Jerry Koosman, who won only three games for the Mets last season, exceeded that total with his fourth straight victory when the Twins defeated the Tigers, 5-3. The Twins decided the game in the second inning with four runs on five singles and a sacrifice fly, including an RBI single by Bombo Rivera, who also added the Twins' final tally with a single in the fourth.

Koosman gave up a two-run homer by Ron LeFlore in the third inning and a solo swat by John Wockenfuss in the ninth before yielding the mound to Mike Marshall, who picked up his sixth save. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  4  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cubbage 3b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .260      LeFlore dh            4   1   1   2     0   1   .288
  Castino 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .421      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .358
Smalley ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .387      Wockenfuss 1b         3   1   1   1     1   1   .238
Landreaux lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Parrish c             4   0   3   0     0   1   .293
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .164
Adams dh              2   1   1   0     0   0   .319      Jones cf              3   0   2   0     0   1   .345
  Morales ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   0   .350        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Wynegar c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Wilfong 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .277        Kemp ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .395
Norwood cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .297      Wagner ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .381
Rivera rf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .233      Machemer lf           3   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burnside p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5  11   5     0   2             Totals               32   3   8   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 11,262
Left on Base: Twins 3, Tigers 4
DP: Twins 2, Tigers 2
Home Runs: LeFlore (1), Wockenfuss (3)
Caught Stealing: Cubbage (3), Norwood (2), Whitaker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (4), Landreaux (1), Wilfong (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smalley (2)
GIDP: Morales 2 (2), Rodriguez (1), Morales (2)
Hit by Pitch: R. Jackson (2,by Rozema)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(4-0)          8     7   3   3   2   8   2  30   4.02
Marshall SV(6)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.62
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2  10   2  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(1-2)           4.1   9   5   5   0   0   0  22   4.60
Burnside                4.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  13   2.57
Totals                  9    11   5   5   0   2   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Rozema (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Moyer, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Joe Kavulich, 3B - Dick Runchey


TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to center; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cubbage to second]; Landreaux out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cubbage to third]; R. Jackson
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
lined to third; Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to right; Wynegar grounded out (second
unassisted) [Adams to second]; Wilfong singled to right [Adams
to third]; Norwood singled to right [Adams scored, Wilfong to
second]; Rivera singled to left [Wilfong scored, Norwood to
second]; Cubbage singled to right [Norwood scored, Rivera to
third]; Smalley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivera scored,
Cubbage to second]; Cubbage was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Morales lined to right;
Jones singled to center [Parrish to second]; Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Adams flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner walked; Machemer forced Wagner (shortstop to
second); LeFlore homered [Machemer scored]; Whitaker singled to
center; Whitaker was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Wockenfuss popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar singled to right; Wilfong out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Wynegar to second]; Norwood flied out to
left; Rivera singled to left [Wynegar scored]; Cubbage lined to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish singled to center; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parrish out at
second]; Jones singled to left; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley singled to left; Landreaux grounded out
(catcher to first) [Smalley to second]; R. Jackson was hit by a
pitch; BURNSIDE REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Morales grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wagner flied
out to center; Machemer struck out; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; Wilfong
struck out; Norwood singled to right; Norwood was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: CASTINO REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Whitaker was
called out on strikes; Wockenfuss walked; Parrish struck out;
Morales forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Rivera flied out to left; Castino grounded out
(second to first); Smalley popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out
to center; Wagner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 8TH: Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; R.
Jackson singled to center; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Machemer grounded out (first to pitcher); LeFlore
was called out on strikes; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Wilfong grounded out
(pitcher to first); Norwood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss homered; MARSHALL REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Parrish singled to center; Morales was called out on
strikes; THOMPSON BATTED FOR JONES; Thompson grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Parrish to second]; KEMP BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Kemp
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 3.