Balor Moore scattered five hits and pitched the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Rangers. The Jays scored in the first inning on an RBI single by Doug Ault. Otto Velez blasted a two-run homer in the third and the final tally came in the seventh on an RBI single by Willie Horton. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Blue Jays    1  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 13  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   4   0     0   0   .267      Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .252
Bailor 3b             4   3   1   0     0   0   .267        Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Velez rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .284      Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .222
Horton dh             5   0   1   1     0   1   .269      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Ault 1b               3   0   2   1     1   1   .221      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .243      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .277
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
A. Woods lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Gomez ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .230      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .251
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .231
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  13   4     2   8             Totals               28   1   5   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  9,483
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Rangers 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 1
Errors: Bevacqua 2
Doubles: Bevacqua (12)
Home Runs: Velez (7), Beniquez (8)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (10), A. Woods (1), Hargrove (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (9)
GIDP: Bevacqua (8), Sundberg (16), Harrah (7)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore W(6-5)            9     5   1   1   5   5   1  33   4.69
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   5   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(12-11)        6.2  11   4   4   2   4   1  32   2.30
Cleveland               2.1   2   0   0   0   4   0   8   2.62
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   8   1  40

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Mike Thompson, 3B - Johnny James


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to first; Bailor singled to
center; Velez walked [Bailor to second]; Horton reached on an
error by Bevacqua [Bailor to third, Velez to second]; Ault
singled to shortstop [Bailor scored, Velez out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Horton to third (on throw to home), Ault
to second (on throw to home)]; McKay flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Harrah walked; Bevacqua
doubled to left [Harrah to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's
choice [Harrah out at home (third to catcher), Bevacqua to
third]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone flied out to left; A. Woods flied out to
left; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; Sundberg singled to
center; Beniquez lined to third; Wills made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Bailor forced
Bosetti (third to second); Velez homered [Bailor scored]; Horton
flied out to center; Ault singled to right; McKay was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Hargrove was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Harrah walked; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone grounded out (catcher to first); A. Woods
singled to pitcher; A. Woods was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to shortstop); Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds
grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti singled to left; Bosetti was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
first to second); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Velez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to right; On a bunt Beniquez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills walked; Hargrove grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Horton grounded out (first to pitcher); Ault
struck out; McKay singled to left; Cerone reached on an error by
Bevacqua [McKay to second]; A. Woods grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah lined to shortstop; Bevacqua was called out
on strikes; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez struck out; Bosetti singled to third;
Bailor forced Bosetti (third to second); Velez singled to left
[Bailor to second]; Horton singled to left [Bailor scored, Velez
to third]; Ault walked [Horton to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED
MATLACK (PITCHING); McKay struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Zisk singled to left; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone struck out; A. Woods singled to center;
Gomez struck out while A. Woods was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez homered; Wills flied out to center;
Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Harrah grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jorgensen out
at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bosetti
singled to center; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Bosetti to second]; Velez flied out to center; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Bevacqua made an out to second; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Bonds walked; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.