Bob Stinson drove in three runs in the opener and slugged a two-run homer in the nightcap to lead the Mariners to an 8-5 and 7-2 doubleheader sweep of the Twins. The first-game victory snapped a Mariner eight-game losing streak. In the opener, the Mariners got four runs in the first with Stinson's two-run single as the big hit of the inning. The Seattle catcher also drove home a fifth-inning run with the double.

In the nightcap, Stinson hit his homer after a walk to Craig Reynolds to spark a five-run outburst in the third inning. Jose Baez followed with a single and after three straight balls, Dan Meyer hit a bases-loaded single. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Mariners 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 8 10 1 Twins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 5 13 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .240 Cubbage 3b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .455 Meyer 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Smalley ss 5 0 2 2 0 1 .271 Bochte lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .292 Carew 1b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .438 Stanton dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .229 Wynegar c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .179 Milbourne pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .231 Ford cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Stein 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0 .163 Powell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .192 Hale rf 2 2 0 0 3 1 .161 Norwood lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Stinson c 4 1 3 3 1 0 .419 Randall 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .259 Chiles ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 10 8 6 2 Totals 37 5 13 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:57 Left on Base: Mariners 10, Twins 8 DP: Mariners 3, Twins 0 Errors: Stein, Norwood 2 Doubles: Stinson (2), Stanton (2), Carew (2) Home Runs: Carew (2) Stolen Bases: Cruz (2), Norwood (5) Caught Stealing: Reynolds (2) Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (1) Sacrifice Flies: Stein 2 (2), Reynolds (1), Carew (2) GIDP: Smalley (3), Norwood (1) Hit by Pitch: Stanton (1,by Erickson) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole W(1-2) 8.1 12 5 4 2 2 1 37 5.00 Rawley SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.40 Totals 9 13 5 4 2 2 1 40 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(2-1) 4.2 6 7 4 4 1 0 27 3.60 Redfern 4 4 1 1 1 1 0 16 6.52 Thayer 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.15 Totals 9 10 8 5 6 2 0 45 Hit by Pitch: Erickson (1) Balks: Erickson (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Bochte singled to center [Cruz scored]; Erickson balked [Bochte to second]; Stanton reached on an error by Norwood [Bochte to third, Stanton to second]; Ruppert Jones walked; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bochte scored (unearned), Stanton to third]; Hale walked [Ruppert Jones to second]; Stinson singled to right [Stanton scored (unearned), Ruppert Jones scored (unearned), Hale to third]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Cubbage singled to center; Smalley grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cubbage out at second]; Carew doubled to center; Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. MARINERS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer reached on an error by Norwood [Meyer to second]; Bochte lined to right; Stanton was hit by a pitch; Ruppert Jones lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (second to first); Ford singled to center; Powell singled to right [Ford to third]; Norwood grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to center; Hale walked; Stinson singled to center [Hale to third]; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hale scored]; Cruz lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (third to first); Cubbage singled to right; Smalley singled to right [Cubbage to third]; Carew lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Cubbage scored]; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 1. MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte was called out on strikes; Stanton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to left; Ford grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 1. MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stein flied out to right; Hale walked; Stinson doubled [Hale scored]; Reynolds singled to center [Stinson scored]; REDFERN REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Norwood reached on an error by Stein [Norwood to first]; Randall walked [Norwood to second]; Cubbage walked [Norwood to third, Randall to second]; Smalley forced Cubbage (first to shortstop) [Norwood scored (unearned), Randall to third]; Carew singled [Randall scored, Smalley to second]; Wynegar lined into a double play (second to first) [Carew out at first]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 3. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz walked; Meyer singled to right [Cruz to third]; Bochte flied out to left; Stanton flied out to center; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford grounded out (third to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 3. MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale was called out on strikes; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Norwood singled to left; Norwood stole second; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage flied out to right [Norwood to third]; Smalley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 3. MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds singled to right; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Meyer flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: Carew homered; Wynegar singled to right; Adams flied out to right; Ford forced Wynegar (shortstop to second); Powell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Twins 4. MARINERS 9TH: Stanton doubled to right; MILBOURNE RAN FOR STANTON; Ruppert Jones singled [Milbourne to third]; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Milbourne scored, Ruppert Jones to second]; Hale grounded out (pitcher to first); THAYER REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Stinson walked; Reynolds lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 8, Twins 4. TWINS 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Norwood flied out to right; CHILES BATTED FOR RANDALL; Chiles singled; Cubbage singled to right [Chiles to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Smalley singled to center [Chiles scored, Cubbage to second]; Carew lined to left; Wynegar flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 8, Twins 5.

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