The third place Mariners were trying desperately to stay within eyesight of the Angels and Royals while on the road in Cleveland. They had Mike Moore on the mound for the battle, but it did not go well. Tony Bernazard batted home Pat Tabler in the second inning to score the first run of the game. Bernazard then doubled home Brook Jacoby and Jerry Willard on a double, with Willard crossing home plate due to a Barry Bonnell fielding error.
The Mariners started scratching back in the eighth, when starter Steve Comer went an inning too long by loading the bases before Ernie Camacho toed the rubber. Camacho allowed consecutive RBIs to Dave Henderson, Alvin Davis, and Al Cowens before escaping the inning. A two-run homer by Andre Thornton in the bottom half of the inning put Seattle away for good.
There was an outfield collision in this game - Brett Butler will miss one game but little used Otis Nixon, who was in as a defensive replacement, got tagged with 87 games on the DL! That's the largest injury total to date and only one off the allowed maximum.
Winning Pitcher - Steve Comer
Losing Pitcher - Mike Moore
Player of the Game - Tony Bernazard, 2-3, 2B, R, 2RBI, BB
Pat Sheridan was back after a stint on the DL and he made his return count. In the bottom of the first he singled, stole second, and then advanced to third on a throwing error Jerry Narron. That gave Jorge Orta the easy RBI on his single to center field. Sheridan struck again in the third, this time singling home Greg Pryor, who has been manning second base due to Frank White's injury.
In the bottom of the sixth Darryl Motley and Steve Balboni hit back to back solo homers, which was helpful because Dan Quisenberry had his worst appearance of the year in the eighth inning. He gave up three hits, including a homer to Reggie Jackson, but Mike Jones shut down California in the ninth for his first save on the season. The win got the red-hot Royals one game closer to the first place Angels.
Winning Pitcher - Bret Saberhagen
Losing Pitcher - Jim Slaton
Save - Mike Jones
Player of the Game - Pat Sheridan, 3-4, R, RBI, SB
Hall of Famers in the Game - Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, George Brett
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