Scoring all their runs in the fourth inning, the Tigers posted a 4-2 victory over the Twins. An error by first baseman Rod Carew on a grounder by Milt May started the fourth for the Tigers and Tim Corcoran followed with a single. One out later, Alan Trammell tied the game at 1-1 with a single.

Ron LeFlore, extending his hitting streak to 20 games, singled to put the Tigers ahead. Lou Whitaker struck out, but Rusty Staub then drilled a two-run double. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 2 Tigers 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 4 12 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 LeFlore cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .293 Cubbage 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .335 Staub dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .293 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Thompson 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .295 Ford cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Wynegar c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .248 May c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Corcoran rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Norwood lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .266 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Randall 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .291 Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .269 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 0 4 Totals 35 4 12 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 13,839 Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 9 DP: Twins 2, Tigers 2 Errors: Carew, Norwood, Trammell Doubles: Smalley (24), Wynegar (21), Staub 2 (26), Kemp (17) Home Runs: Cubbage (7) Sacrifice Flies: Norwood (6) GIDP: Norwood (13), Powell (3), Trammell (8), Whitaker (8) Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (5,by Wilcox) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(10-9) 8 12 4 1 2 2 0 37 2.67 Totals 8 12 4 1 2 2 0 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(12-8) 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 34 3.38 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 4 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (6) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage homered; Carew struck out; Smalley made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Whitaker singled to center; Staub flied out to right; Thompson singled to left [Whitaker to third, Thompson to second (error by Norwood)]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Adams reached on an error by Trammell [Wynegar to third]; Norwood grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Adams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: May singled to left; Corcoran singled to center [May to third]; Mankowski forced Corcoran (catcher to shortstop); Trammell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell popped to third in foul territory; Cubbage made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub doubled to right; Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley doubled to right; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: May reached on an error by Carew; Corcoran singled to right [May to second]; Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted) [May to third, Corcoran to second]; Trammell singled to left [May scored (unearned), Corcoran to third]; LeFlore singled to left [Corcoran scored, Trammell to second]; Whitaker struck out; Staub doubled to center [Trammell scored (unearned), LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson walked; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Norwood made an out to shortstop; Randall singled to second; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: May made an out to third; Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to left; Carew forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Carew to second]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Adams singled to right [Wynegar to third]; Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynegar scored]; Randall singled to right [Adams to second]; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randall out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson lined to shortstop; Kemp doubled to left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4. TWINS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (second to first); Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell singled to right; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4. TWINS 9TH: Ford flied out to right; Wynegar flied out to left; Adams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4.

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