Taking advantage of two Kansas City errors and three wild pitches, the Mariners sailed to a 10-1 thumping of the Royals. A walk, two fielder's choice grounders, an error and a triple by Larry Milbourne produced three second-inning runs. Bruce Bochte hit a solo homer to increase the lead to 4-0 in the third. Four more tallies were added in the fourth.

Ruppert Jones led off with a double and Juan Bernhardt hit an RBI single. Milbourne reached first on an error by shortstop Freddie Patek and a double by Julio Cruz produced another run. When the throw from K. C. left fielder Willie Wilson was wild to second base, both Bernhardt and Cruz scored. Three wild pitches by Doug Bird, one short of the A. L. record for one inning, gave the Mariners two more runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 10, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 2 Mariners 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 x - 10 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Cruz 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .273 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .315 Bochte lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Wathan 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .289 Braun dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Stanton ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Ruppert Jones cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .227 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Stinson c 4 2 1 1 0 0 .274 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Bernhardt 1b 3 2 2 1 0 0 .324 Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Milbourne 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .300 Wilson lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 0 3 Totals 34 10 10 6 1 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 6,190 Left on Base: Royals 6, Mariners 3 DP: Royals 1, Mariners 2 Errors: Brett, Wilson Doubles: Cowens (6), Ruppert Jones (5), Cruz (6) Triples: Milbourne (1) Home Runs: Bochte (3) Stolen Bases: Otis (9) Sacrifice Hits: Bernhardt (1) GIDP: Porter (2), McRae (6) Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1,by Mingori) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(3-8) 3.1 6 7 5 1 1 1 18 4.99 Mingori 1.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 8 1.10 Colborn 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.25 Bird 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 5 6.87 Totals 8 10 10 7 1 4 1 37 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA House W(3-2) 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 34 3.48 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Mingori (2) Wild Pitches: Bird 3 (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to left; McRae grounded out (third to first) [Brett to second]; Otis was called out on strikes; Cowens popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Reynolds flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to second]; Roberts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan singled to center; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wathan out at second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Braun walked; Ruppert Jones reached on an error by Brett [Braun to third]; Stinson reached on a fielder's choice [Braun scored, Ruppert Jones to second]; Bernhardt out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ruppert Jones to third, Stinson to second]; Milbourne tripled [Ruppert Jones scored (unearned), Stinson scored]; Cruz lined into a double play (right to catcher) [Milbourne out at home]; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 3. ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Wilson singled to center [White to second]; Brett flied out to center [White to third]; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 3. MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to center; Bochte homered; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4. ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4. MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones doubled to left; Stinson flied out to left; Bernhardt singled to center [Ruppert Jones scored]; Milbourne singled to center [Bernhardt to third]; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Cruz doubled to left [Bernhardt scored, Milbourne scored (error by Wilson) (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied to right in foul territory; Patek popped to second; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. MARINERS 5TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Roberts was hit by a pitch; STANTON BATTED FOR BRAUN; Stanton flied out to center; Ruppert Jones singled to right [Roberts to third]; Stinson reached on a fielder's choice [Roberts out at home (pitcher to catcher), Ruppert Jones to second]; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. ROYALS 6TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wilson grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to center; McRae singled to left [Brett to second]; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Brett to third, McRae to second]; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. MARINERS 6TH: COLBORN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Milbourne popped to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. ROYALS 7TH: Wathan singled to left; Porter was called out on strikes; Washington grounded out (third to first) [Wathan to second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. MARINERS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (third to first); Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Brett popped to third in foul territory; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8. MARINERS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones struck out; Stinson singled to right; Bernhardt singled to left [Stinson to second]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third, Bernhardt to second]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Stinson scored, Bernhardt to third]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Bernhardt scored]; Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 10. ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Cowens doubled to left [Otis scored]; Wathan flied out to left; Porter grounded out (second to first) [Cowens to third]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 10.

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