Brian Downing hit a two-run homer and made a diving catch of a pop foul to help the Angels defeat the Mariners, 9-5. With the aid of Downing's homer, the Angels held a 7-4 lead before Frank Tanana left the mound after seven innings. Dyar Miller, in relief, gave up a double by Leon Roberts in the eighth and walked three batters with one out to force in one Mariner run and cut the Angels' margin to 7-5.

Dave LaRoche, summoned to the rescue, struck out Juan Bernhardt. Downing then chased down a pop foul by Bob Stinson to retire the side and end the threat. In the Angels' half of the eighth, a homer by Don Baylor and an unearned run on singles by Joe Rudi and Ron Jackson around an error clinched the victory. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Mariners     0  1  0    0  1  0    2  1  0  -   5  9  1
Angels       2  0  1    3  0  0    1  2  x  -   9 12  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .321      R. Miller cf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .279
Reynolds ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Paciorek lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .357      Bostock rf            3   0   1   2     0   0   .281
Roberts rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Fairly 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .229
Robertson dh          3   0   0   0     1   1   .186      Baylor dh             4   2   2   1     0   0   .252
Bochte cf             3   2   2   1     1   0   .269      Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .215
Stein 3b              2   1   2   1     2   0   .247      Jackson 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Bernhardt 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Chalk ss              3   2   2   1     0   1   .266
Stinson c             3   1   1   3     0   0   .283      Downing c             2   1   1   2     0   0   .236
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     5   3             Totals               30   9  12   8     0   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 20,119
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Angels 1
DP: Mariners 2, Angels 2
Errors: Milbourne, Jackson 2
Doubles: Paciorek (1), Bochte (17), Roberts (8), R. Miller (12)
Home Runs: Bochte (6), Stinson (7), Downing (4), Baylor (20)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (8), Rudi (2)
Caught Stealing: Milbourne (2), Jackson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (7), Downing (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (1), Fairly (3)
GIDP: Bernhardt (1), Paciorek (1), Jackson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bostock (2,by Pole)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(4-10)            3.2   8   6   6   0   1   1  18   6.16
House                   4     3   3   2   0   1   1  15   5.32
Todd                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.21
Totals                  8    12   9   8   0   2   2  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana W(12-5)          7     8   4   4   2   2   2  29   3.09
D. Miller               0.1   1   1   1   3   0   0   5   1.94
LaRoche SV(12)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.11
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   3   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Pole (3)
Wild Pitches: House (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne popped to second in foul territory;
Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Paciorek doubled to
center; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Grich singled to left
[R. Miller to third, Grich to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bostock
singled to center [R. Miller scored, Grich scored]; Fairly made
an out to second; Bostock stole second; Baylor grounded out
(second to first); Rudi flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Angels 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Robertson flied out to center; Bochte homered;
Stein singled to right; Bernhardt grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Stein out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk was
called out on strikes; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milbourne walked; Reynolds flied out to left; Milbourne was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller doubled to right; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Miller to third]; Bostock was hit by
a pitch; Fairly sacrifice flied into a double play to center [R.
Miller scored, Bostock out at second (center to second)]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts made an out
to shortstop; Robertson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi singled to left [Baylor
to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Baylor to third, Rudi out at second]; Chalk
singled to center [Baylor scored]; Downing homered [Chalk
scored]; HOUSE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); R. Miller grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Angels 6.

MARINERS 5TH: Bochte doubled to left; Stein walked; Bernhardt
flied out to right [Bochte to third]; Stinson hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Bochte scored]; Milbourne flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Angels 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich struck out; Bostock flied out to center;
Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Angels 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds singled to center; Paciorek grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reynolds out at
second]; Roberts singled to center; Robertson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Angels 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi grounded
out (third to first); Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Angels 6.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte flied out to left; Stein singled to left;
Bernhardt popped to first in foul territory; Stinson homered
[Stein scored]; Milbourne reached on an error by Jackson;
Reynolds grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Angels 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to center; Downing out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Chalk to second]; R. Miller grounded
out (second to first) [Chalk to third]; House threw a wild pitch
[Chalk scored]; Grich flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Angels 7.

MARINERS 8TH: D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts doubled to left;
Robertson walked; Bochte walked [Roberts to third, Robertson to
second]; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Stein walked
(walk was charged to D. Miller) [Roberts scored, Robertson to
third, Bochte to second]; Bernhardt struck out; Stinson popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Bostock flied out to center; Fairly grounded out
(first unassisted); Baylor homered; Rudi singled to center; TODD
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Rudi stole second [Rudi to third
(error by Milbourne)]; Jackson singled to shortstop [Rudi scored
(unearned)]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Angels 9.

MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne made an out to shortstop; Reynolds flied
out to center; Paciorek reached on an error by Jackson; Roberts
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Angels
9.

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