Jim Palmer, who stayed behind in Florida for an extra week because of a sore shoulder, made his first start of the season for the Orioles and pitched a two-hitter to shut out the Brewers, 7-0. The Orioles handed Palmer a two-run lead in the second inning on a single by Lee May, double by Doug DeCinces, a balk by Jerry Augustine and sacrifice fly by Rick Dempsey before breaking the game open with five runs in the fifth. A double by Eddie Murray and single by Rich Dauer each accounted for two RBIs, while Augustine's second balk of the game sent another run across the plate. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 15, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Orioles 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 x - 7 11 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .346 Bumbry cf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .222 Johnson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .227 Money 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Roenicke lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Murray 1b 4 1 2 2 0 2 .320 Hisle lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .296 May dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Oglivie dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 DeCinces 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .292 Lezcano rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Lopez rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .273 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Dempsey c 2 0 0 1 1 1 .238 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .091 Etchebarren c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gantner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 2 0 1 7 Totals 33 7 11 5 4 9 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 7,527 Left on Base: Brewers 2, Orioles 7 DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Molitor Doubles: DeCinces (2), Murray (1) Caught Stealing: Lopez (1) Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (2) GIDP: Molitor (2), Roenicke (2) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine L(2-1) 4.1 9 7 7 4 2 0 25 6.87 Caldwell 2.2 2 0 0 0 6 0 10 3.00 Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 11 7 7 4 9 0 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(1-0) 9 2 0 0 1 7 0 29 0.00 Totals 9 2 0 0 1 7 0 29 Balks: Augustine 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman BREWERS 1ST: Molitor struck out; Money popped to catcher; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out (catcher to first); Belanger singled to left; Roenicke forced Belanger (shortstop to second); Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie flied out to center; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May singled to right; DeCinces doubled to center [May to third]; Augustine balked [May scored, DeCinces to third]; Lopez walked; Lopez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to center [DeCinces scored]; Dauer reached on an error by Molitor; Bumbry grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. BREWERS 3RD: Bando flied out to right; Thomas struck out; Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Roenicke grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Belanger out at second]; Murray singled to right; May flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. BREWERS 4TH: Molitor lined to right; Money grounded out (third to first); Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Lopez grounded out (pitcher to first); Dempsey walked; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. BREWERS 5TH: Hisle struck out; Oglivie struck out; Lezcano walked; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to center; On a bunt Belanger singled [Bumbry to second]; On a bunt Roenicke singled to catcher [Bumbry to third, Belanger to second]; Murray doubled to left [Bumbry scored, Belanger scored, Roenicke to third]; May grounded out (third to first); DeCinces was walked intentionally; Augustine balked [Roenicke scored, Murray to third, DeCinces to second]; Lopez was walked intentionally; CALDWELL REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Dempsey struck out; Dauer singled to left [Murray scored, DeCinces scored, Lopez to second]; Bumbry struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. BREWERS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Etchebarren singled; Molitor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Etchebarren out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Roenicke singled to right; Murray struck out; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. BREWERS 7TH: Money lined to shortstop; Cooper flied out to center; Hisle singled to right; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MOLITOR (PLAYING SS); DeCinces struck out; Lopez struck out; Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. BREWERS 8TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando grounded out (third to first); Thomas popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Dauer grounded out (third to first); Bumbry struck out; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7. BREWERS 9TH: GANTNER BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Gantner struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to first); Money grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

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