Two-run homers by Bobby Bonds and Juan Beniquez helped power the Rangers to an 8-2 victory over the Indians and enabled Jon Matlack to win a game on the road for the first time this season. The decision brought Matlack's record to 10-9, but the lefthander was 0-7 away from home before beating the Indians. Bonds hit his a homer in the fourth inning and drove in another run with a double in the seventh. Beniquez connected for the circuit in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Rangers 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 - 8 14 3 Indians 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 12 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .253 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Jorgensen pr,1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .128 Dade ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Beniquez cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .269 Grubb lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Sundberg c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Bell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .298 Oliver lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .324 Thornton 1b 4 0 2 0 1 1 .273 Bonds rf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .276 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Gray dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Cox rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 Bevacqua 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .211 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Harrah ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 .211 Kuiper 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .285 Wills 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .233 Blanks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Diaz c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .246 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 14 8 5 5 Totals 39 2 12 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 19,085 Left on Base: Rangers 11, Indians 11 DP: Rangers 1, Indians 1 Errors: Hargrove 3 Doubles: Harrah (11), Bonds (17) Home Runs: Bonds (22), Beniquez (7) Stolen Bases: Wills (36), Oliver (2) GIDP: Sundberg (13), Cox (3) Hit by Pitch: Harrah (2,by Reuschel) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(10-9) 9 12 2 1 1 6 0 40 2.37 Totals 9 12 2 1 1 6 0 40 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(7-13) 3.1 7 4 4 1 1 1 17 2.89 Hood 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.92 Reuschel 3 4 2 2 2 2 0 16 4.11 Monge 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 11 2.90 Totals 9 14 8 8 5 5 2 46 Passed Balls: Diaz (3) Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (2) Wild Pitches: Matlack (6), Waits (10) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Beniquez singled to left; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb singled to right; Bell singled to shortstop [Grubb to second]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Grubb to third]; Thornton walked [Bell to second]; Thornton was picked off first (catcher to first); Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds flied out to center; Gray singled; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Cox made an out to second; Veryzer struck out; Kuiper singled to right; Diaz singled to right [Kuiper to second]; Manning singled [Kuiper scored (error by Hargrove) (unearned) (no RBI), Diaz to third]; Grubb flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Wills walked; Wills stole second; Hargrove singled to right [Wills scored]; Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled to left; Thornton singled to left [Bell to second]; Alexander forced Thornton (third to second) [Bell to third]; Cox grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Bonds homered [Oliver scored]; Gray grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua singled to center; Waits threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua to second]; Harrah doubled to left [Bevacqua scored]; HOOD REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Wills flied out to center; Hargrove walked; REUSCHEL REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Beniquez forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled; Diaz reached on an error by Hargrove [Kuiper to second]; Manning struck out; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 1. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to right; Oliver walked [Sundberg to second]; Bonds flied out to center [Sundberg to third]; Oliver stole second; Gray struck out; Bevacqua walked; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton singled to left; Alexander forced Thornton (shortstop to second); Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 1. RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Diaz singled to center; Manning reached on an error by Hargrove [Diaz to third, Manning to second]; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 1. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to center; Diaz allowed a passed ball [Oliver to second]; Bonds doubled to left [Oliver scored]; Gray grounded out (second to first) [Bonds to third]; Bevacqua singled to center [Bonds scored]; Harrah was hit by a pitch [Bevacqua to second]; MONGE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Wills struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: Bell struck out; Thornton was called out on strikes; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 1. RANGERS 8TH: BLANKS REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Beniquez homered [Jorgensen scored]; Sundberg singled to left; Oliver struck out; Bonds made an out to shortstop; Gray flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cox singled to left; Veryzer singled to center [Cox to second]; Blanks grounded out (second to first) [Cox to third, Veryzer to second]; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cox scored]; DADE BATTED FOR MANNING; Dade flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 2. RANGERS 9TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bevacqua flied out to center; Harrah walked; Wills flied out to center; Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to right; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Indians 2.

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