Pitching his first complete game of the season and backed by Milt May's three-run homer, Jim Slaton hurled the Tigers to a 4-2 verdict over the Mariners. May's circuit clout came in the bottom of the fourth with the Tigers trailing, 2-1, and Rusty Staub and Jason Thompson on base.

Thompson gave the Tigers their initial tally with an RBI single in the first. A pair of sacrifice flies sandwiched around two walks and a double by Bruce Bochte produced two Mariner runs in the fourth frame. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Tigers 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .276 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .340 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Braun dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Staub dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 Bochte lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .322 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .215 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Stein 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .231 May c 2 1 1 3 1 0 .377 Hale rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Corcoran rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .230 Bernhardt 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Mankowski 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Plummer c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Rodriguez ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .339 Stinson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 26 2 5 2 4 3 Totals 29 4 8 4 1 2 Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 8,412 Left on Base: Mariners 3, Tigers 3 DP: Mariners 1, Tigers 3 Errors: Slaton Doubles: Bochte (7), Thompson (6), Corcoran 2 (2), Staub (5) Home Runs: May (6) Stolen Bases: Cruz (11) Caught Stealing: Bernhardt (1) Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (1) Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (3), Stein (4) GIDP: Braun (4), Stein (6), Bochte (5) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott L(1-2) 3.1 6 4 4 1 1 1 16 4.02 House 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.35 Totals 8 8 4 4 1 2 1 31 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(4-1) 9 5 2 2 4 3 0 32 4.86 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 3 0 32 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill MARINERS 1ST: 35 minute rain delay before start of game; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to left; Braun grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled to right [Whitaker scored]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 1. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte walked; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: May walked; Corcoran forced May (second to shortstop); Corcoran was out trying to advance to second (catcher to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 1. MARINERS 3RD: Hale made an out to third; Bernhardt singled to left; Bernhardt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Plummer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 1. MARINERS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first but was safe on an error by Slaton [Cruz to third]; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Braun walked; Bochte doubled to right [Braun to third]; Ruppert Jones was walked intentionally; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to center [Braun scored, Bochte to third]; Hale grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson doubled to right [Staub to third]; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); May homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; Corcoran doubled to right; HOUSE REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. MARINERS 5TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Plummer singled to left; Cruz forced Plummer (second to shortstop); Cruz stole second; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore lined to left; Whitaker flied out to left; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. MARINERS 6TH: Braun singled to left; Bochte grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); Hale flied out to center; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran doubled to left; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Corcoran to third]; Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. MARINERS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Reynolds flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub doubled to right; Thompson lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4. MARINERS 9TH: Braun flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (catcher to first); Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

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