A seven-run bombardment in the fourth inning carried the Twins to a 10-4 rout of the Angels as Rod Carew raised his league-leading average to .340 with three hits. Hosken Powell and Dan Ford each had two hits. Jose Morales ripped a three-run triple in the big fourth frame. Carew, Mike Cubbage and Rob Wilfong each had an RBI in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 10, California Angels 4

Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Twins 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 1 x - 10 17 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rettenmund rf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .271 Cubbage 3b 6 1 3 1 0 0 .287 R. Miller ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Smalley ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .284 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .282 Carew 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .340 Bostock cf,rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .294 Adams dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Baylor dh 4 0 0 1 1 1 .259 Morales ph,dh 3 2 3 3 0 0 .322 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Powell rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .250 Jackson 1b 5 2 4 0 0 0 .299 Ford cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .277 Downing c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .259 Chiles lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .267 Grich 2b 5 1 3 2 0 1 .237 Wynegar c 1 0 0 1 4 0 .233 Chalk ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Wilfong 2b 5 1 1 2 0 2 .251 Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 12 4 8 7 Totals 38 10 17 10 7 4 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 2,278 Left on Base: Angels 13, Twins 12 DP: Angels 1, Twins 4 Errors: Chalk, Cubbage Doubles: Jackson (17), Grich (13), Carew (23), Ford (35), Powell (20) Triples: Morales (1), Carew (10) Stolen Bases: Carew (27), Ford (7) Caught Stealing: Wilfong (4) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (21) GIDP: Lansford (4), Downing 2 (13), Goodwin (1), Wynegar (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp L(14-8) 3.2 6 4 4 2 3 0 19 4.27 Brett 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 5.04 D. Miller 1.1 6 3 3 1 0 0 10 2.59 Hartzell 3 4 1 1 3 1 0 15 3.44 Totals 8 17 10 10 7 4 0 46 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn W(13-13) 5.1 9 4 4 6 4 0 30 3.24 Perzanowski SV(1) 3.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 14 4.91 Totals 9 12 4 4 8 7 0 44 Wild Pitches: Knapp 2 (3), Zahn (7) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ANGELS 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage made an out to third; Smalley singled to center; Carew singled to right [Smalley to third]; Carew stole second; Adams struck out; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Rudi was called out on strikes; Jackson doubled to center; Zahn threw a wild pitch [Jackson to third]; Downing walked; Grich singled to right [Jackson scored, Downing to third]; Chalk popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (second to first); Chiles struck out; Wynegar walked; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. ANGELS 3RD: Rettenmund singled to shortstop; Lansford grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; Bostock singled to right; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Cubbage singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cubbage to second]; Carew grounded out (third to first); Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0. ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson singled to right; Downing singled to right [Jackson to third]; Grich reached on an error by Cubbage [Jackson scored, Downing to third, Grich to second]; Chalk flied out to right; Rettenmund walked; Lansford was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Powell singled to right; Knapp threw a wild pitch [Powell to third]; Ford singled to right [Powell scored]; Ford stole second; Chiles flied out to center [Ford to third (error by Chalk)]; Wynegar walked; Wilfong forced Wynegar (shortstop to second) [Ford scored]; Knapp threw a wild pitch [Wilfong to second]; Cubbage singled to center [Wilfong scored, Cubbage to second (on throw to home)]; BRETT REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Smalley walked; Carew doubled to left [Cubbage scored, Smalley to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales tripled to left [Smalley scored, Carew scored]; Powell singled to left [Morales scored]; Ford doubled to center [Powell to third]; Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 7. ANGELS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bostock singled to left; Baylor flied out to right; Rudi walked [Bostock to second]; Jackson singled to center [Bostock to third, Rudi to second]; Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 7. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar walked; Wilfong forced Wynegar (first to shortstop); Wilfong was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cubbage singled to center; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 7. ANGELS 6TH: Grich doubled to left; Chalk walked; Rettenmund walked [Grich to third, Chalk to second]; Lansford struck out; Bostock walked [Grich scored, Chalk to third, Rettenmund to second]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Baylor walked [Chalk scored, Rettenmund to third, Bostock to second]; Rudi popped to shortstop; Jackson forced Baylor (second to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 7. TWINS 6TH: Carew tripled to center; Morales singled to center [Carew scored]; HARTZELL REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Powell doubled to right [Morales to third]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Chiles was walked intentionally; Wynegar walked [Morales scored, Powell to third, Chiles to second]; Wilfong was called out on strikes; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 9. ANGELS 7TH: Downing struck out; Grich singled to center; GOODWIN BATTED FOR CHALK; Goodwin grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 9. TWINS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING SS); Smalley flied out to left; Carew flied out to center; Morales singled to center; Powell forced Morales (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 9. ANGELS 8TH: R. MILLER BATTED FOR RETTENMUND; R. Miller singled to center; Lansford walked [R. Miller to second]; Bostock forced Lansford (first to shortstop) [R. Miller to third]; Baylor was called out on strikes; Rudi forced Bostock (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 9. TWINS 8TH: R. MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOSTOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Ford walked; Chiles singled to center [Ford to second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ford to third, Chiles out at second]; Wilfong singled to center [Ford scored]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 10. ANGELS 9TH: Jackson singled to third; Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 10.

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