A three-run homer by Dan Meyer capped a four-run first inning that propelled the Mariners to a 4-1 triumph over the Twins. In the opening frame, Craig Reynolds singled, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones. Leon Roberts singled and after Bruce Bochte struck out, Meyer followed with his seventh homer of the campaign. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Mariners 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 Twins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 3 0 1 0 .255 Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Reynolds ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Carew 1b 4 0 3 0 0 1 .333 Roberts rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .310 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .301 Bochte dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .270 Ford cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .295 Meyer 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .219 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Hale lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .180 Wynegar c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .242 Milbourne 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Chiles lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Stinson c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .283 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 4 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 6,814 Left on Base: Mariners 7, Twins 7 DP: Mariners 1, Twins 0 Errors: Reynolds, Erickson 2 Doubles: Bochte (21), Carew (15) Home Runs: Meyer (7) Caught Stealing: Cruz (8) GIDP: Ford (11) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott W(5-9) 7.1 6 1 0 2 4 0 31 4.61 Todd SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.02 Totals 9 6 1 0 2 4 0 35 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(11-7) 9 10 4 4 2 4 1 38 4.55 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 4 1 38 Passed Balls: Wynegar (4) Wild Pitches: Erickson (8) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to center; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Reynolds to second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Reynolds scored]; Roberts singled to right [Ruppert Jones to third]; Bochte struck out; Meyer homered [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored]; Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell was called out on strikes; Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew doubled to left; Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. MARINERS 2ND: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson lined to first; Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Ford grounded out (third to first); Adams made an out to second; Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Hale walked; Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew struck out; Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to left; Cruz singled to left [Stinson to second]; Reynolds forced Stinson (catcher to third) [Cruz to second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Reynolds was picked off first but was safe on an error by Erickson [Cruz to third]; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Ford reached on an error by Reynolds [Ford to second]; Adams grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ford scored (unearned)]; Chiles singled to left; Wilfong was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte singled to center; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Bochte to second]; Meyer flied out to left; Bochte was picked off second but was safe on an error by Erickson [Bochte to third]; Hale popped to third in foul territory; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Powell made an out to second; Smalley singled to right; Carew singled to right [Smalley to second]; Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. MARINERS 7TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Reynolds flied out to center; Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Adams singled to center; Wynegar grounded out (second to pitcher) [Adams to second]; Chiles grounded out (second to first) [Adams to third]; Wilfong walked; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Bochte doubled to left; Meyer flied out to right; Hale flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to center; Carew singled to center; Cubbage walked [Carew to second]; TODD REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Ford grounded into a double play (third to first) [Carew out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Stinson struck out; Cruz singled to center; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar flied out to center; Chiles lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 1.

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