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Dwight Evans' fourth homer in five games, a solo shot in the eighth inning, lifted the Red Sox over the Blue Jays, 5-4. The Sox had taken a 4-0 lead in the second stanza but the Jays came back with a marker in the fourth and three in the sixth on six hits. Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway ParkBlue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Red Sox 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 11 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Burleson ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .215 Bailor rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Howell 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .267 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .343 Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .242 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .293 Velez dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Fisk c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .248 Upshaw lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Hobson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .277 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Evans rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .274 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Bailey dh 3 1 2 3 1 0 .243 Carty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Remy pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Johnson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Duffy 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 4 Totals 33 5 11 4 4 8 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 25,935 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 8 DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Upshaw Doubles: Johnson (1), Lynn (8), Duffy (2), Bailey (2) Home Runs: Howell (3), Bailey (2), Evans (10) GIDP: Velez (3) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(1-6) 8 11 5 4 4 8 2 37 4.15 Totals 8 11 5 4 4 8 2 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(7-2) 9 9 4 4 2 4 1 36 4.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 4 1 36 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor singled; Howell forced Bailor (third to second); Mayberry walked [Howell to second]; Velez forced Howell (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Lynn forced Burleson (second to shortstop); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); McKay popped to third in foul territory; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Hobson walked [Fisk to second]; Evans struck out; Bailey homered [Fisk scored, Hobson scored]; Duffy singled; Burleson struck out; Lynn doubled to left [Duffy scored (error by Upshaw) (unearned) (no RBI), Lynn to third]; Rice struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk lined to left; Hobson struck out; Evans singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Bailey walked [Yastrzemski to third, Evans to second]; Duffy forced Bailey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell homered; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez flied out to right; Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez flied out to left; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk made an out to second; Hobson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Bailor forced Bosetti (second to shortstop); Howell singled [Bailor to second]; Mayberry singled [Bailor scored, Howell to third]; Velez singled [Howell scored, Mayberry to third]; Upshaw singled [Mayberry scored, Velez to third]; McKay was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Velez stayed at third, Upshaw out at second (first unassisted)]; CARTY BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Carty forced McKay (third to second); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING SS); Evans struck out; Bailey grounded out (third to first); Duffy doubled; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled to second; Fisk singled to right [Yastrzemski out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry walked; Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans homered; Bailey doubled; REMY RAN FOR BAILEY; Duffy reached on a fielder's choice [Remy out at third (shortstop to third)]; Burleson singled to right [Burleson to second, Duffy out at third (right to third to second to pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Upshaw flied out to center; McKay grounded out (second to first); Johnson doubled; EWING BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ewing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 5. |
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