A single by Al Oliver scored Bobby Thompson in the 11th inning, lifting the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Thompson was running for Mike Hargrove, who drew a walk from reliever Mike Marshall. Thompson stole second to move into scoring position.

The run was the first yielded by Mike Marshall since joining Minnesota. The Twins forced the game into extra innings on a solo homer by Craig Kusick with two out in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lowenstein 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .327 Chiles lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Norwood ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Thompson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .389 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ford cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .254 Cubbage 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .339 Oliver lf 4 0 3 2 1 0 .287 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Zisk dh 5 0 1 0 0 2 .291 Wolfe 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Wills 2b 5 1 1 1 0 3 .228 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 2 0 .262 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .331 Smalley ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Adams dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Mason ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Rivera ph,dh,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Norman ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Powell rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .206 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .191 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .136 Randall ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 7 3 5 9 Totals 38 2 8 2 3 1 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 7,598 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Twins 7 DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2 Errors: Beniquez Doubles: Cubbage (4), Adams (4) Home Runs: Wills (4), Kusick (1) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (3), Thompson (2) Caught Stealing: Sundberg (2), Carew (2) Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (3) GIDP: Zisk (4) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis 7 7 1 1 3 0 0 29 3.71 Lindblad W(1-0) 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 1.08 Medich SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00 Totals 11 8 2 2 3 1 1 42 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 32 4.91 Marshall L(1-1) 2 2 1 1 3 5 0 10 0.90 Totals 11 7 3 3 5 9 1 42 Wild Pitches: Thormodsgard (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller RANGERS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to center; Lowenstein stole second; Hargrove walked; Bonds was called out on strikes; Oliver singled to right [Lowenstein scored, Hargrove to third]; Zisk lined into a double play (right to first) [Oliver out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Wills was called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Beniquez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage doubled to right; Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Adams grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Wilfong singled to third; Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds lined to second; Oliver walked; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage singled to right; Wynegar walked [Cubbage to second]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 5TH: Wills homered; Sundberg lined to shortstop; Beniquez flied out to left; Mason lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Adams doubled to left; Powell singled to center [Adams scored, Powell to second (error by Beniquez)]; Wilfong grounded out (catcher to first); Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher) [Powell to third]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. RANGERS 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Ford singled to shortstop; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to second]; Wynegar walked; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Wynegar to second]; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk singled to right; Wills popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Powell flied out to center; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Chiles singled to center; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Mason flied out to right; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); NORMAN REPLACED MASON (PLAYING SS); Ford struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales flied out to center; Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. RANGERS 9TH: WOLFE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); Hargrove popped to shortstop in foul territory; Bonds struck out; Oliver singled to right; Thormodsgard threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Smalley made an out to shortstop; RIVERA BATTED FOR ADAMS; Rivera grounded out (third to first); KUSICK BATTED FOR POWELL; Kusick homered; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 2. RANGERS 10TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL REPLACED KUSICK (PITCHING); Wills struck out; Sundberg singled to left; Sundberg was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Beniquez walked; Norman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 2. TWINS 10TH: NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood made an out to second; Carew grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 2. RANGERS 11TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Hargrove walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR HARGROVE; Thompson stole second; Bonds walked; Oliver singled to center [Thompson scored, Bonds to third]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Wills struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 2. TWINS 11TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 1B); MEDICH REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Wolfe flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 2.

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