Juan Beniquez drove in one run and scored another with two of the Rangers' nine hits in a 3-2 victory over the Mariners. Mike Hargrove led off with a double in the first inning and, after Bobby Bonds walked, Beniquez singled, driving in Hargrove. Bonds took third. Beniquez headed for second on the throw to the infield and when Bill Stein tossed the ball into right field, Bonds also scored.

The Rangers added what proved to be their deciding marker in the fifth when Toby Harrah hit a sacrifice fly after singles by Beniquez and Jim Sundberg. The Mariners counted their pair in the seventh on a double by Leon Roberts and homer by Bob Robertson. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 3 Rangers 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Hargrove 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .326 Oliver lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Bernhardt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Bonds rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .254 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Zisk dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Roberts rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .297 Beniquez cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .268 Stanton lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Thompson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Hale pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 Sundberg c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .336 Robertson dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .071 Harrah 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .202 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Bevacqua 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .146 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Wills pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Plummer c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Norman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 1 1 5 Totals 32 3 9 2 3 1 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 23,019 Left on Base: Mariners 6, Rangers 10 DP: Mariners 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Bernhardt, Stein 2 Doubles: Roberts (6), Hargrove (9), Bevacqua (2) Home Runs: Robertson (1) Caught Stealing: Oliver (2) Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (5) Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (2) GIDP: Reynolds (3) Hit by Pitch: Oliver (2,by House) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA House L(3-3) 8 9 3 3 3 1 0 37 3.46 Totals 8 9 3 3 3 1 0 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(5-5) 8.1 8 2 2 1 5 1 33 2.97 Cleveland SV(5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.60 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 5 1 35 Hit by Pitch: House (3) Wild Pitches: Matlack (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz MARINERS 1ST: Cruz made an out to second; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Bonds walked; Zisk made an out to second; Beniquez singled to left [Hargrove scored, Beniquez to second (error by Stein), Bonds scored (error by Stein)]; Sundberg walked; Harrah walked [Beniquez to third, Sundberg to second]; Bevacqua forced Harrah (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Norman singled to left; Hargrove flied out to right; Oliver was hit by a pitch [Norman to second]; Bonds flied out to left; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. MARINERS 3RD: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Stein flied out to right; Plummer walked; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg singled to center; Harrah singled [Sundberg to second]; Bevacqua flied out to left; Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds singled to second; Bernhardt made an out to second; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts singled to center [Reynolds to third, Roberts to second (on throw to 3b)]; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver flied out to right; Bonds singled to left; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. MARINERS 5TH: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein struck out; Plummer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Beniquez singled to pitcher; Sundberg singled to right [Beniquez to third]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to right [Beniquez scored]; Bevacqua flied out to right; Norman forced Sundberg (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3. MARINERS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); On a bunt Cruz singled to second; Reynolds grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Bernhardt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove made an out to shortstop; Oliver reached on an error by Bernhardt; Bonds struck out while Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; Roberts doubled to left; Stanton grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to third]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Roberts scored]; Robertson homered; Stein flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3. MARINERS 8TH: Plummer singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR PLUMMER; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Milbourne to second]; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: STINSON REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); Harrah flied out to right; Bevacqua doubled to left; WILLS RAN FOR BEVACQUA; Norman grounded out (third to first); Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3. MARINERS 9TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts singled to left; Stanton singled to right [Roberts to third]; HALE RAN FOR STANTON; CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Robertson flied out to center [Hale to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR STEIN; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

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