Rookie righthander Gary Serum, making his first major league start, pitched the Twins to a 6-1 victory over the A's, halting the Twins' losing streak at nine, longest in club's history, and the A's winning skein at eight. Wayne Gross' third-inning homer was the only Oakland run.

The Twins scored twice in the third on a walk, single, throwing error and doubles by Bob Randall and Willie Norwood and added a run in the third on Mike Cubbage's sacrifice fly. Rod Carew extended his hitting streak to 10 games. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 27, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 6 16 1 A's 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smalley ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 .273 Edwards 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .339 Carew 1b 5 1 4 0 0 0 .385 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .365 Chiles lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .350 Page dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .379 Wynegar c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .243 Alexander lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Cubbage 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .328 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Adams dh 5 0 2 1 0 0 .167 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Powell rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .192 Gross 3b 2 1 2 1 1 0 .238 Randall 2b 3 2 2 0 0 0 .306 Armas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Norwood cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .242 Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .145 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 16 5 3 3 Totals 28 1 5 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 4,645 Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 2 DP: Twins 3, A's 3 Errors: Smalley, Thomasson Doubles: Randall (4), Norwood (7), Gross (3) Home Runs: Gross (2) Stolen Bases: Powell (2) Caught Stealing: Smalley (3), Carew (1), Edwards (3) Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar 2 (2), Randall (3) Sacrifice Flies: Cubbage (1) GIDP: Chiles (1), Carew (3), Edwards (1), Alexander (6), Thomasson (2) Hit by Pitch: Chiles (1,by Wirth) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum W(2-0) 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 30 1.85 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 30 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth L(1-2) 3 5 3 3 3 2 0 16 2.21 Renko 6 11 3 3 0 1 0 26 4.50 Totals 9 16 6 6 3 3 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Wirth (1) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Carew singled to left [Smalley to second]; Chiles made an out to shortstop; Wynegar struck out while Smalley was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards singled to right; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero struck out; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage walked; Adams singled to right [Cubbage scored (error by Thomasson)]; Adams was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Randall doubled to left; Norwood doubled to left [Randall scored]; Smalley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Revering struck out; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Chiles was hit by a pitch [Carew to second]; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Carew to third, Chiles to second]; Cubbage hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carew scored, Chiles to third]; Adams grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross homered; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson walked; Edwards grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. TWINS 4TH: Powell walked; RENKO REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Norwood flied out to right; Smalley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Page singled; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; Chiles grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; Wynegar singled to center; Cubbage forced Wynegar (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering reached on an error by Smalley [Revering out at second (left to second)]; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross doubled to left; Armas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Randall singled to right [Powell to third]; Norwood singled to left [Powell scored, Randall to second]; Smalley singled [Randall scored, Norwood to third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson popped to third in foul territory; Edwards singled to left; Guerrero flied out to center; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1. TWINS 7TH: Chiles singled to center; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chiles to second]; Cubbage flied out to left; Adams singled to center [Chiles scored]; Powell forced Adams (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Alexander struck out; Revering made an out to third; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1. TWINS 8TH: Randall flied out to center; Norwood struck out; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross walked; Armas struck out; Thomasson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1. TWINS 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING CF); Carew singled to left; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar singled to right; Cubbage singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Guerrero flied out to center; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1.

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