After opening up an early 5-1 lead, the Mariners held on to post a 5-4 triumph over the Angels. The Mariners got four of their runs in the third inning. Consecutive singles by Larry Milbourne, Julio Cruz, Bruce Bochte and Leon Roberts accounted for two tallies and another pair crossed the plate on Ruppert Jones' single following a wild pitch and intentional walk. Leroy Stanton drilled a homer to lead off the Mariners' second.

Angel manager Dave Garcia protested the game in the sixth inning when Lyman Bostock was held to first base by plate umpire Joe Brinkman on a single down the right field line that was touched by a ball boy. One out later, Don Baylor smashed a homer to cut the Mariners' lead to 5-3. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4

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

Mariners 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Angels 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 9 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .222 R. Miller rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .196 Bochte lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .326 Rudi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Roberts rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .323 Rettenmund pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hale rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Grich 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Stanton dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .221 Bostock cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .138 Stein 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .205 Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .405 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .211 Baylor dh 5 1 2 3 0 2 .302 Meyer 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .177 Landreaux lf,rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Pasley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Downing c 3 1 2 0 1 1 .280 Stinson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Milbourne ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Mulliniks ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .160 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 5 4 5 Totals 34 4 9 4 6 8 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 11,868 Left on Base: Mariners 5, Angels 10 DP: Mariners 1, Angels 1 Doubles: Meyer (4), Bostock (3), Downing (1), Baylor (4) Home Runs: Stanton (1), Baylor (6) Sacrifice Hits: Lansford (1) GIDP: Pasley (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole W(2-3) 5.1 6 3 3 4 5 1 25 5.14 Burke 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 4.10 Rawley SV(3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 3.71 Totals 9 9 4 4 6 8 1 41 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett L(1-1) 8 8 5 5 4 5 1 34 2.65 Hartzell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.94 Totals 9 8 5 5 4 5 1 37 Wild Pitches: Brett (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich lined into a double play (first unassisted) [R. Miller out at first]; Bostock doubled to center; Jackson singled to third [Bostock to third]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Angels 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton homered; Stein grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing doubled to center; Lansford struck out; Mulliniks walked; R. Miller singled to left [Downing scored, Mulliniks to second]; Grich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 1. MARINERS 3RD: Pasley was called out on strikes; Milbourne singled to left; Cruz singled to center [Milbourne to second]; Bochte singled to left [Milbourne scored, Cruz to second]; Roberts singled to left [Cruz scored, Bochte to second]; Brett threw a wild pitch [Bochte to third, Roberts to second]; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first); Stein was walked intentionally; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Bochte scored, Roberts scored, Stein to second]; Meyer flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 3RD: Bostock flied out to left; Jackson flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. MARINERS 4TH: Pasley popped to first; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Landreaux flied out to left; Downing struck out; Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. MARINERS 5TH: Bochte lined to pitcher; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton walked; Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Mulliniks flied out to center; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Meyer walked; Pasley grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock singled to right; Angel manager Dave Garcia objected to ruling by HP umpire Joe Brinkman, who placed Lyman Bostock at 1B after the ball was touched by ball boy; Jackson flied out to left; Baylor homered [Bostock scored]; Landreaux walked; BURKE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Downing walked (walk was charged to Pole) [Landreaux to second]; Lansford flied out to right; Mulliniks singled to shortstop [Landreaux to third, Downing to second]; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 3. MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: Grich grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); Jackson walked; Baylor doubled to center [Jackson scored]; Landreaux flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 4. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Stanton flied out to center; Stein singled to center; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 8TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); Downing singled to shortstop; Lansford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); Mulliniks struck out; RUDI BATTED FOR R. MILLER; Rudi walked; RETTENMUND RAN FOR RUDI; Grich forced Rettenmund (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 4. MARINERS 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LANDREAUX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Meyer doubled to right; HARTZELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); STINSON BATTED FOR PASLEY; Stinson flied out to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher) [Meyer to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 9TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); REYNOLDS REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson was called out on strikes; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 4.

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