Craig Reynolds and Bruce Bochte each had three hits and drove in all their team's runs as the Mariners won their season opener over the Twins, 3-2, before a crowd of 45,235. Bochte, a free agent signed in the offseason, doubled home a tally in the first inning and Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the second stanza. Glenn Abbott and Enrique Romo combined on the mound for the triumph. The Twins' scores were produced on singles by Rob Wilfong and Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     5, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  2
Mariners     1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Baez 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bochte lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .750
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Meyer 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Stanton dh            3   0   1   1     1   1   .333
  Rivera pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      xRuppert Jones cf     3   0   1   0     0   1   .000
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ford cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Hale rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Stinson c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Norwood lf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Reynolds ss           4   1   3   2     0   0   .750
Wilfong 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .667      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   2             Totals               32   3   9   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 45,235
Left on Base: Twins 5, Mariners 10
DP: Twins 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Wynegar, Wilfong
Doubles: Wilfong 2 (2), Norwood (1), Adams (1), Bochte (1)
Home Runs: Reynolds (1)
Stolen Bases: Norwood (1), Ruppert Jones (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Baez (1), Meyer (1)
GIDP: Adams (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(0-1)            8     9   3   3   2   6   1  37   3.38
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   6   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(1-0)           6.1   5   2   2   2   2   0  24   2.84
Romo SV(1)              2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Goltz (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Hosken Powell; Smalley grounded out (second to first);
Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez struck out; Bochte doubled to left; Meyer
flied out to left; Stanton singled to center [Bochte scored];
Ruppert Jones reached on catcher's interference by Wynegar
[Stanton to second]; Stein flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 1.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar
walked; Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Hale lined to center; Stinson walked; Reynolds
homered [Stinson scored]; Baez was called out on strikes; Bochte
singled to left; Meyer singled to center [Bochte to second];
Stanton walked [Bochte to third, Meyer to second]; Ruppert Jones
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 3.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong
doubled to left; Powell flied out to right; Smalley struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein made an out to second; Hale grounded out
(second to first); Stinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners 3.

TWINS 4TH: Carew struck out; Adams made an out to shortstop;
Wynegar lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds singled to pitcher; Baez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Reynolds to second]; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted) [Reynolds to third]; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Mariners 3.

TWINS 5TH: Ford flied out to left; Cubbage flied out to right;
Norwood doubled to left; Wilfong doubled to right [Norwood
scored]; Powell singled to second [Wilfong out at home (second
to first to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 5TH: Stanton flied out to right; Ruppert Jones singled
to center; Stein popped to first in foul territory; Ruppert
Jones stole second; Hale was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 3.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
singled to center; Adams grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stinson struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second
to first); Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Mariners 3.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Ford walked;
ROMO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to left [Ford
scored]; Norwood forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); Norwood
stole second; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte singled to center; Meyer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bochte to second]; Stanton struck out;
Ruppert Jones lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 3.

TWINS 8TH: Powell made an out to shortstop; Smalley flied out to
center; Carew flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale
grounded out (first unassisted); Stinson reached on an error by
Wilfong; Reynolds singled to center [Stinson to second]; Goltz
threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third, Reynolds to second]; Baez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 3.

TWINS 9TH: Adams doubled to left; RIVERA RAN FOR ADAMS; Wynegar
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivera to third]; Ford flied
out to center; Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.