Driving in five runs with a homer, double, single and sacrifice fly, Jim Maler paced the Mariners to an 11-7 season-opening triumph over the Twins as 52,279 -- the largest crowd ever to watch a Minnesota baseball game -- turned out for the first regular-season contest in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

The Mariners broke a 4-4- tie in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte and took a 6-4 margin in the sixth on Maler's sacrifice fly. Twins rookie third baseman Gary Gaetti had a pair of homers, a triple and a single and drove across four runs. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 11, Minnesota Twins 7

Game Played on Tuesday, April 6, 1982 (Night game) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Mariners 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 - 11 14 0 Twins 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 - 7 11 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG J. Cruz 2b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .400 Eisenreich cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Castillo 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .250 Vega ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bochte lf 3 1 0 1 1 1 .000 Mitchell cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zisk dh 5 2 2 0 0 0 .400 Ward dh 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Cowens rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .400 Engle rf 3 3 2 1 1 0 .667 Simpson cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .500 Smalley ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Maler 1b 4 2 3 5 0 0 .750 Hrbek 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .500 Essian c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Gaetti 3b 4 2 4 4 0 0 1.000 T. Cruz ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hatcher lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 11 14 11 3 4 Totals 36 7 11 7 2 11 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 52,279 Left on Base: Mariners 6, Twins 4 DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1 Errors: Engle, Wilfong Doubles: Castillo (1), Cowens (1), Maler (1), Simpson (1), Smalley (1) Triples: Gaetti (1) Home Runs: Maler (1), Cowens (1), Engle (1), Gaetti 2 (2) Stolen Bases: J. Cruz (1) Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (1), Maler (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister W(1-0) 7.2 10 7 7 1 10 3 32 8.22 Stanton SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 11 3 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern L(0-1) 5 6 5 5 1 2 1 21 9.00 Castillo 2 6 5 4 2 0 0 14 18.00 Arroyo 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 9 4.50 Totals 9 14 11 10 3 4 2 44 Passed Balls: Wynegar (1) Wild Pitches: Redfern (1), Arroyo (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser MARINERS 1ST: J. Cruz struck out; Castillo flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Eisenreich grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Jim Eisenreich; Ward flied out to center; Engle homered; Smalley was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 1. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk lined to center; Cowens made an out to shortstop; Simpson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Hrbek struck out; Gaetti tripled to center [Gaetti out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Wynegar struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 1. MARINERS 3RD: Maler singled; Essian singled [Maler to second]; T. Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Maler to third, Essian to second]; J. Cruz singled [Maler scored, Essian scored]; Castillo doubled to right [J. Cruz scored]; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Castillo to third]; Bochte made an out to second; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to left; Hatcher singled; Eisenreich struck out; Ward forced Hatcher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 1. MARINERS 4TH: Cowens lined to third; Simpson was called out on strikes; Maler homered; Essian flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Engle singled; Smalley popped to third in foul territory; Hrbek singled [Engle to second]; Gaetti homered [Engle scored, Hrbek scored]; Wynegar struck out; Wilfong struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 4. MARINERS 5TH: T. Cruz flied out to center; J. Cruz singled; J. Cruz stole second; Castillo walked; Redfern threw a wild pitch [J. Cruz to third, Castillo to second]; Bochte sacrifice flied into a double play (right to third) [J. Cruz scored, Castillo out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Hatcher singled to right [Hatcher out at second (right to shortstop)]; Eisenreich grounded out (pitcher to first); Ward struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 4. MARINERS 6TH: CASTILLO REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Zisk singled to right; Cowens flied out to center; Simpson singled to right [Zisk to third (error by Engle)]; Maler hit a sacrifice fly to left [Zisk scored (unearned)]; Essian singled [Simpson to second]; T. Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 6, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Engle flied out to center; Smalley was called out on strikes; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Twins 4. MARINERS 7TH: J. Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Castillo flied out to left; Bochte walked; Zisk singled [Bochte to second]; Cowens doubled to right [Bochte scored, Zisk to third]; Simpson was walked intentionally; Maler doubled to center [Zisk scored, Cowens scored, Simpson scored]; Essian lined to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 10, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Gaetti homered; Wynegar popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilfong was called out on strikes; Hatcher flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 10, Twins 5. MARINERS 8TH: ARROYO REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); T. Cruz struck out; J. Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Castillo reached on an error by Wilfong; Arroyo threw a wild pitch [Castillo to second]; Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 10, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: VEGA BATTED FOR EISENREICH; Vega struck out; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Engle walked; Smalley doubled to left [Engle to third]; Hrbek singled to right [Engle scored, Smalley scored]; STANTON REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Gaetti singled to left [Hrbek to second]; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 10, Twins 7. MARINERS 9TH: MITCHELL REPLACED VEGA (PLAYING CF); Zisk grounded out (second to first); Cowens homered; Simpson doubled; Maler grounded out (shortstop to first) [Simpson to third]; Essian grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 11, Twins 7. TWINS 9TH: Wilfong lined to center; Hatcher walked; Mitchell flied out to center; Ward was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 11, Twins 7.

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