Scott McGregor fell one out short of a complete game but was able to record his sixth straight victory when the Orioles used homers by Eddie Murray and Doug DeCinces to edge the Mariners, 2-1. Murray broke up McGregor's scoreless duel with Paul Mitchell by hitting for the circuit in the sixth inning. DeCinces connected in the ninth.

With two out in the Mariners' half, Leroy Stanton homered and Ruppert Jones followed with a single. Don Stanhouse replaced McGregor and yielded a pinch-hit by John Hale. Tippy Martinez then took over and retired Bruce Bochte for his first save of the season. The defeat was the Mariners' sixth in succession. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 2, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .335 Murray 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .256 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Singleton rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .304 Stanton dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 .199 Lopez pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Bernhardt 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .302 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .245 Hale ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .156 Dauer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Bochte lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Mora lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Stein 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Plummer c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Belanger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .217 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 5 4 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 15,002 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Mariners 6 DP: Orioles 0, Mariners 2 Errors: DeCinces Doubles: Singleton (4), Stein (13), Reynolds (1) Home Runs: Murray (7), DeCinces (6), Stanton (2) Stolen Bases: Smith (2) Caught Stealing: Ruppert Jones (2), Cruz (3) GIDP: Dempsey (5), Smith (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(6-3) 8.2 6 1 1 1 4 1 32 3.75 Stanhouse 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.80 T. Martinez SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.35 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 34 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(2-5) 8 6 2 2 5 3 2 33 3.65 Romo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.46 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 4 2 36 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); Murray singled to center; Singleton doubled to left [Murray to third]; May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz lined to second; Reynolds singled to center; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reynolds to second]; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces walked; Mora flied out to left; Dempsey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [DeCinces out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones singled to center; Ruppert Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bernhardt walked; Bochte struck out; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Harlow walked; Smith grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Harlow out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Plummer popped to first in foul territory; Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton walked; May flied out to right; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to right; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Mora lined to third; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Belanger singled to pitcher; Harlow forced Belanger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Stein doubled to right; Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Murray homered; Singleton flied out to left; May singled to right; DeCinces flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to right; Reynolds doubled to right; Roberts flied out to center [Reynolds to third]; Stanton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Mora struck out; Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Bernhardt popped to third; Bochte popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 8TH: On a bunt Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith walked; Murray flied out to left; Smith stole second; Singleton walked; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stein flied out to right; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Robertson reached on an error by DeCinces; MILBOURNE RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Cruz forced Milbourne (second to shortstop); Cruz was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 9TH: STINSON REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); DeCinces homered; ROMO REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Mora flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Belanger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 9TH: DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Reynolds flied out to right; Roberts grounded out (third to first); Stanton homered; Ruppert Jones singled to left; STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); HALE BATTED FOR BERNHARDT; Hale singled to center [Ruppert Jones to third]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 1.

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