The surprising A's stretched their lead in A. L. West to 3½ games, pounding the Blue Jays, 11-3. Gary Alexander snapped a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run homer. The round-tripper was Alexander's eighth of the season, tying him for the league lead, and was his sixth which decided a game for the A's.

Pete Broberg and Bob Lacey combined to hold the Jays to five hits. Four Toronto pitchers aided the A's by issuing 11 walks. [The Sporting News]
Oakland Athletics 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
A's          1  2  0    0  2  0    4  2  x  -  11  9  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      North cf              4   0   0   2     1   1   .208
Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Edwards 2b            3   1   0   1     2   0   .282
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .269      Page lf               2   1   1   1     2   0   .318
Carty dh              2   1   0   0     2   0   .259        Murphy pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Alexander dh          4   1   2   2     0   0   .267
Upshaw lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .323        Staggs pr,dh        1   2   1   0     0   0   .357
Cerone c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .237      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .323
Iorg 2b               1   0   0   1     0   0   .174        Perez pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Revering 1b           4   2   2   0     1   0   .280
  Ault ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Gross 3b              2   0   0   1     2   0   .239
  McKay 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Essian c              3   2   1   2     1   0   .222
Gomez ss              3   0   1   2     0   0   .200      Dilone rf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .197
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     4   4             Totals               31  11   9  10    11   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  2,512
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, A's 10
DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 2
Errors: Gomez, Guerrero, Dilone
Doubles: Upshaw (4), Essian (3), Staggs (1)
Home Runs: Alexander (8)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (3), Dilone (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (2), Gross (1), Essian (2)
GIDP: Iorg (2), McKay (3)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(1-2)           4.2   5   5   4   5   2   1  25   6.41
Murphy                  2     2   4   4   2   0   0  10   2.30
Moore                   0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   6.75
Wallace                 1.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   8  13.50
Totals                  8     9  11  10  11   2   1  45

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(4-0)          6.1   3   3   0   3   2   0  25   1.08
Lacey SV(2)             2.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.18
Totals                  9     5   3   0   4   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Wallace (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(second to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Edwards walked; Edwards stole
second; Page singled [Edwards scored]; Alexander made an out to
second; Guerrero struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Athletics 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty walked; Mayberry reached on an error by
Guerrero [Carty to second]; Upshaw flied out to center; Cerone
walked [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; Iorg hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Carty scored (unearned), Mayberry to
third (error by Dilone), Cerone to second]; Gomez singled
[Mayberry scored (unearned), Cerone scored (unearned)]; Bosetti
forced Gomez (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled; Gross made an out to third;
Essian walked [Revering to second]; On a bunt Dilone singled
[Revering to third, Essian to second]; North forced Dilone
(third to second) [Revering scored, Essian to third]; Edwards
reached on an error by Gomez [Essian scored (unearned) (no RBI),
North to second]; Page flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
struck out; Carty walked; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander flied out to right; Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); Revering grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw singled; Cerone flied out to right; Iorg
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Upshaw out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Essian
grounded out (second to first); Dilone walked; Dilone stole
second; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti
grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Page
walked; Alexander homered [Page scored]; Guerrero grounded out
(second to first); Revering singled; Gross walked [Revering to
second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Essian flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to right; Carty grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone flied out to right; North grounded out
(second to first); Edwards made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Upshaw doubled; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Upshaw to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR IORG; LACEY
REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); AULT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Ault
struck out; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MCKAY REPLACED AULT (PLAYING 2B); Page walked;
MURPHY RAN FOR PAGE; Alexander singled [Murphy to second];
STAGGS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Murphy to third, Staggs to second]; Revering
was walked intentionally; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Murphy scored]; Essian doubled [Staggs scored, Revering to
third]; MOORE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Dilone walked; North
walked [Revering scored, Essian to third, Dilone to second];
WALLACE REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Edwards walked [Essian
scored, Dilone to third, North to second]; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Athletics 9.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: STAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MURPHY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bosetti grounded out (third to first);
Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled; Carty flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Staggs doubled; Guerrero singled [Staggs scored];
PEREZ RAN FOR GUERRERO; Revering made an out to catcher; Gross
walked [Perez to second]; Wallace threw a wild pitch [Perez to
third, Gross to second]; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Perez scored]; Dilone flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 3, Athletics 11.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mayberry
singled; Upshaw struck out; Cerone walked [Mayberry to second];
McKay grounded into a double play (third to first) [Mayberry out
at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Athletics 11.
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