Gary Alexander drilled a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the A's a 3-1 decision over the Mariners and extend the club winning streak to four games. Steve Staggs walked before Alexander unloaded deep into the left field stands for his third game-winning hit of the season. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 13, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 7 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Baez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Dilone lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Braun dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Edwards 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Bochte lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 North ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .182 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 Staggs 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Meyer 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .129 Guerrero ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .417 Hale rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Alexander dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .263 Stein 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .161 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Stinson c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .364 Essian c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .167 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Gross 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .217 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Burke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .080 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 5 1 3 6 Totals 27 3 7 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 2,034 Left on Base: Mariners 5, A's 3 DP: Mariners 4, A's 2 Errors: Gross Doubles: North (1) Home Runs: Alexander (2) Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (2), Braun (1), Edwards (1) Caught Stealing: Bochte (1), Gross (1) Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (1) Sacrifice Flies: Meyer (1) GIDP: Reynolds (2), Armas (1), Alexander (3) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell 5.1 6 1 1 2 4 0 21 5.00 Burke L(0-1) 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 10 4.66 Totals 8.1 7 3 3 3 4 1 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough 8 5 1 1 3 6 0 30 1.93 Lacey W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.80 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 6 0 33 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips MARINERS 1ST: Baez flied out to center; Braun grounded out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards singled; Edwards stole second; Guerrero flied out to right; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones singled; Ruppert Jones stole second; Meyer made an out to third; Hale struck out; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to left; Essian walked; Gross singled [Essian to third]; Armas struck out while Gross was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson singled; Reynolds grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; Baez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 4TH: Braun flied out to center; Bochte singled; Ruppert Jones struck out while Bochte was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero singled; Alexander lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Guerrero out at second]; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale flied out to right; Stein walked; Stinson walked [Stein to second]; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian struck out; Gross singled; Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 6TH: Baez singled; Braun singled [Baez to third (error by Gross), Braun to second]; Bochte struck out; Ruppert Jones was walked intentionally; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Baez scored]; Braun stole third; Hale struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson walked; Dilone struck out; NORTH BATTED FOR EDWARDS; North doubled [Thomasson scored]; Guerrero singled [North to third]; BURKE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Alexander grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. MARINERS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Stein flied out to center; Stinson struck out; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. MARINERS 8TH: Baez flied out to right; Braun made an out to third; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas flied out to center; Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. MARINERS 9TH: LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Meyer flied out to left; Hale grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Staggs walked; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Staggs to second]; Alexander homered [Staggs scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 3.

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