Ending their own 10-game losing streak and stopping Boston's nine-game winning streak, the Mariners prevailed over the Red Sox, 3-2. Although the Red Sox got 10 hits, their only runs came on solo homers by Jim Rice in the first inning and Carlton Fisk in the eighth.

The Mariners scored in the fifth on a double by Craig Reynolds and single by Dan Meyer and added another in the sixth on a 400-foot line-drive double by Bb Robertson that scored Bill Stein from first. The final Mariner marker came in the eighth on an RBI double by Stein. The Sox got the potential winning run on base in the ninth when Butch Hobson singled and Jerry Remy hit a two-out double, but Rice was retired on a line drive to left to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Mariners 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 11 1 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .268 Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Reynolds ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .323 Remy 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Meyer 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .188 Rice lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .324 Roberts rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .282 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Bochte cf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Fisk c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .283 Stanton lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .214 Lynn cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 Hale cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Stein 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .256 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .290 Robertson dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .156 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 3 11 3 2 6 Totals 37 2 10 2 2 1 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 28,961 Left on Base: Mariners 10, Red Sox 10 DP: Mariners 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Meyer, Burleson Doubles: Reynolds (3), Robertson (1), Stein (15), Yastrzemski (11), Lynn (13), Burleson (16), Remy (7) Home Runs: Rice (22), Fisk (6) Stolen Bases: Meyer (3) GIDP: Lynn (6) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott W(2-4) 9 10 2 2 2 1 2 39 4.40 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 1 2 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(3-1) 7.2 10 3 3 1 5 0 34 2.73 Drago 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.88 Burgmeier 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.29 Stanley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.26 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 6 0 40 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Reynolds reached on an error by Burleson [Reynolds to second]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted) [Reynolds to third]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy lined to left; Rice homered; Yastrzemski doubled; Fisk grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Stanton grounded out (first unassisted); Stein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn doubled; Scott flied out to right [Lynn to third]; Evans walked; Hobson made an out to second; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 3RD: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Stinson struck out; Cruz singled; Reynolds singled [Cruz to third]; Meyer popped to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Remy reached on an error by Meyer; Rice singled [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski singled [Remy to third, Rice to second]; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts singled; Bochte lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Roberts out at first]; Stanton singled; Stein singled [Stanton to second]; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to right; On a bunt Cruz made an out to first; Reynolds doubled; Meyer singled [Reynolds scored]; Meyer stole second; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson flied out to left; Remy flied out to right; Rice singled; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte grounded out (third to first); Stanton singled; Stein forced Stanton (shortstop to second); Robertson doubled [Stein scored]; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson doubled; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts walked; Bochte flied out to center; Stanton flied out to right; Stein doubled [Roberts scored]; DRAGO REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: HALE REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING CF); BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rice lined to third; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk homered; Lynn walked; Scott popped to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. MARINERS 9TH: Stinson walked; Cruz struck out; Reynolds singled [Stinson to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first) [Reynolds to second]; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Hobson singled; Burleson flied out to right; Remy doubled [Hobson to third]; Rice lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

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