Doubles by Charlie Spikes, Steve Kemp and Milt May drove in all of the Tigers' runs in a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. In the second inning, Kemp walked and scored on Spikes' two-bagger. A double by Kemp in the fifth drove in Aurelio Rodriguez and Rusty Staub, who were on base with singles. Then, in the seventh, Staub singled, Kemp walked and both crossed the plate on May's double. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Tigers 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 5 12 1 Mariners 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 4 10 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 6 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Cruz 2b 4 0 3 0 0 1 .242 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 3 0 1 1 .450 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Staub dh 4 2 2 0 1 0 .313 Stinson c 2 1 0 1 0 1 .300 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .292 Roberts ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .306 Kemp lf 3 2 1 2 2 1 .333 Bochte lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .312 Spikes rf 2 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Stanton dh 4 0 1 1 0 3 .224 Corcoran ph,rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Parrish c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Meyer 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .186 May ph,c 3 0 2 2 0 0 .382 Stein 3b 3 2 0 0 1 0 .202 Wagner ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Hale rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .118 Dillard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Pasley c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Whitaker ph,2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Reynolds ss 3 0 3 0 0 0 .309 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 12 5 7 5 Totals 33 4 10 4 4 8 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 10,240 Left on Base: Tigers 14, Mariners 7 DP: Tigers 2, Mariners 0 Errors: Whitaker Doubles: Spikes (1), Parrish (2), Kemp (2), May (3), Rodriguez (3), Meyer (5) Home Runs: Meyer (3) Stolen Bases: Cruz (5) Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1), Meyer (1) GIDP: Bochte (4) Hit by Pitch: Wagner (1,by Romo), Stinson (2,by Slaton) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(2-1) 6.1 9 3 2 2 5 0 27 5.40 Hiller SV(1) 2.2 1 1 1 2 3 1 11 1.62 Totals 9 10 4 3 4 8 1 38 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt L(1-3) 4.1 8 3 3 3 1 0 23 4.61 Romo 2.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 12 4.32 Rawley 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 3.26 Totals 9 12 5 5 7 5 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Slaton (2), Romo (1) Wild Pitches: Rawley (2) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Rodriguez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Stinson forced Cruz (third to second); Bochte singled to right [Stinson to third]; Stanton singled to right [Stinson scored, Bochte out at third (right to third), Stanton out at second (third to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 1. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp walked; Spikes doubled to left [Kemp scored]; Parrish reached on a fielder's choice [Spikes out at third (third unassisted)]; Wagner singled to center [Parrish to third]; Dillard lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones walked; Meyer doubled to left [Ruppert Jones out at home (left to second to catcher)]; Meyer was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez walked; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Hale struck out; Reynolds singled to second; Cruz singled to center [Reynolds to third]; Cruz stole second; Stinson struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes singled to left; Parrish doubled [Spikes to third]; fan interference; Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 1. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to left; Staub singled to right [Rodriguez to second]; Thompson walked [Rodriguez to third, Staub to second]; Kemp doubled to left [Rodriguez scored, Staub scored, Thompson to third]; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR SPIKES; Corcoran was walked intentionally; MAY BATTED FOR PARRISH; May popped to second; Wagner forced Corcoran (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stein walked; Hale flied out to left; Reynolds singled to right [Stein to second]; Cruz singled to left [Stein to third, Reynolds to second]; Stinson was hit by a pitch [Stein scored, Reynolds to third, Cruz to second]; Bochte grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Reynolds out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 2. TIGERS 6TH: WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker popped to second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 2. TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; Corcoran popped to catcher in foul territory; May doubled to left [Staub scored, Kemp scored]; Wagner was hit by a pitch; RAWLEY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Whitaker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Stein reached on an error by Whitaker; Hale struck out; Reynolds singled to center [Stein to second]; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR STINSON; Roberts walked [Stein to third, Reynolds to second]; Bochte walked [Stein scored (unearned), Reynolds to third, Roberts to second]; Stanton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Mariners 3. TIGERS 8TH: PASLEY REPLACED HALE (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez doubled to right; Staub walked; Rawley threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to third, Staub to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Meyer homered; Stein flied out to right; Pasley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Mariners 4. TIGERS 9TH: Corcoran flied out to right; May singled to right; Wagner forced May (shortstop to second); Whitaker walked [Wagner to second]; LeFlore forced Whitaker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Mariners 4. MARINERS 9TH: BAEZ BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Baez flied out to center; BRAUN BATTED FOR CRUZ; Braun grounded out (second to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Mariners 4.

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