The Twins teed off on Jim Palmer in an 8-1 pounding of the Orioles. Butch Wynegar slugged a two-run homer to give the Twins a 2-1 lead in the fourth and Hosken Powell blasted a three-run round-tripper in the sixth. It was the rookie's first major league home run. Dave Goltz, making his first appearance since being sidelined a month with cracked ribs, got credit for the win. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Twins 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 x - 8 10 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .316 Norwood cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .257 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .202 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Murray 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Carew 1b 4 2 3 0 0 1 .388 Singleton rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .329 Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .324 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Wynegar c 3 3 2 2 1 0 .268 Mora lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .193 DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .250 Morales ph,dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Chiles lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .227 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Rivera ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Skaggs c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Powell rf 4 1 2 5 0 0 .204 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 8 1 4 7 Totals 34 8 10 7 3 7 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 4,893 Left on Base: Orioles 10, Twins 5 DP: Orioles 1, Twins 1 Errors: Carew Doubles: May (5), Harlow 2 (8), Norwood (10) Triples: Carew (4) Home Runs: Wynegar (2), Powell (1) Stolen Bases: Carew (5) Caught Stealing: Norwood (4) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (3) GIDP: Belanger (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(3-4) 5.2 6 6 6 3 3 2 26 3.63 T. Martinez 2.1 4 2 2 0 4 0 11 8.35 Totals 8 10 8 8 3 7 2 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(1-3) 6 5 1 1 4 4 0 26 3.65 T. Johnson SV(3) 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 12 3.00 Totals 9 8 1 1 4 7 0 38 Wild Pitches: Palmer (3) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith walked; Murray forced Smith (pitcher to shortstop); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood was called out on strikes; Smalley walked; Carew singled to right [Smalley to second]; Cubbage flied out to center [Smalley to third]; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May doubled to left; Mora flied out to center; DeCinces walked; Belanger grounded into a double play (third to first) [May out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (first to pitcher); Harlow singled to center; Harlow was picked off first but was safe on an error by Carew [Harlow to third]; Smith flied out to center; Murray singled to center [Harlow scored]; Singleton singled to center [Murray to second]; May struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong popped to shortstop; Norwood struck out; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Mora walked; DeCinces singled to left [Mora to second]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mora to third, DeCinces to second]; Skaggs reached on a fielder's choice [Mora out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Cubbage flied out to center [Carew to third]; Wynegar homered [Carew scored]; Adams flied out to right; Chiles walked; Powell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Murray grounded out (second to first); Singleton walked; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right; Smalley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces struck out; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Carew tripled to center; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Carew scored]; Cubbage was called out on strikes; Wynegar walked; Adams singled to right [Wynegar to second]; Chiles forced Adams (second to shortstop) [Wynegar to third]; Powell homered [Wynegar scored, Chiles scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 6. ORIOLES 7TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Harlow doubled to left; Smith flied out to center [Harlow to third]; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: Norwood doubled to left; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice [Norwood to third]; Carew struck out while Norwood was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 6. ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton singled to center; May flied out to left; Mora struck out; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: Wynegar singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales singled to right [Wynegar to third]; RIVERA BATTED FOR CHILES; Rivera grounded out (third to first) [Morales to second]; Powell singled to center [Wynegar scored, Morales scored]; Wilfong was called out on strikes; Norwood struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 8. ORIOLES 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly was called out on strikes; CROWLEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Crowley lined to first; Harlow doubled to right; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 8.

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