Taking advantage of Minnesota errors, the Mariners defeated the Twins, 6-4, as Rick Honeycutt received credit for his fourth victory of the season, tops in the majors. The Mariners picked up a run in the second inning on a triple by Willie Horton and RBI double by Leon Roberts.

They added five in the fourth with three coming in when left fielder Ken Landreaux permitted Dan Meyer's bases-loaded drive to glance off his glove. Twins outfielder Bombo Rivera suffered a fractured kneecap when he crashed into a post while fielding Horton's triple and he will be sidelined for at least six weeks. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Monday, April     28, 1980 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    5  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   4  8  5


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Simpson cf            4   1   0   0     1   1   .319      Rivera rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
J. Anderson ss        5   1   1   1     0   0   .326        Powell rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .346
Meyer lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Landreaux lf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .288
Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .362      Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .222
Horton dh             4   2   2   0     1   1   .206      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .118
L. Roberts rf         5   0   2   1     0   0   .300        Cubbage ph,1b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Stein 2b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .310      Mackanin dh           2   1   0   0     1   0   .214
T. Cox 3b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .133        Adams ph,dh         0   0   0   1     0   0   .250
L. Cox c              2   0   0   1     1   0   .212      Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norwood cf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .250
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sofield ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .140
                                                          Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                          Butera c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .167
                                                            Wynegar ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Felton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   7   3     5   7             Totals               35   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  2,544
Left on Base: Mariners 9, Twins 8
DP: Mariners 1, Twins 0
Errors: J. Anderson 2, Powell 2, Landreaux, Felton, D. Jackson
Doubles: L. Roberts (2), Smalley (2), Norwood (1)
Triples: Horton (1)
Home Runs: Landreaux (2)
Caught Stealing: L. Roberts (1)
Sacrifice Hits: L. Cox (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Adams (1)
GIDP: Norwood (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(4-0)        6.1   7   4   4   3   3   1  30   3.24
Heaverlo SV(2)          2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.53
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   4   1  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Felton L(0-3)           3.2   3   5   1   4   2   0  19   5.94
Verhoeven               0     1   1   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
D. Jackson              5.1   3   0   0   1   5   0  21   0.82
Totals                  9     7   6   1   5   7   0  42

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill


MARINERS 1ST: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); J.
Anderson lined to left; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux
lined to right; Smalley doubled to left; R. Jackson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte flied out to center; Horton tripled to
right; Bombo Rivera fractured left knee cap on fence chasing
triple; POWELL REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING RF); L. Roberts
doubled to left [Horton scored]; Stein was walked intentionally;
T. Cox was called out on strikes; L. Cox walked [L. Roberts to
third, Stein to second]; Simpson grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
reached on an error by J. Anderson [Castino to first]; Norwood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Castino out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: J. Anderson lined to right; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera
walked; Powell struck out; Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Twins 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton walked; L. Roberts lined to center; Stein
singled to center [Horton to second]; T. Cox reached on an error
by Felton [Horton to third, Stein to second]; L. Cox out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Horton scored (unearned),
Stein to third, T. Cox to second]; Simpson walked; VERHOEVEN
REPLACED FELTON (PITCHING); J. Anderson singled to pitcher
[Stein scored (unearned), T. Cox to third, Simpson to second];
Meyer reached on an error by Landreaux [T. Cox scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Simpson scored (unearned) (no RBI), J. Anderson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Meyer to second]; D. JACKSON REPLACED
VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Bochte walked; Horton was called out on
strikes; 5 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson
singled to left; Mackanin reached on a fielder's choice [R.
Jackson to third (error by J. Anderson)]; Castino lined to
shortstop; Norwood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
6, Twins 0.

MARINERS 5TH: L. Roberts singled to left; Stein was called out
on strikes; L. Roberts was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); T. Cox reached on an error by D. Jackson [T. Cox to
first]; L. Cox grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Butera
grounded out (third to first); Powell singled to center;
Landreaux made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 6, Twins 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson made an out to second; J. Anderson reached
on an error by Powell [J. Anderson to third (error by Powell)];
Meyer made an out to shortstop; Bochte made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to
left; Mackanin walked; Castino singled to right [Mackanin to
third]; Norwood doubled to left [Mackanin scored, Castino to
third]; Wilfong struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Twins 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Roberts lined to center; Stein singled to center; T. Cox lined
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Butera singled to left; Powell flied out to center;
Landreaux homered [Butera scored]; Smalley walked; HEAVERLO
REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR R. JACKSON;
Cubbage singled to right [Smalley to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR
MACKANIN; Adams hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smalley scored];
Castino forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 4.

MARINERS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CUBBAGE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L. Cox flied out to right; Simpson was
called out on strikes; J. Anderson made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: SOFIELD BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Sofield was called out on
strikes; Wilfong flied out to center; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BUTERA;
Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 6, Twins 4.

MARINERS 9TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WYNEGAR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Meyer was called out on strikes;
Bochte struck out; Horton singled to center; L. Roberts lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Powell flied out to center; Landreaux grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smalley popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Twins 4.