Brian Downing hit a two-run homer and made a diving catch of a pop foul to help the Angels defeat the Mariners, 9-5. With the aid of Downing's homer, the Angels held a 7-4 lead before Frank Tanana left the mound after seven innings. Dyar Miller, in relief, gave up a double by Leon Roberts in the eighth and walked three batters with one out to force in one Mariner run and cut the Angels' margin to 7-5.

Dave LaRoche, summoned to the rescue, struck out Juan Bernhardt. Downing then chased down a pop foul by Bob Stinson to retire the side and end the threat. In the Angels' half of the eighth, a homer by Don Baylor and an unearned run on singles by Joe Rudi and Ron Jackson around an error clinched the victory. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 5

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

Mariners 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 - 5 9 1 Angels 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 x - 9 12 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Milbourne 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 R. Miller cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .279 Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Grich 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .233 Paciorek lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .357 Bostock rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .281 Roberts rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Fairly 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .229 Robertson dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .186 Baylor dh 4 2 2 1 0 0 .252 Bochte cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .269 Rudi lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .215 Stein 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 .247 Jackson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .307 Bernhardt 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Chalk ss 3 2 2 1 0 1 .266 Stinson c 3 1 1 3 0 0 .283 Downing c 2 1 1 2 0 0 .236 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 9 5 5 3 Totals 30 9 12 8 0 2 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 20,119 Left on Base: Mariners 8, Angels 1 DP: Mariners 2, Angels 2 Errors: Milbourne, Jackson 2 Doubles: Paciorek (1), Bochte (17), Roberts (8), R. Miller (12) Home Runs: Bochte (6), Stinson (7), Downing (4), Baylor (20) Stolen Bases: Bostock (8), Rudi (2) Caught Stealing: Milbourne (2), Jackson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Grich (7), Downing (3) Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (1), Fairly (3) GIDP: Bernhardt (1), Paciorek (1), Jackson (3) Hit by Pitch: Bostock (2,by Pole) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(4-10) 3.2 8 6 6 0 1 1 18 6.16 House 4 3 3 2 0 1 1 15 5.32 Todd 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.21 Totals 8 12 9 8 0 2 2 34 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana W(12-5) 7 8 4 4 2 2 2 29 3.09 D. Miller 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 1.94 LaRoche SV(12) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.11 Totals 9 9 5 5 5 3 2 40 Hit by Pitch: Pole (3) Wild Pitches: House (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne popped to second in foul territory; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Paciorek doubled to center; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to center; Grich singled to left [R. Miller to third, Grich to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bostock singled to center [R. Miller scored, Grich scored]; Fairly made an out to second; Bostock stole second; Baylor grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Angels 2. MARINERS 2ND: Robertson flied out to center; Bochte homered; Stein singled to right; Bernhardt grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Stein out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk was called out on strikes; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 2. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne walked; Reynolds flied out to left; Milbourne was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 2. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller doubled to right; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [R. Miller to third]; Bostock was hit by a pitch; Fairly sacrifice flied into a double play to center [R. Miller scored, Bostock out at second (center to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 3. MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts made an out to shortstop; Robertson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 3. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to left; Rudi singled to left [Baylor to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baylor to third, Rudi out at second]; Chalk singled to center [Baylor scored]; Downing homered [Chalk scored]; HOUSE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Angels 6. MARINERS 5TH: Bochte doubled to left; Stein walked; Bernhardt flied out to right [Bochte to third]; Stinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bochte scored]; Milbourne flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Angels 6. ANGELS 5TH: Grich struck out; Bostock flied out to center; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Angels 6. MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds singled to center; Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; Roberts singled to center; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Angels 6. ANGELS 6TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Angels 6. MARINERS 7TH: Bochte flied out to left; Stein singled to left; Bernhardt popped to first in foul territory; Stinson homered [Stein scored]; Milbourne reached on an error by Jackson; Reynolds grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Angels 6. ANGELS 7TH: Chalk singled to center; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chalk to second]; R. Miller grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to third]; House threw a wild pitch [Chalk scored]; Grich flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Angels 7. MARINERS 8TH: D. MILLER REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts doubled to left; Robertson walked; Bochte walked [Roberts to third, Robertson to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Stein walked (walk was charged to D. Miller) [Roberts scored, Robertson to third, Bochte to second]; Bernhardt struck out; Stinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 7. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock flied out to center; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor homered; Rudi singled to center; TODD REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Rudi stole second [Rudi to third (error by Milbourne)]; Jackson singled to shortstop [Rudi scored (unearned)]; Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 9. MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne made an out to shortstop; Reynolds flied out to center; Paciorek reached on an error by Jackson; Roberts made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Angels 9.

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