Paul Splittorff, who pitched seven innings, gained his fourth straight victory this year and 11th in a row over two seasons when the Royals defeated the Orioles, 5-3. Al Hrabosky, in relief of Splittorff, picked up his fourth save.

The Orioles collected only four hits off Splittorff, but they included homers by Carlos Lopez and Lee May. Hal McRae and Al Cowens rapped round-trippers for the Royals, while John Wathan hit two doubles, driving in one run and scoring another. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 9 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Zdeb lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Bumbry cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Poquette ph,lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 McRae dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Brett 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Cowens rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 May dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .320 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .265 Lopez rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Wathan 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .333 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Porter c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .395 Dauer 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .100 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .129 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 2 3 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 7,277 Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 5 DP: Royals 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Bumbry, Stanhouse Doubles: Wathan 2 (2), Brett (3), Dauer (1) Home Runs: McRae (4), Cowens (1), Lopez (1), May (3) Caught Stealing: White (2) Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (2) GIDP: Lopez (2) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (1,by Briles), Roenicke (1,by Splittorff) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(4-0) 7 4 2 2 0 0 2 25 1.44 Hrabosky SV(4) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 10 1.69 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 1 2 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(1-3) 7.2 8 4 4 0 3 2 30 4.68 Briles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.77 T. Martinez 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.04 Stanhouse 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 4 2 3 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (1), Briles (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to center; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Roenicke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to left; May flied out to right; Lopez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 3RD: Porter flied out to right; Patek singled to left; White flied out to right; Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces grounded out (catcher to first); Dempsey flied out to center; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; Brett struck out; Cowens struck out; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke was hit by a pitch; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan doubled to left; Porter singled [Wathan scored, Porter to third (error by Bumbry)]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White reached on a fielder's choice [Porter out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: May lined to third; Lopez homered; DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey singled to right; Dauer lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1. ROYALS 6TH: Zdeb grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens homered; Otis singled to center; Wathan doubled to left [Otis scored]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Wathan to third]; Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan out at home (pitcher to third)]; White flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to right; May homered; Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2. ROYALS 8TH: Zdeb grounded out (third to first); McRae made an out to catcher; Brett doubled to left; BRILES REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Cowens was hit by a pitch; Otis walked [Brett to third, Cowens to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HRABOSKY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dempsey walked; Dauer doubled to left [Dempsey scored]; Bumbry walked; Belanger reached on a fielder's choice [Dauer out at third (third to shortstop), Bumbry to second]; Roenicke flied out to center; Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3. ROYALS 9TH: Porter singled to right; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Porter to second (error by Stanhouse)]; White walked [Porter to third, Patek to second]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Poquette hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored (unearned), Patek to third]; McRae flied out to right; Brett flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 9TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May flied out to center; Lopez singled to center; DeCinces struck out; Dempsey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3.

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