Run-scoring singles by Craig Kusick and Bob Randall in the ninth inning gave the Twins a 3-2 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before Darrell Jackson, a rookie lefthander from Orlando (Southern), fired a three-hitter in the second game and shut out the A's, 1-0, to complete the sweep. The A's tied the opener at 1-1 with a pinch-homer by Dave Revering in the eighth inning. The Twins' opened the ninth with a single by Mike Cubbage and a sacrifice by Jose Morales. After an intentional pass to Butch Wynegar, Kusick and Randall hit their singles to put the Twins ahead, 3-1. The A's then fell short in their half of the ninth with one run on a triple by Mitchell Page and an infield out by Taylor Duncan.

In the nightcap, the Twins decided Jackson's duel with Rick Langford when Glenn Adams singled in the fifth inning and scored from first base on a single by Rob Wilfong and error by Joe Wallis, who bobbled the ball in center field on Wilfong's hit. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Wallis cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .330 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Burke lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Carew 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .348 Adams ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Ford cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Guerrero ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .289 Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .326 Page dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .284 Wilfong pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 Duncan 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Wolfe 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Newman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Morales dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .336 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Wynegar c 3 2 0 0 1 0 .268 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Powell rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Kusick ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .221 Edwards 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Rivera pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Revering ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Randall 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .274 Murphy lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 6 3 6 2 Totals 33 2 10 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:33 Left on Base: Twins 7, A's 7 DP: Twins 1, A's 2 Errors: Wolfe Triples: Page (2) Home Runs: Revering (9) Stolen Bases: Norwood (20) Caught Stealing: Duncan (1), Guerrero (4) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (9), Morales (3), Burke (5) GIDP: Ford (6), Norwood (8), Burke (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(8-6) 8 9 2 2 2 3 1 31 3.27 Marshall SV(11) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.60 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 4 1 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(3-4) 8 4 2 2 5 2 0 32 2.99 Lacey 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3.05 Heaverlo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.88 Totals 9 6 3 3 6 2 0 37 Wild Pitches: Zahn (3) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied to left in foul territory; Carew walked; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis singled to left; Burke out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wallis to second]; Guerrero singled to right [Wallis out at home (right to catcher)]; Page flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (third to first); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan singled to left; Newman lined to third; Duncan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Randall grounded out (second to first); Norwood popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas was called out on strikes; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford walked; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Burke grounded out (third to first); Guerrero singled to center; Page walked [Guerrero to second]; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Guerrero to third, Page to second]; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman walked; Essian popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 5TH: Morales walked; Wynegar forced Morales (pitcher to shortstop); Powell walked [Wynegar to second]; Randall popped to first in foul territory; Norwood singled to right [Wynegar scored, Powell to third]; Norwood stole second; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied out to right; Edwards singled to right; Wallis singled to left [Edwards to second]; Burke grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wallis out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to center; Ford grounded out (third to first); Cubbage singled to right; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero singled to left; Guerrero was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first to shortstop); Page was called out on strikes; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; Randall grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman lined to center; Essian made an out to second; Armas lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 8TH: Norwood singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: REVERING BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Revering homered; Wallis struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR BURKE; Adams flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1. TWINS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MURPHY REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING LF); Cubbage singled to right; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); WILFONG RAN FOR CUBBAGE; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilfong to second]; Wynegar was walked intentionally; KUSICK BATTED FOR POWELL; Kusick singled to center [Wilfong scored, Wynegar to second]; RIVERA RAN FOR KUSICK; Randall singled to left [Wynegar scored, Rivera to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Norwood grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randall out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: WOLFE REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 3B); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Page tripled to right; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Page scored]; Newman singled to right; DILONE RAN FOR NEWMAN; Essian reached on an error by Wolfe [Dilone to second]; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dilone to third, Essian to second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

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