Rallying for two runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Blue Jays topped the Angels, 5-4. With the Angels holding a 4-3 lead going into the decisive inning, Tommy Hutton drew a walk with one out and was lifted for pinch-runner Willie Upshaw.

Dave McKay followed with a triple down the right field line. Dave LaRoche relieved Don Aase on the rubber for the Angels and was immediately greeted by a pinch-hit double by Otto Velez. [The Sporting News]
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
Blue Jays    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .219      Bosetti cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .299
Chalk ss              5   1   1   1     0   1   .286      Bailor rf             3   1   0   0     2   2   .263
Bostock cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .263
Rudi dh               3   0   0   0     2   1   .183      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
  Landreaux pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .239
Baylor lf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .289      Hutton lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .243
Jackson 1b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .360        Upshaw pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .239
Rettenmund rf         3   0   2   2     1   0   .417      McKay 2b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .217
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Ashby c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .135
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265        Velez ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cerone pr,c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
                                                          Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     5   7             Totals               31   5   9   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 12,044
Left on Base: Angels 10, Blue Jays 9
DP: Angels 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Aase, Howell
Doubles: Chalk (3), Ashby (1), Velez (1)
Triples: Grich (1), Bosetti (2), McKay (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (1)
GIDP: Baylor (4), Hutton (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(2-2)             7.1   8   5   5   5   3   0  34   4.98
LaRoche                 0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.41
Totals                  8     9   5   5   6   4   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               6     7   3   3   4   5   0  29   3.54
Willis W(1-2)           2.1   2   1   0   0   2   0  10   4.94
Murphy SV(2)            0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.11
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Ashby 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Aase (2), Underwood (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


ANGELS 1ST: Grich was called out on strikes; Chalk was called
out on strikes; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Bailor popped to first in foul territory; Howell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue
Jays 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi lined to center; Baylor struck out; Jackson
singled to center; Rettenmund walked [Jackson to second];
Lansford lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to right; Hutton singled to center [Mayberry to second];
McKay struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
walked; Chalk forced Grich (third to second); Bostock lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti tripled to
right; Bailor walked; Howell singled to left [Bosetti scored,
Bailor to second]; Aase threw a wild pitch [Bailor to third,
Howell to second]; Carty was walked intentionally; Mayberry
forced Carty (first to shortstop) [Bailor scored, Howell to
third]; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi flied out to center; Baylor singled to center;
Jackson walked [Baylor to second]; Rettenmund singled to center
[Baylor scored, Jackson to second]; Lansford flied out to right;
Ashby allowed a passed ball [Jackson to third, Rettenmund to
second]; Downing struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay singled to right; Ashby out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [McKay to second]; Gomez flied out to
center [McKay to third]; Bosetti singled to third [McKay
scored]; Bailor walked [Bosetti to second]; Bailor was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Aase [Bosetti to third,
Bailor to second]; Howell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich tripled to center; Chalk doubled to left
[Grich scored]; Bostock flied out to left; Underwood threw a
wild pitch [Chalk to third]; Rudi walked; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Jackson singled to center [Chalk scored, Rudi to
second]; Rettenmund forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty flied out to center; Mayberry walked;
Hutton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue
Jays 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford struck out; Downing singled to center;
Ashby allowed a passed ball [Downing to second]; Grich flied out
to center; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby
doubled to right; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ashby
to third]; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 7TH: WILLIS REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Bostock flied
out to right; Rudi struck out; Baylor singled to left; Jackson
reached on an error by Howell [Baylor to second]; Rettenmund
singled to left [Baylor scored (unearned), Jackson to second];
Lansford struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor struck out; Howell made an out to
shortstop; Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Blue Jays 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing flied out to left; Grich lined to third;
Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Hutton walked;
UPSHAW RAN FOR HUTTON; McKay tripled to right [Upshaw scored];
LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED FOR ASHBY; Velez
doubled to left [McKay scored]; CERONE RAN FOR VELEZ; Gomez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti walked; Bailor struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue Jays 5.

ANGELS 9TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CERONE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Bostock flied out to center; MURPHY REPLACED
WILLIS (PITCHING); Rudi walked; LANDREAUX RAN FOR RUDI; Baylor
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Landreaux out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue
Jays 5.
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