Sparked by George Brett's two-run first-inning homer, the Royals breezed past the Mariners, 8-2, for their fifth straight victory. Brett's clout went 425 feet into the second tier of the water spectacular in right-center field and came after Clint Hurdle and Hal McRae had ripped consecutive doubles to give K. C. a 1-0 lead.

The Royals got two more in the second on a walk to Al Cowens and double by Freddie Patek that left fielder Bruce Bochte misplayed into a two-base error that allowed Patek to circle the bases. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 2 Royals 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 x - 8 11 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Otis cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .323 Reynolds ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .329 Hurdle lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .256 Bochte lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Terrell ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Ruppert Jones cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .249 Wilson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .167 McRae dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 .295 Braun dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .230 Brett 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .302 Hale rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .138 LaCock 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .185 Stein 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Stinson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Cowens rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .250 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .287 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 11 2 3 2 Totals 34 8 11 7 3 3 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 36,405 Left on Base: Mariners 10, Royals 6 DP: Mariners 0, Royals 2 Errors: Bochte, Montague Doubles: Ruppert Jones (10), Hurdle (9), McRae (11), Patek (8), Brett (12), White (9) Triples: Robertson (1) Home Runs: Brett (3) Stolen Bases: Hale (2), White (4) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (3) GIDP: Ruppert Jones (6) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(4-5) 1 4 5 5 1 0 1 8 5.98 Rawley 5 4 2 2 1 3 0 20 4.03 Montague 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 4.70 Totals 8 11 8 8 3 3 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(5-0) 9 11 2 2 3 2 0 39 2.61 Totals 9 11 2 2 3 2 0 39 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied to left in foul territory; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Otis flied out to right; Hurdle doubled to left; McRae doubled to left [Hurdle scored]; Brett homered [McRae scored]; LaCock flied out to left; Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 3. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson tripled to left; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Robertson scored]; Hale walked; Hale stole second; Stein flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Patek doubled to left [Cowens scored, Patek scored (error by Bochte)]; RAWLEY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); White singled to left; Otis struck out; Hurdle grounded out (third to first) [White to second]; McRae was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 5. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz walked; Reynolds lined into a double play (second to first) [Cruz out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 3RD: Brett doubled to left; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brett to third]; Porter flied out to center; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 5. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones walked; Robertson singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Braun flied out to left; Hale singled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Robertson to second]; Stein singled to center [Robertson to third, Hale to second]; Stinson flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 5. ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to center; White doubled to left; White stole third; Otis grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [White scored]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds singled to center; Bochte singled to right [Reynolds to second]; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 5TH: McRae popped to third in foul territory; Brett flied out to left; LaCock walked; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. MARINERS 6TH: Robertson popped to second; Braun singled to center; Hale flied out to left; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to right; Patek popped to first in foul territory; White lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. MARINERS 7TH: Stinson flied out to center; Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to center; MONTAGUE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); TERRELL BATTED FOR HURDLE; Otis was picked off first but was safe on an error by Montague [Otis to second]; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Otis to third]; McRae singled to left [Otis scored]; Brett singled to center [McRae to third]; LaCock singled to right [McRae scored, Brett to second]; Porter popped to third in foul territory; Cowens walked [Brett to third, LaCock to second]; Patek popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 8. MARINERS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING LF); Bochte singled to left; Ruppert Jones doubled to right [Bochte to third]; Robertson popped to third in foul territory; Braun struck out; Hale was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to center; Wilson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 8. MARINERS 9TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); Stinson singled to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Stinson to second]; Reynolds singled to right [Stinson to third]; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 8.

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