Victor Cruz was within two-thirds of an inning of breaking the A.L. record for most scoreless innings pitched at the start of a career when the Blue Jays' reliever worked the last 1 1/3 innings to save a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. With his stint, Cruz extended his scoreless streak to 21 1/3 innings in his bid to surpass the 22-inning record of Boo Ferris of the Red Sox in 1945.

John Mayberry homered for the Blue Jays, who snapped a 2-2 tie with two runs in the seventh inning on singles by Alan Ashby and Dave McKay, an error by Robin Yount and a single by Rick Bosetti. Bosetti's RBI proved decisive when Dave May homered for the Brewers in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 29, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  9  2
Blue Jays    0  1  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Bosetti cf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .256
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .295      Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
May lf                5   1   1   1     0   1   .189      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Hisle dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291        Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Oglivie 1b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .275      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .256
Lezcano rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .309      A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Yount ss              3   0   3   1     1   0   .295      Ashby c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Thomas cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .249      McKay 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Moore c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Bando ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Ewing ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .189
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Stein p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     3   6             Totals               32   4   9   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 25,037
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Blue Jays 5
DP: Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Yount, Sorensen, Lemanczyk
Home Runs: May (2), Mayberry (16)
Stolen Bases: Mayberry (1)
Caught Stealing: Molitor (6), Howell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bosetti (2,by Sorensen)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(12-8)        6.1   8   4   2   0   2   1  28   3.27
Stein                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.42
McClure                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.95
Totals                  8     9   4   2   0   2   1  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(4-12)       7.2   9   3   2   0   4   1  32   6.03
Cruz SV(6)              1.1   0   0   0   3   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   6   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Sorensen (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (second to first); Money
popped to second; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(first unassisted); Howell singled to left; Howell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hisle struck out; Oglivie flied out to left;
Lezcano popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty struck out; Mayberry homered; A. Woods
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Ashby grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount singled to right; Thomas flied out to right;
Moore was called out on strikes; Molitor singled to right [Yount
to third]; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay lined to right; Gomez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bosetti was hit by a pitch; Bosetti was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Sorensen [Bosetti
to second]; Bailor singled to shortstop [Bosetti scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Money lined to second; May grounded out (second to
first); Hisle lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to right; Mayberry stole second; A. Woods struck out;
Ashby lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue
Jays 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie singled to center; Lezcano forced Oglivie
(third to second); Yount singled to center [Lezcano to second];
Thomas struck out; Moore forced Yount (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay flied out to left; Gomez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor made an out to second; Money was called out
on strikes; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell
singled to center; Carty forced Howell (third to second);
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
singled to left; Lezcano reached on an error by Lemanczyk
[Oglivie to third]; Yount singled to right [Oglivie scored
(unearned), Lezcano to second]; Thomas singled to left [Lezcano
scored, Yount to second]; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Yount to third, Thomas to second]; Molitor grounded out (third
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ashby
singled to center; McKay singled to right [Ashby to third];
EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing reached on an error by Yount
[Ashby scored (RBI), McKay to second]; Bosetti singled to left
[McKay scored (unearned), Ewing to second]; STEIN REPLACED
SORENSEN (PITCHING); Bailor flied out to center; Howell flied
out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Blue Jays
4.

BREWERS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Money flied
out to center; May homered; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oglivie singled; CRUZ REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING);
Lezcano walked [Oglivie to second]; Yount walked [Oglivie to
third, Lezcano to second]; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Brewers 3, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty singled to right; MCCLURE REPLACED STEIN
(PITCHING); UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; On a bunt Mayberry hit into a
double play (third to first) [Upshaw out at second]; A. Woods
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Blue Jays 4.

BREWERS 9TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BANDO BATTED
FOR MOORE; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); DAVIS BATTED
FOR MOLITOR; Davis popped to third; Money walked; May struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Blue Jays 4.

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