The third homer of the season by Gary Alexander, a 430-foot shot over the center field fence, touched off a four-run uprising in the second inning as the A's prevailed over the Twins, 7-2. Miguel Dilone added a two-run single in the same frame. Jim Essian slammed a homer in the third to boost the Oakland lead to 6-2.

The Twins' two runs came in the first and were driven in by Rod Carew's single and Rich Chiles' double. Elias Sosa relieved starter Pete Broberg in the seventh with two on and one out and retired the next two batters. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

A's 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 8 0 Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .205 Cubbage 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .421 Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Smalley ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .276 North ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 Carew 1b,2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .414 Staggs 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Wynegar c 5 0 2 0 0 1 .205 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .378 Chiles lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 .571 Alexander dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Ford cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Revering 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .242 Powell rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .172 Essian c 3 2 1 2 1 0 .133 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Randall 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Armas cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .222 Morales ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Thomasson rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 .121 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 7 8 7 4 6 Totals 36 2 9 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 2,054 Left on Base: A's 3, Twins 11 DP: A's 0, Twins 0 Errors: Thormodsgard Doubles: Revering (3), Smalley (3), Chiles (1), Carew (3) Triples: Thomasson (1) Home Runs: Alexander (3), Essian (1) Caught Stealing: Dilone (2) Sacrifice Flies: North (1) Hit by Pitch: Ford (1,by Broberg) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(2-0) 6.1 8 2 2 1 4 0 29 1.32 Sosa 2.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 4 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard L(1-1) 7 8 7 7 3 3 2 30 3.22 Serum 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 2.57 Totals 9 8 7 7 4 6 2 37 Hit by Pitch: Broberg (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Edwards singled to left; Edwards was picked off first (pitcher to first); Guerrero popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley doubled to right; Carew singled to right [Smalley scored]; Wynegar struck out; Chiles doubled to left [Carew scored]; Ford struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander homered; Revering doubled to right; Essian walked; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Revering to third, Essian to second]; Armas walked; Thomasson walked [Revering scored, Essian to third, Armas to second]; Dilone singled to right [Essian scored, Armas scored, Thomasson to third]; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Powell lined to center; Adams struck out; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero singled to left; Alexander forced Guerrero (pitcher to shortstop); Revering forced Alexander (first to shortstop); Essian homered [Revering scored]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Cubbage popped to shortstop; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas singled to center; Armas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Thormodsgard [Armas to third]; Thomasson struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to first); Edwards flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; Chiles lined to right; Ford was hit by a pitch [Wynegar to second]; Powell popped to shortstop; Adams forced Ford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied to right; Alexander struck out; Revering popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Randall singled to left; Cubbage forced Randall (second to shortstop); Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar singled to center; Chiles walked [Wynegar to second]; Ford lined to center; Powell popped to shortstop; Adams flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Thomasson tripled to center; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); NORTH BATTED FOR EDWARDS; North hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomasson scored]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Randall struck out; Cubbage singled to center; Smalley singled to right [Cubbage to second]; SOSA REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (second to first) [Cubbage to third, Smalley to second]; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: SERUM REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Alexander lined to left; Revering walked; Essian popped to second; Gross popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Chiles walked; Ford forced Chiles (third to second); Powell walked [Ford to second]; Adams flied to center; MORALES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Morales popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Armas struck out; Thomasson struck out; Dilone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Cubbage flied to left; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew doubled to left; Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2.

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