Hitting for the cycle, Mike Cubbage sparked the Twins to a 6-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Cubbage hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, two-run triple in the seventh, double in the second and single in the fifth. Stan Perzanowski, making his first major league appearance in more than two years and who joined the Twins two days previously from Toledo, scattered six hits to post the win. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 Twins 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 x - 6 11 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .257 Powell rf 3 3 3 0 1 0 .244 Bailor rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Smalley ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .341 Carty dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Ford cf 1 2 0 1 2 1 .303 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Cubbage 3b 4 1 4 4 0 0 .313 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Wynegar c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265 A. Woods lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .191 Chiles lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .284 McKay 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .229 Rivera lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Gomez ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .212 Adams dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph,dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .283 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 4 Totals 28 6 11 5 5 6 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 18,285 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Twins 6 DP: Blue Jays 3, Twins 0 Doubles: Ashby (8), Bosetti (16), Cubbage (9) Triples: Cubbage (5) Home Runs: Cubbage (5) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley 2 (14) Sacrifice Flies: Ford (2) GIDP: Carew (11), Chiles (6), Morales (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(7-8) 3 6 3 3 4 1 1 16 4.50 Garvin 5 5 3 3 1 5 0 20 5.74 Totals 8 11 6 6 5 6 1 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perzanowski W(1-0) 9 6 3 3 2 4 0 35 3.00 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Smalley singled to right [Powell to third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to first) [Powell scored, Smalley out at second]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry struck out (catcher to first); Ashby doubled to left; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage doubled to right [Cubbage out at third (right to second to third)]; Wynegar walked; Chiles grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez walked; Bosetti doubled to left [Gomez scored]; Bailor grounded out (third to first) [Bosetti to third]; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Adams grounded out (second to first); Wilfong singled to right; Powell walked [Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Ford walked; Cubbage homered [Ford scored]; Wynegar singled to shortstop; Chiles walked [Wynegar to second]; GARVIN REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar to third, Chiles out at second]; Wilfong struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); A. Woods struck out; McKay walked; Gomez flied to right in foul territory; Bosetti singled to third [McKay to second]; Bailor singled to center [McKay scored, Bosetti to third]; Howell forced Bailor (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Powell singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Carew singled to second [Powell to third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Powell scored]; Cubbage singled to third [Carew to second]; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Rivera made an out to shortstop; Morales was called out on strikes; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Powell singled to center; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Carew was called out on strikes; Ford was walked intentionally; Cubbage tripled to center [Powell scored, Ford scored]; Wynegar struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 6. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: Rivera lined to center; Morales flied out to right; Wilfong popped to pitcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 6. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Carty singled to left; Mayberry singled to shortstop [Carty to second]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted) [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; A. Woods grounded out (second to first) [Carty scored]; McKay lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 6.

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