The Royals notched their seventh consecutive victory, a 3-1 decision over the Blue Jays. The Jays took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Rick Bosetti and Bob Bailor but the Royals got an unearned tally in the seventh on George Brett's double, a passed ball and Al Cowens' sacrifice fly. With two out in the eighth, Hal McRae walked and Brett drilled his first homer of the season. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 5 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailor 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .458 McRae dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .296 Howell rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Brett 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .233 Hutton rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Cowens rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .400 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hurdle 1b,lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 A. Woods lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Iorg 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ault ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Nordbrook ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 5 3 4 1 Totals 29 1 3 1 3 2 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 10,169 Left on Base: Royals 4, Blue Jays 4 DP: Royals 1, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Mayberry Doubles: Brett (2), Bosetti (4), Bailor (3) Home Runs: Brett (1) Stolen Bases: White (1), Otis (1) Caught Stealing: Wilson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (1) GIDP: Carty (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(1-0) 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 25 1.17 Bird 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 5.06 Hrabosky SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 2 0 32 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(0-2) 9 5 3 2 4 1 1 34 5.31 Totals 9 5 3 2 4 1 1 34 Passed Balls: Cerone (1) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to third; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); Porter popped to third in foul territory; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White reached on an error by Mayberry; White stole second; Wilson walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods popped to first in foul territory; Iorg popped to second; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Cowens singled to left; Porter popped to shortstop; Cowens was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor doubled to left [Bosetti scored]; Howell reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at third (pitcher to third)]; Carty walked [Howell to second]; Mayberry popped to shortstop; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1. ROYALS 5TH: Otis popped to second; Hurdle flied out to center; Patek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Iorg struck out; Gomez singled to right; Bosetti popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1. ROYALS 6TH: White popped to second; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to left; Howell flied out to right; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1. ROYALS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING RF); Brett doubled to left; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Brett to third]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brett scored (unearned)]; Porter flied out to right; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Hurdle walked; Patek lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry lined to second; Cerone popped to third; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1. ROYALS 8TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Wilson singled to left; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); McRae walked; Brett homered [McRae scored]; Cowens popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); UPSHAW BATTED FOR IORG; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1. ROYALS 9TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED AULT (PLAYING SS); MCKAY REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING 2B); Porter singled to right; Porter was picked off first (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor walked; Hutton walked [Bailor to second]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bailor to third, Hutton out at second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

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