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.