A blistering 18-hit attack led by Mike Cubbage, who drove in four runs with a triple, double and single, carried the Twins to a 15-9 thumping of the Orioles. Three Oriole errors and three walks followed by an RBI single by Cubbage gave the Twins four runs in the first inning.

The Twins added two more in the second with Rod Carew contributing a run-scoring single and Cubbage delivering triple. After Cubbage's three-base hit, Bird starter Jim Palmer was relieved. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 15, Baltimore Orioles 9

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Twins 4 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 - 15 18 1 Orioles 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 - 9 16 4 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood lf 5 4 3 0 1 0 .250 Bumbry lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .237 Smalley ss 1 3 1 1 5 0 .287 Smith 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Carew 1b 3 2 2 3 2 1 .378 Harlow cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 .339 Cubbage 3b 5 3 4 4 0 0 .329 Lopez ph,cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .257 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .304 Singleton rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .339 Wynegar c 5 0 4 3 0 0 .258 Murray 1b 5 1 4 0 0 0 .242 Adams dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 .181 Crowley dh 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Kusick ph,dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .196 May ph,dh 3 1 2 2 0 1 .250 Chiles ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 DeCinces 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Powell rf 6 0 1 1 0 1 .208 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .246 Randall 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Belanger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 15 18 13 10 3 Totals 41 9 16 9 2 3 Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 8,923 Left on Base: Twins 11, Orioles 7 DP: Twins 2, Orioles 3 Errors: Powell, Smith, Dempsey, Belanger, Flinn Doubles: Norwood 2 (9), Ford (9), Cubbage (2), Smalley (6), Murray (3), Bumbry (4), Belanger (6) Triples: Cubbage (2), Bumbry (2) Home Runs: Singleton (2), May (5), DeCinces (2) Stolen Bases: Norwood 3 (9) Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (2), Ford (1) Sacrifice Flies: Wynegar (1), Carew (3) GIDP: Kusick (6), Wynegar (1), Powell (1), DeCinces (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum 4.1 8 5 5 0 1 1 20 3.94 Scarce W(1-1) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2 2 22 3.97 D. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.18 Totals 9 16 9 9 2 3 3 43 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(3-2) 1.2 3 6 4 5 2 0 13 2.23 Kerrigan 1 3 3 3 1 0 0 7 8.36 T. Martinez 5.1 10 5 5 4 1 0 28 7.63 Flinn 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 5.40 Totals 9 18 15 13 10 3 0 53 Wild Pitches: Palmer (2), Kerrigan (2) Balks: Serum (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TWINS 1ST: Norwood walked; Norwood stole second [Norwood to third (error by Dempsey)]; Smalley walked; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Smalley to second, Norwood scored]; Carew walked; Cubbage singled to left [Smalley scored, Carew scored (error by Belanger) (unearned), Cubbage to third (error by Smith)]; Ford was called out on strikes; Wynegar hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cubbage scored (unearned)]; Adams walked; Powell struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to right; Smith made an out to shortstop; Harlow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Orioles 0. TWINS 2ND: Randall grounded out (second to first); Norwood doubled to left; Norwood stole third; Smalley walked; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Norwood scored]; Cubbage tripled to right [Smalley scored]; KERRIGAN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Ford popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton homered; Murray doubled to right [Murray to third (error by Powell)]; Crowley grounded out (second to first) [Murray scored]; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Dempsey singled to center; Belanger forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Orioles 2. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar singled to center; Adams forced Wynegar (first to shortstop); Kerrigan threw a wild pitch [Adams to second]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to third]; Randall singled to center [Adams scored]; Norwood singled to center [Randall to third]; Norwood stole second; Smalley walked; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Carew singled to right [Randall scored, Norwood scored, Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry tripled to center; Smith grounded out (third to first); Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry scored]; Singleton flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 3. TWINS 4TH: Ford doubled to right; Wynegar singled to right [Ford to third]; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ford stayed at third, Wynegar out at second]; Powell singled to pitcher [Ford scored]; Randall singled to left [Powell to second]; Norwood grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 4TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Murray singled to left; Serum balked [Murray to second]; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted) [Murray to third]; DeCinces hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Murray out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 3. TWINS 5TH: Smalley walked; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Carew to second, Smalley to third]; Ford was walked intentionally; Wynegar grounded into a double play (catcher to first) [Smalley out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger singled to left; Bumbry doubled to left [Belanger scored]; Smith singled to left [Bumbry scored]; LOPEZ BATTED FOR HARLOW; SCARCE REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Lopez lined to left; Singleton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 5. TWINS 6TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Kusick made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled to center; MAY BATTED FOR CROWLEY; May struck out; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 5. TWINS 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Norwood lined to second; Smalley walked; Carew singled to left [Smalley to second]; Cubbage doubled [Carew scored, Smalley scored]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar singled to left [Cubbage scored]; Kusick forced Wynegar (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 13, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger made an out to second; Bumbry walked [Dempsey to second]; Smith flied out to left; Lopez singled to left [Bumbry to third, Dempsey scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 13, Orioles 6. TWINS 8TH: Powell lined to left; Randall flied out to right; Norwood doubled to left; Smalley doubled to left [Norwood scored]; Carew struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered; DeCinces homered; Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger doubled to center; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Orioles 8. TWINS 9TH: FLINN REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to right; Ford reached on an error by Flinn on a sacrifice bunt [Cubbage to second]; Wynegar singled to left [Ford to second, Cubbage scored]; CHILES BATTED FOR KUSICK; Chiles flied out to right [Ford to third]; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 15, Orioles 8. ORIOLES 9TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez singled to left; Singleton flied out to right; Murray singled to center [Lopez to second]; May singled to right [Murray to third, Lopez scored]; D. JOHNSON REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); DeCinces lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 15, Orioles 9.

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