Handing reliever Mike Marshall his fifth consecutive defeat after an opening win, the Indians prevailed over the Twins, 2-1, in 10 innings. Marshall took over for starter Gary Serum in the 10th and immediately yielded a triple to Buddy Bell. After one out, Marshall issued a pair of walks to fill the bases and Ted Cox then drove the ball against the center field fence to end the game.

The Tribe had tied the contest in the eighth on a two-base error by Twins' left fielder Willie Norwood and a double by Rick Manning. The Twins' run came in the fifth when reliever Mike Paxton committed a balk with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 3 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 8 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Norris rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .264 Rivera rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Ford cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Blanks ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Morales dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .342 Bell 3b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .307 Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .208 Thornton 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 .255 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Grubb lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .243 Cubbage ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Manning cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .257 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Cox dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 .229 Randall 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Pruitt c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Speed pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Wilfong 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Hassey c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Borgmann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 8 0 1 5 Totals 37 2 8 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 25,547 Left on Base: Twins 7, Indians 13 DP: Twins 0, Indians 1 Errors: Norwood, Smalley 2 Doubles: Borgmann (2), Cox (1), Bell (13), Manning (11) Triples: Bell (4) Sacrifice Hits: Rivera (1), Kuiper (6), Veryzer (4) Hit by Pitch: Norwood (1,by Paxton) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum 9 6 1 0 2 5 0 38 3.34 Marshall L(1-5) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 5 2.74 Totals 9.1 8 2 1 4 5 0 43 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 4.1 5 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.67 Paxton W(3-3) 5.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 22 4.36 Totals 10 8 1 1 1 5 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Paxton (4) Balks: Paxton (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Rivera grounded out (catcher to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Norris singled to right; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Norris to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. TWINS 2ND: Morales singled to center; Kusick flied out to left; Wolfe flied out to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning flied out to center; Cox doubled to left; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall singled to left; On a bunt Borgmann singled [Randall to second]; Norwood flied out to center [Randall to third]; Rivera flied into a double play (right to catcher to first) [Borgmann out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer flied out to center; Norris struck out; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. TWINS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Morales singled to left [Ford out at third (left to third)]; Kusick struck out; Wolfe flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bell doubled to left; Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb walked; Manning grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bell to third, Grubb to second]; Cox walked; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0. TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); PAXTON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); On a bunt Randall singled; Borgmann doubled to left [Randall to third]; Norwood was hit by a pitch; Paxton balked [Randall scored, Borgmann to third, Norwood to second]; Rivera struck out; Ford made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Norris grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. TWINS 6TH: Morales flied out to right; Kusick struck out; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to right; Thornton grounded out (first unassisted) [Bell to second]; Grubb flied out to right; Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to center; Randall grounded out (second to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Cox struck out; Pruitt flied out to right; Veryzer reached on an error by Smalley; Norris singled to right [Veryzer to third]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. TWINS 8TH: Norwood singled to pitcher; Rivera out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Ford flied out to left; Morales was walked intentionally; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Thornton reached on an error by Norwood [Thornton to second]; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning doubled to left [Thornton scored (unearned)]; Cox flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1. TWINS 9TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage flied out to center; Smalley flied to left in foul territory; ADAMS BATTED FOR RANDALL; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: WILFONG REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 2B); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Pruitt reached on an error by Smalley [Pruitt to second]; SPEED RAN FOR PRUITT; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Speed to third]; Norris reached on a fielder's choice [Speed out at home (shortstop to catcher to third to pitcher), Norris to second (on throw to home)]; BLANKS BATTED FOR KUIPER; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1. TWINS 10TH: HASSEY REPLACED SPEED (PLAYING C ); BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Borgmann flied out to left; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 10TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Bell tripled to left; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; Grubb was walked intentionally; Manning walked [Grubb to second]; Cox singled to center [Bell scored, Grubb to third, Manning to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 2.

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