After winning the first game, 5-4, the Rangers went 13 innings and defeated the Royals again, 3-2, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. In the opener, the Rangers built up a 3-1 lead with the aid of triples by Juan Beniquez and Al Oliver before scoring twice more in the fifth on a single by Jim Sundberg, double by Richie Zisk, RBI infield single by Bobby Bonds and shortstop Freddie Patek's throwing error on Bonds' hit. Reggie Cleveland choked off the Royals' three-run rally in the eighth to preserve the victory for Doyle Alexander.

In the nightcap, the score was 2-2 going into the bottom of the 13th when Wills opened by beating out an infield hit. After a steal of second by Wills, Mike Hargrove laid down a sacrifice bunt and reached first safely when reliever Al Hrabosky threw to third too late to get Wills. Oliver received an intentional pass to load the bases, but the runners couldn't advance on Bobby Thompson's fly to shallow center. Marty Pattin relieved Hrabosky and Bonds hit a fly ball to short right, scoring Wills, who narrowly beat Al Cowens' throw to the plate. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Thursday, June 8, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 7 2 Rangers 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Otis cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .300 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .213 Poquette lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .233 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .335 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Oliver lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 McRae dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Zisk dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Bonds rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .247 Porter c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .301 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .260 Hurdle 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bevacqua 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .164 Wathan ph,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Wills ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .173 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Braun ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 5 3 Totals 32 5 11 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:26 Left on Base: Royals 9, Rangers 7 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Patek, White, Bevacqua Doubles: McRae (14), Brett (17), Zisk (11) Triples: Otis (3), Beniquez (2), Oliver (2) Stolen Bases: White (6), Harrah (12) Caught Stealing: Wilson (6), Harrah (3), Campaneris (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (1), Beniquez (4) Hit by Pitch: McRae (2,by Cleveland) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler L(0-3) 4.2 7 5 4 2 4 0 22 5.05 Bird 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 13 5.14 Hrabosky 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.31 Totals 8 11 5 4 3 7 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(5-3) 7 5 3 3 4 3 0 31 3.76 Moret 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3.86 Cleveland SV(6) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.14 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 3 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (2) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia ROYALS 1ST: Otis struck out; Poquette flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to center; Porter struck out; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied out to right; Beniquez tripled to center; Hargrove singled to center [Beniquez scored]; Bevacqua walked [Hargrove to second]; Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Patek flied out to right; White walked; White stole second; Otis tripled to center [White scored]; Poquette walked; McRae walked [Poquette to second]; Brett flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to third]; Oliver tripled to center [Harrah scored, Oliver scored (error by White)]; Zisk singled to center; Bonds struck out; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to shortstop; Cowens flied out to center; Hurdle reached on an error by Bevacqua; Patek forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Bevacqua flied out to right; Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; Poquette walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah singled to left; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sundberg singled to left; Oliver struck out; Zisk doubled to left [Sundberg to third]; BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Bonds singled to shortstop [Sundberg scored, Zisk scored (error by Patek) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Beniquez flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to center; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to left; WILLS BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Wills struck out; Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. ROYALS 7TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hurdle flied out to right; LACOCK BATTED FOR PATEK; LaCock grounded out (second to first); White singled to center; Otis singled to right [White to third]; Poquette was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. RANGERS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING SS); Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver singled to left; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 5. ROYALS 8TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett doubled to center [McRae scored]; MORET REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Porter walked; Cowens singled to left [Brett scored, Porter to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR HURDLE; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Porter to third, Cowens to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first) [Porter scored, Cowens to third]; White popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Bonds singled to left; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonds to second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Wills struck out; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. ROYALS 9TH: MASON REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Otis grounded out (second to first); Poquette singled to right; WILSON RAN FOR POQUETTE; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae was hit by a pitch; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5.

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