Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Billingham
  
  Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Billingham
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Carew vs. Billingham
  
  Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ford vs. Billingham
  
  Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell scores. Smalley moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cubbage vs. Billingham
  
  Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cubbage for the out. Smalley moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Adams vs. Billingham
  
  Adams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Erickson
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Erickson
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Erickson
  
  Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thompson vs. Erickson
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chiles vs. Billingham
  
  Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Billingham
  
  Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Billingham
  
  Wilfong hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Erickson
  
  Kemp hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Erickson
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Corcoran vs. Erickson
  
  Corcoran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mankowski vs. Erickson
  
  Mankowski hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Billingham
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Billingham
  
  Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Billingham
  
  Carew hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ford vs. Billingham
  
  Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cubbage vs. Billingham
  
  Cubbage hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. Smalley scores. Ford moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Adams vs. Billingham
  
  Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Erickson
  
  Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LeFlore vs. Erickson
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Erickson
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Staub vs. Erickson
  
  Staub hits a line drive towards first. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chiles vs. Billingham
  
  Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Billingham
  
  Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilfong vs. Billingham
  
  Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Powell vs. Billingham
  
  Powell takes first base on ball four. Borgmann moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smalley vs. Billingham
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Smalley reaches second base with a double. Borgmann scores. Powell goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carew vs. Crawford
  
  Jim Crawford now pitching.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Smalley moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Carew vs. Crawford
  
  Carew is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Erickson
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Erickson
  
  Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Erickson
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Crawford
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cubbage vs. Crawford
  
  Cubbage strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cubbage out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Crawford
  
  Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
  
  Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Morales reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rivera vs. Crawford
  
  Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Rich Chiles.
  
  Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Borgmann vs. Crawford
  
  Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Corcoran vs. Erickson
  
  Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
  
  Corcoran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mankowski vs. Erickson
  
  Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Erickson
  
  Trammell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Trammell reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  LeFlore vs. Erickson
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Trammell scores. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Whitaker vs. Erickson
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Crawford
  
  Wilfong hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Crawford
  
  Powell bunts towards first. Thompson fields the ball and throws to Crawford covering. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Crawford
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Crawford
  
  Carew takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ford vs. Morris
  
  Jack Morris now pitching.
  
  Ford hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Erickson
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Erickson
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kemp vs. Erickson
  
  Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Erickson
  
  May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cubbage vs. Morris
  
  Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Morris
  
  Morales strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivera vs. Morris
  
  Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Corcoran vs. Erickson
  
  Corcoran hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mankowski vs. Erickson
  
  Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Erickson
  
  Trammell hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LeFlore vs. Erickson
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Morris
  
  Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Morris
  
  Wilfong hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Morris
  
  Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Morris
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Erickson
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Erickson
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Erickson
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kemp vs. Erickson
  
  Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Morris
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Morris
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cubbage vs. Morris
  
  Cubbage takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morales vs. Morris
  
  Morales hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Erickson
  
  May hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Corcoran vs. Erickson
  
  Corcoran hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mankowski vs. Erickson
  
  Mankowski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Erickson
  
  Trammell takes first base on ball four. Mankowski moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  LeFlore vs. Marshall
  
  Mike Marshall now pitching.
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mankowski scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Whitaker vs. Marshall
  
  Whitaker takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Staub vs. Marshall
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/2/1978 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Powell H, rf          3  2  2  0   LeFlore R, cf         5  0  2  2   
Smalley R, ss         4  1  2  2   Whitaker L, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Carew R, 1b           4  0  0  0   Staub R, dh           5  0  1  0   
Ford D, cf            5  0  2  1   Thompson J, 1b        2  0  0  0   
Cubbage M, 3b         4  0  1  1   Kemp S, lf            4  0  0  0   
Adams G, dh           2  0  0  0   May M, c              4  0  0  0   
Morales J, ph         3  0  1  0   Corcoran T, rf        4  0  2  0   
Chiles R, lf          2  0  0  0   Mankowski P, 3b       3  1  1  0   
Rivera B, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   Trammell A, ss        3  1  2  0   
Borgmann G, c         4  1  1  0                                      
Wilfong R, 2b         4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4  9  4                        34  2  9  2

Minnesota        101 200 000 --  4
Detroit          000 010 001 --  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson R (W)        8.2  8  2  2  4  1
Marshall M (S)        0.1  1  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingham J (L)      3.2  7  4  4  2  0
Crawford J            2.0  2  0  0  2  2
Morris J              3.1  0  0  0  2  1

DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 11, Detroit 10
2B -- Staub R, Corcoran T, Cubbage M, Smalley R, Morales J
3B -- Whitaker L, Trammell A, LeFlore R
WP -- Crawford J
T -- 2:38
A -- 21127

    

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