Dan Meyer, Bruce Bochte and Ruppert Jones hit homers to account for the Mariners' first five runs in a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Jones started the Mariners' scoring with a solo shot in the second inning. Bochte's and Meyer's later blows each came with a man on base. Rick Honeycutt, with relief help from Enrique Romo, gained credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 4 0 Mariners 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 x - 6 6 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smalley ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .364 Baez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .273 Carew 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .417 Bochte lf 3 2 1 2 1 1 .545 Rivera rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Meyer 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .182 Adams ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Stanton dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 .200 Kusick dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .143 Ruppert Jones cf 2 1 1 2 2 1 .500 Ford cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .100 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Norwood lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Hale rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Borgmann c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynegar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 4 3 6 2 Totals 26 6 6 6 5 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 11,530 Left on Base: Twins 5, Mariners 3 DP: Twins 1, Mariners 2 Doubles: Adams (2) Home Runs: Ruppert Jones (2), Bochte (1), Meyer (1) Stolen Bases: Baez (1) Caught Stealing: Stinson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (1) Sacrifice Flies: Kusick (1) GIDP: Randall (1), Carew (1), Stein (1) Hit by Pitch: Stinson (1,by Thayer) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Redfern L(0-1) 5 4 4 4 1 2 2 19 7.20 Thayer 3 2 2 2 4 3 1 14 6.00 Totals 8 6 6 6 5 5 3 33 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(1-0) 7 3 3 3 4 0 0 27 3.86 Romo SV(2) 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 4 3 3 6 2 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Thayer (1) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro TWINS 1ST: Smalley walked; Carew singled to shortstop [Smalley to second]; Rivera singled to left [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smalley scored, Carew to third]; Ford grounded out (third to first) [Carew scored, Rivera to second]; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte lined to shortstop; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. TWINS 2ND: Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Borgmann walked; Randall grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones homered; Stein flied out to right; Hale made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1. TWINS 3RD: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Rivera popped to second; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson singled to left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Stinson to second]; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stinson to third]; Bochte homered [Stinson scored]; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. TWINS 4TH: Ford popped to catcher in foul territory; Norwood grounded out (third to first); Wolfe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones walked; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruppert Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. TWINS 5TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley singled to center; Carew forced Smalley (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 5TH: Hale made an out to shortstop; Stinson grounded out (second to first); Reynolds popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to right; Kusick flied out to left; Ford made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 6TH: Baez singled to center; THAYER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Baez stole second; Debut game for Greg Thayer; Bochte was called out on strikes; Meyer homered [Baez scored]; Stanton singled to right; Stanton was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Ruppert Jones struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 5. TWINS 7TH: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe lined to shortstop; Borgmann made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 5. MARINERS 7TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Stinson was hit by a pitch; Stinson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 5. TWINS 8TH: Randall walked; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Smalley walked [Randall to second]; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Randall to third, Smalley out at second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA; Adams doubled to left [Randall scored]; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Baez walked; Bochte walked [Baez to second]; Meyer forced Baez (pitcher to third) [Bochte to second]; Stanton walked [Bochte to third, Meyer to second]; Ruppert Jones walked [Bochte scored, Meyer to third, Stanton to second]; Stein lined to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6. TWINS 9TH: Ford walked; Norwood was called out on strikes; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage struck out; WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6.

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