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CLE  6
@BAL  2

BOS  1
DET  0

MIL  4
@CAL  2

OAK  4
@CHW  3

(10)
TOR  4
@NYY  1

TEX  3
SEA  2
PHI  6
@ATL  5

NYM  9
@HOU  7

MON 15
@PIT  1

CIN  5
@SDP  2

LAD  3
@SFG  1

CHC  3
@STL  2

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 23,019

Saturday, May 27, 1978
Time of Game: 2:08
Mariners
2
17-31
Lost 1
6th, 11½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  8  3
Rangers         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    3  9  0
W: Jon Matlack (5-5), L: Tom House (3-3), S: Reggie Cleveland (5)
Rangers
3
22-20
Won 1
4th, 3½ GB

Batting Stats

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .691              4   3   SH
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .326  .745              1   2   GDP
J Bernhardt 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .828              6   0   
R Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .665              2   0   
L Roberts RF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .297  .924              7   0   2B
L Stanton LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .208  .588              3   0   
  J Hale PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .131  .394              0   0   
B Robertson DH                4   1   1   1    0   0  .071  .419              0   0   HR
B Stein 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .667              0   2   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .727              0   0   
B Plummer C                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .649              1   1   
  L Milbourne PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .538              0   0   
  B Stinson C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .789              0   0   

T House P                                                                     0   1
Totals                       33   2   8   0    1   5                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: L Roberts (6, off J Matlack).
HR: B Robertson (1, off J Matlack; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J Cruz (5, off J Matlack).
TB: L Roberts 4; B Robertson 4; J Cruz; C Reynolds; B Plummer; L Stanton.
GIDP: C Reynolds (3).
RBI: B Robertson (1).
2-out RBI: B Robertson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Plummer-J Cruz.
E: B Stein 2 (13); J Bernhardt (3).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .785             12   1   2B
A Oliver LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .742              2   0   CS,HBP
B Bonds RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .254  .715              1   0   
R Zisk DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .866              0   0   
J Beniquez CF                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .674              0   0   
  B Thompson CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .773              3   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .336  .828              5   0   
T Harrah 3B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .202  .616              0   1   SF
K Bevacqua 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .146  .430              3   2   2B
  B Wills PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .613              0   0   
N Norman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              1   5   

J Matlack P                                                                   0   2
  R Cleveland P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   3   9   0    3   1                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: K Bevacqua (2, off T House); M Hargrove (9, off T House).
SF: T Harrah (2, off T House).
HBP: A Oliver (2, by T House).
TB: M Hargrove 2; J Beniquez 2; K Bevacqua 2; J Sundberg 2; B Bonds; N Norman; T Harrah.
RBI: T Harrah (7); J Beniquez (16).
2-out RBI: J Beniquez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Matlack-N Norman-M Hargrove.
Baserunning Events
CS: A Oliver (2, 2nd base by T House/B Plummer).

Pitching Stats

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T House, L (3-3)               8     9   3   3    3   1   0   3.46   37     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 8     50    -     0.84  -0.03
Totals                         8     9   3   3    3   1   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 8           -  
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Matlack, W (5-5)             8.1   8   2   2    1   5   1   2.97   33     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 7     63    -     1.34   0.10
R Cleveland, S (5)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.60    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    6.26   0.37
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 7          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: J Matlack (3).
HBP: T House (3; A Oliver).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 23,019.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Seattle Mariners                          Texas Rangers                                
1. Julio Cruz                   2B       1. Mike Hargrove                1B
2. Craig Reynolds               SS       2. Al Oliver                    LF
3. Juan Bernhardt               1B       3. Bobby Bonds                  RF
4. Ruppert Jones                CF       4. Richie Zisk                  DH
5. Leon Roberts                 RF       5. Juan Beniquez                CF
6. Leroy Stanton                LF       6. Jim Sundberg                  C
7. Bob Robertson                DH       7. Toby Harrah                  3B
8. Bill Stein                   3B       8. Kurt Bevacqua                2B
9. Bill Plummer                  C       9. Nelson Norman                SS

   Tom House                     P          Jon Matlack                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 1 1-- -21% 63% 2-3 SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack Single to RF; Roberts to 3B
t9 2 -23 O 20% 100% 2-3 SEA S. Braun R. Cleveland Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 2 1-3 RR 18% 73% 0-0 TEX J. Beniquez T. House Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Beniquez to 2B/Adv on E5; Bonds Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
t9 1 1-3 O 17% 80% 2-3 SEA B. Robertson R. Cleveland Flyball: CF; Hale to 2B
t7 2 --- R -11% 78% 1-3 SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack Flyball: 2B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 6% 61% 0-0 TEX M. Hargrove T. House Double to RF
b1 0 -2- O -1% 60% 0-0 TEX A. Oliver T. House Groundout: 2B-1B; Hargrove to 3B
b1 1 --3 2% 61% 0-0 TEX B. Bonds T. House Walk
b1 1 1-3 O -7% 55% 0-0 TEX R. Zisk T. House Flyball: 2B
b1 2 1-3 RR 18% 73% 0-0 TEX J. Beniquez T. House Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Beniquez to 2B/Adv on E5; Bonds Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
b1 2 -2- 0% 74% 2-0 TEX J. Sundberg T. House Walk
b1 2 12- 2% 76% 2-0 TEX T. Harrah T. House Walk; Beniquez to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
b1 2 123 O -5% 71% 2-0 TEX K. Bevacqua T. House Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 SEA R. Jones J. Matlack Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 76% 0-2 SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 9-1-2
b2 0 --- 2% 78% 2-0 TEX N. Norman T. House Single to LF
b2 0 1-- O -2% 76% 2-0 TEX M. Hargrove T. House Flyball: RF
b2 1 1-- 2% 78% 2-0 TEX A. Oliver T. House Hit By Pitch; Norman to 2B
b2 1 12- O -3% 75% 2-0 TEX B. Bonds T. House Flyball: LF
b2 2 12- O -3% 72% 2-0 TEX R. Zisk T. House Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 76% 0-2 SEA B. Stein J. Matlack Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- -1% 75% 0-2 SEA B. Plummer J. Matlack Walk
t3 2 1-- O 2% 77% 0-2 SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 5-6-7
b3 0 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 TEX J. Beniquez T. House Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- 2% 77% 2-0 TEX J. Sundberg T. House Single to CF
b3 1 1-- 2% 80% 2-0 TEX T. Harrah T. House Single; Sundberg to 2B
b3 1 12- O -3% 77% 2-0 TEX K. Bevacqua T. House Flyball: LF
b3 2 12- O -3% 74% 2-0 TEX N. Norman T. House Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -4% 70% 0-2 SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack Single to 2B
t4 0 1-- O 4% 74% 0-2 SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack Flyball: 2B
t4 1 1-- O 3% 77% 0-2 SEA R. Jones J. Matlack Flyball: LF
t4 2 1-- -4% 73% 0-2 SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack Single to CF; Reynolds to 3B; Roberts to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t4 2 -23 O 7% 80% 0-2 SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 TEX M. Hargrove T. House Groundout: P-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 TEX A. Oliver T. House Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 2 --- 1% 78% 2-0 TEX B. Bonds T. House Single to LF
b4 2 1-- O -2% 76% 2-0 TEX R. Zisk T. House Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 3% 79% 0-2 SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-2 SEA B. Stein J. Matlack Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 1% 82% 0-2 SEA B. Plummer J. Matlack Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- 2% 84% 2-0 TEX J. Beniquez T. House Single to P/Bunt
b5 0 1-- 6% 90% 2-0 TEX J. Sundberg T. House Single to RF; Beniquez to 3B
b5 0 1-3 RO -0% 89% 2-0 TEX T. Harrah T. House Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Beniquez Scores
b5 1 1-- O -1% 88% 3-0 TEX K. Bevacqua T. House Flyball: RF
b5 2 1-- O -1% 87% 3-0 TEX N. Norman T. House Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
Bobby Thompson replaces Juan Beniquez playing CF batting 5th
t6 0 --- -4% 83% 0-3 SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack Single to 2B/Bunt
t6 0 1-- OO 8% 91% 0-3 SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 92% 0-3 SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O -1% 91% 3-0 TEX M. Hargrove T. House Flyball: SS
b6 1 --- 1% 92% 3-0 TEX A. Oliver T. House Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b6 1 1-- OO -2% 90% 3-0 TEX B. Bonds T. House Double Play: Strikeout, Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 2% 93% 0-3 SEA R. Jones J. Matlack Strikeout Looking
t7 1 --- -4% 89% 0-3 SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack Double to LF
t7 1 -2- O 3% 92% 0-3 SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack Groundout: 1B unassisted; Roberts to 3B
t7 2 --3 R -4% 88% 0-3 SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack Wild Pitch; Roberts Scores
t7 2 --- R -11% 78% 1-3 SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack Home Run
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 2-3 SEA B. Stein J. Matlack Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mariners' Tom House facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 3-2 TEX R. Zisk T. House Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O -1% 76% 3-2 TEX B. Thompson T. House Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-2 TEX J. Sundberg T. House Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- -9% 67% 2-3 SEA B. Plummer J. Matlack Single to CF
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Bill Plummer (C) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- O 4% 71% 2-3 SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Milbourne to 2B
t8 1 -2- O 8% 79% 2-3 SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack Strikeout Looking
t8 2 -2- O 8% 87% 2-3 SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mariners' Tom House facing 7-8-9
Bob Stinson replaces Larry Milbourne (PR) playing C batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-2 TEX T. Harrah T. House Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- 3% 89% 3-2 TEX K. Bevacqua T. House Double to LF
Bump Wills pinch runs for Kurt Bevacqua (2B) batting 8th
b8 1 -2- O -2% 87% 3-2 TEX N. Norman T. House Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 -2- O -2% 85% 3-2 TEX M. Hargrove T. House Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
Bump Wills moves from PR to 2B
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 2-3 SEA R. Jones J. Matlack Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 --- -8% 83% 2-3 SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack Single to LF
t9 1 1-- -21% 63% 2-3 SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack Single to RF; Roberts to 3B
Reggie Cleveland replaces Jon Matlack pitching; John Hale pinch runs for Leroy Stanton (LF) batting 6th
t9 1 1-3 O 17% 80% 2-3 SEA B. Robertson R. Cleveland Flyball: CF; Hale to 2B
Steve Braun pinch hits for Bill Stein (3B) batting 8th
t9 2 -23 O 20% 100% 2-3 SEA S. Braun R. Cleveland Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

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