Wednesday August 23, 1978
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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 9 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 LeFlore cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .294 Bailor lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Dillard 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .245 Velez rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .282 Staub dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .297 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Kemp lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .289 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 McKay 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .246 May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Cerone c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .229 Stanley 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .270 Gomez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .225 Trammell ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 10 5 0 4 Totals 35 4 9 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 26,631 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Tigers 6 DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1 Doubles: Cerone (7), LeFlore (21) Triples: Dillard (2) Home Runs: Velez (6), McKay (4) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (9) GIDP: Gomez (8) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin W(4-12) 6.1 8 4 4 2 1 0 29 5.80 Willis SV(6) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 5.28 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 3 0 37 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes L(6-6) 3.1 7 5 5 0 3 2 17 3.89 Morris 5.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.78 Totals 9 10 5 5 0 4 2 36 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to first; Bailor flied out to center; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Dillard lined to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Horton singled; Mayberry made an out to third; Howell flied out to left; McKay struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled; Wockenfuss flied out to left [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp out at third (pitcher to second)]; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone doubled to center; Gomez struck out; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor singled to right [Cerone scored, Bailor to second (on throw to home)]; Velez homered [Bailor scored]; Horton popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore singled; Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Howell singled; McKay homered [Howell scored]; Cerone singled; MORRIS REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cerone out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled; Kemp flied out to center; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (second to first); Stanley walked; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore forced Stanley (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Horton made an out to second; Mayberry singled; Howell flied out to center; McKay popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Dillard popped to catcher in foul territory; Staub flied out to center; Kemp singled; Wockenfuss walked [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone flied out to center; Gomez singled; Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second); Bailor grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley singled; Trammell singled [Stanley to second]; LeFlore doubled to left [Stanley scored, Trammell scored]; Dillard tripled to right [LeFlore scored]; WILLIS REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (second to first) [Dillard scored]; Kemp struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez lined to pitcher; Horton lined to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell made an out to catcher; McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone singled; UPSHAW BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Upshaw forced Cerone (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING SS); Stanley singled; Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore forced Stanley (shortstop to second); LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4.

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