The Red Sox used the long ball to shoot down the Blue Jays, 9-5. The scoring opened in the second inning when Dwight Evans hit a two-run homer. After the Jays tied the score, the Sox took the lead for keeps in the fifth on a three-run round-tripper by Jim Rice. The circuit clout broke an 0-for-11 slump for the Bosox slugger and was preceded by singles by Fred Kendall and Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  3  3    0  0  1  -   9  9  0
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   5 13  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   1   0     0   2   .205      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .288
Remy 2b               5   1   1   1     0   2   .291      Bailor rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .266
Rice lf               4   1   1   3     1   0   .346      Howell 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Yastrzemski cf        5   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Fisk c                4   1   0   0     1   2   .242      Hutton lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .245
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .285      Upshaw dh             3   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Bailey dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .188        Velez ph,dh         1   1   0   0     1   0   .258
Evans rf              3   1   1   2     1   2   .266      McKay 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .238
Kendall 1b            4   2   3   1     0   0   .286      Gomez ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .237
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               3   1   1   1     1   1   .159
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9   9   7     4  10             Totals               39   5  13   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 17,197
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Howell, Gomez, Moore
Doubles: Kendall (1), Burleson (11), Hutton (5), Upshaw (5), Gomez (3)
Home Runs: Evans (6), Rice (15), Ashby (1)
GIDP: Howell (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(4-1)        7    10   3   3   1   2   1  32   3.95
Burgmeier               0.1   2   2   2   2   1   0   5   6.28
Drago SV(4)             1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.84
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   3   1  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(1-5)        5     7   7   6   3   8   2  25   4.10
Kirkwood                2     1   1   0   1   1   0   8   2.40
Moore                   2     1   1   0   0   1   0   8   5.55
Totals                  9     9   9   6   4  10   2  41

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy struck out; Rice
walked; Yastrzemski lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor grounded out
(second to first); Howell singled to right; Mayberry lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Hobson flied out to center; Bailey
lined to center; Evans homered [Fisk scored]; Kendall doubled to
left; Burleson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton doubled to left; Upshaw singled to left
[Hutton to third]; McKay singled to right [Hutton scored, Upshaw
to third]; On a bunt Gomez singled [Upshaw scored, McKay to
second]; On a bunt Ashby forced McKay (catcher to third) [Gomez
to second]; Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor struck out; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy struck out; Rice lined to right; Yastrzemski
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell lined to shortstop; Mayberry flied out to
left; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Hobson singled to left; Bailey
struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw doubled to right; McKay grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Upshaw to third]; Gomez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Kendall singled to left; Burleson struck out; Remy
singled to right [Kendall to second]; Rice homered [Kendall
scored, Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: On a bunt Bosetti made an out to pitcher; Bailor
made an out to shortstop; Howell singled; Mayberry singled to
right [Howell to second]; Hutton walked [Howell to third,
Mayberry to second]; Upshaw lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson walked; Bailey singled to left [Hobson to
second]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Evans walked
[Hobson to third, Bailey to second]; Kendall singled to
shortstop [Hobson scored, Bailey to third, Evans to second];
Burleson forced Evans (third unassisted) [Bailey scored (error
by Howell) (unearned) (no RBI), Kendall to third]; Remy grounded
out (second to first) [Kendall scored (unearned), Burleson to
second]; Rice made an out to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay lined to right; Gomez made an out to
shortstop; Ashby homered; Bosetti lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
struck out; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell grounded out
(second to first) [Bailor to second]; Mayberry popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: MOORE REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Bailey grounded
out (third to first); Evans was called out on strikes; Kendall
popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); VELEZ
BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Velez walked; McKay struck out; Gomez doubled
[Velez to third]; Ashby walked; Bosetti singled to right [Velez
scored, Gomez to third, Ashby to second]; DRAGO REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bailor singled [Gomez scored, Ashby to
third, Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson doubled to left; Remy reached on an error
by Gomez [Burleson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Remy was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Moore [Remy to third];
Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.