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The rampaging Red Sox rode to their eighth straight victory, shutting out the Blue Jays, 4-0, behind the pitching of Dennis Eckersley. A leadoff homer by Rick Burleson in the first inning got the Red Sox rolling. Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0Game Played on Tuesday, May 30, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway ParkBlue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 Red Sox 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x - 4 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 .281 Burleson ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .216 Bailor rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Remy 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .341 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Upshaw lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .297 Fisk c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Ewing dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Lynn cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 McKay 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .213 Evans rf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .282 Gomez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Bailey dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 .231 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 0 8 0 0 5 Totals 33 4 11 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 25,853 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 9 DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Upshaw (6), Evans (4) Home Runs: Burleson (2), Evans (11) Stolen Bases: Bailey (1) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (4) Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Garvin) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin L(2-4) 5.1 9 4 4 2 2 2 27 6.51 Coleman 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.85 Totals 8 11 4 4 2 2 2 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(5-1) 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 34 3.51 Totals 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Garvin (3) Wild Pitches: Eckersley (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to second; Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson homered; Remy singled; Rice forced Remy (third to second); Yastrzemski popped to left; Fisk singled [Rice to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw was called out on strikes; Ewing flied out to left; McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson flied out to center; Evans doubled; Bailey struck out; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Gomez singled; Bosetti singled [Gomez to third]; Bailor hit into a double play to left [Gomez out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Remy made an out to first; Rice singled to third; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to second]; Fisk singled [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Fisk out at first]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell popped to third in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to right; Upshaw singled to first; Ewing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans homered; Bailey walked; Burleson was called out on strikes; Bailey stole second; Remy lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay singled; Ashby singled [McKay to third]; Gomez reached on a fielder's choice [McKay out at home (third to catcher to third), Ashby to second]; Bosetti forced Gomez (pitcher to second) [Ashby to third]; Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Upshaw flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn singled; Hobson flied out to center; Evans was hit by a pitch [Lynn to second]; Bailey walked [Lynn to third, Evans to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored, Evans to third]; Remy singled [Evans scored, Bailey to second]; Rice flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ewing flied out to center; McKay singled; Ashby struck out; Eckersley threw a wild pitch [McKay to second]; Gomez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk flied out to center; Lynn singled; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Bailey flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry struck out; Upshaw doubled; Ewing was called out on strikes; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. |
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