A single by Carlton Fisk with two out in the 10th inning climaxed a two-run rally that brought the Red Sox a 3-2 decision over the Twins. An RBI single by Jose Morales had given the Twins a 2-1 lead in the top of 10th but the Sox came back in the bottom of the frame.

A single by Garry Hancock kayoed Twins' starter Dave Goltz and brought on Mike Marshall, who retired Jerry Remy on a sacrifice and Jack Brohamer on a fly to right. But Jim Rice hit a broken bat single to center to plate Hancock. A single by Carl Yastrzemski moved Rice to third. Yastrzemski stole second before Fisk rapped his game-winning hit off the left-field wall. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 5 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 12 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Brohamer 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .284 Carew 1b 2 1 0 0 3 0 .353 Rice lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .321 Ford cf 3 0 0 1 2 0 .287 Yastrzemski dh 5 1 3 0 0 0 .311 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .314 Fisk c 5 0 2 1 0 1 .294 Morales dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .321 Lynn cf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .331 Randall pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Scott 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .262 Norwood lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Chiles lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Duffy ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Rivera pr,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Hancock ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Campbell 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 32 2 5 2 9 2 Totals 37 3 12 3 2 6 Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 33,233 Left on Base: Twins 12, Red Sox 9 DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Remy (12), Yastrzemski (15) Triples: Scott (3) Stolen Bases: Wilfong (3), Yastrzemski (2) Sacrifice Hits: Powell (3), Smalley (10), Wynegar (4), Remy (7) Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (4) GIDP: Ford (9), Lynn (7), Yastrzemski (7) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz 9 9 2 2 2 6 0 36 2.70 Marshall L(4-7) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.73 Totals 9.2 12 3 3 2 6 0 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 9 4 1 1 6 1 0 37 3.06 Campbell W(6-5) 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 7 4.91 Totals 10 5 2 2 9 2 0 44 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Smalley flied out to left; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (second to first); Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to right; Wynegar singled to right; Wilfong forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Wilfong stole second; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: CHILES REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING LF); Evans singled; On a bunt Duffy forced Evans (first to shortstop); Remy doubled to left [Duffy to third]; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Rice lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley walked; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley to third, Carew out at second]; Cubbage walked; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Fisk grounded out (first unassisted) [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Scott tripled to right; Evans was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 5TH: Chiles lined to left; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong singled to center; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Remy flied out to left; Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Ford walked; Cubbage forced Ford (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; Carlton Fisk called for interference at 2B while trying to break up the double play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 7TH: Morales flied out to center; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Scott singled to center; Evans struck out; Duffy struck out; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. TWINS 8TH: Wilfong singled to right; Powell reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Wilfong to second]; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wilfong to third, Powell to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilfong scored, Powell to third, Carew to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally; Morales flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer walked; Rice singled to left [Brohamer to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Brohamer to third, Rice out at second]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1. TWINS 9TH: Chiles singled to right; RIVERA RAN FOR CHILES; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivera to second]; Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rivera to third]; Powell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Scott struck out; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1. TWINS 10TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Smalley struck out; Carew walked; Ford walked [Carew to second]; Cubbage forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Carew to third]; Morales singled [Carew scored, Cubbage to second]; RANDALL RAN FOR MORALES; Rivera walked [Cubbage to third, Randall to second]; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 10TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HANCOCK BATTED FOR DUFFY; Hancock singled to center; MARSHALL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hancock to second]; Brohamer popped to right; Rice singled to center [Hancock scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third]; Yastrzemski stole second; Fisk singled to center [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

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