Al Cowens knocked in three runs with a pair of triples as the Royals beat the winless Orioles, 4-2. The first three-bagger came in the third inning and snapped a 1-1 tie, driving in Hal McRae, who had walked, and George Brett, who had singled to plate Willie Wilson with the Royals' initial run. Cowens tried to stretch his hit into a homer but was thrown out at the plate.

The second triple followed a triple by McRae in the eighth. Al Hrabosky, who relieved starter and winner Paul Splittorff in the ninth, earned his first A.L. save. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Monday, April 10, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Royals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 9 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 McRae dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 .250 Roenicke lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Brett 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Cowens rf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .455 May dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Porter c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .364 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Lopez rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .375 Hurdle 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .182 Dempsey c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 White 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 3 2 Totals 30 4 9 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 38,194 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Royals 5 DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1 Errors: Briles Doubles: Lopez (1), May (1), Porter (2) Triples: Hurdle (1), Cowens 2 (3), McRae (1) Stolen Bases: Brett (1), Wilson (3) Caught Stealing: Hurdle (1), Wilson (1), White (1) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (1) GIDP: Belanger (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles L(0-1) 6 6 3 3 2 2 0 24 4.50 Stoddard 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 5.40 Totals 8 9 4 4 3 3 0 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(1-0) 8.1 7 2 2 3 1 0 34 2.16 Hrabosky SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 2 0 36 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied out to right; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett reached on an error by Briles; Brett stole second; Cowens made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter struck out; Otis popped to second in foul territory; Hurdle tripled to right; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez doubled to left; Dempsey singled to left [Lopez scored]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry grounded out (catcher to first); Dauer walked; Roenicke forced Dauer (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White walked; Wilson forced White (first to shortstop); Wilson stole second; McRae walked; Brett singled [Wilson scored, McRae to third]; Cowens tripled to right [McRae scored, Brett scored, Cowens out at home (right to second to catcher)]; Porter flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled to left; May forced Murray (pitcher to second); DeCinces made an out to third; Lopez forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Otis lined to left; Hurdle singled to center; Hurdle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry walked; Dauer forced Bumbry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: White made an out to shortstop; Wilson singled to center; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray grounded out (third to first); May singled to left; DeCinces lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to center; Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); Porter doubled to right; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Lopez singled to left; Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lopez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: STODDARD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek struck out; White singled; White was caught stealing second (pitcher to catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry walked; Dauer flied out to right; Roenicke flied out to center; Murray popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae tripled to right; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens tripled to left [McRae scored]; Porter was walked intentionally; Otis forced Porter (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 4. ORIOLES 9TH: May doubled to right; DeCinces flied out to left [May to third]; Lopez singled to left [May scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dempsey struck out; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 4.

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