Four consecutive singles in a three-run third inning ignited the Blue Jays to a 3-1 verdict over the A's. Dave McKay and Luis Gomez singled back-to-back and Rick Bosetti and Bob Bailor each singled a run home. Roy Howell's infield chopper yielded the third tally of the inning.

The A's counted their run on left fielder Willie Upshaw's error in the top of the third, breaking a string of 31 consecutive scoreless innings. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

A's 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Blue Jays 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 3 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Bosetti cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .286 Edwards 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Bailor rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Tabb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Howell 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .258 Perez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Thomasson rf,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Upshaw lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Revering 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 McKay 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Dilone pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Gomez ss 2 1 2 0 1 0 .197 Alexander dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .213 Staggs 3b,2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .368 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 0 4 5 Totals 28 3 5 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 21,766 Left on Base: A's 9, Blue Jays 4 DP: A's 0, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Bosetti, Upshaw, McKay Doubles: Page (3) Stolen Bases: North (3) Caught Stealing: Gomez (1) Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (3) GIDP: North (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(0-2) 2.2 4 3 3 1 2 0 13 2.57 Coleman 4.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 0.00 Sosa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.76 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 3 0 31 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy W(2-2) 9 6 1 0 4 5 0 37 4.79 Totals 9 6 1 0 4 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Page doubled to center [Page out at third (center to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor flied out to left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Guerrero flied out to right; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Essian singled to left; Staggs grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Essian to second]; North reached on an error by Upshaw [Essian scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; North stole second; Edwards walked; Page popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay singled to center; Gomez singled to center [McKay to second]; Bosetti singled to right [McKay scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor singled to left [Gomez scored, Bosetti to third]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bosetti scored, Bailor to second]; Carty walked; COLEMAN REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Guerrero flied out to center; Revering singled to left; Alexander singled [Revering to second]; Essian grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); Cerone flied out to right; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Staggs walked; North walked [Staggs to second]; Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Staggs to third, North to second]; Page struck out; Thomasson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled; Gomez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Revering grounded out (second to first); Alexander popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Staggs singled to center; North singled to center [Staggs to third, North to second (error by Bosetti)]; TABB BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Tabb struck out; Page struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED TABB (PLAYING 3B); STAGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay flied out to right; Gomez walked; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Guerrero flied out to center; Revering reached on an error by McKay [Revering to second]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Alexander flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SOSA REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Staggs walked; North grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staggs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.

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