Losing pitchers each gave up fewer hits than the winners as the Royals split a twi-night doubleheader with the Twins, taking the first game, 4-2, before being shut out in the second game, 4-0. Larry Gura was the Royals' winner on a six-hitter. Darrell Jackson lost although yielding only three hits in seven innings. Mike Marshall gave up one more hit in the last two frames. After an unearned run enabled the Royals to knot the count at 2-2, Frank White broke the tie with a homer in the seventh. The Royals added an insurance run on a wild pickoff throw by Marshall in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Geoff Zahn doled out six hits in posting his first shutout of the season and his fifth straight victory. Marty Pattin, the Royals' loser, allowed only five hits. The Twins picked up a tainted tally in the third inning, added a run on a double by Rod Carew and a single by Glenn Adams in the fourth and clinched the decision when Dan Ford tripled with two men on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 - 4 4 1 Twins 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Edwards cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Cripe 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .338 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Norwood lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 McRae lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .273 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Wilson pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 Morales dh 3 1 3 0 1 0 .326 Otis cf 1 1 0 0 3 0 .296 Wilfong pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Smalley ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .279 Wathan c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Borgmann c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .210 Porter dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Powell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Silverio pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Randall 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .278 White 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .278 Wolfe 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 1b,3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 4 2 6 4 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Left on Base: Royals 4, Twins 7 DP: Royals 0, Twins 1 Errors: Patek, Wolfe, Marshall Doubles: Wolfe (10), Morales (13) Home Runs: White (7) Stolen Bases: Patek (36), McRae (16), Otis (31), Wilson (43) Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(15-4) 9 6 2 0 3 4 0 36 2.83 Totals 9 6 2 0 3 4 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jackson L(4-5) 7 3 3 2 3 4 1 27 4.43 Marshall 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 8 2.36 Totals 9 4 4 2 6 4 1 35 Balks: Gura (1), Jackson (3) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to second; McRae flied out to center; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Edwards popped to second; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens was called out on strikes; Wathan popped to first in foul territory; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford popped to second; Morales walked; Smalley reached on an error by Patek [Morales to third]; Borgmann hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morales scored (unearned)]; Gura balked [Smalley to second]; Randall singled to right [Smalley scored (unearned), Randall out at second (right to third to first)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Patek forced White (shortstop to second); Terrell flied out to left; Patek stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards was called out on strikes; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied to left in foul territory; Otis walked; Jackson balked [Otis to second]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Wathan singled to left [Otis scored]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Norwood lined to shortstop; Ford grounded out (second to first); Morales singled to center; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2. ROYALS 5TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Patek popped to second; Terrell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: CRIPE REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Borgmann popped to second; Randall singled to left; Wolfe doubled to left [Randall to third]; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Randall out at home (second to catcher), Wolfe to third]; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2. ROYALS 6TH: Cripe flied out to center; McRae walked; Otis walked [McRae to second]; Cowens struck out; McRae stole third and Otis stole second [McRae scored (error by Wolfe) (unearned), Otis to third]; Wathan flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Norwood struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); White homered; Patek struck out; Terrell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Borgmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall flied out to center; Wolfe popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2. ROYALS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR CRIPE; LaCock grounded out (second to first); McRae walked; WILSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Wilson stole second; Otis walked; Wilson was picked off second but was safe on an error by Marshall (pitcher unassisted) [Wilson scored (unearned), Otis out at third (center to first to third)]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Norwood popped to second; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. ROYALS 9TH: Wathan flied out to center; Porter walked; SILVERIO RAN FOR PORTER; On a bunt White singled to third [Silverio to second]; Patek hit into a double play (shortstop to second to catcher) [Silverio out at third, White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: SILVERIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Morales doubled to left; WILFONG RAN FOR MORALES; Smalley walked; Borgmann forced Wilfong (pitcher to third) [Smalley to second]; POWELL RAN FOR BORGMANN; Randall flied out to right; Wolfe popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

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