Seattle Mariners 5, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 2) Game Played on Friday, May 25, 1979 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium Mariners 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 1 Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Sample lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 R. Jones cf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .259 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Bochte 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .338 Oliver cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .302 Horton dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .304 Zisk rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .243 Meyer 3b 3 1 3 1 1 0 .284 J. Ellis 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .309 Roberts rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .290 Gray dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Paciorek lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .327 Wills 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Simpson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Norman ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Stinson c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .235 Chalk ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Mendoza ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Roberts c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 5 4 3 Totals 34 3 8 2 0 1 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 26,765 Left on Base: Mariners 8, Rangers 4 DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Cruz, Wills, Roberts Doubles: R. Jones (7), Sample (8) Home Runs: Roberts (6), Zisk (4) Stolen Bases: R. Jones (13), Meyer (5) Caught Stealing: Cruz (7), Sample (4) Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (5) GIDP: Gray (2) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(2-5) 9 8 3 2 0 1 1 34 5.80 Totals 9 8 3 2 0 1 1 34 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis L(1-3) 7 8 4 3 2 0 1 30 5.58 Kern 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 1.24 Lyle 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6 4.71 Totals 9 10 5 4 4 3 1 40 Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (2), D. Ellis (2) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to second; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); R. Jones doubled to left; Bochte flied out to center [R. Jones to third]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Sample doubled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Sample to third]; Honeycutt threw a wild pitch [Sample scored]; Oliver reached on an error by Cruz; Zisk singled to left [Oliver to second]; J. Ellis singled to center [Oliver scored (unearned), Zisk to second]; Gray grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [J. Ellis out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer singled to center; Roberts homered [Meyer scored]; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Stinson grounded out (third to first); Mendoza singled to right; Cruz forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 2. MARINERS 3RD: R. Jones singled to right; Bochte forced R. Jones (second to shortstop); Horton reached on a fielder's choice [Bochte to second (error by Wills; assist by Bell)]; Meyer singled [Bochte scored (unearned), Horton to third]; Roberts lined into a double play (third to first) [Meyer out at first]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Sample flied out to right; Bell grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to second; Zisk singled to right [Oliver to third]; J. Ellis forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2. MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (second to first); Mendoza flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Gray flied out to right; Wills flied out to center; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rangers 2. MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones walked; R. Jones stole second [R. Jones to third (error by Roberts)]; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Horton singled to center [R. Jones scored]; D. Ellis threw a wild pitch [Horton to second]; Meyer was walked intentionally; Roberts forced Meyer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Roberts singled to left; Sample forced Roberts (catcher to shortstop); Sample was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson flied out to left; Mendoza flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (third to first); J. Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones grounded out (second to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Gray singled to center; Wills forced Gray (shortstop to second); CHALK BATTED FOR NORMAN; Chalk flied out to right; Roberts forced Wills (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. MARINERS 8TH: CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KERN REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Horton was called out on strikes; Meyer singled to right; Meyer stole second; Roberts struck out; Paciorek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Sample flied out to right; Bell grounded out (third to first); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rangers 2. MARINERS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Stinson walked; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stinson to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones walked; Bochte singled to center [Stinson scored, R. Jones to second]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Zisk homered; J. Ellis grounded out (third to first); Gray struck out; Wills made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Rangers 3.

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