Exploding in the eighth inning, the Orioles scored five runs on a homer by Al Bumbry and grand slam by Eddie Murray to end their five-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the White Sox. After Bumbry's homer, White Sox starter Steve Stone walked Larry Harlow with two out before giving way on the mound to Pablo Torrealba.

Carlos Lopez was safe on an error by Greg Pryor. Lerrin LaGrow replaced Torrealba and passed Lee May to load the bases, setting the stage for Murray's jackpot wallop. Ron Blomberg hit a two-run, pinch-homer for the White Sox in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 - 6 5 1 White Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .227 Garr lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Smith 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Moore ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Harlow cf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .333 Molinaro dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 Singleton rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .324 Nordhagen ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Lopez ph,rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Orta ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 May dh 3 1 0 0 2 2 .292 Bonds rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .283 Murray 1b 3 1 1 4 1 1 .246 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .274 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .245 Soderholm 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Kessinger 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Cruz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Garcia ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Nahorodny c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .308 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blomberg ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .226 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 5 5 8 9 Totals 37 4 12 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 25,395 Left on Base: Orioles 8, White Sox 8 DP: Orioles 2, White Sox 0 Errors: DeCinces, Pryor 2 Doubles: Bumbry (2), Lamar Johnson (5) Home Runs: Bumbry (1), Murray (3), Blomberg (3) Caught Stealing: Bumbry (3) GIDP: Molinaro (1), Lemon (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(2-1) 8.1 11 4 4 2 2 1 36 5.97 T. Martinez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 Stanhouse SV(4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 12 4 4 2 3 1 39 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 7.2 3 2 1 5 8 1 30 4.18 Torrealba L(1-2) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.31 LaGrow 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 9 5.40 Willoughby 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.68 Totals 9 5 6 1* 8 9 2 41 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Harlow lined to first; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to right; Molinaro singled to left [Garr to third]; Bonds struck out; Lamar Johnson doubled to left [Garr scored, Molinaro to third]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1. ORIOLES 2ND: May walked; Murray struck out; DeCinces was called out on strikes; Dempsey singled to center [May to second]; Belanger popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Kessinger flied out to center; Nahorodny flied out to center; Pryor singled to left; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry walked; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith flied out to center; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro walked; Bonds forced Molinaro (shortstop to second); Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to center; May struck out; Murray walked; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm walked; Kessinger grounded out (second to first) [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny singled to left [Soderholm scored, Nahorodny out at second (catcher to first to shortstop)]; Pryor flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to center; Molinaro grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; Bonds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Harlow flied out to center; Singleton walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Lemon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lamar Johnson out at second]; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces struck out; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Nahorodny struck out; Pryor singled to center; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly struck out; Bumbry homered; Smith flied out to right; Harlow walked; TORREALBA REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); LOPEZ BATTED FOR SINGLETON; Lopez reached on an error by Pryor [Harlow to second]; LAGROW REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); May walked [Harlow to third, Lopez to second]; Murray homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Harlow scored (unearned), Lopez scored (unearned), May scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; DeCinces popped to catcher; 5 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARCIA REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Molinaro flied out to left; Bonds singled to left; Lamar Johnson reached on an error by DeCinces [Bonds to second]; Lemon flied out to center; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey walked; Garcia struck out; Bumbry popped to shortstop; Smith singled to center [Dempsey to second]; Harlow walked [Dempsey to third, Smith to second]; Lopez reached on an error by Pryor [Dempsey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Smith to third, Harlow to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); May grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 6, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Cruz singled to right; Nahorodny forced Cruz (shortstop to second); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR PRYOR; Blomberg homered [Nahorodny scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR GARR; Moore singled to center; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR MOLINARO; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); ORTA BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Orta grounded out (third to first) [Moore to second]; Bonds struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, White Sox 4.

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