With Richie Zisk batting in both runs, the Rangers rolled to their seventh straight victory, beating the Orioles 2-1. Zisk singled in the tie-breaking tally in the eighth after Bump Wills walked and stole second with two out.

The designated hitter's sixth-inning double plated the first run after Mike Hargrove singled and advanced to second when John Lowenstein was hit by a pitch. Oriole starter Jim Palmer left the game after six innings reportedly because of a stiff right shoulder. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .239 Bumbry lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Wills 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 Smith 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Oliver lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Murray 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .198 Lowenstein lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .353 Zisk rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .321 Harlow cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .373 C. Washington dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .184 May dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Dempsey c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .185 Garcia ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 9 Totals 28 1 3 1 3 5 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 6,118 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 3 DP: Rangers 2, Orioles 1 Errors: Campaneris Doubles: Hargrove (2), Zisk (6), DeCinces (7) Stolen Bases: Wills (8) Caught Stealing: Harlow (2) GIDP: Campaneris (3), Smith (1), Harlow (1) Hit by Pitch: Lowenstein (1,by Palmer) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(2-1) 9 3 1 1 3 5 0 31 2.83 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 5 0 31 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 6 5 1 1 1 6 0 24 1.40 Stanhouse L(0-1) 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 11 0.68 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 9 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Wills flied out to left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Smith grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at second]; Murray walked; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk struck out; C. Washington struck out; Harrah walked; Sundberg singled to left [Harrah to second]; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); May struck out; DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey singled to right [DeCinces scored]; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to left; Hargrove doubled to center; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to center; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Washington struck out; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow walked; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Harlow was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg struck out; Beniquez singled to shortstop; Campaneris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to left; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Lowenstein was hit by a pitch; Zisk doubled to left [Lowenstein to third, Hargrove scored]; C. Washington struck out; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith struck out; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. RANGERS 7TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Jim Palmer left with tight shoulder; Beniquez made an out to third; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to right; Harlow grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills walked; Wills stole second; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Rangers Manager Billy Hunter ejected by HP umpire Steve Palermo; Zisk singled to center [Wills scored]; C. Washington forced Zisk (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey reached on an error by Campaneris [Dempsey to first]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry forced Dempsey (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. RANGERS 9TH: DAUER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING 2B); SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Smith struck out; Murray grounded out (second to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 1.

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