Dan Meyer, Bruce Bochte and Ruppert Jones hit homers to account for the Mariners' first five runs in a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Jones started the Mariners' scoring with a solo shot in the second inning. Bochte's and Meyer's later blows each came with a man on base. Rick Honeycutt, with relief help from Enrique Romo, gained credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, April     7, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  4  0
Mariners     0  1  2    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   6  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            2   1   1   0     2   0   .364      Baez 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Carew 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .417      Bochte lf             3   2   1   2     1   1   .545
Rivera rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Meyer 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .182
  Adams ph,rf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Stanton dh            3   0   1   0     1   2   .200
Kusick dh             3   0   0   1     0   0   .143      Ruppert Jones cf      2   1   1   2     2   1   .500
Ford cf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .100      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Norwood lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             2   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Reynolds ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wynegar ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Randall 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thayer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   4   3     6   2             Totals               26   6   6   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 11,530
Left on Base: Twins 5, Mariners 3
DP: Twins 1, Mariners 2
Doubles: Adams (2)
Home Runs: Ruppert Jones (2), Bochte (1), Meyer (1)
Stolen Bases: Baez (1)
Caught Stealing: Stinson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kusick (1)
GIDP: Randall (1), Carew (1), Stein (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stinson (1,by Thayer)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(0-1)          5     4   4   4   1   2   2  19   7.20
Thayer                  3     2   2   2   4   3   1  14   6.00
Totals                  8     6   6   6   5   5   3  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(1-0)        7     3   3   3   4   0   0  27   3.86
Romo SV(2)              2     1   0   0   2   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6   2   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Thayer (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Carew singled to shortstop [Smalley
to second]; Rivera singled to left [Smalley to third, Carew to
second]; Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smalley scored,
Carew to third]; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Carew
scored, Rivera to second]; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte lined
to shortstop; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Mariners 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Borgmann walked;
Randall grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones homered; Stein
flied out to right; Hale made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Rivera popped to second; Kusick grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson singled to left; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Stinson to second]; Baez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stinson to third]; Bochte
homered [Stinson scored]; Meyer grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.

TWINS 4TH: Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; Norwood
grounded out (third to first); Wolfe flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones walked; Stein
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Ruppert Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 3.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Randall
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley singled to center;
Carew forced Smalley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Hale made an out to shortstop; Stinson grounded
out (second to first); Reynolds popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 3.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to right; Kusick flied out to left;
Ford made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Baez singled to center; THAYER REPLACED REDFERN
(PITCHING); Baez stole second; Debut game for Greg
Thayer; Bochte was called out on strikes; Meyer homered
[Baez scored]; Stanton singled to right; Stanton was out trying
to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Ruppert Jones
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 5.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe
lined to shortstop; Borgmann made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Hale grounded out
(first unassisted); Stinson was hit by a pitch; Stinson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Mariners 5.

TWINS 8TH: Randall walked; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING);
Smalley walked [Randall to second]; Carew grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Randall to third, Smalley out at
second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA; Adams doubled to left [Randall
scored]; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Reynolds made
an out to shortstop; Baez walked; Bochte walked [Baez to
second]; Meyer forced Baez (pitcher to third) [Bochte to
second]; Stanton walked [Bochte to third, Meyer to second];
Ruppert Jones walked [Bochte scored, Meyer to third, Stanton to
second]; Stein lined to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3,
Mariners 6.

TWINS 9TH: Ford walked; Norwood was called out on strikes;
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage struck out; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR
BORGMANN; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Mariners 6.