A two-run triple by Luis Gomez capped a five-run fourth inning that enabled the Blue Jays to snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Twins. The first run scored on a wild pitch and the second scored on a sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. An RBI double by Dave McKay preceded Gomez' three-base hit to the left-center wall. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Norwood lf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Bailor rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .256      Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .342
Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .288      Ford cf               4   1   2   0     0   2   .304
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Rivera rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   1     0   2   .253      Kusick dh             2   0   1   1     1   1   .204
Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   2   .268      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .209      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .265
McKay 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .232      Wolfe 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .223
Gomez ss              4   0   1   2     0   0   .214      Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   4     2   6             Totals               34   1   8   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,014
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Twins 9
DP: Blue Jays 1, Twins 1
Errors: Mayberry, A. Woods, Smalley
Doubles: McKay (16), Rivera (7)
Triples: Gomez (3), Ford (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (5), Kusick (3)
GIDP: McKay (9), Norwood (10)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(5-2)            9     8   1   1   2   8   0  37   3.81
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   8   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(9-7)            4     5   5   1   1   4   0  19   2.77
Holly                   5     2   0   0   1   2   0  17   0.00
Totals                  9     7   5   1   2   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Goltz (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor popped to first;
Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Carew struck
out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to center; Mayberry struck out;
Ashby struck out; A. Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera reached on an error by Mayberry; Kusick
singled to center [Rivera to second]; Smalley struck out;
Wynegar walked [Rivera to third, Kusick to second]; Wolfe struck
out; Randall lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay lined to right; Gomez flied out to right;
Bosetti lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to right; Carew grounded out (third
to first); Ford singled to center; Rivera singled to left [Ford
to third, Rivera to second (error by A. Woods)]; Kusick struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell reached on an
error by Smalley [Bailor to second]; Carty walked [Bailor to
third, Howell to second]; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Bailor
scored, Howell to third, Carty to second]; Mayberry lined out on
a sacrifice fly to right [Howell scored (unearned)]; Ashby
singled to left [Carty to third]; A. Woods reached on a
fielder's choice [Carty out at home (first to catcher), Ashby to
second]; McKay doubled to left [Ashby scored (unearned), A.
Woods to third]; Gomez tripled to left [A. Woods scored
(unearned), McKay scored (unearned)]; Bosetti flied out to left;
5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to left; Wynegar struck out; Wolfe
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: HOLLY REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Bailor grounded
out (second to first); Howell singled to center; Carty flied out
to right; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Norwood
grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to pitcher; Ford
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby struck out; A. Woods flied out to center;
McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera doubled to left; Kusick walked; Smalley flied
out to left; Wynegar popped to second; Wolfe popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to
right; Bailor walked; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Ford tripled to center; Rivera made an out to second;
Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored]; Smalley
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods singled to right; McKay grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [A. Woods out at second];
Gomez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar singled to left; Wolfe was called out on
strikes; Randall singled to left [Wynegar to second]; Norwood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Randall out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.