Driving in three runs, Dan Ford led the Twins to a 5-2 triumph over the Red Sox. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the fifth when Rod Carew led off with a walk. A triple by Ford scored Carew and a sacrifice fly by Jose Morales scored Ford. Ford drove in the Twins' final two runs with an RBI single in the sixth and a forceout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2 Twins 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 x - 5 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b,ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .266 Smalley ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Lynn cf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .321 Carew 1b 1 1 1 0 4 0 .343 Rice dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Ford cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .301 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Morales dh 2 0 0 1 1 0 .321 Fisk c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .310 Kusick lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Powell rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .233 Hobson 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 Randall 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .281 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Cubbage ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Brohamer ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Rivera rf,lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .291 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .264 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 9 2 2 3 Totals 29 5 7 5 8 0 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 18,608 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 12 DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 1 Errors: Duffy, Lee Doubles: Hobson (8), Wynegar (16) Triples: Ford (4) Stolen Bases: Fisk (4) Sacrifice Hits: Randall (7) Sacrifice Flies: Rivera (1), Morales (4) GIDP: Rice (15), Smalley (12) Hit by Pitch: Morales (1,by Wright) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(10-5) 5.2 6 4 2 6 0 0 30 3.30 Wright 2.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 11 3.36 Totals 8 7 5 3 8 0 0 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(10-6) 7.1 9 2 2 2 3 0 32 4.77 Marshall SV(13) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.75 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 3 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Wright (4) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to center; Lynn singled to second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Smalley grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to center; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Carew to second]; Morales walked; Kusick walked [Carew to third, Morales to second]; Randall flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to right; Scott flied out to right; Hobson forced Fisk (first to shortstop); Evans forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Wolfe lined to shortstop; Rivera flied out to center; Wynegar singled to center; Smalley forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Remy singled to center; Lynn singled to left [Remy to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Carew walked; Ford flied out to right; Morales grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to second]; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled to left; Fisk stole second; Scott grounded out (third to first); Hobson singled to left [Fisk scored, Hobson to second (on throw to home)]; Evans walked; Duffy forced Evans (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Randall singled to right; Wolfe reached on a fielder's choice [Randall to third (error by Lee)]; Rivera hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randall scored (unearned)]; Wynegar singled [Wolfe to second]; Smalley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. RED SOX 5TH: Remy lined to center; Lynn struck out; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Ford tripled to right [Carew scored]; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); Randall walked; Wolfe lined to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Rivera grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar flied out to right; Smalley reached on an error by Duffy (assist by Lee); Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Ford singled to left [Smalley scored (unearned), Carew to second]; WRIGHT REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4. RED SOX 7TH: POWELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hobson doubled; Evans was called out on strikes; BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; Remy singled to left [Hobson scored]; Lynn walked [Remy to second]; Rice grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REMY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Powell walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Powell to second]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage flied out to center; Rivera made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4. RED SOX 8TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk singled to center; MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (third to first) [Fisk to second]; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Wynegar to third]; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford forced Carew (shortstop to second) [Wynegar scored]; Morales was hit by a pitch [Ford to second]; Powell forced Morales (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5. RED SOX 9TH: Evans lined to second; Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

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