The streaking Twins won their sixth straight game, beating the Tigers, 8-4, as Detroit went down to its seventh consecutive loss. The Twins scored three times in the first inning. Tiger starter Jim Slaton walked the first three batters he faced. A groundout by Dan Ford drove in the first run and a single by Mike Cubbage two more.

The Twins got a tally in the fourth on a balk by Tiger reliever Steve Foucault. A sacrifice fly by Larry Wolfe drove home another in the fifth. A two-run double by Ford and RBI double by Butch Wynegar accounted for three markers in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 9 1 Twins 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 x - 8 10 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .262 Powell rf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .222 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .294 Smalley ss 3 1 0 0 2 1 .261 Staub dh 4 0 1 2 0 1 .276 Carew 1b 3 2 3 0 2 0 .362 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .293 Ford cf 4 1 2 3 1 1 .313 May c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Wynegar c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .253 Corcoran rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Cubbage 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .325 Mankowski 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Wolfe ph,3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .253 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .299 Adams dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Trammell ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .272 Morales ph,dh 2 0 1 0 2 1 .341 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .247 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall ph,2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 3 3 Totals 27 8 10 7 11 3 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 21,480 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 10 DP: Tigers 2, Twins 1 Errors: May, Carew Doubles: Morales (8), Ford (15), Wynegar (8) Triples: Whitaker (2) Home Runs: Thompson (16) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (22), Carew 2 (9) Caught Stealing: Powell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wolfe (1), Powell (1) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (4), Norwood (2) GIDP: Thompson (5), Norwood (7) Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (3,by Slaton) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(6-4) 0.1 1 3 3 3 0 0 6 5.06 Sykes 3.1 4 1 1 3 1 0 15 3.46 Foucault 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 10 2.60 Morris 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 11 4.71 Totals 8 10 8 8 11 3 0 42 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(4-4) 7 6 4 3 3 2 1 30 2.77 Marshall SV(9) 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.60 Totals 9 9 4 3 3 3 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Slaton (7) Balks: Foucault (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Carew; Kemp walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored (unearned), Kemp to second]; Thompson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Kemp to third, Staub out at second]; May walked; Corcoran popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; Carew walked [Powell to third, Smalley to second]; Ford grounded out (second to first) [Powell scored, Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Cubbage singled to left [Smalley scored, Carew scored, Wynegar to second]; SYKES REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales was called out on strikes; Norwood forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 2ND: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mankowski lined to center; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 2ND: RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall popped to third in foul territory; Powell walked; Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 3RD: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Staub lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 3. TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Carew singled to third; Ford singled to center [Carew to second]; Wynegar forced Carew (pitcher to third) [Ford to second]; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe popped to first in foul territory; Morales walked [Ford to third, Wynegar to second]; Norwood forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 3. TIGERS 4TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); May flied out to right; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled to center; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell singled to right; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; Carew was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Powell to third, Smalley out at second (second unassisted)]; FOUCAULT REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Carew stole second; Foucault balked [Powell scored, Carew to third]; Ford walked; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 4. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell lined to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Wolfe walked; Morales doubled to right [Wolfe to third]; Norwood sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Wolfe scored, Morales out at third (center to catcher to third to catcher)]; Randall popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 5. TIGERS 6TH: Staub struck out; Thompson homered; May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran singled to center; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 5. TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to right; Carew stole second [Carew to third (error by May)]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 5. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker tripled to center; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Whitaker scored]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Kemp walked; Staub popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: MORRIS REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Wynegar singled to left; Wolfe out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wynegar to second]; Morales was walked intentionally; Norwood grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 5. TIGERS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Thompson singled to right; May singled to right [Thompson to third]; Corcoran reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson out at home (second to catcher to third), May to second]; Mankowski forced Corcoran (first to shortstop) [May to third]; Whitaker forced Mankowski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Randall walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Randall to second]; Smalley struck out; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford doubled to left [Randall scored, Carew scored]; Wynegar doubled to right [Ford scored]; Wolfe flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 8. TIGERS 9TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Kemp was called out on strikes; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 8.

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