Mike Torrez brought his record to 5-1 and the Red Sox gained their ninth victory in the last 10 games by defeating the Twins, 4-2. Torrez was lifted after yielding a single by Rod Carew to open the ninth inning. Tom Burgmeier hit Dan Ford with a pitch but then retired the side to save the game.

The Red Sox scored twice in the second on a single by Butch Hobson and pass to Rick Burleson with the bases loaded. Fred Lynn provided the decisive marker with a 420-foot homer over the center field wall in the fourth. Carew knocked in one of the Twins' runs with a double and Mike Cubbage accounted for the other tally with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 1 1 1 .190 Norwood lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .266 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Rice lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .363 Carew 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .381 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .309 Cubbage 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .341 Fisk c 4 2 1 0 0 0 .246 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .370 Lynn cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .333 Ford cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Rivera pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Duffy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Chiles dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Bailey dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .105 Powell rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Randall 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 7 4 4 6 Totals 30 2 7 2 1 5 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 7,914 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Twins 4 DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 2 Errors: Lynn, Smalley Doubles: Yastrzemski (5), Bailey (1), Carew (5) Home Runs: Lynn (5), Cubbage (2) Stolen Bases: Norwood (10) Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (3) Sacrifice Flies: Bailey (1) GIDP: Yastrzemski 2 (3), Carew (5), Wynegar (2), Morales (2) Hit by Pitch: Ford (2,by Burgmeier) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(5-1) 8 7 2 2 1 5 1 30 4.05 Burgmeier SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.23 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn L(2-2) 8 5 3 2 3 6 1 31 2.70 T. Johnson 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 3.38 Totals 9 7 4 3 4 6 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Burgmeier (1) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Remy popped to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled; Norwood stole second; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Norwood to third]; Carew doubled to right [Norwood scored]; Cubbage flied out to center [Carew to third]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled; Fisk reached on an error by Smalley [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn walked [Fisk to second]; Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third, Lynn to second]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailey was called out on strikes; Burleson walked [Fisk scored (unearned), Lynn to third, Hobson to second]; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; Chiles singled; Powell forced Chiles (first to shortstop); Wilfong was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. RED SOX 3RD: Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rice out at second]; Fisk made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Norwood walked; Smalley flied out to center; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Norwood out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn homered; Hobson made an out to first; Evans struck out; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Cubbage singled to right; Ford struck out; Wynegar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson lined to center; On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Norwood flied out to center; Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded out (third to first); Bailey doubled to left; Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Cubbage homered; Ford singled to right; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ford to second]; Chiles grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Powell popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. RED SOX 8TH: Remy flied out to right; Rice singled; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR WILFONG; Adams grounded out (second to first); Norwood reached on an error by Lynn [Norwood out at home (center to second to catcher)]; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. RED SOX 9TH: RANDALL REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 2B); T. JOHNSON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled to left [Fisk to second]; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fisk to third, Lynn to second]; Evans walked; Bailey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Fisk scored]; Burleson forced Evans (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Carew singled to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carew out at second]; Ford was hit by a pitch; RIVERA RAN FOR FORD; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

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