A single by Willie Norwood in the top of the 11th inning drove in the winning run, enabling the Twins to snap their seven-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 2-2 going into the 11th when Butch Wynegar smacked a leadoff double. Rob Wilfong ran for Wynegar and scored one out later on Norwood's hit to right. The Jays had tied the contest in the eighth on RBI singles by Al Woods and John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Bosetti cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Carew 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .338 Bailor 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Adams dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .249 A. Woods lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .268 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Mayberry 1b 4 0 3 1 1 0 .261 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .283 Howell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kusick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Velez rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Wolfe 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Ewing dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Smalley ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Ashby c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Wynegar c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Wilfong pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Borgmann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chiles lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .269 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norwood cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .267 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 3 0 1 1 2 0 .287 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 9 3 6 2 Totals 39 2 8 2 4 1 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 22,023 Left on Base: Twins 10, Blue Jays 8 DP: Twins 2, Blue Jays 1 Doubles: Chiles (12), Wynegar (20), Bosetti (21), Mayberry (13) Caught Stealing: Ashby (1) Sacrifice Hits: Powell (6), Morales (5) Sacrifice Flies: Carew (6) GIDP: McKay (13) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson 8 5 2 2 4 1 0 32 4.16 Marshall W(7-11) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.65 Totals 11 8 2 2 4 1 0 43 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy 4.2 4 2 2 5 0 0 21 4.00 Willis L(2-6) 5.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 23 4.86 Coleman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.30 Totals 11 9 3 3 6 2 0 46 Wild Pitches: Clancy (9) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Powell was out trying to advance to second (first unassisted); John Mayberry caught Hosken Powell with the hidden ball trick; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to right; A. Woods walked; Mayberry walked [A. Woods to second]; Velez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage walked; Smalley forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); Wynegar flied out to left; Chiles walked [Smalley to second]; Norwood flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing walked; Ashby forced Ewing (shortstop to second); McKay struck out while Ashby was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall walked; Powell walked [Randall to second]; Carew flied out to left; Adams lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez lined to second; Bosetti made an out to second; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 4TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods lined to right; Mayberry singled to center; Velez flied out to left; Ewing flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 5TH: Chiles doubled to right; Norwood walked; Randall singled to center [Chiles scored, Norwood to third]; Powell popped to second; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Norwood scored]; Adams singled to center [Randall to second]; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Randall to third, Adams to second]; WILLIS REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Cubbage struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Wynegar grounded out (third to first); Chiles singled to shortstop; Norwood forced Chiles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti made an out to second; Bailor grounded out (third to first); A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 7TH: Randall walked; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Randall to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Randall to third]; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mayberry flied out to left; Velez singled to left; Ewing flied out to left; Ashby forced Velez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. TWINS 8TH: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Smalley singled to right; Wynegar lined to left; Chiles forced Smalley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay flied out to left; Gomez walked; Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop unassisted); Bailor singled to center [Bosetti to third]; A. Woods singled to center [Bosetti scored, Bailor to second]; Mayberry singled to center [Bailor scored, A. Woods to second]; Velez popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 2. TWINS 9TH: Norwood made an out to third; Randall lined to left; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Ewing flied out to center; Ashby singled to left; McKay grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 2. TWINS 10TH: Carew singled to left; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Carew to second]; KUSICK BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 10TH: WOLFE REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 3B); Gomez grounded out (second to first); Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor flied out to center; A. Woods popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 2. TWINS 11TH: Wynegar doubled to left; WILFONG RAN FOR WYNEGAR; Chiles flied out to center; Norwood singled to center [Wilfong scored, Norwood to second (on throw to home)]; COLEMAN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 11TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING C ); Mayberry doubled to right; HOWELL RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez popped to first; Ewing grounded out (third to first); Ashby reached on a fielder's choice [Howell out at third (third to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 2.

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