Ending their nine-game losing streak, the Twins prevailed over the Orioles, 5-4. The Birds led, 4-3, going into the bottom of the seventh but an RBI triple by Rod Carew tied the contest and a single by Dan Ford plated Carew with the winning marker. Ford also had a two-run homer in the fourth and solo blast in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Saturday, July 22, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 14 0 Twins 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 x - 5 13 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Rivera rf,lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .300 Dauer 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .266 Carew 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .344 Murray 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 .266 Smalley ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Singleton rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Ford cf 4 2 3 4 0 0 .298 Lopez pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Morales dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .336 Crowley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Anderson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .208 DeCinces 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Chiles lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kelly lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Norwood ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 May dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Powell pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Randall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Garcia ss 4 1 3 0 0 1 .301 Wolfe 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .231 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 4 14 4 2 6 Totals 35 5 13 5 1 3 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 10,063 Left on Base: Orioles 10, Twins 7 DP: Orioles 2, Twins 2 Doubles: DeCinces (18), Dauer (12) Triples: Carew (6) Home Runs: Ford 2 (10) Stolen Bases: Garcia (4), Lopez (4) Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (1) GIDP: Harlow (4), Rivera (3), Carew (10) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(10-9) 6.1 12 5 5 0 2 2 29 3.69 Kerrigan 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.97 T. Martinez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5.60 Totals 8 13 5 5 1 3 2 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(9-6) 9 14 4 4 2 6 0 41 2.79 Totals 9 14 4 4 2 6 0 41 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow was called out on strikes; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray walked; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Rivera was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces doubled to left; Kelly struck out; May struck out; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford made an out to second; Morales singled to left; Wynegar flied out to left; Kusick singled to left [Morales to second]; Randall forced Kusick (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia singled to center; Harlow struck out; Dauer doubled to left [Garcia to third]; Murray singled to right [Garcia scored, Dauer to third]; Singleton singled to right [Dauer scored, Murray to second]; DeCinces flied out to right; Kelly singled to left [Murray to third, Singleton to second]; May singled to left [Murray scored, Singleton to third, Kelly to second]; Dempsey flied out to right; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Wolfe singled to center; Rivera grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wolfe out at second]; Carew lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Garcia singled to left; Harlow grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garcia out at second]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled to center; Ford homered [Smalley scored]; Morales flied out to right; Wynegar flied out to center; Kusick was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray singled to left; Singleton flied out to center; DeCinces singled to pitcher [Murray to second]; Kelly lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Wolfe singled to left; Rivera singled to center [Wolfe to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2. ORIOLES 6TH: May grounded out (third to first); Dempsey was called out on strikes; Garcia singled to left; Garcia stole second; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford homered; Morales singled to center; Wynegar singled to left [Morales to second]; Kusick forced Wynegar (third to second) [Morales to third]; Randall popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer singled to left; Murray walked [Dauer to second]; Singleton forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Dauer to third]; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Lopez stole second; DeCinces lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Dauer scored]; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Rivera singled to center; Carew tripled to right [Rivera scored]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Smalley made an out to third; Ford singled to center [Carew scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5. ORIOLES 8TH: CHILES REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING LF); May flied out to center; Dempsey singled to center; Garcia struck out; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED KERRIGAN (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out to center; NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood walked; POWELL RAN FOR NORWOOD; Randall grounded out (third to first) [Powell to second]; Wolfe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5. ORIOLES 9TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dauer popped to catcher in foul territory; Murray grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Crowley singled to left; ANDERSON RAN FOR CROWLEY; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5.

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