Geoff Zahn turned in his fifth complete game in 14 starts and pitched the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. Butch Wynegar started the Twins' scoring with a homer in the second inning.

Singles by Willie Norwood and Roy Smalley around a sacrifice added a run in the third. After doubles by Jason Thompson and Aurelio Rodriguez produced a Tigers' tally in the fourth, the Twins clinched the outcome with a run in the eighth on a double by Dan Ford and single by Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Twins 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Powell rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Smalley ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 .264 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Carew 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .352 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .301 Wynegar c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .247 Stanley rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Cubbage 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .321 May c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Norwood lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .159 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 2 2 Totals 27 3 8 3 5 6 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 9,807 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 7 DP: Tigers 3, Twins 0 Doubles: Kemp (7), Thompson (10), Rodriguez (8), Smalley (13), Ford (14) Home Runs: Wynegar (3) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (5), Stanley (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (5), Cubbage (5) GIDP: Carew 2 (7), Adams (5) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(4-5) 8 8 3 3 5 6 1 34 3.87 Totals 8 8 3 3 5 6 1 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(7-4) 9 7 1 1 2 2 0 34 2.61 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 2 0 34 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Kemp forced LeFlore (second to shortstop); Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson singled to left [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley popped to first in foul territory; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); May made an out to shortstop; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar homered; Cubbage flied out to center; Adams was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Kemp doubled to left; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Norwood singled to third; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Powell lined to third; Smalley singled to right [Norwood scored]; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Ford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 2. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson doubled to left; Rodriguez doubled to left [Thompson scored]; Stanley grounded out (second to first) [Rodriguez to third]; May struck out; Trammell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Wynegar struck out; Cubbage singled to center; Adams struck out; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Wilfong struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley doubled to right; Carew walked; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Wynegar walked; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wynegar to second]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted) [Wynegar to third]; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to left; May struck out; Stanley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Trammell singled to left; Whitaker forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Wilfong was called out on strikes; Powell singled to right; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Kemp made an out to shortstop; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Ford doubled to left; Wynegar flied out to center [Ford to third]; Cubbage singled to right [Ford scored]; Adams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez walked; Stanley made an out to third; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

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