After winning the first game, 5-4, the Rangers went 13 innings and defeated the Royals again, 3-2, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. In the opener, the Rangers built up a 3-1 lead with the aid of triples by Juan Beniquez and Al Oliver before scoring twice more in the fifth on a single by Jim Sundberg, double by Richie Zisk, RBI infield single by Bobby Bonds and shortstop Freddie Patek's throwing error on Bonds' hit. Reggie Cleveland choked off the Royals' three-run rally in the eighth to preserve the victory for Doyle Alexander. Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Thursday, June 8, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 7 2 Rangers 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Otis cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .300 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .213 Poquette lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .233 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .335 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Oliver lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 McRae dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Zisk dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Bonds rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .247 Porter c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .301 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .260 Hurdle 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bevacqua 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .164 Wathan ph,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Wills ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .173 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Braun ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 5 3 Totals 32 5 11 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:26 Left on Base: Royals 9, Rangers 7 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Patek, White, Bevacqua Doubles: McRae (14), Brett (17), Zisk (11) Triples: Otis (3), Beniquez (2), Oliver (2) Stolen Bases: White (6), Harrah (12) Caught Stealing: Wilson (6), Harrah (3), Campaneris (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (1), Beniquez (4) Hit by Pitch: McRae (2,by Cleveland) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler L(0-3) 4.2 7 5 4 2 4 0 22 5.05 Bird 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 13 5.14 Hrabosky 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.31 Totals 8 11 5 4 3 7 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(5-3) 7 5 3 3 4 3 0 31 3.76 Moret 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3.86 Cleveland SV(6) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.14 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 3 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (2) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia ROYALS 1ST: Otis struck out; Poquette flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to center; Porter struck out; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied out to right; Beniquez tripled to center; Hargrove singled to center [Beniquez scored]; Bevacqua walked [Hargrove to second]; Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Patek flied out to right; White walked; White stole second; Otis tripled to center [White scored]; Poquette walked; McRae walked [Poquette to second]; Brett flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to third]; Oliver tripled to center [Harrah scored, Oliver scored (error by White)]; Zisk singled to center; Bonds struck out; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to shortstop; Cowens flied out to center; Hurdle reached on an error by Bevacqua; Patek forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Bevacqua flied out to right; Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; Poquette walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah singled to left; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg singled to left; Oliver struck out; Zisk doubled to left [Sundberg to third]; BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Bonds singled to shortstop [Sundberg scored, Zisk scored (error by Patek) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Beniquez flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to center; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to left; WILLS BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Wills struck out; Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. ROYALS 7TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hurdle flied out to right; LACOCK BATTED FOR PATEK; LaCock grounded out (second to first); White singled to center; Otis singled to right [White to third]; Poquette was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING SS); Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver singled to left; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. ROYALS 8TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett doubled to center [McRae scored]; MORET REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Porter walked; Cowens singled to left [Brett scored, Porter to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR HURDLE; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Porter to third, Cowens to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first) [Porter scored, Cowens to third]; White popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Bonds singled to left; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonds to second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Wills struck out; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. ROYALS 9TH: MASON REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Otis grounded out (second to first); Poquette singled to right; WILSON RAN FOR POQUETTE; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae was hit by a pitch; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. |
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