Craig Reynolds and Bruce Bochte each had three hits and drove in all their team's runs as the Mariners won their season opener over the Twins, 3-2, before a crowd of 45,235. Bochte, a free agent signed in the offseason, doubled home a tally in the first inning and Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the second stanza. Glenn Abbott and Enrique Romo combined on the mound for the triumph. The Twins' scores were produced on singles by Rob Wilfong and Mike Cubbage. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 5, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 2 Mariners 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Baez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bochte lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Meyer 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Stanton dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 .333 Rivera pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 xRuppert Jones cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .000 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ford cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Hale rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cubbage 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Stinson c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Norwood lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Reynolds ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 .750 Wilfong 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .667 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 2 Totals 32 3 9 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 45,235 Left on Base: Twins 5, Mariners 10 DP: Twins 0, Mariners 1 Errors: Wynegar, Wilfong Doubles: Wilfong 2 (2), Norwood (1), Adams (1), Bochte (1) Home Runs: Reynolds (1) Stolen Bases: Norwood (1), Ruppert Jones (1) Sacrifice Hits: Baez (1), Meyer (1) GIDP: Adams (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(0-1) 8 9 3 3 2 6 1 37 3.38 Totals 8 9 3 3 2 6 1 37 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott W(1-0) 6.1 5 2 2 2 2 0 24 2.84 Romo SV(1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 34 Wild Pitches: Goltz (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Hosken Powell; Smalley grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Baez struck out; Bochte doubled to left; Meyer flied out to left; Stanton singled to center [Bochte scored]; Ruppert Jones reached on catcher's interference by Wynegar [Stanton to second]; Stein flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1. TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynegar walked; Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 2ND: Hale lined to center; Stinson walked; Reynolds homered [Stinson scored]; Baez was called out on strikes; Bochte singled to left; Meyer singled to center [Bochte to second]; Stanton walked [Bochte to third, Meyer to second]; Ruppert Jones struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3. TWINS 3RD: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong doubled to left; Powell flied out to right; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3. MARINERS 3RD: Stein made an out to second; Hale grounded out (second to first); Stinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3. TWINS 4TH: Carew struck out; Adams made an out to shortstop; Wynegar lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds singled to pitcher; Baez out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Reynolds to second]; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted) [Reynolds to third]; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3. TWINS 5TH: Ford flied out to left; Cubbage flied out to right; Norwood doubled to left; Wilfong doubled to right [Norwood scored]; Powell singled to second [Wilfong out at home (second to first to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3. MARINERS 5TH: Stanton flied out to right; Ruppert Jones singled to center; Stein popped to first in foul territory; Ruppert Jones stole second; Hale was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3. TWINS 6TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled to center; Adams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3. MARINERS 6TH: Stinson struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3. TWINS 7TH: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Ford walked; ROMO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Cubbage singled to left [Ford scored]; Norwood forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); Norwood stole second; Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 7TH: Bochte singled to center; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bochte to second]; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. TWINS 8TH: Powell made an out to shortstop; Smalley flied out to center; Carew flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Stinson reached on an error by Wilfong; Reynolds singled to center [Stinson to second]; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third, Reynolds to second]; Baez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. TWINS 9TH: Adams doubled to left; RIVERA RAN FOR ADAMS; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivera to third]; Ford flied out to center; Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3.

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