In a battle of birds, the Orioles beat the Blue Jays twice, 3-1 and 8-6. In the first game, Mike Flanagan tossed a five-hitter for his 12th victory. The first Oriole run came on a homer by Andres Mora in the fifth inning. A double by Ken Singleton and groundout by Lee May drove in the Orioles' other runs in the sixth.

The Jays came back from a 6-2 deficit in the second game to tie the contest with a four-run sixth inning, but the Orioles scored decisive runs in the bottom of seventh. Mora began the winning rally with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Larry Harlow, who moved to third on a double by Doug DeCinces. Pat Kelly received an intentional walk to fill the sacks and Rick Dempsey then delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Harlow. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley hit another sacrifice fly to produce an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Bailor rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .252      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .296      Singleton rf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .287
Carty dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .287        Harlow pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Velez lf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .308      Murray 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .192      May dh                3   0   1   1     0   0   .261
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Mora lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lopez cf,rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .213
                                                          Skaggs c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .148
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     3   4             Totals               27   3   5   3     2   6

Time of Game: 1:53
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Orioles 3
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Bosetti (12), Carty (11), May (12), Singleton (9)
Home Runs: Mora (5)
Caught Stealing: Skaggs (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (4)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(2-9)           8     5   3   3   2   6   1  30   5.57
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2   6   1  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(12-5)        9     5   1   1   3   4   0  33   3.16
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   0  33

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: umpire Larry Barnett missed the game due to
his mother's death; Bosetti grounded out (third to first);
Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger popped to first; Dauer made an out to
shortstop; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez
struck out; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to center; May doubled; Mora
grounded out (third to first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone
flied out to left; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez struck out; Skaggs singled to shortstop;
Skaggs was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
flied out to left; Howell singled to second; Carty grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer popped to catcher; Singleton flied out to
center; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez walked; Velez was picked off first (catcher
to first); Ault popped to second; McKay popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: May made an out to shortstop; Mora homered;
DeCinces struck out; Lopez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez lined
to second; Bosetti doubled to right; Bailor grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Skaggs walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Skaggs to second]; Dauer singled to left
[Skaggs to third]; Singleton doubled to left [Skaggs scored,
Dauer to third]; HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray was walked
intentionally; May forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Dauer
scored, Harlow to third]; Mora flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF);
Howell walked; Carty doubled to left [Howell to third]; Velez
made an out to second; Ault lined into a double play (shortstop
to second) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Lopez flied out
to center; Skaggs lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone
was called out on strikes; Gomez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer flied out to
center; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
walked; Howell struck out; Carty singled to center [Bailor to
second]; Velez singled to center [Bailor scored, Carty to
second]; Ault made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 3.

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