After failing to hold a 3-0 lead, the Twins came back to defeat the Royals, 6-4. The Royals pulled even at 3-3 in the sixth inning, but Dan Ford smashed a tie-breaking homer in the Twins' half. The Twins then posted their winning margin in the eighth, with one run scoring on a single by Butch Wynegar and the other on left fielder Steve Braun's second error of the game. Tom Poquette hit a homer to no avail for the Royals in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 7 4 Twins 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 x - 6 11 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Cubbage 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .280 Brett 3b 3 2 2 0 1 1 .291 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 LaCock 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .303 Carew 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .338 Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Adams dh 2 0 1 2 0 0 .259 McRae dh 3 0 1 2 0 1 .273 Morales ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Hurdle rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .262 Powell rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Cowens cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Ford cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Edwards lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .281 Poquette ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Wynegar c 2 1 1 1 1 0 .226 White 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Wilfong 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .265 Quirk ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 7 3 4 8 Totals 31 6 11 5 5 2 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 6,627 Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 9 DP: Royals 0, Twins 0 Errors: Braun 2, White, McGilberry, Edwards, Wynegar Doubles: White (24), McRae (39), Carew (25), Smalley (29) Home Runs: Poquette (4), Ford (11) Stolen Bases: White (13) Caught Stealing: Brett (7), Adams (1), Carew (7) Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (22), Wynegar (10), Morales (6) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (11) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale 3.1 4 3 3 4 1 0 18 3.12 Mingori L(1-4) 3.1 4 1 1 1 1 1 14 2.85 McGilberry 0.1 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 4.18 Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.96 Totals 8 11 6 5 5 2 1 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(15-10) 9 7 4 3 4 8 1 37 2.49 Totals 9 7 4 3 4 8 1 37 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Brett walked; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Cubbage to second]; Carew was called out on strikes; Adams singled to right [Cubbage scored]; Powell walked [Adams to second]; Ford flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); McRae was called out on strikes; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Edwards walked; Royals Coach Chuck Hiller ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Edwards to second]; Wilfong singled to center [Edwards scored, Wilfong to second (on throw to home)]; Cubbage flied out to right; Smalley lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Patek was called out on strikes; White doubled to left; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Carew doubled to left [Carew to third (error by Braun)]; Adams reached on an error by White [Carew scored (RBI)]; Powell lined to left; Ford lined to center; Adams was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3. ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to center; LaCock walked [Brett to second]; Porter walked [Brett to third, LaCock to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored, LaCock to third]; Hurdle struck out; Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3. TWINS 4TH: Edwards flied out to right; Wynegar walked; On a bunt Wilfong singled to third [Wynegar to second]; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted) [Wynegar to third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3. ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White popped to pitcher; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Carew to second]; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third]; Carew was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3. ROYALS 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); On a bunt Brett singled to third; LaCock singled to left [Brett scored (error by Edwards), LaCock to second]; Porter flied out to center [LaCock to third]; McRae doubled to left [LaCock scored (unearned)]; Hurdle struck out; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Ford homered; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Wynegar flied out to center; Wilfong struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. ROYALS 7TH: Patek lined to right; White singled to center; Braun flied out to right; White stole second [White to third (error by Wynegar)]; Brett struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage popped to second; Smalley doubled to left; Carew was walked intentionally; Morales popped to first; Powell singled to right [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; MCGILBERRY REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Ford forced Powell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. ROYALS 8TH: LaCock lined to right; Porter struck out; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: Edwards singled to left; Edwards was picked off first but was safe on an error by McGilberry [Edwards to second]; Wynegar singled to right [Edwards scored (unearned), Wynegar to second (on throw to home)]; Wilfong singled to left [Wynegar scored (error by Braun), Wilfong to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Cubbage popped to third; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 6. ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out to right; POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette homered; QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk walked; TERRELL RAN FOR QUIRK; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 6.

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