Breaking a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, the Rangers topped the Mariners, 4-3. Bobby Bonds drew a walk to open the eighth, bringing on Enrique Romo in relief of Shane Rawley. A walk to Johnny Grubb and single by Al Oliver loaded the sacks. One out later, Bonds scored when Jim Sundberg bounced into a forceout. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 8 3 Mariners 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 4 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds dh 4 2 2 0 1 1 .267 Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Grubb ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .239 Oliver lf,cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .327 Roberts rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .305 Zisk rf 3 1 0 0 1 3 .258 Bochte dh 2 1 1 1 1 1 .262 J. Ellis c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .245 Robertson ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Campaneris pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 Beamon pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 Meyer 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .222 Harrah ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 .228 Stinson c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .253 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Hale lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .172 Alomar 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .192 Paciorek ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Jorgensen 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .198 Milbourne 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Norman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 8 4 3 8 Totals 28 3 4 2 5 8 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 4,768 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Mariners 4 DP: Rangers 2, Mariners 2 Errors: Beniquez, J. Ellis, Alexander Doubles: J. Ellis (4), Roberts (21) Triples: Bonds (4) Stolen Bases: Harrah (29), Bonds (38), Roberts (6) Sacrifice Hits: Wills (9), Norman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (4) GIDP: Beniquez (10) Hit by Pitch: Beniquez (3,by Rawley) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 6 3 3 3 4 6 0 24 3.86 Umbarger W(5-8) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 4.88 Totals 9 4 3 3 5 8 0 34 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rawley L(4-9) 7 6 4 4 2 6 0 28 4.12 Romo 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 3.69 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 8 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Rawley (5) Wild Pitches: Umbarger (2) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett RANGERS 1ST: Bonds tripled to right; Beniquez was hit by a pitch; Oliver singled to left [Bonds scored, Beniquez to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; J. Ellis struck out while Oliver was picked off first (catcher to first to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds singled to first; Reynolds was picked off first but was safe on an error by Alexander [Reynolds to third]; Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah was called out on strikes; Wills flied out to right; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Meyer struck out; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. RANGERS 3RD: Norman flied out to right; Bonds singled to left; Beniquez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Hale struck out; Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk was called out on strikes; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts walked; Roberts stole second [Roberts to third (error by J. Ellis)]; Bochte singled to left [Roberts scored]; Meyer walked [Bochte to second]; Stinson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 1. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Wills flied out to center; Alomar singled to left; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Hale walked; Milbourne made an out to shortstop; Cruz flied into a double play (left to first) [Hale out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 1. RANGERS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds made an out to second; Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 1. RANGERS 7TH: Zisk walked; J. Ellis doubled to left [Zisk to third]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Harrah singled to center [Zisk scored, Campaneris scored]; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrah to second]; Alomar struck out; Harrah stole third; Norman flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING C ); JORGENSEN REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING 1B); Bochte walked; Meyer singled to center [Bochte to third, Meyer to second (error by Beniquez)]; UMBARGER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Umbarger threw a wild pitch [Bochte scored, Meyer to third]; Stinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Meyer scored]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR HALE; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 3. RANGERS 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bonds walked; ROMO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Bonds stole second; Grubb walked; Oliver singled to left [Bonds to third, Grubb to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Sundberg forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Bonds scored, Grubb to third]; Harrah flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds flied out to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 3. RANGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen singled to center; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 3. MARINERS 9TH: Roberts doubled to left; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR BOCHTE; Robertson walked; BEAMON RAN FOR ROBERTSON; Meyer forced Beamon (second to shortstop) [Roberts to third]; Stinson lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Roberts out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 3.

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