Home runs by Rich Chiles and Glenn Adams powered the Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. Chiles broke the scoreless tie with his first round-tripper of the season in the fifth inning. In the seventh, Roy Smalley smacked a leadoff double and, two outs later, Adams connected for the circuit. The Twins' final run came in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Bombo Rivera. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 31, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 4 7 2 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 LeFlore cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 Cubbage 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .298 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .334 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Smalley ss 3 1 3 0 1 0 .286 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Ford cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .288 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .217 Adams dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 .254 Wockenfuss rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Chiles lf 2 1 1 1 1 1 .272 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Rivera lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Randall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 7 4 3 4 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 16,995 Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 6 DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Carew, Chiles Doubles: Smalley 2 (26) Home Runs: Chiles (1), Adams (7) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (10) Sacrifice Flies: Rivera (2) GIDP: Ford (14) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(10-13) 6.2 6 1 1 1 3 0 26 3.29 Marshall SV(17) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.58 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 3 0 34 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young L(5-4) 7.2 7 3 3 2 3 2 31 2.26 Hiller 1.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 2.65 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 4 2 36 Wild Pitches: Hiller (3) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Wynegar popped to shortstop; Ford grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled to left; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 3RD: Adams singled to center; Chiles struck out; Randall grounded out (pitcher to first) [Adams to second]; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell flied to right in foul territory; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 4TH: Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley singled to center; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub reached on an error by Carew; Thompson singled to center [Staub to second]; Kemp lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford flied out to right; Adams lined to right; Chiles homered; Randall made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 6TH: Powell was called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitaker walked; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0. TWINS 7TH: Smalley doubled to right; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley to third]; Ford grounded out (third to first); Adams homered [Smalley scored]; Chiles walked; Randall flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson singled to center; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Thompson to second]; Parrish flied out to left; Wockenfuss singled to left [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez singled to left [Thompson scored, Wockenfuss to third, Rodriguez to second (error by Chiles)]; MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; May grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1. TWINS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to right; Smalley doubled to right [Carew to third]; HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Wynegar made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1. TWINS 9TH: Ford walked; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Ford to second]; Morales grounded out (first unassisted) [Ford to third]; Rivera hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ford scored]; Randall was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1.

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