Three pitchers combined for a shutout and Gary Alexander provided the winning hit for the second straight game as the A's topped the Mariners, 2-0. Pete Broberg, making his first major league start since 1976, gave up just four hits and struck out nine to gain credit for the victory. Alexander's homer in the first inning came with two outs after Miguel Dilone singled and stole second. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 A's 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 4 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .111 Dilone lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .316 Bochte lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .160 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stanton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Staggs 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .286 Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Hale rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .167 Alexander dh 3 1 1 2 0 1 .273 Stein 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .120 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .059 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Armas cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .091 Milbourne ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 5 0 2 11 Totals 27 2 4 2 2 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 1,890 Left on Base: Mariners 8, A's 4 DP: Mariners 0, A's 0 Errors: Guerrero Doubles: Revering (2) Home Runs: Alexander (1) Stolen Bases: Dilone (4) Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(0-2) 8 4 2 2 2 2 1 30 5.59 Totals 8 4 2 2 2 2 1 30 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(1-0) 7.1 4 0 0 2 9 0 29 0.00 Lacey 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Sosa SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 11 0 35 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte struck out; Meyer singled; Stanton singled [Meyer to second]; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled; Dilone stole second; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson made an out to second; Alexander homered [Dilone scored]; Revering flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 2ND: Hale struck out; Stein singled; Stinson flied out to center; Reynolds forced Stein (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian flied out to left; Gross walked; Guerrero popped to first; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte flied out to left; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone struck out; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; Hale walked; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alexander struck out; Revering doubled; Essian grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Guerrero forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to right; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Cruz singled; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 6TH: Meyer popped to first; Stanton popped to first; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Alexander flied out to center; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 7TH: Hale struck out; Stein struck out; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (third to first); Guerrero lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Braun struck out; Cruz walked; Bochte reached on an error by Guerrero [Cruz to second]; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Meyer popped to first; Stanton made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Armas singled; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Armas to second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 9TH: STAGGS REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 2B); Ruppert Jones struck out; Hale grounded out (second to first); Stein singled; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR STINSON; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2.

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