A three-run homer by Jim Sundberg in the 10th inning carried the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Twins. The game was 1-1 entering the 10th when Al Oliver opened with a single, Bobby Bonds beat out a bunt and Richie Zisk sacrificed to set the stage for Sundberg's drive into the right-center bullpen. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 6 0 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Powell rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .248 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .223 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .338 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .289 Oliver lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .315 Ford cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Bonds dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .279 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Adams dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Sundberg c 4 1 1 3 0 0 .295 Chiles lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Randall 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 6 4 1 4 Totals 33 1 4 1 0 7 Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 8,666 Left on Base: Rangers 2, Twins 3 DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0 Triples: Bonds (2) Home Runs: Sundberg (5), Powell (3) Caught Stealing: Bevacqua (2) Sacrifice Hits: Zisk (3), Adams (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(12-8) 10 4 1 1 0 7 1 34 3.28 Totals 10 4 1 1 0 7 1 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(10-8) 10 6 4 4 1 4 1 36 2.74 Totals 10 6 4 4 1 4 1 36 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove lined to left; Wills grounded out (third to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell homered; Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to right; Ford popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds walked; Zisk forced Bonds (shortstop to second); Sundberg forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar singled to right; Adams out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Wynegar to second]; Chiles made an out to shortstop; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 3RD: Bevacqua made an out to second; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley lined to right; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez lined to first; On a bunt Oliver singled to third; Bonds tripled to center [Oliver scored]; Zisk lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Cubbage struck out; Ford flied out to center; Wynegar flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall singled to center; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Smalley lined to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Cubbage was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar flied out to left; Adams lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Chiles struck out; Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Smalley struck out; Carew lined to left; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 10TH: Oliver singled to left; On a bunt Bonds singled to first [Oliver to second]; Zisk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Oliver to third, Bonds to second]; Sundberg homered [Oliver scored, Bonds scored]; Bevacqua singled to left; Bevacqua was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Harrah flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 1. TWINS 10TH: Ford popped to second in foul territory; Wynegar flied out to center; Adams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 1.

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