Winning their eighth straight game, the Twins got three-hit pitching from Dave Goltz and blanked the A's, 7-0. Goltz had a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings but a single by Mike Edwards broke the hitless skein. Three errors by the A's and run-scoring singles by Rod Carew, Bombo Rivera, Jerry Morales and Glenn Borgmann powered the Twins' offense. Hosken Powell added a solo homer. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Twins 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 - 7 14 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 4 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .233 Wallis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Dilone lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Carew 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .349 Armas ph,rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .226 Cubbage 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Page dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Wolfe ph,3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Chiles lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Rivera ph,lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .297 Newman c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Adams dh 2 0 2 0 0 0 .235 Murphy rf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Morales ph,dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .339 Edwards 2b,ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Norwood cf 5 1 0 1 0 0 .265 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Randall 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .283 Fuentes ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Borgmann c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .206 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 7 14 6 1 2 Totals 30 0 3 0 3 3 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 4,720 Left on Base: Twins 9, A's 6 DP: Twins 0, A's 2 Errors: Duncan, Edwards 2, Picciolo Doubles: Randall (11) Home Runs: Powell (2) Stolen Bases: Carew (15) Caught Stealing: Randall (2) GIDP: Norwood (9) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(8-5) 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 33 2.45 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg L(9-7) 4 6 3 3 0 0 1 17 3.99 Lacey 4 6 3 0 1 2 0 20 2.86 McCatty 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 4.32 Totals 9 14 7 3 1 2 1 43 Passed Balls: Newman (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Smalley made an out to shortstop; Carew grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis lined to second; Dilone made an out to second; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage made an out to third; Chiles singled to right; Adams singled to right [Chiles to third]; Norwood forced Adams (shortstop to second) [Chiles scored]; Newman allowed a passed ball [Norwood to second]; Randall flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to left; Powell homered; Smalley flied out to right; Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy was called out on strikes; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. TWINS 4TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Adams singled to center; Norwood grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Adams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis grounded out (first unassisted); Dilone flied out to left; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0. TWINS 5TH: Randall doubled to left; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Borgmann grounded out (second to first) [Randall to third]; Powell flied out to right; Smalley walked; Carew singled to center [Randall scored, Smalley to third]; WOLFE BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Wolfe struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: WOLFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Revering flied out to center; Duncan walked; Newman popped to second; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 0. TWINS 6TH: RIVERA BATTED FOR CHILES; Rivera grounded out (pitcher to first); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales reached on an error by Picciolo; Norwood forced Morales (shortstop unassisted); Randall singled to right [Norwood to second]; Borgmann singled to left [Norwood scored (unearned), Randall to third]; Powell reached on an error by Edwards [Randall scored (unearned) (no RBI), Borgmann to second]; Smalley flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Edwards lined to center; FUENTES BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Wallis walked; ARMAS BATTED FOR DILONE; Armas walked [Wallis to second]; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 0. TWINS 7TH: ARMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FUENTES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Carew singled to third [Carew to third (error by Duncan)]; Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Rivera singled to right [Carew scored (unearned)]; Morales popped to shortstop; Norwood flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering popped to first in foul territory; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0. TWINS 8TH: Randall singled to left; Borgmann struck out while Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy flied out to left; Edwards singled to center; first hit for the Athletics; Fuentes grounded out (third to first) [Edwards to second]; Wallis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0. TWINS 9TH: MCCATTY REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew reached on an error by Edwards; Wolfe flied out to right; Rivera singled to right [Carew to third]; Morales singled to right [Carew scored (unearned), Rivera to second]; Norwood lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas singled to center; Page singled to center [Armas to second]; Revering popped to third in foul territory; Duncan flied out to center; Newman forced Page (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 0.

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