Erupting for five runs in the second inning, the Blue Jays went on to post an 8-4 triumph over the Rangers. Rico Carty led off the Jays' second with a double. After a single by John Mayberry, Otto Velez blasted a three-run homer. Later in the inning, Danny Ainge stroked a two-run single. Velez hit his second round-tripper of the game in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 26, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 4 11 1 Blue Jays 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 x - 8 13 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Griffin ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Sample cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Ainge 2b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .264 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Howell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Bell ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .291 Carty dh 3 2 1 0 1 0 .258 Zisk lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .244 Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 J. Ellis dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Velez rf 3 2 3 4 1 0 .296 Oliver ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Cannon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Woods lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Gamble ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .342 Bosetti cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .263 Putnam 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .294 Cerone c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .223 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts rf,3b 2 1 2 2 1 0 .245 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rajsich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 11 4 1 7 Totals 36 8 13 8 3 2 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 14,605 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Blue Jays 7 DP: Rangers 1, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Medich Doubles: Bell (22), Carty (20), Cerone (15), Mayberry (15) Home Runs: Roberts (2), Bell (10), Zisk (10), Velez 2 (12) GIDP: Wills (10), Howell (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(4-4) 4.1 10 6 5 1 0 1 24 4.79 Rajsich 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.46 Alexander 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 11 4.35 Kern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.39 Totals 8 13 8 7 3 2 2 39 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood W(4-13) 7.1 9 4 4 1 5 3 31 3.67 Freisleben 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 5.06 Totals 9 11 4 4 1 7 3 38 Wild Pitches: Alexander (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Don Denkinger RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Sample grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Ainge singled to center; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ainge out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to right; J. Ellis singled to center [Zisk to second]; Soderholm flied out to right; Putnam struck out; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to left; Mayberry singled to right [Carty to third]; Velez homered [Carty scored, Mayberry scored]; Woods flied out to left; Bosetti singled to center; Cerone doubled to right [Bosetti to third]; Griffin flied out to left; Ainge singled to right [Bosetti scored, Cerone scored]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5. RANGERS 3RD: Roberts singled to right; Wills made an out to first; Sample struck out; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez singled to left; Woods made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk made an out to second; J. Ellis flied out to right; Soderholm singled to left; Putnam flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Cerone singled to center [Bosetti to second]; Griffin forced Bosetti (pitcher to third) [Cerone to second]; Ainge forced Cerone (pitcher to third) [Griffin to second]; Howell made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 5. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to center; Roberts homered [Sundberg scored]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell doubled to center; Zisk flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty reached on an error by Medich; Mayberry flied out to right; Velez walked [Carty to second]; RAJSICH REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Woods made an out to catcher; ALEXANDER REPLACED RAJSICH (PITCHING); Bosetti singled to center [Carty scored (unearned), Velez to second]; Cerone struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 6. RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin flied out to center; Ainge walked; Alexander threw a wild pitch [Ainge to second]; Howell struck out; Carty walked; Mayberry doubled to right [Ainge scored, Carty out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 7. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Roberts walked; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez homered; Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti flied out to left; Cerone flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 8. RANGERS 8TH: CANNON REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING RF); Sample struck out; Bell homered; Zisk homered; OLIVER BATTED FOR J. ELLIS; FREISLEBEN REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Gamble flied out to left; Putnam struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); KERN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); Ainge grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 8. RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); GRUBB BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Grubb singled to third; Wills made an out to third; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 8.

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