After the Mariners won the first game of a twi-nighter, 4-3, the Royals came back to take the second game, 5-3. In the opener, the Mariners trailed, 3-2, going into the bottom of the sixth but staged a rally with two out. A walk to Leon Roberts and double by Leroy Stanton tied the game and a double by Ruppert Jones off the left field wall then drove in Stanton with the winning counter.

Clint Hurdle drove in three runs to spark the Royals' victory in the nightcap. The first of his three RBIs came on a fifth-inning sacrifice fly and the others on a two-run single in the seventh to seal the verdict. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Royals       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Mariners     0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
McRae lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .295      Bernhardt 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
  Otis pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Bochte lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Brett 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .294      Roberts rf            2   2   2   0     1   0   .304
Lahoud dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Stanton dh            4   2   2   1     0   1   .216
Hurdle 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Ruppert Jones cf      2   0   1   2     0   1   .230
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Milbourne 3b,ss       3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
White 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Reynolds ss           2   0   1   1     0   1   .317
  Cowens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Baez 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Washington ss         3   0   1   1     0   2   .300      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Wilson cf,lf          1   0   0   0     2   0   .243      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     2   3             Totals               27   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:11
Left on Base: Royals 4, Mariners 4
DP: Royals 2, Mariners 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Roberts (5), Stanton (4), Ruppert Jones (6)
Triples: Reynolds (2)
Home Runs: Brett (2)
Stolen Bases: Washington (6), Wilson (17), Stanton (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (2)
GIDP: Brett (2), Milbourne (2), Bochte (6)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (2,by Hassler)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-1)          8     8   4   3   3   4   0  32   5.00
Totals                  8     8   4   3   3   4   0  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(4-4)             7     6   3   2   2   3   1  29   5.31
Todd SV(1)              2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.58
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   3   1  34

Passed Balls: Porter (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hassler (2)
Wild Pitches: Pole (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette popped to second; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Bochte walked; Roberts doubled to
left [Bochte out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Lahoud flied out to center; Hurdle singled to
center; Porter popped to first; White lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; Stanton
stole second; Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Stanton
to third]; Reynolds tripled to right [Stanton scored
(unearned)]; Plummer grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Poquette grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher);
Bernhardt grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; Brett grounded out (second
to first); Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts singled to center; Stanton singled to left
[Roberts to third]; Ruppert Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Roberts scored]; Milbourne grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Stanton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
grounded out (second to first); White singled to second [White
to second (error by Cruz)]; Washington singled to center [White
scored (unearned)]; Washington stole second; Wilson walked;
Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds struck out; Plummer struck out; Cruz
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 6TH: MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BAEZ
REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 3B); McRae singled to center; Brett
homered [McRae scored]; Lahoud grounded out (third to first);
Hurdle flied out to center; Porter struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Bernhardt singled to center; Bochte grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Bernhardt out at
second]; Roberts walked; Stanton doubled to right [Roberts
scored]; Ruppert Jones doubled to left [Stanton scored];
Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (second to first); Washington
struck out; Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Pole threw a
wild pitch [Wilson to third]; Poquette grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Baez lined to right; Plummer popped to first in
foul territory; Cruz singled; Cruz was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to right; TODD REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); OTIS RAN FOR MCRAE; Brett grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Lahoud
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: OTIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WILSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bernhardt grounded out (second to
first); Bochte grounded out (third to first); Roberts was hit by
a pitch; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Porter
grounded out (second to first); COWENS BATTED FOR WHITE; Cowens
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Mariners 4.

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