Driving in three runs, Andre Thornton sparked the Indians to a 5-2 triumph over the Mariners. The first Indian run came in the third inning on a bases-loaded walk to Thornton. A sacrifice fly by Craig Reynolds tied it for the Mariners in the bottom of that frame.

The Indians went ahead to stay in the fourth when Ted Cox singled, moved to third on a single by Duane Kuiper and scored on a balk by Jim Colborn. Kuiper, who took third on the balk, scored on a groundnut by Tom Veryzer. A two-run homer by Thornton in the eighth stanza put the game on ice for the Tribe. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Indians 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 0 Mariners 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Cruz 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Grubb rf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .245 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .300 Bell 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .307 Paciorek lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .316 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 .277 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Carbo dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Bochte cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Alexander c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Robertson dh 3 1 1 0 1 2 .211 Cox lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Meyer 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .207 Speed rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Stein 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Kuiper 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .276 Stinson c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .276 Veryzer ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 4 2 5 Totals 30 2 4 2 6 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 7,676 Left on Base: Indians 5, Mariners 8 DP: Indians 0, Mariners 1 Doubles: Kuiper (11), Meyer (9) Triples: Robertson (2) Home Runs: Thornton (19) Stolen Bases: Cruz (28), Paciorek (1) Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (5) GIDP: Bell (18) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Freisleben W(1-2) 5.2 3 2 2 6 2 0 26 6.91 Monge SV(5) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.00 Totals 9 4 2 2 6 4 0 37 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(1-8) 7 8 4 4 2 4 0 30 6.50 Romo 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 2.92 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 5 1 37 Balks: Colborn (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb struck out; Bell singled to right; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reynolds lined to shortstop; Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carbo flied out to center; Alexander struck out; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts walked; Bochte flied out to right; Robertson was called out on strikes; Meyer walked [Roberts to second]; Stein popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer singled to shortstop; Manning made an out to shortstop; Grubb walked [Veryzer to second]; Bell singled to third [Veryzer to third, Grubb to second]; Thornton walked [Veryzer scored, Grubb to third, Bell to second]; Carbo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson walked; Cruz singled to left [Stinson to third]; Cruz stole second; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stinson scored, Cruz to third]; Paciorek reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (third unassisted)]; Paciorek stole second; Roberts lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Mariners 1. INDIANS 4TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Cox singled to left; Kuiper doubled to right [Cox to third]; Colborn balked [Cox scored, Kuiper to third]; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuiper scored]; Manning flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte walked; Robertson walked [Bochte to second]; Meyer flied out to left; Stein was called out on strikes; Stinson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 1. INDIANS 5TH: Grubb singled to right; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek walked; Roberts forced Paciorek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 1. INDIANS 6TH: Carbo flied out to right; Alexander struck out; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Robertson tripled to center; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Robertson scored]; Stein singled to left; MONGE REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Stinson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 2. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning flied out to center [Kuiper to third]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds lined to third; Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Mariners 2. INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to center; ROMO REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Thornton homered [Bell scored]; Carbo flied out to left; Alexander flied out to right; Cox flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 8TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING RF); GRUBB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Roberts flied out to center; Bochte was called out on strikes; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2. INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to right; Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2. MARINERS 9TH: Meyer doubled to center; Stein flied out to center; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR STINSON; Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 2.

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