With Paul Splittorff pitching his third four-hitter of the season, the Royals defeated the Orioles, 3-1. The Orioles scored their run in the third inning on a double by Doug DeCinces, a groundout and a sacrifice fly by Mark Belanger.

Orioles' starter Scott McGregor lost his control and the game in the fifth. McGregor passed two batters and gave up a single by George Brett that loaded the bases. Hal McRae walked, forcing in the tying run. Joe Kerrigan relieved and on his first pitch Amos Otis singled, driving in two runs to decide the outcome. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Friday, July 7, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Orioles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 3 10 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopez cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .216 Brett 3b 5 1 4 0 0 0 .318 Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Zdeb lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .247 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 McRae dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .262 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Otis cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .275 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Porter c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .281 Mora lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Wathan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .236 Hurdle rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Belanger ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .217 White 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .284 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 1 Totals 31 3 10 3 6 2 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 23,314 Left on Base: Orioles 4, Royals 10 DP: Orioles 2, Royals 1 Errors: Dempsey, Patek Doubles: DeCinces (13), Porter (16) Stolen Bases: Otis (17), McRae (10) Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (4) GIDP: Wathan (2) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(8-8) 4 7 3 3 4 2 0 21 4.06 Kerrigan 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 16 5.79 Totals 8 10 3 3 6 2 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(10-7) 9 4 1 1 1 1 0 32 2.90 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 1 0 32 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips ORIOLES 1ST: Lopez walked; Dauer hit into a double play (pitcher to catcher to shortstop) [Lopez out at second]; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to center; Zdeb singled to center [Brett out at third (center to second)]; McRae forced Zdeb (third to second); Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to center; May grounded out (third to first); Mora flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter struck out; Dempsey dropped a foul fly hit by Wathan for an error; Wathan flied out to left; Hurdle singled to center; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey grounded out (second to first) [DeCinces to third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to left [DeCinces scored]; Lopez singled to right; Dauer popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt White singled; Brett singled to center [White to second]; Zdeb flied out to right [White to third]; McRae hit into a double play (center to catcher) [White out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to right; Murray flied out to left; May popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Porter doubled to right; Wathan flied out to left; Hurdle walked; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Mora flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: White walked; Brett singled to center [White to second]; Zdeb walked [White to third, Brett to second]; McRae walked [White scored, Brett to third, Zdeb to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Otis singled to center [Brett scored, Zdeb scored, McRae to third]; Otis stole second; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at home (third to catcher), Otis to third]; Hurdle flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to center; Lopez forced Belanger (second to shortstop); Dauer reached on a fielder's choice [Lopez to second (error by Patek; assist by White)]; Singleton flied out to center; Murray popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White made an out to second; Brett singled to third; Zdeb grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 7TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Mora singled to center; DeCinces popped to third; Dempsey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to center; Otis flied out to right; McRae stole second; Porter walked; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to center; Lopez grounded out (third to first); Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle flied out to left; Patek grounded out (third to first); White walked; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3. ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton flied out to right; Murray struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 3.

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