Continuing to make mincemeat of Baltimore's vaunted pitching, the Blue Jays swept a twin bill from the Orioles, 6-2 and 9-8. The Jays pounded Jim Palmer for 11 hits in the opener. John Mayberry hit a solo homer in the second inning and the Jays went ahead to stay in the fourth on a single by Dave McKay, a sacrifice bunt and doubles by Alan Ashby and Bob Bailor. The Jays got three more in the fifth on a two-run triple by McKay and a double by Ashby.

The Jays took an early lead in the nightcap, but the Birds tied the contest, 8-8, in the eighth with a three-run homer by Billy Smith highlighting the rally. In the ninth, Otto Velez drew a one-out walk, McKay singled and Sam Ewing, hitting a measly .161, stroked a pinch-single to score Velez. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    2  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Bailor rf             4   0   2   1     1   0   .246
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .294
  Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Kelly rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .293      Mayberry 1b           2   2   1   1     2   1   .257
Murray 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .271      Upshaw lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .285
Crowley dh            3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      McKay 2b              4   2   3   2     0   1   .258
Mora lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Johnson ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .188
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Ashby c               3   1   2   2     1   0   .218
Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             2   0   1   1     1   0   .221        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     6   4             Totals               33   6  11   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Blue Jays 9
DP: Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Dempsey (8), Crowley (1), McKay (11), Ashby 2 (3), Bailor (14)
Triples: McKay (5)
Home Runs: Murray (16), Mayberry (13)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1)
GIDP: Kelly (5), Mora (3), Howell (10)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(10-6)          8    11   6   6   5   6   1  39   2.33
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   6   1  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(2-9)        6.1   6   2   2   4   3   1  27   8.13
Cruz SV(2)              2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to right; Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to center; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bosetti to second]; Howell struck out;
Carty struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley walked; Mora singled to left [Crowley to
second]; DeCinces forced Mora (shortstop to second) [Crowley to
third]; Garcia flied out to right; Dempsey doubled to right
[Crowley scored, DeCinces to third]; Harlow flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry homered; Upshaw grounded out (second to
first); McKay doubled to center; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; Ashby walked; Bosetti flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to center; Kelly grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dauer out at
second]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled to right; Bailor stole second;
Howell struck out; Carty flied out to right [Bailor to third];
Mayberry walked; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley doubled to left; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to center [Crowley to
third]; Garcia singled to center [Crowley out at home (center to
catcher to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay singled to right; Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McKay to second]; Ashby
doubled [McKay scored]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Ashby to third]; Bailor doubled to left [Ashby scored];
Howell reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at third (third
unassisted)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Harlow
struck out; Dauer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
walked; Upshaw singled to left [Mayberry to second]; McKay
tripled [Mayberry scored, Upshaw scored]; Johnson popped to
third in foul territory; Ashby doubled to left [McKay scored];
Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Murray
homered; Crowley was called out on strikes; Mora grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor lined to shortstop; Howell singled to
center; Carty popped to second; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Garcia
walked; Dempsey walked [Garcia to second]; CRUZ REPLACED
LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Harlow popped to third in foul territory;
SINGLETON BATTED FOR DAUER; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING 2B); Upshaw
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay was called out on
strikes; Johnson walked; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly walked; Murray singled to right [Kelly to
second]; Crowley flied out to center; Mora grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Kelly out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (first to pitcher); Bailor
walked; Howell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces walked; Garcia struck out; HENDRICKS
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Hendricks popped to first in foul territory;
Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Blue Jays 6.