A three-hitter by Rick Honeycutt gave the Mariners a 1-0 triumph over the Blue Jays in the first game of a twin bill and Seattle completed the sweep by taking the second game, 7-2. The score was 0-0 in the lidlifter going into the ninth when Ruppert Jones led off with a single. He was sacrificed to second by Leon Roberts and scored when Bruce Bochte lined a hit to right.

The Mariner scoring in the nightcap began in the third inning on a single by Julio Cruz and RBI double by Craig Reynolds. Tom Paciorek drove in Dan Meyer in the fourth and an error by Jay first baseman John Mayberry gave the Mariners a 3-0 lead in the fifth. An RBI double by Reynolds and two-run homer by Roberts wrapped up the game in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, July      24, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  2
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               2   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Milbourne 2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Bailor 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Velez rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   0     1   1   .249      Carty dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .306        Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Bochte lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .269        Howell ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .164
Paciorek dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .302      A. Woods lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .210
                                                            Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
                                                            Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               30   0   3   0     0   4

Time of Game: 1:55
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Blue Jays 5
DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Milbourne, Roberts
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (11)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Velez (2)
GIDP: McKay (8)
Hit by Pitch: A. Woods (1,by Honeycutt)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(4-5)        9     3   0   0   0   4   0  32   3.77
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   4   0  32

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(3-12)       9     7   1   1   2   3   0  33   6.29
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Honeycutt (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Hank Soar


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds struck out;
Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor
flied out to right; Velez singled to center; Carty flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods
was hit by a pitch; McKay forced A. Woods (third to second);
Cerone forced McKay (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Paciorek lined to second; Stein struck out;
Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to right; Bosetti struck out;
Bailor flied out to center; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz singled to second; Reynolds flied out to
right; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to
second]; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty struck out; Ault flied out to right; A.
Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte
walked; Meyer singled to right [Bochte to second]; Paciorek
singled to right [Bochte out at home (right to catcher), Meyer
to third, Paciorek to second (on throw to home)]; Stein flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 2B); McKay
grounded out (third to first); Cerone flied out to right; Gomez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor
flied out to left; Velez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones stole second;
Roberts singled [Ruppert Jones stayed at second]; Bochte singled
to third [Ruppert Jones to third, Roberts to second]; Meyer
flied out to center; Paciorek popped to second; Stein forced
Bochte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty singled to left; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Ault
reached on an error by Milbourne [Upshaw to second]; A. Woods
forced Ault (pitcher to shortstop) [Upshaw to third]; McKay
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [A.
Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue
Jays 0.

MARINERS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Stinson flied
out to center; Milbourne flied out to center; Reynolds flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (second to first); MAYBERRY
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING SS); Ruppert
Jones singled to right; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Ruppert Jones to second]; Bochte singled to right
[Ruppert Jones scored]; Meyer forced Bochte (second to
shortstop); Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor reached on an error by Roberts; Velez out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bailor to second];
HOWELL BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Howell grounded out (second to first);
Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.