The Twins handed the Indians their seventh defeat in the last 10 games, 8-2. Two runs came in the first inning on a double by Willie Norwood, single by Rod Carew, an infield out and a single by Jose Morales.

The Twins added three more in the third, and Dan Ford slugged a two-run homer to cap a three-run fourth frame. Norwood singled and Carew doubled to open the inning and knock out starter David Clyde. Reliever Al Fitzmorris uncorked a wild pitch to score Norwood before Ford unloaded his homer. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 0 Twins 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 x - 8 13 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Norwood lf 5 2 2 0 0 2 .256 Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Carew 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .355 Bell 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .315 Ford cf 5 1 1 2 0 3 .307 Thornton 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Rivera rf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .315 Grubb lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .238 Morales dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .345 Norris dh 2 0 2 0 2 0 .274 Wolfe 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .258 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Wynegar c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .246 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Smalley ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 .250 Cage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Randall 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Blanks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 10 2 3 2 Totals 35 8 13 7 4 5 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 6,612 Left on Base: Indians 11, Twins 8 DP: Indians 2, Twins 0 Doubles: Norris (4), Bell (15), Norwood (15), Wolfe (5), Carew (8) Triples: Bell (5) Home Runs: Ford (8) Stolen Bases: Carew (6) GIDP: Morales (3) Hit by Pitch: Rivera (2,by Fitzmorris) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde L(4-1) 3 9 7 7 2 2 0 20 3.72 Fitzmorris 5 4 1 1 2 3 1 20 6.28 Totals 8 13 8 8 4 5 1 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(7-4) 9 10 2 2 3 2 0 40 4.50 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 2 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Fitzmorris (1) Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro INDIANS 1ST: Dade lined to second; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell tripled to right; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood doubled to right; On a bunt Carew singled to third [Norwood to third]; Carew stole second; Ford was called out on strikes; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first) [Norwood scored, Carew to third]; Morales singled to second [Carew scored]; Wolfe grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. INDIANS 2ND: Grubb flied out to left; Norris doubled to left; Manning struck out; Veryzer lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Smalley forced Wynegar (pitcher to shortstop); Randall singled to right [Smalley to second]; Norwood struck out; Carew forced Randall (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. INDIANS 3RD: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Dade singled to right; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted) [Dade to second]; Bell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera walked; Morales singled to right [Rivera to third]; Wolfe doubled to left [Rivera scored, Morales to third]; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morales scored]; Smalley singled to left [Wolfe scored]; Randall forced Smalley (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 5. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb walked; Norris singled to left [Grubb to second]; Manning flied out to center [Grubb to third]; Veryzer singled to right [Grubb scored, Norris to third]; Hassey popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Norwood singled to center; Carew doubled to left [Norwood to third]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Norwood scored, Carew to third]; Ford homered [Carew scored]; Rivera was hit by a pitch; Morales grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rivera out at second]; Wolfe singled to left; Wynegar grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. INDIANS 5TH: Dade flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Rick Waits ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to left; Randall singled to center [Smalley to third]; Norwood reached on a fielder's choice [Smalley out at home (first to catcher to third), Randall to second]; Carew hit into a double play (shortstop to second) [Randall out at third (second to third), Norwood out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied out to left; Norris walked; Manning forced Norris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. TWINS 6TH: Ford struck out; Rivera grounded out (third to first); Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Hassey singled to left; Dade forced Hassey (shortstop to second); Kuiper forced Dade (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. TWINS 7TH: Wolfe walked; Wynegar grounded out (catcher to first) [Wolfe to second]; Smalley was walked intentionally; Randall flied out to right; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 8. INDIANS 8TH: Bell doubled to left; Thornton flied out to center; Grubb singled to center [Bell scored]; Norris walked [Grubb to second]; Manning flied to left in foul territory; CAGE BATTED FOR VERYZER; Cage flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 8. TWINS 8TH: BLANKS REPLACED CAGE (PLAYING SS); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford was called out on strikes; Rivera flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 8. INDIANS 9TH: Hassey flied out to center; Dade struck out; Kuiper singled to center; Bell singled to right [Kuiper to second]; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 8.

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