein Doubles: Randall 2 (2), Cubbage (1) Triples: Carew (1) Stolen Bases: Norwood (2) Sacrifice Flies: Ford (1) GIDP: Smalley (1), Bochte (1), Braun (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard W(1-0) 9 3 2 1 2 4 0 31 1.00 Totals 9 3 2 1 2 4 0 31 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(0-1) 3.2 4 4 4 4 1 0 18 9.82 Montague 3.1 4 3 3 3 0 0 17 8.10 Todd 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 4.50 Totals 9 10 8 8 8 2 0 43 Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew walked; Adams singled to right [Carew to third]; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Baez walked; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baez out at second]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to right; Ford lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Cubbage out at first]; Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Randall doubled to right [Norwood scored]; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton flied out to right; Ruppert Jones grounded out (third to first); Stein lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0. TWINS 3RD: Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to left; Adams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Hale made an out to shortstop; Stinson lined to left; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Cubbage doubled to right; Ford flied out to right; Norwood walked; Randall walked [Cubbage to third, Norwood to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Powell walked [Cubbage scored, Norwood to third, Randall to second]; Smalley singled to center [Norwood scored, Randall scored, Powell to third]; Carew tripled to right [Powell scored, Smalley scored]; Adams lined to right; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte flied out to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 0. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar walked; Cubbage singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynegar scored]; Norwood reached on an error by Stein [Cubbage to second]; Randall lined into a double play (second to first) [Norwood out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Stanton grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 0. TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley made an out to second; Carew singled to left; Adams lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Hale singled to right; Stinson reached on catcher's interference by Wynegar [Hale to second]; Reynolds forced Stinson (second to shortstop) [Hale to third]; Baez forced Reynolds (shortstop to second) [Hale scored (unearned)]; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 1. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Cubbage flied out to right; Ford walked; Norwood forced Ford (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer lined to left; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones singled to right; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 1. TWINS 8TH: TODD REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Randall doubled to left; Powell walked; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randall to third, Powell out at second]; Carew singled to left [Randall scored]; Adams struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 1. MARINERS 8TH: Hale walked; Stinson singled to center [Hale to third]; Reynolds forced Stinson (second to shortstop) [Hale scored]; BRAUN BATTED FOR BAEZ; Braun grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2. TWINS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 2B); Wynegar flied out to center; Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2. MARINERS 9TH: Bochte flied out to center; Meyer made an out to shortstop; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

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