Three pitchers combined for a shutout and Gary Alexander provided the winning hit for the second straight game as the A's topped the Mariners, 2-0. Pete Broberg, making his first major league start since 1976, gave up just four hits and struck out nine to gain credit for the victory. Alexander's homer in the first inning came with two outs after Miguel Dilone singled and stole second. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     11, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .111      Dilone lf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .316
Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .160        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Stanton dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Staggs 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   3   .286      Thomasson rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .050
Hale rf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .167      Alexander dh          3   1   1   2     0   1   .273
Stein 3b              4   0   2   0     0   2   .120      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Gross 3b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .059
Reynolds ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .353
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Armas cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   5   0     2  11             Totals               27   2   4   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  1,890
Left on Base: Mariners 8, A's 4
DP: Mariners 0, A's 0
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Revering (2)
Home Runs: Alexander (1)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(0-2)             8     4   2   2   2   2   1  30   5.59
Totals                  8     4   2   2   2   2   1  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(1-0)          7.1   4   0   0   2   9   0  29   0.00
Lacey                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Sosa SV(1)              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2  11   0  35

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
struck out; Meyer singled; Stanton singled [Meyer to second];
Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled; Dilone stole second; Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson made an out to
second; Alexander homered [Dilone scored]; Revering flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Hale struck out; Stein singled; Stinson flied out
to center; Reynolds forced Stein (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian flied out to left; Gross walked; Guerrero
popped to first; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte flied
out to left; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone struck out; Edwards grounded out (pitcher
to first); Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; Hale
walked; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alexander struck out; Revering doubled; Essian
grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Guerrero forced
Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to right; Reynolds made an out
to shortstop; Cruz singled; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); Dilone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer popped to first; Stanton popped to first;
Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first);
Alexander flied out to center; Revering grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Hale struck out; Stein struck out; Stinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Gross
grounded out (third to first); Guerrero lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Braun struck out; Cruz
walked; Bochte reached on an error by Guerrero [Cruz to second];
LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Meyer popped to first;
Stanton made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Armas
singled; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Armas
to second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Adams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 9TH: STAGGS REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 2B); Ruppert Jones
struck out; Hale grounded out (second to first); Stein singled;
ROBERTSON BATTED FOR STINSON; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING);
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 2.