A double by Billy Smith proved the key blow as the Orioles scored twice after two were out in the eighth inning to edge the Twins, 2-1, in a duel between Mike Flanagan and Geoff Zahn. Al Bumbry beat out a bunt and raced home with the Orioles' first run on Smith's double.

Smith took third when Twins' shortstop Roy Smalley overthrew the plate on the relay from the outfield and scored on an infield hit by Gary Roenicke. The Twins got their run in the ninth when Rod Carew walked and Dan Ford doubled. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 2 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 2 6 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .228 Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Carew 1b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .351 Smith 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .236 Ford cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .301 Roenicke lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .194 Morales dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .381 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Kusick lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 May dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Smalley ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Lopez rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Garcia ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .300 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 4 1 3 4 Totals 30 2 6 2 1 6 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 3,897 Left on Base: Twins 3, Orioles 5 DP: Twins 0, Orioles 2 Errors: Smalley 2 Doubles: Ford (8), Garcia (1), Murray (2), Smith (3) Caught Stealing: Norwood (3) GIDP: Kusick (5), Wolfe (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn L(2-1) 8 6 2 1 1 6 0 31 2.78 Totals 8 6 2 1 1 6 0 31 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(2-3) 9 4 1 1 3 4 0 31 3.99 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 4 0 31 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled; On a bunt Carew singled [Norwood to second]; Ford forced Norwood (shortstop to third) [Carew to second]; Morales grounded out (catcher to first) [Ford to second, Carew to third]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to right; Smith struck out; Roenicke lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley popped to first in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to right; Wolfe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (third to first); May flied out to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall was called out on strikes; Norwood walked; Carew was called out on strikes; Norwood was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez lined to pitcher; Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia doubled to center; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Roenicke grounded out (second to first); Murray doubled to left; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Wynegar made an out to second; Wolfe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces lined to center; Lopez walked; Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia singled to center [Lopez to third]; Bumbry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 6TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith lined to first; Roenicke flied out to center; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 7TH: Ford struck out; Morales walked; Kusick grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: May struck out; DeCinces struck out; Lopez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. TWINS 8TH: Smalley singled to left; Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Wolfe grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia struck out; Bumbry singled to pitcher; Smith doubled to left [Smith to third (error by Smalley), Bumbry scored]; Roenicke singled [Roenicke to second (error by Smalley), Smith scored (unearned)]; Murray grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 2. TWINS 9TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Ford doubled to center [Carew scored]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 2.

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