A two-run homer by Lee May highlighted the Orioles' 8-5 victory over the Twins. May blasted his 16th round-tripper of the campaign in a three-run fifth, scoring behind Ken Singleton, who had singled. Doug DeCinces doubled after May's blast and scored on a single by Rick Dempsey.

Larry Harlow led off the game with a single, advanced to third on a double by Rich Dauer and scored on a sacrifice fly by Singleton. The Orioles' two runs in the third frame came on a single by Dauer, triple by Eddie Murray and double by DeCinces. Dauer singled home the Orioles' seventh run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 - 8 12 1 Twins 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .249 Powell rf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .239 Dauer 2b 6 1 3 1 0 1 .272 Smalley ss 2 0 1 2 1 0 .272 Murray 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .266 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Singleton rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 Kusick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 May dh 5 1 1 2 0 1 .237 Ford cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 DeCinces 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .266 Wynegar c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Mora lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Adams dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Lopez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Chiles lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .283 Dempsey c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .264 Wilfong 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Skaggs c 1 0 1 0 1 0 .167 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson lf 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Harrison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 12 8 6 4 Totals 32 5 8 5 2 1 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 30,896 Left on Base: Orioles 12, Twins 4 DP: Orioles 2, Twins 0 Errors: Skaggs, Cubbage Doubles: Dauer (13), DeCinces 2 (20), Skaggs (1), Chiles (7), Wynegar (15) Triples: Murray (2) Home Runs: May (16) Stolen Bases: Dempsey (5), DeCinces (4) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (12) Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (2), Chiles (4) GIDP: Smalley (11) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(12-8) 7 7 4 4 2 1 0 29 2.59 Stanhouse SV(13) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 2.98 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 1 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum L(4-4) 4.2 9 6 6 3 1 1 26 3.91 Sutton 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 14 4.50 Harrison 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 7.50 Holly 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 12 8 8 6 4 1 47 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to left; Dauer doubled to left [Harlow to third]; Murray walked; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harlow scored, Dauer to third]; May flied out to center; DeCinces forced Murray (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Powell to second]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher) [Powell to third]; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Mora grounded out (third to first); Dempsey walked; Dempsey stole second; Garcia flied out to center; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Adams popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to left; Murray tripled to right [Dauer scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); May struck out; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored]; Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Chiles doubled to right; On a bunt Wilfong singled [Chiles to third]; Powell forced Wilfong (shortstop to second) [Chiles scored]; Smalley grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Garcia grounded out (third to first); Harlow walked; Dauer forced Harlow (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage flied out to center; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton singled to right; May homered [Singleton scored]; DeCinces doubled to left; Mora grounded out (third to first); Dempsey singled to left [DeCinces scored]; SUTTON REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Garcia grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Adams singled to center; Chiles singled to right [Adams to second]; Wilfong singled to right [Adams to third, Chiles to second]; SKAGGS REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING C ); Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams scored, Chiles to third, Wilfong to second]; Rick Dempsey cut his nose on the screen chasing Hosken Powell's foul pop; Smalley singled to center [Chiles scored, Wilfong scored]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4. ORIOLES 6TH: On a bunt Harlow grounded out (third to first); Dauer lined to shortstop; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4. ORIOLES 7TH: KUSICK REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); May flied out to center; DeCinces reached on an error by Cubbage; DeCinces stole second; Mora was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Adams flied out to right; Chiles flied out to left; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4. ORIOLES 8TH: Skaggs doubled to left; Garcia reached on a fielder's choice [Skaggs to third]; Harlow reached on a fielder's choice [Skaggs out at home (second to catcher), Garcia to second]; Dauer singled to left [Garcia scored, Harlow to second]; Murray struck out; Singleton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); LOPEZ REPLACED MORA (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING LF); Powell walked; Smalley walked [Powell to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Kusick popped to second; Cubbage flied out to center; Ford forced Smalley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Twins 4. ORIOLES 9TH: HARRISON REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); May grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces walked; Lopez singled to center [DeCinces to second]; Skaggs walked [DeCinces to third, Lopez to second]; Anderson walked [DeCinces scored, Lopez to third, Skaggs to second]; HOLLY REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Harlow popped to third; Dauer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 8, Twins 4. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar doubled to right; Adams reached on an error by Skaggs [Wynegar to third]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wynegar scored]; Wilfong lined into a double play (third to third to first) [Adams out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Twins 5.

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