Rookie third baseman Larry Wolfe hit the first two homers of his major league career, plus a single, and drove in five runs as the Twins defeated the Tigers, 9-2. Wolfe singled home the Twins' initial run in the second inning and scored himself on a double by Roy Smalley. Wolfe then broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the fourth and added his other round-tripper with a man on base in the eighth.

Dave Goltz, starting for only the second time since April 21 after suffering a cracked rib and a blister on his pitching hand, hurled the route and limited the Tigers to five hits. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 - 9 15 1 Tigers 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smalley ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .268 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .322 Rivera rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .328 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .279 Ford cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Staub dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .293 Morales dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Thompson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 Kusick 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .212 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Randall 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .268 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Wolfe 3b 5 3 3 5 0 0 .250 Corcoran rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Borgmann c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .229 Stanley cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Norwood lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .245 Trammell ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .277 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 9 15 7 2 3 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 1 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 21,227 Left on Base: Twins 7, Tigers 7 DP: Twins 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Norwood, Corcoran Doubles: Smalley (12) Triples: Thompson (1) Home Runs: Wolfe 2 (2) Stolen Bases: Randall (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mankowski (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(2-3) 9 5 2 1 4 1 0 36 3.13 Totals 9 5 2 1 4 1 0 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes L(3-3) 4.2 8 5 5 1 1 1 23 3.30 Foucault 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 1 10 3.38 Crawford 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 10 2.61 Totals 9 15 9 7 2 3 2 43 Wild Pitches: Crawford 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman TWINS 1ST: Smalley popped to first in foul territory; Rivera singled to left; Ford flied out to right; Morales forced Rivera (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub walked; Thompson singled to center [Staub to second]; Kemp walked [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Randall singled to center; Randall stole second; Wolfe singled to center [Randall scored]; Borgmann walked [Wolfe to second]; Norwood struck out; Smalley doubled to left [Wolfe scored, Borgmann to third]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Corcoran struck out; Stanley singled to right; Trammell walked [Stanley to second]; Whitaker singled to left [Stanley scored, Trammell to third, Whitaker to second (error by Norwood)]; Mankowski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Trammell scored (unearned), Whitaker to third]; Staub walked; Thompson popped to third; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (second to first); Morales lined to shortstop; Kusick made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TWINS 4TH: Randall made an out to shortstop; Wolfe homered; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Norwood singled to left; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to center; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2. TWINS 5TH: Rivera singled to center; Ford flied out to right; Morales grounded out (first unassisted) [Rivera to second]; Kusick singled to left [Rivera scored]; FOUCAULT REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); On a bunt Randall singled to pitcher [Kusick to second]; Wolfe homered [Kusick scored, Randall scored]; Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Staub flied out to left; Thompson tripled to center; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 2. TWINS 6TH: Norwood singled to center [Norwood out at second (center to second)]; Smalley singled to center; Rivera struck out; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: May singled to center; Corcoran flied out to left; Stanley flied out to right; Trammell forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 2. TWINS 7TH: Morales grounded out (first unassisted); Kusick singled to left; Randall lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Kusick out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Mankowski grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 2. TWINS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Wolfe flied out to right; Borgmann singled to center; Norwood was called out on strikes; Smalley reached on an error by Corcoran [Borgmann scored (unearned), Smalley to third]; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Smalley scored (unearned)]; Rivera walked; Ford forced Rivera (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to right; Kemp grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 2. TWINS 9TH: Morales singled to right; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Morales to second]; Kusick flied out to center; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 2.

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