Posting their sixth straight victory over the Orioles at Exhibition Stadium, the Blue Jays prevailed, 5-3. The Orioles took an early 3-0 lead, but the Jays came back and eventually tied the contest on a two-run homer by Rico Carty in the third inning. The deadlock was broken in the fifth when Al Woods clouted his first homer of the season. The Jays added an insurance marker in the eighth on an RBI double by Doug Ault. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Blue Jays    1  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .193      Bailor rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      A. Woods lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .236
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Howell 3b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .280
Dauer 2b,3b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .275      Carty dh              4   1   1   2     0   1   .278
Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .291      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .283        Bosetti pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
May dh                4   1   1   2     0   0   .243        Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .235
  Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Cerone c              4   1   3   0     0   0   .224
Mora lf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .215
  Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Ault ph,1b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .175
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Upshaw cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lopez cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .220        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   3     2   5             Totals               33   5  11   5     2   8

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 19,052
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Blue Jays 7
DP: Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Dauer (17), Howell (22), Ault (1)
Triples: Cerone (1)
Home Runs: May (18), Carty (18), A. Woods (1)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (5), Lopez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: McKay (7)
GIDP: Crowley (2), Harlow (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(14-10)       8    11   5   5   2   8   2  36   3.75
Totals                  8    11   5   5   2   8   2  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(6-10)       6.1   9   3   3   1   4   1  27   4.49
Murphy                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.24
Cruz SV(7)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.71
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to left; Dauer doubled to left
[Belanger scored]; Singleton reached on a fielder's choice
[Dauer out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Singleton to second]; May homered
[Singleton scored]; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to first; A. Woods popped to
shortstop; Howell singled to right [Bailor to second]; Carty
struck out; Mayberry singled to center [Bailor scored, Howell to
third]; McKay flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora flied out to right; Dempsey was called out on
strikes; Lopez flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone tripled to center; Gomez struck out;
Upshaw was called out on strikes; Bailor flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Dauer was called out
on strikes; Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Howell
doubled to center; Carty homered [Howell scored]; Mayberry flied
out to center; McKay struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: May flied out to right; DeCinces singled to left;
DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mora
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone lined to left; Gomez struck out; Upshaw
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to right; Lopez singled to left;
Lopez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Belanger
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); A. Woods
homered; Howell was called out on strikes; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue
Jays 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer singled to left; Singleton struck out; Murray
singled to left [Dauer to second]; May flied out to left;
DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Doug DeCinces ejected
by 1B umpire Ted Hendry; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher
to first); McKay struck out; Cerone singled to center; Gomez
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora singled to left; Dempsey forced Mora (third to
second); Lopez singled to center [Dempsey to second]; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING);
Crowley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lopez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Upshaw
grounded out (second to first); Bailor walked; A. Woods grounded
out (third to first) [Bailor to second]; Howell walked; Carty
forced Bailor (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray singled to left; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays
4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry singled to center; BOSETTI RAN FOR
MAYBERRY; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Bosetti to second]; Cerone singled to left [Bosetti out at home
(left to catcher), Cerone to second (on throw to home)]; AULT
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault doubled [Cerone scored]; Upshaw grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue
Jays 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED
BOSETTI (PLAYING SS); Smith walked; HARLOW BATTED FOR MORA; CRUZ
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Harlow grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; KELLY
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 5.