The Royals got two runs in the ninth inning to snare a 6-5 verdict over the Mariners. Juan Bernhardt's solo homer had given the Mariners a 5-4 lead.

Singles by Al Cowens and pinch-hitter Joe Lahoud opened the Royals' ninth. After a sacrifice by Frank White, Enrique Romo relieved Jim Todd on the hill for the Mariners and issued an intentional base on balls to Amos Otis. Tom Poquette followed with a grounder to first that scored Cowens with the tying run and a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae knocked in the game-winner. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Royals 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 - 6 10 2 Mariners 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Otis cf 3 1 2 2 2 0 .316 Cruz 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .270 Poquette lf 4 1 0 1 1 0 .243 Reynolds ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .318 McRae dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 .293 Braun dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 .238 Brett 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Roberts ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Hurdle 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .257 Ruppert Jones cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .242 Porter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Bochte lf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .256 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Bernhardt 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .349 Patek ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Stinson c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .261 Lahoud ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Milbourne 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .231 Washington pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Hale rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .113 White 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .257 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 10 6 5 4 Totals 30 5 6 4 8 3 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 6,717 Left on Base: Royals 7, Mariners 9 DP: Royals 0, Mariners 1 Errors: Otis, White Doubles: Porter (4), Patek (6), Hurdle (8), Ruppert Jones (8) Home Runs: Otis (6), Bernhardt (1) Stolen Bases: Cruz (17) Caught Stealing: Patek (2), Otis (2) Sacrifice Hits: White (6), Milbourne (1), Bernhardt (2) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (1), Bochte (2) GIDP: Porter (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale 3.1 5 4 2 6 1 0 21 2.78 Colborn 4.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 16 4.76 Mingori W(1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.06 Hrabosky SV(7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.98 Totals 9 6 5 3 8 3 1 41 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell 4.2 6 4 4 3 4 1 23 3.88 Todd L(0-3) 3.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 13 3.73 Romo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.38 Totals 9 10 6 6 5 4 1 40 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ROYALS 1ST: Otis lined to right; Poquette flied out to right; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Braun walked; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Cruz scored, Braun to third (error by Otis), Ruppert Jones to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored (unearned)]; Bernhardt lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 2. ROYALS 2ND: Brett grounded out (second to first); Hurdle struck out; Porter doubled to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 2. MARINERS 2ND: Stinson walked; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stinson to second]; Hale popped to shortstop; Cruz walked; Reynolds singled to center [Stinson to third, Cruz to second]; Braun lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 2. ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled to center; White struck out; Otis walked; Poquette flied out to center [Patek to third]; McRae forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 2. MARINERS 3RD: Ruppert Jones doubled to right; Bochte walked; Bernhardt out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ruppert Jones to third, Bochte to second]; Stinson walked; Milbourne forced Stinson (shortstop to second) [Ruppert Jones scored, Bochte scored (error by White) (unearned) (no RBI), Milbourne to second]; Hale grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter walked; Cowens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4. MARINERS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds singled to center; Braun walked [Reynolds to second]; COLBORN REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones struck out; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4. ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to right; White singled to left; Otis homered [White scored]; Poquette walked; McRae flied out to right; Brett singled to right [Poquette to second]; Hurdle doubled to left [Poquette scored, Brett scored]; TODD REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 4. MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt homered; Stinson popped to third; Milbourne struck out; Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek walked; White flied out to center; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds popped to second; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to right; Poquette popped to first in foul territory; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Bochte lined to center; Bernhardt walked; Stinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hurdle singled to center; Porter grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne flied out to left; Hale popped to third; Cruz walked; MINGORI REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 5. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens singled to center; LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud singled to right [Cowens to second]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR LAHOUD; White out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cowens to third, Washington to second]; ROMO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Otis was walked intentionally; Poquette reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens scored, Washington to third, Otis to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Washington scored, Otis to third]; Brett flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5. MARINERS 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBERTS BATTED FOR BRAUN; Roberts lined to left; HRABOSKY REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones popped to third; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 5.

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