A three-run homer by Brian Downing and three RBIs by Ron Fairly on a pair of doubles staked Frank Tanana and the Angels to a 10-5 decision over the Twins. Downing's blast capped a five-run seventh inning.

Consecutive doubles by Don Baylor and Fairly accounted for the first run of the inning and another scored on an error before Downing unloaded. Fairly's first double drove in two tallies in the Angels' three-run third frame. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 10, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 - 10 11 2 Twins 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 - 5 10 2 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 3 1 2 2 2 0 .265 Rivera rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .313 Grich 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Powell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Carew 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .358 Bostock rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .275 Ford cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Rudi lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .186 Kusick dh 4 3 2 0 1 0 .223 Baylor dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 .247 Smalley ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .261 Fairly 1b 4 2 3 3 0 1 .280 Wolfe 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Solaita 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Norwood lf 2 0 0 2 0 0 .245 Jackson 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .322 Randall 2b 3 1 3 0 0 0 .282 Chalk ss,2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .274 Cubbage ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Downing c 4 1 1 3 0 2 .217 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 D. Miller 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 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 10 11 9 7 6 Totals 36 5 10 4 2 3 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 12,330 Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 8 DP: Angels 0, Twins 2 Errors: Jackson, Chalk, Smalley, Wolfe Doubles: Fairly 2 (4), R. Miller (8), Baylor (6), Wolfe (6) Home Runs: Downing (3) Stolen Bases: Rudi (1), Carew (10) Caught Stealing: Bostock (8) Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (9) Sacrifice Flies: Norwood 2 (4) GIDP: Rudi (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(11-3) 7 10 5 3 2 3 0 33 2.52 D. Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.06 Totals 9 10 5 3 2 3 0 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(7-5) 6.2 8 6 6 4 5 0 32 4.72 Scarce 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 5 3.64 Thayer 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 3.70 Totals 9 11 10 6 7 6 1 44 Wild Pitches: Scarce (2) Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller flied out to center; Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock reached on an error by Smalley; Rudi singled to right [Bostock to third]; Rudi stole second; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Jackson walked; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jackson to second]; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Kusick singled to right; Smalley walked [Kusick to second]; Wolfe forced Smalley (shortstop to second) [Kusick to third]; Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kusick scored]; Randall singled to right [Wolfe out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 1. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller walked; Grich grounded out (third to first) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock walked; Rudi popped to first; Baylor singled to center [R. Miller scored, Bostock to third]; Fairly doubled to right [Bostock scored, Baylor scored]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann lined to third; Rivera struck out; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1. ANGELS 4TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Downing grounded out (first unassisted); R. Miller walked; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1. ANGELS 5TH: Bostock flied out to center; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Wolfe singled to third; Norwood popped to second; Randall singled to left [Wolfe to second]; Borgmann flied out to center; Rivera flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1. ANGELS 6TH: Fairly singled to right; Jackson singled to left [Fairly to second]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fairly to third, Jackson to second]; Downing struck out; R. Miller doubled to center [Fairly scored, Jackson scored]; Grich struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to left; Ford singled to left; Kusick singled to center [Ford to third]; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice [Ford out at home (pitcher to catcher), Kusick to second]; Wolfe doubled to left [Kusick scored, Smalley to third]; Norwood popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 2. ANGELS 7TH: Bostock singled to left; Rudi lined to right; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Baylor doubled to left; SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Fairly doubled to right [Baylor scored]; Scarce threw a wild pitch [Fairly to third]; Jackson walked; Chalk reached on an error by Wolfe [Fairly scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson to second]; Downing homered (unearned) [Jackson scored (unearned), Chalk scored (unearned)]; R. Miller singled to center; THAYER REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Grich was called out on strikes; 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 10, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: SOLAITA REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING 1B); Randall singled to center; Borgmann grounded out (third to first) [Randall to second]; Rivera struck out; Carew singled to center [Randall scored]; Ford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 10, Twins 3. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bostock out at second]; Baylor lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 10, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING SS); CHALK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kusick walked; Smalley singled to left [Kusick to second]; Wolfe reached on an error by Jackson [Kusick scored (unearned), Smalley to third, Wolfe to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smalley scored (unearned), Wolfe to third]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RANDALL; Cubbage popped to first in foul territory; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 10, Twins 5. ANGELS 9TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Solaita walked; Jackson lined into a double play (third to first) [Solaita out at first]; Chalk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 10, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew reached on an error by Chalk; Carew stole second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 10, Twins 5.

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