A pinch-double by Rod Carew lifted the Twins to a 5-4 triumph over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader, but a three-run homer by Carlton Fisk enabled the Sox to win the nightcap, 4-2. In the opening contest, the score was 3-3 going into the Twins' sixth when Craig Kusick walked and Roy Smalley beat out a bunt to set the stage for Carew's liner down the left field line.

In the second game, the Sox got all their runs in the sixth frame. Fred Lynn led off with a walk and Jim Rice was safe at first when third baseman Larry Wolfe committed a throwing error on a routine grounder. Carl Yastrzemski then stroked an RBI single and Fisk followed with his blast into the left field seats. The first Twins' run scored on a balk, the protest of which resulted in pitcher Mike Torrez' ejection. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 6 1 Twins 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .268 Norwood lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Lynn cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .321 Powell ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Rice dh 5 0 1 1 0 2 .322 Rivera rf,lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Ford cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .298 Scott 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .266 Morales dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .329 Bowen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .203 Kendall 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Smalley ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .275 Hobson 3b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .246 Wolfe 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .272 Cubbage ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .305 Montgomery c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .217 Randall 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Fisk ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Carew ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .343 Duffy ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Wilfong 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Brohamer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Borgmann c 3 1 1 1 1 2 .187 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 6 3 6 10 Totals 30 5 10 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:36 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 0 Errors: Lynn Doubles: Duffy (5), Rivera (6), Carew (13) Home Runs: Borgmann (2) Caught Stealing: Randall (3), Kusick (2) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (8), Rivera (3), Morales (4) Hit by Pitch: Lynn (1,by Marshall) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burgmeier 4.2 7 3 2 2 2 1 21 3.76 Drago L(2-4) 3.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 15 3.71 Totals 8 10 5 4 4 4 1 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jackson W(3-3) 7.1 5 3 3 6 8 0 32 3.28 Marshall SV(12) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 2.83 Totals 9 6 4 4 6 10 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Marshall (1) Wild Pitches: Marshall (2) Balks: Jackson (2) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Lynn walked [Remy to second]; Rice singled to left [Remy scored, Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to center [Lynn to third]; Scott singled to right [Lynn scored, Rice to third, Scott out at second (right to shortstop)]; Hobson walked; Evans forced Hobson (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivera grounded out (first unassisted); Ford singled to left; Morales popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery struck out; Duffy flied out to left; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to center; Smalley singled; Wolfe singled to center [Smalley scored (error by Lynn) (no RBI), Wolfe scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Randall singled to left; Randall was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Borgmann struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice popped to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Norwood singled to left; Rivera out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Norwood to second]; Ford grounded out (second to first) [Norwood to third]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 4TH: Scott made an out to second; Hobson walked; Evans struck out; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Kusick walked; Smalley struck out; Wolfe flied out to center; Kusick was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2. RED SOX 5TH: Duffy doubled to left; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Duffy to third]; Lynn singled [Duffy scored]; Rice struck out; Jackson balked [Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Borgmann homered; Norwood made an out to third; Rivera doubled to left; Ford was walked intentionally; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3. RED SOX 6TH: Scott made an out to shortstop; Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans walked; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Kusick walked; On a bunt Smalley singled [Kusick to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage lined to left; CAREW BATTED FOR RANDALL; Carew doubled to left [Kusick scored, Smalley scored]; Borgmann walked; POWELL BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Powell forced Borgmann (second to shortstop) [Carew to third]; Rivera flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 5. RED SOX 7TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WILFONG REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Duffy lined to left; Remy was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Ford singled to center; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ford to second]; Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 5. RED SOX 8TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled; Scott walked [Yastrzemski to second]; BOWEN RAN FOR SCOTT; MARSHALL REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Hobson struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED BOWEN (PLAYING 1B); Cubbage struck out; Wilfong grounded out (third to first); Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 5. RED SOX 9TH: FISK BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Fisk singled; BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted) [Fisk to second]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to third]; Lynn was hit by a pitch; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Fisk scored, Lynn to second]; Rice grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 5.

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