Mike Cubbage and Roy Smalley clubbed back-to-back homers to highlight a five-run fifth inning as the Twins breezed to an 8-1 victory over the Angels. Rookie hurler Roger Erickson had trouble only in the fifth when he yielded three hits, including a solo homer to Don Baylor, but the young righthander closed the frame by striking out Rick Miller with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 - 8 13 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubbage 3b 4 1 2 3 1 0 .450 R. Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Smalley ss 3 2 1 1 2 1 .296 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Carew 1b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .448 Bostock cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Adams dh 5 0 1 2 0 1 .294 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .412 Chiles lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .500 Baylor dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .294 Ford cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Fairly 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Wynegar c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Chalk 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Powell rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .154 Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Randall 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Downing c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 13 8 3 6 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 12,217 Left on Base: Twins 5, Angels 5 DP: Twins 1, Angels 0 Doubles: Powell (1), Rudi (4) Triples: Cubbage (1) Home Runs: Cubbage (1), Smalley (3), Baylor (2) Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Chiles (1), Randall (1), Ford (2) GIDP: Bostock (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(2-0) 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 33 2.35 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 33 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase L(0-1) 4.1 6 5 5 2 2 2 20 10.38 Hartzell 4.2 7 3 3 1 4 0 20 9.53 Totals 9 13 8 8 3 6 2 40 Wild Pitches: Aase (1) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro TWINS 1ST: Cubbage walked; Aase threw a wild pitch [Cubbage to second]; Smalley flied out to center [Cubbage to third]; Carew struck out; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Grich singled to left; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 2ND: Chiles singled to left; Ford flied out to center; Chiles was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Rudi popped to first; Baylor grounded out (second to first); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 3RD: Powell was called out on strikes; Randall lined to right; Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Chalk flied out to right; Mulliniks lined to left; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley walked; Carew forced Smalley (second to shortstop); Carew stole second; Adams singled to right [Carew scored]; Chiles forced Adams (second unassisted); Ford flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Grich lined to left; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar singled to left; Powell doubled to center [Wynegar scored]; Randall grounded out (first unassisted) [Powell to third]; Cubbage homered [Powell scored]; Smalley homered; HARTZELL REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Adams struck out; Chiles singled to left [Carew scored]; Ford forced Chiles (second to shortstop); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi flied out to left; Baylor homered; Fairly singled to center; Chalk singled to center [Fairly to second]; Mulliniks forced Chalk (pitcher to shortstop) [Fairly to third]; Downing walked [Mulliniks to second]; R. Miller struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Angels 1. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); Randall singled to left; Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Grich lined to center; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Angels 1. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage lined to right; Smalley walked; Carew singled to right [Smalley to third]; Adams forced Carew (second to shortstop) [Smalley scored]; Chiles struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Baylor struck out; Fairly flied out to right; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Angels 1. TWINS 8TH: Ford singled to center; Ford was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wynegar flied out to left; Powell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Downing singled to center; R. Miller lined to left; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Angels 1. TWINS 9TH: Randall singled to right; Cubbage tripled to right [Randall scored]; Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: Bostock flied out to left; Rudi doubled to left; Baylor popped to first; Fairly singled to left [Rudi out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1.

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