Scoring five runs in the first three innings, the Tigers outlasted the Mariners, 5-4. Detroit opened with two runs in their first turn at bat. Ron LeFlore singled, stole second and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson. A single by Steve Kemp drove in Lou Whitaker, who had reached first on a walk.

Whitaker tripled a run across in the third and scored on a single by Rusty Staub. Staub moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Kemp. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Mariners 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 14 0 Tigers 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 12 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 LeFlore cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .293 Milbourne ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .282 Whitaker 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .299 Ruppert Jones cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .252 Staub dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 .299 Roberts rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .300 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Bochte dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 .264 Kemp lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .273 Robertson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .228 May c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Hale lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .176 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Bernhardt 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Mankowski 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Stinson c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Trammell ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .270 Plummer c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 4 14 4 2 5 Totals 34 5 12 5 3 0 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 21,575 Left on Base: Mariners 10, Tigers 9 DP: Mariners 0, Tigers 0 Doubles: Milbourne (4), Bernhardt (9), Rodriguez (14) Triples: Whitaker (4) Home Runs: Roberts (16), Ruppert Jones (4) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (46) Caught Stealing: Cruz (7), Kemp (3) Sacrifice Hits: Ruppert Jones (4) Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (5) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott L(4-8) 2.1 4 5 5 2 0 0 12 4.73 House 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.01 Parrott 4.2 5 0 0 1 0 0 20 5.32 Totals 8 12 5 5 3 0 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(8-8) 5.1 10 3 3 2 3 2 26 3.61 Sykes SV(2) 3.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 15 3.67 Totals 9 14 4 4 2 5 2 41 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Milbourne flied out to center; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Staub grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored]; Kemp was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 2. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts homered; Bochte struck out; Robertson singled to left; Hale popped to second; Bernhardt flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Trammell to second]; Whitaker tripled to center [Trammell scored]; Staub singled to right [Whitaker scored]; HOUSE REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Staub to second]; Kemp singled to right [Staub scored]; May singled to center [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 5. MARINERS 4TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Ruppert Jones homered; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson singled to center; Hale singled to center [Robertson to second]; Bernhardt flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; Trammell reached on a fielder's choice [Rodriguez out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), Trammell to second (on throw to 3b)]; PARROTT REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 5. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to center; Cruz forced Stinson (third to second); Milbourne doubled to left [Cruz out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Ruppert Jones walked; Roberts forced Ruppert Jones (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson singled to right [Staub to second]; Kemp flied out to left; May forced Thompson (second to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Corcoran walked [May to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 2, Tigers 5. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte walked; Robertson lined to left; Hale singled to left [Bochte to second]; Bernhardt doubled to right [Bochte scored, Hale to third]; SYKES REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); PACIOREK BATTED FOR STINSON; Paciorek was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: PLUMMER REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING C ); Trammell lined to right; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Tigers 5. MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne singled to left; Ruppert Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Milbourne to second]; Roberts singled to left [Milbourne scored]; Bochte flied out to center; Robertson popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled to left; Thompson flied out to left; Kemp flied out to left; May singled to right [Staub to second]; Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 5. MARINERS 8TH: Hale was called out on strikes; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); Plummer singled to left; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell made an out to second; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 5. MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne popped to second in foul territory; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts singled to center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 5.

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