7/14/1978
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Orioles | 5 | 11 | 0 |
W – Scott McGregor (9-8)L – Geoff Zahn (8-7)
Twins Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Norwood LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .706 | -0.04 |
| Rod Carew 1B-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .907 | 0.02 |
| Dan Ford CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .796 | -0.03 |
| Bombo Rivera RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .805 | 0.07 |
| Jose Morales — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .794 | -0.13 |
| Roy Smalley III SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .760 | -0.02 |
| Butch Wynegar C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .700 | -0.08 |
| Larry Wolfe 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .661 | -0.06 |
| Bob Randall 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .697 | -0.04 |
| Craig Kusick 1B-PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .644 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | -0.30 |
Batting
2B Dan Ford (20), Bombo Rivera 2 (5)
RBI Jose Morales (20)
Orioles Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Belanger SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .550 | 0.13 |
| Rich Dauer 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .685 | 0.06 |
| Ken Singleton RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .287 | .843 | 0.11 |
| Larry Harlow CF-PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .690 | — |
| Eddie Murray 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .817 | -0.03 |
| Lee May — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .714 | -0.12 |
| Andres Mora LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .729 | 0.01 |
| Doug DeCinces 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .780 | 0.07 |
| Carlos Lopez CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .581 | -0.05 |
| Rick Dempsey C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .690 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 0.20 |
Batting
2B Mark Belanger (11), Doug DeCinces (15)
RBI Ken Singleton (37), Doug DeCinces 3 (25)
Twins Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roric Harrison | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7.71 | -0.00 |
| Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.57 | 0.00 |
| Geoff Zahn(L, 8-7) | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3.22 | -0.20 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 38 | — | -0.20 |
Orioles Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McGregor(W, 9-8) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3.71 | 0.30 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | — | 0.30 |
Twins Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Norwood LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .706 | -0.04 |
| Rod Carew 1B-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .907 | 0.02 |
| Dan Ford CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .796 | -0.03 |
| Bombo Rivera RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .805 | 0.07 |
| Jose Morales — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .794 | -0.13 |
| Roy Smalley III SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .760 | -0.02 |
| Butch Wynegar C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .700 | -0.08 |
| Larry Wolfe 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .661 | -0.06 |
| Bob Randall 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .697 | -0.04 |
| Craig Kusick 1B-PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .644 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | -0.30 |
Batting
2B Dan Ford (20), Bombo Rivera 2 (5)
RBI Jose Morales (20)
Twins Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roric Harrison | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7.71 | -0.00 |
| Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.57 | 0.00 |
| Geoff Zahn(L, 8-7) | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3.22 | -0.20 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 38 | — | -0.20 |

