A three-run homer by Jorge Orta carried the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Mariners. Orta's round-tripper came in the sixth inning after one-out singles by Ralph Garr and Bob Molinaro.

The Sox added an insurance tally in the seventh on a single by Claudell Washington, a throwing error on an attempted pickoff and a sacrifice fly by Eric Soderholm. The Mariners' runs came on a solo homer by Bob Robertson in the second and a single by Bob Stinson in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 4 7 0 Mariners 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Molinaro dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 .315 Milbourne ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Orta 2b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .284 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Breazeale 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Lamar Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Robertson dh 3 2 1 1 1 1 .213 Washington rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .243 Nordhagen c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Stanton lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .198 Soderholm 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .241 Bochte ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Hale cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .180 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .295 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 0 4 Totals 32 2 7 2 5 8 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 8,110 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Mariners 9 DP: White Sox 1, Mariners 0 Errors: Abbott Doubles: Washington (4), Milbourne (1) Home Runs: Orta (10), Robertson (4) Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (3) Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (4) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec W(7-5) 7.2 6 2 2 4 8 1 33 3.64 LaGrow SV(9) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.92 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 8 1 38 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott L(3-5) 9 7 4 3 0 4 1 34 3.60 Totals 9 7 4 3 0 4 1 34 Wild Pitches: Kravec (3) Balks: Kravec (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Molinaro struck out; Orta singled to left; Breazeale grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled to center; Meyer popped to first in foul territory; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon flied out to right; Washington doubled to left; Nordhagen flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Robertson homered; Stein struck out; Stanton struck out; Hale walked; Stinson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); Molinaro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Meyer flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Breazeale struck out; Lemon made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Robertson walked; Stein made an out to third; Stanton struck out; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Robertson to second]; Hale walked; Stinson singled to center [Robertson scored, Hale to second]; Cruz forced Stinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen flied out to right; Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 2. MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Meyer singled; Kravec balked [Meyer to second]; Roberts made an out to second; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to center; Molinaro singled to center [Garr to second]; Orta homered [Garr scored, Molinaro scored]; Breazeale grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: Stein struck out; Stanton was called out on strikes; Hale grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington singled to center; Washington was picked off first but was safe on an error by Abbott [Washington to third]; Nordhagen popped to catcher in foul territory; Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to center [Washington scored (unearned)]; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Stinson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to center; Milbourne doubled to left; Meyer made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Molinaro struck out; Orta singled to left; Breazeale lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to left; Robertson made an out to third; Stein walked; LAGROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); BOCHTE BATTED FOR STANTON; Bochte singled to center [Stein to second]; Hale grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lemon flied out to center; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen was called out on strikes; White Sox Coach Minnie Minoso ejected by HP umpire Jerry Neudecker; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2. MARINERS 9TH: LAMAR JOHNSON REPLACED BREAZEALE (PLAYING 1B); Stinson flied out to left; Cruz walked; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Reynolds lined into a double play (second to first) [Cruz out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

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