The Twins slugged out a pair of victories over the White Sox, 8-5 and 9-6. Trailing, 5-3, in the first game, the Twins started their winning rally in the sixth inning when Glenn Adams walked and Rich Chiles singled. Ron Schueler replaced White Sox starter Steve Stone and gave up an RBI single to Rob Wilfong that made the score 5-4. A walk to Hosken Powell filled the bases and Chiles scored the tying tally as Rod Carew bounced into a forceout. Mike Cubbage then followed with an RBI single.

The White Sox took the lead in the nightcap on a three-run homer by Jorge Orta in the third inning, but a grand slam by Roy Smalley highlighted a seven-run fourth inning that carried the Twins to triumph. Singles by Jose Morales, Dan Ford and Carew tied the score before Smalley unloaded his big blast. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 - 8 13 0 White Sox 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 13 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 1 0 1 2 0 .214 Bannister dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Smalley ss 5 2 3 2 0 1 .272 Molinaro ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Carew 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .346 Washington rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .315 Lemon cf 3 3 2 0 2 0 .291 Wynegar c 5 0 3 2 0 0 .262 Nordhagen lf 3 1 3 2 1 0 .316 Ford cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Bosley pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Adams dh 3 1 0 0 2 0 .203 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Chiles lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .231 Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .235 Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .160 Orta 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .269 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .241 Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 13 8 5 2 Totals 36 5 13 5 6 3 Time of Game: 3:09 Left on Base: Twins 11, White Sox 13 DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Lamar Johnson Doubles: Smalley 2 (15), Wynegar (10), Nordhagen 2 (12), Lemon (15) Home Runs: Smalley (6) Stolen Bases: Bosley (4) Sacrifice Hits: Wilfong (6), Nahorodny (2), Orta (4) Sacrifice Flies: Nahorodny (4) GIDP: Soderholm (5) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn 4.2 9 5 5 5 2 0 27 3.10 Scarce 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.60 Marshall W(2-6) 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 17 2.48 Totals 9 13 5 5 6 3 0 45 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 5 8 5 5 3 2 0 26 3.77 Schueler L(3-2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 3.35 LaGrow 3.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 15 3.96 Totals 9 13 8 8 5 2 1 46 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Smalley doubled to center [Powell scored]; Carew flied out to center [Smalley to third]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to left; Washington struck out; Lemon walked; Nordhagen doubled to center [Lemon scored]; Lamar Johnson lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1. TWINS 2ND: Ford singled to third; Adams flied out to right; Chiles singled to pitcher [Ford to second]; Wilfong out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to third, Chiles to second]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm flied out to right; Orta walked; Nahorodny forced Orta (catcher to second); Kessinger singled to center [Nahorodny to second]; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 1. TWINS 3RD: Smalley struck out; Carew singled to left; Cubbage flied out to center; Wynegar doubled to right [Carew scored]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon doubled to center; Nordhagen doubled to center [Lemon scored]; Lamar Johnson walked; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to first) [Nordhagen out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 2. TWINS 4TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Nahorodny out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Orta to second]; Kessinger flied out to left; Bannister singled to shortstop [Orta to third]; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 2. TWINS 5TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley doubled to right; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Smalley to third]; Cubbage walked; Wynegar singled to center [Smalley scored, Cubbage to second]; Ford forced Wynegar (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon walked; Nordhagen walked [Lemon to second]; Lamar Johnson struck out; Soderholm singled to left [Lemon scored, Nordhagen to second]; Orta singled to right [Nordhagen scored, Soderholm to third]; Nahorodny hit a sacrifice fly to center [Soderholm scored]; On a bunt Kessinger singled [Orta to second]; SCARCE REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Bannister popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 5. TWINS 6TH: Adams walked; Chiles singled to right [Adams to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Wilfong singled to center [Adams to third, Chiles to second]; Powell walked [Adams scored, Chiles to third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out to left; Carew forced Powell (shortstop to second) [Chiles scored, Wilfong to third]; Cubbage singled to right [Wilfong scored, Carew to third]; LAGROW REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Washington popped to catcher in foul territory; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Nordhagen singled to left; BOSLEY RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; Bosley stole second; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 5. TWINS 7TH: BOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ford grounded out (third to first); Adams walked; Chiles reached on an error by Lamar Johnson [Adams to second]; Wilfong forced Chiles (first to shortstop) [Adams to third]; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm walked; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny was called out on strikes; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 5. TWINS 8TH: Smalley homered; Carew singled to center; Cubbage popped to shortstop; Wynegar singled to right [Carew to third]; Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to second) [Carew scored]; Adams grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: MOLINARO BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); Lemon singled to center; Bosley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 5. TWINS 9TH: Chiles made an out to third; Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); Soderholm singled to center; Orta flied out to left; Nahorodny singled to center [Soderholm to second]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Breazeale flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 5.

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