Tuesday May 23, 1978
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Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (Game 2)

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

Royals 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 - 5 7 1 Mariners 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 5 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .255 Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .268 McRae dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Bochte lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Brett 3b 3 0 0 2 0 1 .284 Bernhardt 1b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .341 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .293 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .307 Stanton dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .212 Wathan c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .237 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .315 Hurdle 1b 2 0 1 3 0 0 .248 Baez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milbourne 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .266 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 5 7 5 0 2 Totals 30 3 5 3 6 8 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 8,275 Left on Base: Royals 1, Mariners 8 DP: Royals 0, Mariners 0 Errors: Wathan, Bernhardt Doubles: Wathan (4), White (7), Bernhardt (4), Ruppert Jones (7) Stolen Bases: Otis (10), Patek (10), Cruz (16) Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (1), Brett (1), Bernhardt (2) Hit by Pitch: Otis (2,by Rawley) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 4.1 3 2 1 4 2 0 20 3.72 Bird W(3-2) 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 12 6.33 Hrabosky SV(6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.02 Totals 9 5 3 2 6 8 0 38 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rawley L(1-5) 6 4 4 4 0 1 0 23 4.30 Burke 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 3.89 Totals 9 7 5 5 0 2 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Rawley (3) Wild Pitches: Bird (4) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: White singled to left; McRae singled to center [White to third]; Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop) [White scored]; Cowens flied out to center; Otis forced Brett (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Bochte flied out to left; Bernhardt lined to center; Cruz stole second; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Patek flied out to right; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton walked; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanton to second]; Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson lined to left; White flied out to center; McRae lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Cruz flied out to right; Bochte lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett was called out on strikes; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Bernhardt singled to left; Wathan dropped a foul fly hit by Roberts for an error; Roberts struck out; Stanton flied out to left; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Bernhardt to second]; Reynolds singled to right [Bernhardt scored (unearned), Ruppert Jones to second]; Baez grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 1. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan doubled to left; Patek grounded out (second to first) [Wathan to third]; Hurdle lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Wathan scored]; Wilson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson walked; Cruz walked [Stinson to second]; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Stinson to third, Cruz to second]; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bernhardt hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stinson scored]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Roberts walked; Stanton popped to second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 2. ROYALS 6TH: White doubled to left; McRae grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Reynolds flied out to right; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 2. ROYALS 7TH: Otis was hit by a pitch; BURKE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Wathan popped to second; Otis stole second; Patek singled to left [Otis to third]; Patek stole second; Hurdle singled to right [Otis scored, Patek scored, Hurdle out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Stinson struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 2. ROYALS 8TH: White struck out; McRae singled to right [McRae out at second (right to shortstop)]; Brett reached on an error by Bernhardt [Brett out at second (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 8TH: Bernhardt doubled to left; Roberts struck out; Stanton walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones doubled [Bernhardt scored, Stanton to third]; Reynolds flied out to left; STEIN BATTED FOR BAEZ; Stein struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 3. ROYALS 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 3B); Cowens lined to right; Otis grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 3. MARINERS 9TH: Stinson popped to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 3.

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