An eight-hit route-going pitching performance by Gura was backed by timely hitting as Royals eased past Mariners, 3-1. After first-inning singles by Cruz, Reynolds and Paciorek gave Mariners 1-0 lead, K. C. tied it in third when Patek walked, stole second, advanced to third on groundout and scored on single by Braun.

Porter singled with one out in fourth and rode home on double by Hurdle. Royals added insurance tally in seventh on single by White, groundout and single by McRae, who kept his hitting streak alive at 15 games. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      27, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Braun 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .246
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .295        Terrell 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Robertson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .220      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .270
  Milbourne pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .339      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Hurdle lf,rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Poquette rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .204        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Bernhardt dh          3   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Patek ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .278
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      White 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     0   4             Totals               31   3   7   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 26,712
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Royals 8
DP: Mariners 1, Royals 1
Errors: Meyer, Hurdle
Doubles: Roberts (9), Hurdle (18), Otis (19)
Stolen Bases: Patek (29)
GIDP: Stein (8), McRae (12)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(5-11)        6.2   6   3   3   4   0   0  29   3.87
House                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.17
Romo                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.95
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   1   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(8-2)             9     8   1   1   0   4   0  34   2.68
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Mitchell (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Reynolds singled to right
[Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to left [Cruz scored, Reynolds
to third, Paciorek to second (error by Hurdle)]; Roberts popped
to catcher in foul territory; Ruppert Jones popped to third;
Stein popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Braun to
second]; McRae flied out to center; LaCock flied out to center;
Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer popped to second; Bernhardt singled to left;
Plummer flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Hurdle
grounded out (first unassisted); Poquette flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first);
Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts doubled to left; Ruppert
Jones grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; White grounded out
(second to first) [Patek to third]; Braun singled to left [Patek
scored]; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Braun out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, Royals 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein flied out to right; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); Bernhardt singled to left; Plummer popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock lined to third; Otis grounded out (third to
first); Porter singled to right; Hurdle doubled to left [Porter
scored]; Poquette walked; Patek flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds was called out
on strikes; Paciorek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to right; Braun grounded out (second
to first); McRae popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts popped to third; Ruppert Jones popped to
third; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock popped to third in foul territory; Otis
doubled to left; Porter walked; Hurdle flied out to left;
Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernhardt
flied out to right; Plummer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek flied out to right; White singled to left;
Braun grounded out (second to first) [White to second]; McRae
singled to left [White scored]; HOUSE REPLACED MITCHELL
(PITCHING); LaCock singled to center [McRae to third]; ROMO
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 3.

MARINERS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 3B); WILSON
REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Cruz flied out to right; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Robertson singled to left; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
ROBERTSON; Paciorek struck out; Roberts popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Porter flied
out to center; Hurdle reached on an error by Meyer; Wilson
struck out; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones singled to right; Stein grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruppert Jones
out at second]; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 3.