Roy Smalley had a hand in all four of the Twins' runs and Bombo Rivera made a diving catch of a line drive with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to save a 4-2 victory over the Tigers. Smalley set up one run with a single in the first inning, walked and scored in the third and knocked in the deciding pair with a double in the fourth. Rivera made his catch on a smash by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .220 LeFlore cf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .278 Smalley ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .264 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .324 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .366 Staub dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Ford cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .316 Thompson 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .287 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .323 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Adams dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Morales ph,dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .315 Corcoran rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Chiles lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Mankowski 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Rivera ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .317 Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .286 Borgmann c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .219 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 9 4 6 3 Totals 34 2 9 2 5 1 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 21,127 Left on Base: Twins 11, Tigers 10 DP: Twins 2, Tigers 0 Doubles: Cubbage (5), Smalley (11), Morales (7), Staub (10), Corcoran (3) Triples: Whitaker (1), Trammell (1), LeFlore (1) GIDP: LeFlore (5), Mankowski (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(6-3) 8.2 8 2 2 4 1 0 36 4.36 Marshall SV(7) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.00 Totals 9 9 2 2 5 1 0 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(4-3) 3.2 7 4 4 2 0 0 20 3.74 Crawford 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 2.89 Morris 3.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 4.44 Totals 9 9 4 4 6 3 0 42 Wild Pitches: Crawford (2) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley singled to right [Powell to third]; Carew flied out to left; Ford singled to left [Powell scored, Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley to third, Ford to second]; Adams lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub doubled to right; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp made an out to shortstop; May grounded out (first to pitcher); Corcoran doubled to right; Mankowski lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley walked; Carew flied out to center; Ford singled to left [Smalley to second]; Cubbage doubled to right [Smalley scored, Ford to third]; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Trammell out at second]; Whitaker tripled to left; Staub lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0. TWINS 4TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Borgmann singled to shortstop; Wilfong flied out to center; Powell walked [Borgmann to second]; Smalley doubled to right [Borgmann scored, Powell scored]; CRAWFORD REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Crawford threw a wild pitch [Smalley to third]; Carew was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage struck out (catcher to first); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales doubled to left; RIVERA BATTED FOR CHILES; Rivera walked; Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; Trammell tripled to center; LeFlore tripled to right [Trammell scored]; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TWINS 6TH: Wilfong lined to second; On a bunt Powell singled to first; Smalley flied out to left; Carew walked [Powell to second]; MORRIS REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson walked; Kemp was called out on strikes; May popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Morales struck out; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Mankowski singled to right; Trammell lined to shortstop; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TWINS 8TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Wilfong flied out to right; Powell walked; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage walked; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: May flied out to right; Corcoran flied out to left; Mankowski walked; Trammell walked [Mankowski to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); LeFlore singled to center [Mankowski scored, Trammell to third]; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

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