The Red Sox posted their 10th victory in the last 11 games, defeating the Twins, 6-2. A three-run homer by Fred Lynn in the fifth inning was the big blow. His circuit clout came on the first pitch by reliever Mac Scarce after the Red Sox chased Twins' starter Paul Thormodsgard on a bunt single by Jerry Remy, base hit by Carl Yastrzemski and RBI double by Carlton Fisk.

The Bosox added a run in the ninth on back-to-back doubles by Jim Rice and Yastrzemski. Fisk hit a solo homer in the second inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 14, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 6 11 0 Twins 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Norwood cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .263 Remy 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Smalley ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Rice lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .367 Carew 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .374 Yastrzemski 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .322 Cubbage 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .340 Fisk c 3 2 2 1 2 0 .256 Wolfe ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Lynn cf 3 1 2 3 2 0 .342 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .177 Hobson dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Kusick ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Brohamer 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 Chiles lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Morales ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Powell rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Rivera ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Randall ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Thormodsgard 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 36 6 11 6 7 3 Totals 36 2 10 2 5 3 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 7,008 Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Twins 12 DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1 Doubles: Evans (3), Fisk (6), Rice (7), Yastrzemski (6), Smalley (7), Chiles (2), Rivera (1), Wolfe (4) Triples: Adams (1) Home Runs: Fisk (3), Lynn (6), Norwood (1), Cubbage (3) Caught Stealing: Rice (2), Brohamer (1) GIDP: Norwood (2) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(3-1) 6.2 8 2 2 4 2 2 32 3.60 Burgmeier SV(3) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 4.26 Totals 9 10 2 2 5 3 2 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard L(1-5) 4.1 8 4 4 3 1 1 23 5.52 Scarce 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 3.86 Thayer 4 2 1 1 4 2 0 17 2.89 Totals 9 11 6 6 7 3 2 43 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice walked; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood struck out; Smalley doubled to left; Carew struck out; Cubbage lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk homered; Lynn singled to left; Hobson walked [Lynn to second]; Brohamer flied out to left; Evans flied out to left; Burleson forced Hobson (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams made an out to first; Chiles doubled to right; Wynegar walked; Powell made an out to third; Wilfong made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0. RED SOX 3RD: Remy popped to third in foul territory; Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to third]; Rice was caught stealing home (pitcher to first to second to catcher) [Yastrzemski to second]; Fisk walked; Lynn grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Norwood homered; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); Cubbage homered; Adams tripled to center; Chiles lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Evans doubled to right; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong walked; Norwood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2. RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy scored]; Fisk doubled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; SCARCE REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Lynn homered [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk scored]; Hobson flied out to right; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew flied out to left; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. RED SOX 6TH: THAYER REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (third to first); Burleson lined to right; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Chiles popped to center; Wynegar singled to center; Powell singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. RED SOX 7TH: Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk walked; Lynn walked [Fisk to second]; Hobson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Norwood flied out to left; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew singled to center; Cubbage walked [Carew to second]; Adams walked [Carew to third, Cubbage to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CHILES; Morales forced Adams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. RED SOX 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brohamer walked; Evans was called out on strikes while Brohamer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Rivera doubled to right; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall walked; Norwood grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. RED SOX 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice doubled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to right [Rice scored]; Fisk flied out to center; Lynn was walked intentionally; Hobson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Smalley flied out to center; On a bunt Carew struck out; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe doubled to left; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 2.

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