Capping a two-run rally in the ninth inning, Carl Yastrzemski singled Rick Burleson home to give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Dan Meyer hit a two-run double and Leon Roberts rapped a homer to help the Mariners take a 4-3 lead before the Red Sox rebounded.

Butch Hobson opened the rally with a single and took third on a single by Burleson. Jerry Remy grounded to Julio Cruz and when the second baseman made a wild throw to the plate, Hobson scored and the other runners advanced. Following an intentional pass to Jim Rice, Yastrzemski hit his single. The victory was the ninth in a row for the Red Sox, while the Mariners lost their 10th in succession. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Mariners 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Red Sox 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 14 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .270 Burleson ss 5 2 4 0 0 0 .243 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Remy 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .276 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .187 Rice dh 4 0 2 0 1 0 .318 Roberts rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .283 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .284 Bochte cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Stanton lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Scott 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Hale cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Evans rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .294 Stein 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .251 Hobson 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .261 Bernhardt dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Montgomery c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .385 Stinson c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .291 Fisk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 2 2 Totals 36 5 14 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 32,551 Left on Base: Mariners 6, Red Sox 10 DP: Mariners 2, Red Sox 1 Errors: Cruz Doubles: Meyer (6) Triples: Scott (1) Home Runs: Roberts (8), Evans (15) Stolen Bases: Evans (3) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (5), Hobson (3) GIDP: Cruz (4), Scott (8), Yastrzemski (6) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn 5.1 11 3 3 1 1 1 26 6.41 Montague L(0-3) 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 14 5.67 Totals 8.1 14 5 5 2 2 1 40 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley 8 8 4 4 2 2 1 33 4.83 Stanley W(5-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.28 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 2 1 37 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Remy singled [Burleson to third]; Rice lined to shortstop; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Burleson scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); Stanton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Scott tripled; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored]; Montgomery singled; Burleson singled [Montgomery to second]; Remy flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled; Bernhardt struck out; Stinson singled [Stein to third]; Cruz singled [Stein scored, Stinson to second]; Reynolds flied out to left; Meyer doubled [Stinson scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts walked; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Rice singled; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Lynn singled [Rice to third]; Scott grounded into a double play (second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 4TH: Stanton singled; Stein flied out to center; Bernhardt flied out to center; Stinson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Evans singled to shortstop; Hobson lined to right; Evans stole second; Montgomery struck out; Burleson singled to shortstop [Evans to third]; Remy lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to center; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 6TH: Roberts flied out to left; Bochte singled; Stanton forced Bochte (shortstop to second); Stein walked [Stanton to second]; Bernhardt forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans homered; Hobson walked; MONTAGUE REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Montgomery struck out; Burleson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 7TH: Stinson singled; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 8TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts homered; Bochte flied out to left; Stanton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HALE REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING CF); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to center; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 3. MARINERS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Stein lined to right; Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled; FISK BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Fisk lined to third; Burleson singled [Hobson to third]; Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Hobson scored (RBI), Burleson to third (error by Cruz), Remy to second]; Rice was walked intentionally; Yastrzemski singled [Burleson scored, Remy to third, Rice to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 5.

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