A grand-slam by Richie Zisk climaxed a six-run rally in the sixth inning and powered the Rangers to a 7-2 victory over the Royals. Two were out in the sixth with Royals leading, 2-0, when Mike Hargrove singled. Bump Wills walked and Kurt Bevacqua doubled, driving in Hargrove.

After an intentional pass to Al Oliver, Rich Gale also walked Bobby Bonds to force in the tying tally. Zisk then came to the plate and delivered his jackpot wallop. Darrell Porter homered to account for the Royals' runs off Jon Matlack, who pitched a five-hitter. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 x - 7 7 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Wills 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .224 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Bevacqua 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .237 McRae dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Oliver lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .313 Wathan 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .291 Bonds rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .279 Porter c 2 1 1 2 1 0 .274 Zisk dh 4 1 1 4 0 2 .254 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .273 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Beniquez cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrah ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 5 2 2 4 Totals 29 7 7 7 3 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 36,750 Left on Base: Royals 3, Rangers 2 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 1 Doubles: Bevacqua (11) Triples: Wills (4) Home Runs: Porter (11), Zisk (15) Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (5) GIDP: Wathan (4), Zisk (11) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(13-6) 6 5 6 6 3 3 1 25 2.86 Bird 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 5.63 Totals 8 7 7 7 3 4 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(12-10) 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 32 2.20 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 32 Umpires: HP - Johnny James, 1B - Mike Thompson, 2B - Jeff Brown, 3B - Jim Shewmake ROYALS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Mike Thompson, Jim Shewmake, Johnny James and Jeff Brown; Patek grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Bevacqua flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to right; McRae was picked off first (catcher to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Bonds was called out on strikes; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Porter popped to shortstop; White struck out; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to left; Beniquez singled to left; Harrah flied out to left; Hargrove popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett lined to pitcher; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Wills struck out; Bevacqua flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; McRae flied out to left; Wathan forced Cowens (shortstop to second); Porter homered [Wathan scored]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Bonds singled to center; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; Sundberg popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek singled to center; Brett flied out to right; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Harrah lined to third; Hargrove singled to left; Wills walked [Hargrove to second]; Bevacqua doubled to center [Hargrove scored, Wills to third]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bonds walked [Wills scored, Bevacqua to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk homered [Bevacqua scored, Oliver scored, Bonds scored]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to left; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 6. RANGERS 7TH: BIRD REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Beniquez singled to left; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Beniquez to second]; Hargrove flied out to center; Wills tripled to center [Beniquez scored]; Bevacqua flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 7. ROYALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Porter walked; White struck out; Wilson forced Porter (shortstop to second); Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 7. RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 7. ROYALS 9TH: Brett flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens walked; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 7.

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