A two-out single by Dan Ford scored Bombo Rivera from second base in the 10th inning to give the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Royals. The score was 5-5 when Rivera stroked a one-out single. After Willie Norwood popped out, Rivera advanced to second on a single by Rod Carew. Al Hrabosky then took the mound in relief of Larry Gura and gave up Ford's game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 0 Twins 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Norwood lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .269 McRae dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Carew 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .337 Brett 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 .311 Ford cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .296 Porter c 5 2 3 1 0 0 .274 Kusick dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .194 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .275 Smalley ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .286 LaCock 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .306 Wynegar c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .249 Wilson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Randall 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Cowens cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Rivera rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 8 5 4 3 Totals 37 6 10 6 2 3 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 15,936 Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 4 DP: Royals 2, Twins 1 Doubles: McRae (28), Porter (23), Ford (29), Wynegar (19) Triples: Cowens (8), Ford (7) GIDP: Cowens (4), Wolfe (7), Wynegar (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura L(10-3) 9.2 9 6 6 2 3 0 38 2.74 Hrabosky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.75 Totals 9.2 10 6 6 2 3 0 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson W(13-7) 10 8 5 5 4 3 0 41 4.38 Totals 10 8 5 5 4 3 0 41 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; McRae doubled to left [Braun to third]; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Braun scored, McRae to third]; Porter singled to right [McRae scored]; Hurdle walked [Porter to second]; LaCock singled to center [Porter scored, Hurdle to second]; Cowens grounded into a double play (second to first) [LaCock out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to left; Carew singled to left; Ford doubled to left [Carew scored]; Kusick walked; Smalley singled to left [Ford scored, Kusick to second]; Wynegar doubled to left [Kusick scored, Smalley scored]; Randall singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Wolfe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Randall out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; Washington grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. TWINS 2ND: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Norwood flied out to left; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to shortstop; Brett walked; Porter singled to center [Brett to second]; Hurdle walked [Brett to third, Porter to second]; LaCock was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. TWINS 3RD: Ford tripled; Kusick flied out to right; Smalley singled to left [Ford scored]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Randall flied to left in foul territory; Wolfe popped to first in foul territory; Rivera flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to left; Brett flied out to left; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Norwood struck out; Carew struck out; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; LaCock flied out to left; Cowens lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. TWINS 6TH: Kusick flied out to left; Smalley lined to center; Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. ROYALS 7TH: Patek singled to center; Washington popped to third in foul territory; Braun forced Patek (shortstop to second); McRae forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe walked; Rivera popped to second; Norwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5. ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Porter doubled to right; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [Porter to third]; LaCock singled to right [Porter scored]; WILSON RAN FOR LACOCK; Cowens tripled to right [Wilson scored]; Patek popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 1B); Carew lined to shortstop; Ford flied out to right; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. ROYALS 9TH: Washington flied out to right; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar popped to third; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. ROYALS 10TH: Brett flied out to left; Porter lined to left; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. TWINS 10TH: Wolfe popped to first; Rivera singled to center; Norwood popped to shortstop; Carew singled to right [Rivera to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Ford singled to right [Rivera scored, Carew to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 6.

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