An eight-run first inning sent the Angels on their way to a 9-5 thumping of the Twins. Rick Miller started the big inning with a walk and went to third on a single by Bobby Grich. An error and a walk produced the first run, Don Baylor singled in two more and Rance Mulliniks drove in the fourth with a sacrifice fly.

With two men on and a count of two balls on Terry Humphrey, Gary Serum relieved starter Pete Redfern and completed the walk to load the bases. Miller then hit the first grand slam of his major league career. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Twins 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 14 1 Angels 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 9 8 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivera rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .294 R. Miller rf 4 2 1 4 1 1 .227 Adams ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Grich 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .238 Ford cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .300 Bostock cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .043 Carew 1b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .469 Rudi lf 3 1 0 1 1 2 .350 Morales 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 Baylor dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .333 Kusick dh 4 0 3 2 1 0 .250 Fairly 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Chalk 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .235 Wynegar c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Mulliniks ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Borgmann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Humphrey c 2 1 0 1 1 0 .273 Powell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wolfe 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .154 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .190 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chiles ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cubbage ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 14 5 4 2 Totals 31 9 8 9 5 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 12,295 Left on Base: Twins 11, Angels 5 DP: Twins 0, Angels 1 Errors: Smalley Doubles: Norwood (3), Smalley (1), Morales (1), Grich (1), Baylor (2) Triples: Carew (2) Home Runs: Carew (1), Ford (1), R. Miller (1) Stolen Bases: Chalk (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mulliniks (1), Humphrey (1) GIDP: Wolfe (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern L(0-2) 0.2 2 7 2 4 1 0 9 9.53 Serum 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 10 3.68 D. Johnson 5 3 0 0 1 3 0 19 0.00 Totals 8 8 9 3* 5 4 1 38 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(2-0) 6.2 12 4 4 1 2 2 32 2.30 D. Miller 1.2 2 1 1 3 0 0 10 3.38 LaRoche SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Totals 9 14 5 5 4 2 2 43 Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser TWINS 1ST: Rivera struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew homered; Kusick singled to left; Tanana balked [Kusick to second]; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich singled to left [R. Miller to third]; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [Grich to second (error by Smalley; assist by Carew)]; Rudi walked [R. Miller scored, Grich to third, Bostock to second]; Baylor singled to left [Grich scored (unearned), Bostock scored, Rudi to second]; Fairly struck out; Chalk walked [Rudi to third, Baylor to second]; Mulliniks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rudi scored (unearned), Baylor to third]; Chalk stole second; Humphrey walked; SERUM REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); R. Miller homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Baylor scored (unearned), Chalk scored (unearned), Humphrey scored (unearned)]; Grich lined to left; 8 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 8. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to center; Wolfe flied out to center; Norwood flied out to left; Randall lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 8. ANGELS 2ND: Bostock flied out to center; Rudi lined to right; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 8. TWINS 3RD: Rivera singled to right; Ford singled to left [Rivera to second]; Carew flied out to center; Kusick walked [Rivera to third, Ford to second]; Smalley popped to first; Wynegar forced Kusick (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 8. ANGELS 3RD: Fairly made an out to second; Chalk singled to third; Mulliniks singled to right [Chalk to third]; Humphrey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Chalk scored]; R. Miller flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 9. TWINS 4TH: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Norwood flied out to left; Randall made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 9. ANGELS 4TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Grich flied out to right; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 9. TWINS 5TH: Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford struck out; Carew tripled to right; Kusick singled to left [Carew scored]; Smalley flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 9. ANGELS 5TH: MORALES REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Baylor flied out to left; Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk walked; Mulliniks lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 9. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Wolfe singled to center; Norwood doubled to center [Wolfe out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Randall popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 9. ANGELS 6TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Humphrey grounded out (second to first); R. Miller struck out; Grich doubled to left; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 9. TWINS 7TH: Rivera singled to center; Ford homered [Rivera scored]; Morales lined to right; Kusick flied out to right; Smalley doubled to left; D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Borgmann made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 9. ANGELS 7TH: Rudi struck out; Baylor doubled to left; Fairly singled to left [Baylor to third]; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice [Baylor out at home (second to catcher), Fairly to second]; Mulliniks popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 9. TWINS 8TH: Wolfe flied out to center; CHILES BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Chiles walked; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RANDALL; Cubbage flied out to left; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA; Adams forced Chiles (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 9. ANGELS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Humphrey flied out to right; R. Miller lined to left; Grich lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 9. TWINS 9TH: Ford lined to center; Morales doubled to center; Kusick singled to left [Morales scored]; Smalley walked [Kusick to second]; POWELL BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Powell walked [Kusick to third, Smalley to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Wolfe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 9.

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