Rallying for two runs in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays gained a 5-4 victory over the Royals, who lost their fourth straight game. Dave McKay and Al Woods sparked the rally with singles. After Rick Cerone sacrificed, McKay scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Otto Velez. Rick Bosetti then singled to drive in Woods with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  2  -   5 12  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Bailor rf,ss,rf       5   0   1   0     0   1   .261      McRae dh              4   2   1   0     1   0   .269
Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   3   .285      LaCock 1b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .317
Carty dh              4   0   2   2     0   0   .277      Porter c              4   0   2   2     1   1   .274
  Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Hurdle lf             3   0   1   2     1   1   .263
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Cowens cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
McKay 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .236      Poquette rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .218
A. Woods lf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .216        Wilson pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Cerone c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Quirk 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Terrell 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Velez ph,rf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .301        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Washington pr,2b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  12   5     0   4             Totals               34   4   8   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 35,064
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Royals 9
DP: Blue Jays 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Porter (21), LaCock (8)
Triples: A. Woods (1), Howell (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (34)
Caught Stealing: Gomez (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Cerone 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Velez (1)
GIDP: Terrell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Velez (2,by Splittorff)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson               6.1   8   4   4   6   3   0  32   4.16
Cruz W(3-0)             2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.74
Totals                  9     8   4   4   6   4   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              6.1   8   3   3   0   2   0  27   3.18
Hrabosky L(4-5)         2.2   4   2   2   0   2   0  11   2.88
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (2)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to left; Bailor singled to center
[Bosetti to third]; Howell was called out on strikes; Carty
singled to left [Bosetti scored, Bailor to second]; Mayberry
popped to third; McKay forced Carty (shortstop to second); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
walked; LaCock singled to left [McRae to second]; Porter singled
to left [McRae to third, LaCock to second]; Hurdle walked [McRae
scored, LaCock to third, Porter to second]; Cowens struck out;
Poquette flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods flied out to left; Cerone grounded out
(third to first); Gomez singled to left; Gomez was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk singled to center; Terrell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Quirk out at
second]; Patek walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock lined to left; Porter struck out; Hurdle was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
popped to third in foul territory; McKay singled to left; A.
Woods tripled to right [McKay scored]; Cerone grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens lined to right; Poquette flied out to left;
Quirk lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals
1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to
right; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to right;
LaCock singled to center [McRae to second]; Porter doubled to
left [McRae scored, LaCock scored]; Hurdle lined to second; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell tripled to left; Carty grounded out
(second to first) [Howell scored]; Mayberry lined to left; McKay
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals
3.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to left; Poquette walked; WILSON
RAN FOR POQUETTE; Wilson stole second; Quirk walked; BRAUN
BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun forced Quirk (second to shortstop)
[Wilson to third]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR BRAUN; Patek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); COWENS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); A. Woods singled to center; Cerone out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [A. Woods to second]; VELEZ
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Velez was hit by a pitch; HRABOSKY REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Bosetti lined to center [A. Woods to
third]; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); McRae popped to third; LaCock doubled to
right; Porter was walked intentionally; Hurdle singled to center
[LaCock scored, Porter to third, Hurdle to second (on throw to
home)]; CRUZ REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Cowens reached on a
fielder's choice [Porter out at home (pitcher to third)]; Wilson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell was called out on strikes; Carty singled
to left; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry flied into a double play
(second to first) [Upshaw out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Quirk popped to
shortstop; Washington flied out to left; Patek flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay singled to right; A. Woods singled to left
[McKay to second]; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [McKay to third, A. Woods to second]; Velez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [McKay scored, A. Woods to third];
Bosetti singled to left [A. Woods scored]; Bailor forced Bosetti
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING SS); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); McRae lined to right; LaCock flied out
to left; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Royals 4.