Driving in four runs, Jose Morales led the Twins to a 9-8 victory over the Indians. The Tribe led, 8-7, going into the top of the seventh, but the Twins tied the game on a pinch-hit tingle by Rod Carew. In the next inning, Morales belted a homer over the left field fence for the game-winner. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Twins 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 - 9 12 0 Indians 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 15 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .270 Manning cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .260 Wynegar c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Rivera rf,lf 5 1 1 1 1 2 .277 Grubb lf 5 2 3 3 0 0 .276 Ford cf 6 2 2 2 0 0 .289 Thornton 1b 3 1 2 3 2 0 .276 Morales dh 5 1 3 4 0 0 .323 Alexander dh 5 1 2 2 0 2 .235 Kusick 1b,lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .193 Blanks 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .261 Powell rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Veryzer ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 Smalley ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Cox rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Norris ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Wolfe 3b,ss 2 2 0 0 3 0 .239 Diaz c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Randall 2b 3 1 3 0 0 0 .286 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Borgmann c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carew ph,lf,1b 1 0 1 1 1 0 .332 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 9 12 9 9 3 Totals 40 8 15 8 3 3 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 6,971 Left on Base: Twins 12, Indians 10 DP: Twins 0, Indians 1 Errors: Veryzer Doubles: Ford 2 (27), Morales (11), Bell (23), Thornton (17) Triples: Thornton (4) Home Runs: Morales (2), Grubb (14), Alexander (22) Sacrifice Hits: Randall 2 (10), Blanks (5), Veryzer (10) GIDP: Cubbage (7) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jackson 1.2 7 7 7 1 1 1 13 4.76 Sutton 4.1 4 1 1 1 1 1 18 2.59 Marshall W(6-11) 1.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.76 Serum SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.02 Totals 9 15 8 8 3 3 2 45 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits 1.2 3 5 5 4 0 0 12 3.13 Reuschel 4.2 7 3 3 2 1 0 23 4.22 Monge L(3-2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 8 2.76 Kern 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2.84 Totals 9 12 9 9 9 3 1 48 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to right; Rivera singled to right [Norwood to third]; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Norwood scored, Rivera to second]; Morales flied out to right [Rivera to third]; Kusick walked; Smalley popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning flied out to left; Bell doubled to left; Grubb homered [Bell scored]; Thornton doubled to left; Alexander struck out; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 2. TWINS 2ND: Wolfe walked; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Wolfe to second]; Borgmann walked; Norwood walked [Wolfe to third, Borgmann to second]; Rivera forced Borgmann (third unassisted) [Wolfe scored, Norwood to second]; Ford doubled to right [Norwood scored, Rivera to third]; REUSCHEL REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Morales singled to right [Rivera scored, Ford scored]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 2. INDIANS 2ND: Veryzer singled to left; Cox flied out to center; Diaz singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Manning walked [Veryzer to third, Diaz to second]; Bell popped to first in foul territory; Grubb singled to shortstop [Veryzer scored, Diaz to third, Manning to second]; Thornton tripled to center [Diaz scored, Manning scored, Grubb scored]; SUTTON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Alexander homered [Thornton scored]; Blanks singled to center; Veryzer struck out [Blanks out at second (catcher to shortstop), Veryzer to first]; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 8. TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Wolfe reached on an error by Veryzer; Randall singled to shortstop [Wolfe to second]; Borgmann forced Randall (third to second) [Wolfe to third]; Norwood grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 8. INDIANS 3RD: CUBBAGE REPLACED SMALLEY (PLAYING 3B); WOLFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cox singled to left; Diaz grounded out (second to first) [Cox to second]; Manning grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 8. TWINS 4TH: Rivera struck out; Ford doubled to left; Morales doubled to left [Ford scored]; Kusick walked; Cubbage grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kusick out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 8. INDIANS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton walked; Alexander flied out to right; Blanks singled to left [Thornton to second]; Veryzer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 8. TWINS 5TH: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Randall singled to right; Borgmann grounded out (first to pitcher) [Randall to second]; Norwood singled to center [Randall scored]; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 8. INDIANS 5TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz grounded out (third to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 8. TWINS 6TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (third to first); Kusick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 8. INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb flied out to left; Thornton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Indians 8. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Wolfe walked; Randall singled to right [Wolfe to third]; MONGE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Carew singled to left [Wolfe scored, Randall to second]; Norwood popped to first in foul territory; Rivera struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 8. INDIANS 7TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WYNEGAR REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Alexander singled to left; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alexander to second]; Veryzer singled to center [Alexander to third]; NORRIS BATTED FOR COX; CAREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KUSICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Norris reached on a fielder's choice [Alexander out at home (pitcher unassisted), Veryzer to second]; Diaz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 8. TWINS 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ford made an out to shortstop; Morales homered; Kusick flied out to center; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Indians 8. INDIANS 8TH: POWELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING RF); RIVERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right; SERUM REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Thornton walked (walk was charged to Marshall) [Grubb to second]; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Indians 8. TWINS 9TH: Wolfe walked; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Randall out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wolfe to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Wynegar flied out to center; Rivera walked [Wolfe to third, Carew to second]; Ford forced Rivera (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 9, Indians 8. INDIANS 9TH: Blanks singled to left; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Blanks to second]; Norris flied out to left; CARBO BATTED FOR DIAZ; Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Indians 8.

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