Rookie southpaw Rich Wortham got credit for his first major league victory as the White Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 7-2 thumping of the Twins. The White Sox erupted for three runs in the first inning. Ralph Garr singled and scored on a double by Jorge Orta.

After Don Kessinger singled, Chet Lemon stroked a single to plate Orta. Kessinger then tallied on Lamar Johnson's infield out. Johnson hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Bill Nahorodny belted a two-run round-tripper in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 White Sox 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 x - 7 12 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Garr dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .274 Rivera rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Kessinger ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .281 Ford cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .303 Orta 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Morales dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .385 Bonds rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .320 Kusick 1b 2 1 0 0 1 2 .185 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .272 Carew 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .377 Lemon cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .304 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Molinaro lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Soderholm 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .225 Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Nahorodny c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .293 Randall 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .176 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 10 2 3 5 Totals 31 7 12 7 1 2 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 8,338 Left on Base: Twins 7, White Sox 2 DP: Twins 3, White Sox 5 Errors: Kessinger 2 Doubles: Randall (6), Ford (10), Orta (7) Triples: Norwood (1) Home Runs: Lamar Johnson (2), Nahorodny (2) Caught Stealing: Lemon (3) Sacrifice Hits: Orta (2) GIDP: Wolfe (3), Ford (5), Randall (3), Adams (2), Nahorodny (1), Lamar Johnson (6), Lemon (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(2-3) 7 11 7 7 0 2 2 29 5.29 D. Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 7.50 Totals 8 12 7 7 1 2 2 33 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham W(1-1) 8 9 2 1 3 5 0 33 2.45 Willoughby 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.93 Totals 9 10 2 1 3 5 0 36 Wild Pitches: Erickson (5), Wortham (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to right; Rivera singled to pitcher; Ford singled to right [Rivera to third]; Morales flied into a double play (right to catcher) [Rivera out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Kessinger singled to right [Garr to third]; Orta doubled to right [Garr scored, Kessinger to third]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger scored]; Lemon singled to left [Orta scored]; Molinaro grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 3. TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice [Kusick to second (error by Kessinger; assists by Wortham and Orta)]; Wolfe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kusick to third, Smalley out at second]; Randall doubled to left [Kusick scored (unearned)]; Borgmann flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm singled to left; Nahorodny grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Norwood singled; Rivera flied out to right; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Norwood out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger singled to shortstop; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Bonds flied out to right [Kessinger to third]; Lamar Johnson homered [Kessinger scored]; Lemon made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 5. TWINS 4TH: Morales walked; Kusick was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to right [Morales to second]; Wolfe reached on an error by Kessinger [Morales to third, Smalley to second]; Randall grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wolfe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 4TH: Molinaro flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 5. TWINS 5TH: Borgmann walked; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first) [Borgmann to second]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); Ford doubled to right [Borgmann scored]; Wortham threw a wild pitch [Ford to third]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr struck out; Kessinger struck out; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 5. TWINS 6TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out to left; Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Craig Kusick ejected by 1B umpire Ken Kaiser; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: CAREW REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 1B); Bonds singled to first; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; Lemon singled to left; Lemon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 5. TWINS 7TH: Randall flied out to center; Borgmann struck out; Norwood tripled to center [Norwood out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Molinaro lined to right; Soderholm singled to center; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny homered [Soderholm scored]; Garr flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 7. TWINS 8TH: Rivera struck out; Ford struck out; Morales singled to right; On a bunt Carew singled [Morales to second]; Smalley forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 7. WHITE SOX 8TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Orta grounded out (second to first); Bonds walked; Lamar Johnson singled to right [Bonds to third]; Lemon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lamar Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 7. TWINS 9TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage singled to left; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles lined to first; ADAMS BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Adams grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 7.

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