A six-run second inning carried the White Sox to an 8-3 triumph over the Twins. Ron Blomberg led off the big frame with a walk and took third on a single by Bill Nahorodny. After a single by Alan Bannister drove in one run, Eric Soderholm was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

A sacrifice fly by Thad Bosley plated a second tally and Roy Smalley's error on a grounder by Ralph Garr scored the third marker and brought on reliever Mac Scarce. After Jorge Orta struck out, Jim Breazeale walked to reload the bases and Henry Cruz and Blomberg followed with singles to cap the inning. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 11 3 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 8 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .321 Norwood lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .248 Garr lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Orta 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .285 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .363 Breazeale 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .316 Ford cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 Cruz rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .225 Morales dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .302 Blomberg dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .222 Rivera rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .343 Nahorodny c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Wolfe 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 .250 Bannister ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .194 Smalley ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Soderholm 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 8 11 7 3 6 Totals 33 3 8 2 4 12 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 6,627 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Twins 7 DP: White Sox 3, Twins 3 Errors: Bosley, Nahorodny, Bannister, Smalley Triples: Rivera (1) Home Runs: Orta (8) Stolen Bases: Norwood 2 (14) Caught Stealing: Garr (2) Sacrifice Flies: Bosley (1) GIDP: Nahorodny (2), Bosley (1), Garr (3), Smalley (9), Adams (4) Hit by Pitch: Soderholm (1,by Erickson) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec W(4-4) 8.1 8 3 3 4 12 0 36 5.03 Willoughby 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.18 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 12 0 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(6-4) 1.1 5 7 4 1 2 1 11 4.70 Scarce 7.2 6 1 1 2 4 0 27 3.64 Totals 9 11 8 4* 3 6 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Erickson (4) Wild Pitches: Kravec (2) Balks: Erickson (3) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to left; Erickson balked [Bosley to second]; Garr singled to center [Bosley scored]; Garr was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Orta homered; Breazeale struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Carew was called out on strikes; Ford grounded out (third to first); Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg walked; Nahorodny singled to center [Blomberg to third]; Bannister singled to right [Blomberg scored, Nahorodny to second]; Soderholm was hit by a pitch [Nahorodny to third, Bannister to second]; Bosley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nahorodny scored]; Garr reached on an error by Smalley [Bannister scored (unearned), Soderholm to third]; SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Orta struck out; Breazeale walked [Garr to second]; Cruz singled to right [Soderholm scored (unearned), Garr scored (unearned), Breazeale to third]; Blomberg singled to center [Breazeale scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Cruz to third, Blomberg out at second (center to shortstop to second)]; 6 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Rivera reached on an error by Bannister [Rivera to second]; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Smalley struck out; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister flied out to left; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (second to first); Norwood singled to center; Norwood stole second [Norwood to third (error by Nahorodny)]; Carew struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley was called out on strikes; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Orta singled to right; Breazeale struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Morales singled to pitcher; Rivera walked [Morales to second]; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Smalley lined into a double play (right to shortstop) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Blomberg singled to shortstop; Nahorodny grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister singled to left; Soderholm flied out to left; Bosley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Ford struck out; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr flied out to center; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Breazeale flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Rivera tripled to right; Wolfe singled to left [Rivera scored]; Smalley grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wolfe out at second]; Randall struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Cruz singled to right; Blomberg forced Cruz (shortstop to second); Nahorodny struck out; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Norwood walked; Carew struck out; Ford singled to center [Norwood to second]; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Norwood to third, Ford to second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm walked; Bosley flied out to right; Garr grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Rivera singled to center; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Smalley singled to center [Rivera scored (error by Bosley), Smalley to second]; Randall walked; Borgmann singled to left [Smalley scored, Randall to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Adams grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Borgmann out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 3.

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