Snapping a 10-game Milwaukee winning streak, the Indians blanked the Brewers, 3-0, in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Brewers came back to win the nightcap, 4-1. In the lidlifter, Rick Waits scattered six hits to post his second shutout and eighth complete game of the season. The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a home run by Andre Thornton and added a pair in the fifth on singles by Tom Veryzer and Rick Manning, an error by right fielder Sixto Lezcano and a double by Buddy Bell.

The Brewers got a pair of runs in the fourth inning of the nightcap when Larry Hisle walked and Ben Oglivie followed with a home run. Paul Molitor singled in a run in the ninth and then stole home for another tally. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Indians 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yount ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Dade rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Money 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .265 Manning cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Bell 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .308 Hisle dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Lezcano rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .315 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Alexander c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Thomas cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Cox lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Moore c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Sakata 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Molitor ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 6 0 2 3 Totals 32 3 8 3 0 2 Time of Game: 1:57 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Indians 5 DP: Brewers 0, Indians 1 Errors: Lezcano Doubles: Bell (16) Home Runs: Thornton (10) GIDP: Hisle (7) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell L(7-4) 8 8 3 2 0 2 1 32 3.05 Totals 8 8 3 2 0 2 1 32 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(4-7) 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 34 2.48 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 34 Wild Pitches: Waits 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Money singled to third; Bando forced Money (third to second); Hisle forced Bando (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Manning singled to right [Dade to second]; Bell struck out; Thornton forced Dade (third unassisted) [Manning to second]; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to left; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander singled to right; Cox flied out to right; Kuiper forced Alexander (second unassisted); Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. BREWERS 3RD: Sakata grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount flied out to center; Money singled to center; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. BREWERS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano walked; Waits threw a wild pitch [Lezcano to second]; Wohlford lined to right; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton homered; Horton flied out to right; Alexander flied out to right; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 1. BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Sakata grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer singled to shortstop; Dade lined to right; Manning singled to right [Veryzer to third, Manning to second (error by Lezcano)]; Bell doubled to right [Manning scored (unearned), Veryzer scored]; Thornton flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. BREWERS 6TH: Money lined to third; Bando singled to center; Hisle grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: Horton popped to catcher in foul territory; Alexander flied out to center; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Wohlford lined to third; Thomas singled to left; Waits threw a wild pitch [Thomas to second]; Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer flied out to left; Dade singled to right; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. BREWERS 8TH: MOLITOR BATTED FOR SAKATA; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount singled to third; Money struck out; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: MOLITOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton lined to third; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3. BREWERS 9TH: Hisle flied out to right; Lezcano walked; Wohlford forced Lezcano (shortstop to second); Thomas made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 3.

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