A four-run uprising in the sixth inning carried the Mariners to a 5-3 upending of the Red Sox. The Mariners trailed, 3-0, when Bill Plummer and Julio Cruz opened the sixth with walks. Both advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones. Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at KingdomeRed Sox 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 x - 5 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Cruz 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .242 Remy 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .274 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Rice lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .323 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .241 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Roberts rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .296 Bochte dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Hancock dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Milbourne pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Meyer 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .223 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240 Stanton lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .188 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Hale pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Plummer c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 6 3 1 8 Totals 30 5 7 5 6 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 22,718 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Mariners 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Mariners 0 Doubles: Lynn (25), Bochte (23) Home Runs: Rice (31) Hit by Pitch: Rice (4,by McLaughlin) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(15-7) 5.2 4 4 4 4 3 0 25 3.92 Stanley 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 11 2.73 Totals 8 7 5 5 6 3 0 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin W(2-4) 7 6 3 3 1 5 1 30 4.91 Romo SV(10) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 3.06 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 8 1 36 Passed Balls: Plummer (1) Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (4) Balks: McLaughlin (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Larry McCoy RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy walked; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Fisk struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Lynn struck out; Hancock lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center; Hobson flied out to right; McLaughlin balked [Scott to second]; Burleson lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte singled to center; Meyer flied out to right; Stanton forced Bochte (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to right; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Remy to second]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn doubled to right [Remy scored]; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stein struck out; Plummer flied out to right; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Scott struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to right; Remy flied out to left; Rice struck out; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Bochte lined to first; Meyer was called out on strikes; Stanton walked; Stein forced Stanton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Hancock lined to left; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Plummer walked; Cruz walked [Plummer to second]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Plummer to third, Cruz to second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Plummer scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Ruppert Jones to third, Roberts to second]; Meyer was walked intentionally; Stanton singled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored, Meyer to second]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Stein grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson lined to center; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 7TH: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones forced Reynolds (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Rice was hit by a pitch [Remy to second]; ROMO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Fisk made an out to shortstop; Lynn struck out; Hancock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Bochte doubled to right; MILBOURNE RAN FOR BOCHTE; Meyer was walked intentionally; Stanton forced Meyer (shortstop to second) [Milbourne to third]; HALE RAN FOR STANTON; Stein singled [Milbourne scored, Hale to second]; Plummer singled to left [Hale out at home (left to catcher), Stein to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 5. RED SOX 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 5. |
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