John Mayberry and Tommy Hutton each hit his first homer in a Toronto uniform to help the Blue Jays defeat the Tigers, 5-2. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 7 0 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 4 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .222 LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .222 A. Woods lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .111 Dillard 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Howell 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .375 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Whitaker pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Thompson 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .444 Hutton rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Kemp lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .143 Spikes rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Gomez ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Ashby c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corcoran ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 7 4 4 6 Totals 37 2 11 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 12,413 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 11 DP: Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Dillard, Parrish, Wagner, Slaton Doubles: Bosetti (1), Thompson 2 (2) Triples: Wagner (1) Home Runs: Mayberry (1), Hutton (1), LeFlore (1) Stolen Bases: Hutton (1) Caught Stealing: Hutton (1), Bosetti (1) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (1) GIDP: A. Woods (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin W(1-0) 8.2 11 2 2 3 6 1 39 2.08 Willis SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 11 2 2 3 6 1 40 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(0-1) 8.1 7 5 3 4 6 2 36 3.24 Hiller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 7 5 3 4 6 2 38 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to center; A. Woods struck out; Howell singled to center [Bosetti scored]; Carty flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Dillard forced LeFlore (third to second); Staub singled to center [Dillard to second]; Thompson singled to center [Dillard scored, Staub to second]; Kemp forced Thompson (third to second) [Staub to third]; Spikes flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton flied out to left; McKay struck out; Gomez reached on an error by Slaton [Gomez to first]; Ashby singled to center [Gomez to third]; Bosetti reached on an error by Wagner [Gomez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ashby to second]; A. Woods singled [Ashby scored (unearned), Bosetti to third]; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Wagner tripled to center; LeFlore flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry homered; Hutton walked; Hutton stole second [Hutton to third (error by Parrish)]; Hutton was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); McKay struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Dillard singled to center; Dillard was picked off first (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson doubled; Kemp walked; Spikes forced Thompson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gomez flied out to center; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti singled to center; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; Wagner made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Howell walked; Carty struck out; Mayberry made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore struck out; Dillard flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Hutton popped to third in foul territory; McKay grounded out (second to first); Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp singled to center; Spikes singled to center [Kemp to second]; Parrish was called out on strikes; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Bosetti flied out to center; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Wagner grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore homered; Dillard flied out to left; Staub grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson doubled to left; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes was called out on strikes; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hutton homered; McKay walked; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McKay to second]; Ashby walked; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Bosetti reached on an error by Dillard [McKay to third, Ashby to second]; A. Woods grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bosetti out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (first to pitcher); CORCORAN BATTED FOR WAGNER; Corcoran walked; LeFlore forced Corcoran (shortstop to second); Dillard singled to center [LeFlore to third]; Staub walked [Dillard to second]; WHITAKER RAN FOR STAUB; WILLIS REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 2.

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