An eight-hit route-going pitching performance by Gura was backed by timely hitting as Royals eased past Mariners, 3-1. After first-inning singles by Cruz, Reynolds and Paciorek gave Mariners 1-0 lead, K. C. tied it in third when Patek walked, stole second, advanced to third on groundout and scored on single by Braun.

Porter singled with one out in fourth and rode home on double by Hurdle. Royals added insurance tally in seventh on single by White, groundout and single by McRae, who kept his hitting streak alive at 15 games. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Thursday, July 27, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Royals 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 x - 3 7 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Braun 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .246 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Terrell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Robertson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .220 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Milbourne pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .339 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Roberts rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Hurdle lf,rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Poquette rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Wilson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Bernhardt dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Patek ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .278 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 White 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 0 4 Totals 31 3 7 3 4 1 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 26,712 Left on Base: Mariners 6, Royals 8 DP: Mariners 1, Royals 1 Errors: Meyer, Hurdle Doubles: Roberts (9), Hurdle (18), Otis (19) Stolen Bases: Patek (29) GIDP: Stein (8), McRae (12) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell L(5-11) 6.2 6 3 3 4 0 0 29 3.87 House 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.17 Romo 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.95 Totals 8 7 3 3 4 1 0 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(8-2) 9 8 1 1 0 4 0 34 2.68 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 4 0 34 Wild Pitches: Mitchell (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Reynolds singled to right [Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to left [Cruz scored, Reynolds to third, Paciorek to second (error by Hurdle)]; Roberts popped to catcher in foul territory; Ruppert Jones popped to third; Stein popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Braun to second]; McRae flied out to center; LaCock flied out to center; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer popped to second; Bernhardt singled to left; Plummer flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0. MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts doubled to left; Ruppert Jones grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; White grounded out (second to first) [Patek to third]; Braun singled to left [Patek scored]; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. MARINERS 4TH: Stein flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt singled to left; Plummer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock lined to third; Otis grounded out (third to first); Porter singled to right; Hurdle doubled to left [Porter scored]; Poquette walked; Patek flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. MARINERS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Paciorek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to right; Braun grounded out (second to first); McRae popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. MARINERS 6TH: Roberts popped to third; Ruppert Jones popped to third; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock popped to third in foul territory; Otis doubled to left; Porter walked; Hurdle flied out to left; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernhardt flied out to right; Plummer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Patek flied out to right; White singled to left; Braun grounded out (second to first) [White to second]; McRae singled to left [White scored]; HOUSE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); LaCock singled to center [McRae to third]; ROMO REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3. MARINERS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 3B); WILSON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cruz flied out to right; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Robertson singled to left; MILBOURNE RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Paciorek struck out; Roberts popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Porter flied out to center; Hurdle reached on an error by Meyer; Wilson struck out; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3. MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones singled to right; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruppert Jones out at second]; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3.

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