A pair of two-run innings by the Rangers offset three Brewer homers as Texas downed Milwaukee, 4-3. Bump Wills drilled a two-run homer after a walk to Mike Hargrove in the third inning and Al Oliver's double drove in the other two runs in the fifth. Paul Molitor, Sal Bando and Sixto Lezcano all hit solo homers for the Brewers, boosting the club's league-leading total to 39. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       10, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .247      Molitor ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Wills 2b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .250      Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .289
Oliver lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .253      Cooper 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .327
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
C. Washington dh      4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Oglivie dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Lezcano rf            4   1   2   1     0   2   .295
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Thomas cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .209
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Campaneris ss         3   1   0   0     0   0   .147        Moore ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gantner ph,2b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .313
                                                          Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   5   4     4   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  6,528
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Brewers 4
DP: Rangers 2, Brewers 2
Errors: Sakata
Doubles: Oliver (5), Cooper (6)
Home Runs: Wills (2), Molitor (3), Bando (4), Lezcano (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (2)
GIDP: Zisk (2), Oglivie (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(3-1)        6.1   5   3   3   3   3   3  25   3.05
Cleveland SV(1)         2.2   2   0   0   0   4   0   9   2.79
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   7   3  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(3-3)         9     5   4   4   4   4   1  35   4.30
Totals                  9     5   4   4   4   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Wills struck out; Oliver reached
on an error by Sakata [Hargrove to third]; Zisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor homered; Bando walked; Cooper out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bando to second]; Hisle singled
to shortstop [Bando stayed at second]; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Sundberg
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano struck out; Thomas walked; Martinez was
called out on strikes; Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah flied out to right; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove walked; Wills homered [Hargrove
scored]; Oliver lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor flied out to right; Bando flied out to
right; Cooper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); C. Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg walked; Beniquez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah walked; Campaneris forced Harrah (shortstop
to second); Hargrove popped to shortstop; Wills singled to left
[Campaneris to second]; Oliver doubled to center [Campaneris
scored, Wills scored]; Zisk grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sakata grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Bando
homered; Cooper doubled to right; Hisle lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Cooper out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove singled to right; Wills flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Lezcano
homered; Thomas walked; CLEVELAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
MOORE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Moore struck out; GANTNER BATTED FOR
SAKATA; Gantner singled to center [Thomas out at third (center
to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GANTNER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oliver flied out to right; Zisk flied out
to right; C. Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor flied out to center; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to shortstop; Beniquez lined into
a double play (second to first) [Sundberg out at first]; Harrah
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Hisle struck out; Oglivie flied out to center;
Lezcano singled to left; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 4, Brewers 3.