A four-run uprising in the sixth inning carried the Mariners to a 5-3 upending of the Red Sox. The Mariners trailed, 3-0, when Bill Plummer and Julio Cruz opened the sixth with walks. Both advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones.

After a single by Leon Roberts, both runners moved up as Bruce Bochte grounded out. Dan Meyer was intentionally passed to get to Leroy Stanton, batting .187, but the strategy backfired when Stanton looped a single to right, scoring Jones and Roberts. The Mariners' final run of the frame tallied on a single by Bill Stein. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Red Sox 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 x - 5 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Cruz 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .242 Remy 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .274 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Rice lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .323 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .241 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Roberts rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .296 Bochte dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Hancock dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Milbourne pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Meyer 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .223 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240 Stanton lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .188 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Hale pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Plummer c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 6 3 1 8 Totals 30 5 7 5 6 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 22,718 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Mariners 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Mariners 0 Doubles: Lynn (25), Bochte (23) Home Runs: Rice (31) Hit by Pitch: Rice (4,by McLaughlin) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(15-7) 5.2 4 4 4 4 3 0 25 3.92 Stanley 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 11 2.73 Totals 8 7 5 5 6 3 0 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin W(2-4) 7 6 3 3 1 5 1 30 4.91 Romo SV(10) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 3.06 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 8 1 36 Passed Balls: Plummer (1) Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (4) Balks: McLaughlin (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Larry McCoy RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy walked; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Fisk struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Lynn struck out; Hancock lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to center; Hobson flied out to right; McLaughlin balked [Scott to second]; Burleson lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte singled to center; Meyer flied out to right; Stanton forced Bochte (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Mariners 0. RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to right; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Remy to second]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn doubled to right [Remy scored]; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stein struck out; Plummer flied out to right; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Scott struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to right; Remy flied out to left; Rice struck out; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Bochte lined to first; Meyer was called out on strikes; Stanton walked; Stein forced Stanton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Hancock lined to left; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Plummer walked; Cruz walked [Plummer to second]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Plummer to third, Cruz to second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Plummer scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Ruppert Jones to third, Roberts to second]; Meyer was walked intentionally; Stanton singled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored, Meyer to second]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Stein grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson lined to center; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 7TH: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones forced Reynolds (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Rice was hit by a pitch [Remy to second]; ROMO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Fisk made an out to shortstop; Lynn struck out; Hancock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 4. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Bochte doubled to right; MILBOURNE RAN FOR BOCHTE; Meyer was walked intentionally; Stanton forced Meyer (shortstop to second) [Milbourne to third]; HALE RAN FOR STANTON; Stein singled [Milbourne scored, Hale to second]; Plummer singled to left [Hale out at home (left to catcher), Stein to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 5. RED SOX 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 5.

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