In a Pier 6 donnybrook, the Red Sox outslugged the Twins, 11-9. The Bosox held a 5-3 lead going into the top of the sixth when the Twins got four runs on Hosken Powell's RBI single, Roy Smalley's sacrifice fly and Mike Cubbage's two-run single.

But the Sox retaliated with five runs in the bottom of the frame on Jerry Remy's RBI single, a fielder's choice grounder, Fred Lynn's two-run single and a passed ball on a strikeout. Rain delayed the game in the bottom of the fourth for 38 minutes. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 9

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 - 9 16 2 Red Sox 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 1 x - 11 14 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Burleson ss 5 2 2 1 1 0 .196 Norwood ph,rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .224 Remy dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .303 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Rice lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .337 Smalley ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .282 Yastrzemski 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .291 Carew 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .362 Fisk c 3 2 1 1 2 0 .259 Cubbage 3b,2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .319 Lynn cf 5 0 3 3 0 0 .313 Ford cf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .295 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 1 0 3 .282 Morales dh 4 1 3 1 1 0 .444 Duffy 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Kusick lf 3 2 1 1 2 0 .222 Carbo rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Wynegar c 5 1 2 1 0 2 .241 Evans ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Randall 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Brohamer 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .368 Chiles ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .320 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wolfe 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 16 9 6 4 Totals 37 11 14 10 7 6 Time of Game: 3:36 Attendance: 16,403 Left on Base: Twins 10, Red Sox 11 DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Powell, Kusick Doubles: Morales 2 (4), Burleson 2 (4), Lynn (5) Triples: Kusick (2) Caught Stealing: Smalley (4), Morales (1) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (5) Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (3), Hobson (1) GIDP: Ford (3), Rice (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum 3.1 7 5 4 1 4 0 19 2.93 D. Johnson L(0-2) 2.1 5 5 4 3 2 0 15 8.44 Scarce 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.35 Thayer 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 8 4.50 Totals 8 14 11 9 7 6 0 46 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 5 9 6 6 5 2 0 27 4.95 Burgmeier W(1-0) 3.1 7 3 3 1 2 0 17 4.50 Stanley SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 Totals 9 16 9 9 6 4 0 46 Passed Balls: Wynegar (1) Wild Pitches: D. Johnson (3) Balks: Serum (1), Tiant (1) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney TWINS 1ST: Powell singled; Tiant balked [Powell to second]; Mike Torrez ejected by 1B umpire Bill Kunkel; he was not in the game; Smalley singled to right [Powell to third]; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Ford singled to right [Powell scored, Smalley scored, Carew to third]; Morales singled to left [Carew scored, Ford to second]; Kusick flied out to right [Ford to third]; Wynegar struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy was called out on strikes; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Randall struck out; Powell popped to third in foul territory; Smalley singled to center; Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; Hobson lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Fisk scored]; Carbo struck out; Brohamer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Cubbage flied out to center; Ford popped to right; Morales walked [Carew to second]; Kusick walked [Carew to third, Morales to second]; Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson reached on an error by Powell [Burleson to second]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice singled to first [Burleson scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Fisk singled to left [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn lined to center; Hobson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 4. TWINS 4TH: Randall flied out to right; Powell flied out to center; Smalley singled; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Carbo singled to left; Serum balked [Carbo to second]; Brohamer made an out to shortstop; Burleson doubled to left [Carbo scored]; 38 minute rain delay with a 1-0 count on Remy; D. JOHNSON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Remy walked; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Remy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5. TWINS 5TH: Cubbage singled to right; Ford grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to left; Fisk flied out to left; Lynn doubled to left; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5. TWINS 6TH: Kusick walked; Wynegar singled to first [Kusick to second]; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles walked [Kusick to third, Wynegar to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); NORWOOD BATTED FOR POWELL; Norwood singled to center [Kusick scored, Wynegar to third, Chiles to second]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher) [Chiles to third, Norwood to second]; Cubbage singled to center [Chiles scored, Norwood scored]; Ford forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOLFE REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 3B); CUBBAGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Carbo grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled to right; Burleson walked [Brohamer to second]; Remy singled to right [Brohamer scored, Burleson to second]; Rice singled [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (first to shortstop) [Burleson scored, Remy to third]; D. Johnson threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk walked; Lynn singled to left [Remy scored (RBI), Yastrzemski scored (RBI), Fisk to third, Lynn to second (error by Kusick)]; Hobson struck out but Fisk advanced to home and Lynn advanced to third and Hobson advanced to first on a passed ball; SCARCE REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PITCHING); EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans walked [Hobson to second]; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 10. TWINS 7TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Morales doubled to right; Kusick flied out to center; Wynegar was called out on strikes; Wolfe walked while Morales was caught stealing third (catcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 10. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson doubled; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Burleson to third]; THAYER REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Rice reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 10. TWINS 8TH: Norwood made an out to second; Smalley flied out to center; Carew singled to center; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 10. RED SOX 8TH: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy walked; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Duffy to second]; Brohamer singled to right [Duffy scored]; Burleson forced Brohamer (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 11. TWINS 9TH: Ford made an out to shortstop; Morales doubled to left; Kusick tripled to right [Morales scored]; Wynegar singled to left [Kusick scored]; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Wolfe flied out to right; ADAMS BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Adams grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Red Sox 11.

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