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.

Dwight Evans added a solo round-tripper in the fourth, his sixth circuit clout in seven games. A sacrifice fly by Burleson and single by Jerry Remy produced the final two tallies in the sixth. The Red Sox lifted their Fenway Park record to 22-3. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       30, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue 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.