The Mariners outlasted the Twins, 6-5, as Jerry Don Gleaton received credit for his second victory of the season. The Mariners scored four times in the third inning on an RBI single by Joe Simpson, RBI double by Richie Zisk and run-scoring singles by Jeff Burroughs and Brad Gulden.

The Mariners added two more in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Simpson and RBI single by Zisk. Reliever Bryan Clark picked up his first save of the season, coming on in the ninth with two runners on base and striking out Rob Wilfong to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 15, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 7 2 Mariners 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 x - 6 11 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Powell ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 Simpson cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .467 Butera c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bochte 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .174 R. Jackson 1b 3 1 0 1 1 0 .231 Zisk dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 .391 Castino 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Burroughs rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 .455 Smalley ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .190 Henderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mackanin dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gulden c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .429 Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 Hatcher cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Engle rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Auerbach ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 Goodwin ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Gleaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .130 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith c 2 1 1 1 0 1 .188 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sofield ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 7 5 1 6 Totals 33 6 11 6 3 3 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 6,203 Left on Base: Twins 3, Mariners 7 DP: Twins 1, Mariners 0 Errors: Castino, O'Connor Doubles: Engle (1), Gulden 2 (2), Zisk (1), Auerbach (2), Simpson (2) Home Runs: Smalley (2), Smith (1) Stolen Bases: Paciorek (3), Cruz (6) GIDP: Henderson (1) Hit by Pitch: Zisk (1,by Cooper) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo L(0-1) 3.2 8 6 5 1 2 0 20 7.50 Cooper 4 3 0 0 2 1 0 17 0.00 O'Connor 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 Totals 8 11 6 5 3 3 0 37 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gleaton W(2-0) 7 4 5 5 1 3 2 26 3.29 Parrott 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 5.40 Clark SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 7 5 5 1 6 2 35 Hit by Pitch: Cooper (1) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans TWINS 1ST: Ward lined to right; R. Jackson walked; Castino flied out to center; Smalley homered [R. Jackson scored]; Mackanin grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Simpson flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. TWINS 2ND: Hatcher grounded out (second to first); Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to center; Gulden doubled to right [Burroughs to third]; Paciorek struck out; Randle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. TWINS 3RD: Smith struck out; Ward flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Auerbach reached on an error by Castino [Auerbach to second]; Cruz flied out to right; Simpson singled to left [Auerbach scored (unearned)]; Bochte walked [Simpson to second]; Zisk doubled to right [Simpson scored, Bochte to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Bochte scored, Zisk to third]; Gulden singled to center [Zisk scored, Burroughs out at third (center to third)]; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 4. TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Smalley popped to first in foul territory; Mackanin lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 4. MARINERS 4TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach doubled to left; Cruz flied out to center; Simpson doubled to right [Auerbach scored]; COOPER REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Bochte walked; Zisk singled to right [Simpson scored, Bochte to second]; Burroughs struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 6. TWINS 5TH: HENDERSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Hatcher lined to right; Engle flied out to right; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 6. MARINERS 5TH: Gulden flied out to left; Paciorek singled to shortstop; Paciorek stole second; Randle flied out to left; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 6. TWINS 6TH: Smith homered; Ward flied out to right; R. Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6. TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to left; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6. MARINERS 7TH: Zisk was hit by a pitch; Henderson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; Gulden doubled to center; Paciorek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6. TWINS 8TH: Engle doubled to left; Wilfong singled to center [Engle to third]; SOFIELD BATTED FOR SMITH; PARROTT REPLACED GLEATON (PITCHING); Sofield was called out on strikes; POWELL BATTED FOR WARD; Powell singled to center [Engle scored, Wilfong to third]; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first) [Wilfong scored, Powell to second]; Castino struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 6. MARINERS 8TH: BUTERA REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING C ); SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Randle grounded out (catcher to first); Auerbach flied out to left; Cruz walked; O'CONNOR REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Cruz stole second; Cruz was picked off second but was safe on an error by O'Connor [Cruz to third]; Cruz was out trying to advance to home (right to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 6. TWINS 9TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Adams flied out to right; Hatcher singled to third; GOODWIN BATTED FOR ENGLE; Goodwin singled to left [Hatcher to second]; CLARK REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 6.

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