The Royals and Twins split a twin bill, the Twins taking the opener, 5-1, and the Royals capturing the nightcap, 11-7. In the first game, a four-run explosion in the first inning was decisive. A single by Hosken Powell, double by Roy Smalley, triple by Rod Carew and two-run homer by Glenn Adams produced the tallies.

The Royals needed a five-run outburst in the ninth inning of the second game to insure victory. A double by Al Cowens and single by John Wathan each accounted for two tallies. Darrell Porter drove in the other run with a single. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 3 Twins 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 13 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .315 Powell rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .238 Zdeb lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Smalley ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 .282 McRae dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .279 Carew 1b 4 1 3 2 1 0 .336 Cowens cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Adams dh 5 1 1 2 0 1 .248 Wathan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Chiles lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Ford cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Norwood cf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Washington 2b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 4 2 Totals 38 5 13 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Left on Base: Royals 9, Twins 11 DP: Royals 1, Twins 1 Errors: Wathan, Washington, McGilberry, Wilfong Doubles: Brett (35), Smalley (23) Triples: Carew (8) Home Runs: McRae (13), Adams (6) Stolen Bases: Powell (6), Carew 2 (22) GIDP: Patek (6) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird L(4-6) 4 10 5 5 0 6 1 22 5.65 McGilberry 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 18 4.50 Totals 8 13 5 5 2 6 1 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(9-11) 9 6 1 1 4 2 1 37 3.10 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 2 1 37 Passed Balls: Wynegar (5) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to center; Cowens lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Smalley doubled to left [Powell scored]; Carew tripled [Smalley scored]; Adams homered [Carew scored]; Cubbage struck out; Wynegar struck out; Chiles singled to center; Norwood forced Chiles (second unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan lined to shortstop; Hurdle walked; Patek flied out to center; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4. TWINS 2ND: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Smalley struck out; Carew singled to right [Powell scored]; Carew stole second [Carew to third (error by Wathan)]; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett walked; Zdeb struck out; McRae walked [Brett to second]; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. TWINS 3RD: Cubbage singled to right; Wynegar was called out on strikes; Chiles forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); Norwood lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to center; Hurdle popped to third; Patek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell singled to right; Smalley struck out; Carew singled to left [Powell to second]; Adams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett doubled to left; Zdeb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: MCGILBERRY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Cubbage reached on an error by McGilberry; Wynegar forced Cubbage (pitcher to shortstop); Chiles flied out to right; Norwood walked [Wynegar to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to right; Wathan flied out to right; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. TWINS 6TH: Powell lined to left; Smalley singled to center; Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Adams forced Carew (shortstop to second) [Smalley to third]; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (third to first); Washington singled to center; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Washington to second]; Brett walked; Zdeb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Wynegar singled to center; Chiles popped to pitcher; Norwood singled to center [Wynegar to second]; Wilfong lined to center; Powell forced Norwood (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 8TH: FORD REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING CF); NORWOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McRae homered; Cowens reached on an error by Wilfong; Wathan forced Cowens (shortstop unassisted); Hurdle forced Wathan (shortstop to second); Terrell forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew reached on an error by Washington; Carew stole second; Adams lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5. ROYALS 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR LACOCK; White popped to second; Washington grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

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