A four-run outburst in the fourth inning carried the Blue Jays to a 6-2 victory over the Twins. With one out, Al Woods tripled down the right field line and scored on a single by Alan Ashby, who moved to third on a single by Dave McKay. Ashby tallied when first baseman Craig Kusick misplayed a bunt by Luis Gomez. The final two runs of the inning scored on a single by Rick Bosetti and grounder by Bob Bailor. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 - 6 16 2 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .259 Powell rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .245 Bailor rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Rivera ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Howell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Smalley ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Horton dh 5 0 1 0 0 2 .261 Adams dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mayberry 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 A. Woods lf 5 3 4 0 0 0 .257 Cubbage 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .295 Ashby c 5 1 4 2 0 0 .277 Ford cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 McKay 2b 3 1 2 0 2 1 .246 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Gomez ss 4 1 0 1 0 0 .224 Chiles lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood ph,lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kusick 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .183 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Randall ph,2b 1 0 1 1 1 0 .280 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 6 16 5 2 4 Totals 30 2 6 1 6 2 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 11,685 Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Twins 8 DP: Blue Jays 2, Twins 1 Errors: Ashby, McKay, Kusick Doubles: Howell (26), A. Woods (6), Ashby (11), Cubbage (10), Norwood (20) Triples: A. Woods (2), Norwood (2) Stolen Bases: Powell 2 (8), Cubbage (3) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (16), Smalley (18) GIDP: Mayberry (10), Kusick (8), Morales (9) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirkwood W(2-1) 6 3 1 1 3 1 0 23 3.99 Willis 2.2 3 1 1 3 1 0 13 5.47 Murphy SV(7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.44 Totals 9 6 2 2 6 2 0 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perzanowski L(2-5) 5 10 5 4 1 2 0 27 5.63 Sutton 4 6 1 1 1 2 0 18 3.65 Totals 9 16 6 5 2 4 0 45 Wild Pitches: Perzanowski (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ron Luciano BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor singled to right; Howell grounded out (third to first) [Bailor to second]; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Powell to third]; Cubbage walked; Powell stole home and Cubbage stole second [Cubbage to third (error by McKay)]; Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to left; A. Woods singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Ashby flied out to left [Mayberry to third]; McKay struck out; Gomez lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Chiles flied out to left; Kusick grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell doubled to left; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods tripled to right; Ashby singled to center [A. Woods scored]; McKay singled to center [Ashby to third]; Gomez reached on an error by Kusick on a sacrifice bunt [Ashby scored, McKay to second]; Bosetti singled to center [McKay scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop to second) [Gomez scored (unearned)]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Adams lined to third; Cubbage doubled to right; Ford lined to center [Cubbage to third]; Wynegar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Horton flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to left; A. Woods doubled to left; Ashby singled to left [A. Woods to third]; McKay walked [Ashby to second]; Perzanowski threw a wild pitch [A. Woods scored, Ashby to third, McKay to second]; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick grounded out (third to first); Wilfong made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: SUTTON REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Bosetti singled to second; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bosetti to second]; Howell struck out; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Powell singled to center; Powell stole second; Smalley flied out to right; Adams flied out to right; Cubbage walked; Ford forced Cubbage (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ashby singled to center; McKay singled to right [Ashby to second]; Gomez forced McKay (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: WILLIS REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Wynegar lined to third; NORWOOD BATTED FOR CHILES; Norwood doubled to left; Kusick struck out; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall singled to center [Norwood scored]; RIVERA BATTED FOR POWELL; Randall was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ashby [Randall to second]; Rivera flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: RIVERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor flied out to center; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Smalley walked; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Horton singled to right; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; A. Woods singled to right; Ashby doubled to left [A. Woods scored]; McKay was walked intentionally; Gomez forced McKay (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar lined to left; Norwood tripled to right; Kusick walked; Randall walked [Kusick to second]; MURPHY REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Rivera lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Twins 2.

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