Following the previous night's 4-1 victory over the Royals, the Rangers won two consecutive games for the first time this season when Doyle Alexander blanked the Indians, 3-0, on a six-hitter. The Rangers got two runs in the third inning when Juan Beniquez reached base on an infield hit and Mike Hargrove powered a drive into the right field seats. Richie Zisk socked a round-tripper to open the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Rangers 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .323 Hargrove 1b 2 1 1 2 1 0 .208 Grubb lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Lowenstein dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .417 Oliver lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Zisk rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Wills 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Speed pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Pruitt c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .213 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .075 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 2 3 Totals 27 3 5 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 9,915 Left on Base: Indians 8, Rangers 2 DP: Indians 2, Rangers 0 Doubles: Bell (6), Horton (3) Home Runs: Hargrove (3), Zisk (6) Stolen Bases: Wills 2 (5) GIDP: Lowenstein (2) Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (1,by Wise) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(1-3) 8 5 3 3 1 4 2 29 2.86 Totals 8 5 3 3 1 4 2 29 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(1-1) 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 35 3.46 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Wise (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher to first) [Dade to second]; Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Lowenstein flied out to center; Oliver lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Hargrove out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Blanks flied out to left; Horton grounded out (second to first); Pruitt singled to left; Manning singled to left [Pruitt to second]; Kuiper forced Manning (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Harrah was called out on strikes; Wills singled to left; Wills stole second; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. INDIANS 3RD: Dade flied out to right; Grubb was called out on strikes; Bell singled to center; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez singled to third; Campaneris flied out to center; Hargrove homered [Beniquez scored]; Lowenstein flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2. INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk homered; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Wills singled to first; Wills stole second; Sundberg lined to shortstop; Beniquez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper flied out to left; Dade lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Lowenstein grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. INDIANS 6TH: Grubb popped to second; Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton singled to left; Blanks walked [Thornton to second]; Horton forced Blanks (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver flied out to right; Zisk flied out to center; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt flied out to left; Manning popped to shortstop; Kuiper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Wills struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. INDIANS 8TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Grubb lined to left; Bell doubled to right; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Campaneris was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Lowenstein popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3. INDIANS 9TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton doubled to left; SPEED RAN FOR HORTON; Pruitt flied out to left; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

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