A two-run homer in the ninth inning by Roy Howell lifted the Blue Jays to a 3-1 triumph over the Royals. The big blow was preceded by a leadoff walk to Willie Upshaw and sacrifice bunt by Bob Bailor. The game marked pitcher Paul Splittorff's first loss after 11 consecutive wins dating back to last August.

The Royals got an unearned run in the second frame when Freddie Patek singled home Amos Otis, who had walked and moved to second on Howell's error. Ex-Royal John Mayberry tied the score in the fifth with a home run. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 4 1 Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Upshaw pr,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Bailor rf,cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .358 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Howell 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .318 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Carty dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .268 Velez lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Wathan 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Cerone c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .370 Iorg 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Patek ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .217 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .156 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .119 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 4 3 2 2 Totals 32 1 4 1 2 4 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 19,545 Left on Base: Blue Jays 2, Royals 6 DP: Blue Jays 0, Royals 1 Errors: Howell Doubles: Wilson (3) Home Runs: Mayberry (3), Howell (2) Stolen Bases: Wilson (6) Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (3) GIDP: Velez (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood 7 3 1 0 1 3 0 26 5.60 Murphy W(2-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 4 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(4-1) 9 4 3 3 2 2 2 32 1.79 Totals 9 4 3 3 2 2 2 32 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (third to first); Velez struck out; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Otis walked; Wathan reached on an error by Howell [Otis to second]; Porter struck out; Patek singled to center [Otis scored (unearned), Wathan to third, Patek to second (on throw to home)]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone flied out to center; Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to right; McRae popped to first in foul territory; Wilson stole second; Brett lined to third; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor lined to left; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis lined to center; Wathan lined to shortstop; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty grounded out (first unassisted); Velez flied out to center; Mayberry homered; Cerone walked; Iorg grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; White popped to shortstop; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez popped to second; Bosetti singled to left; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bosetti to second]; UPSHAW RAN FOR BOSETTI; Howell lined to center; Rick Bosetti suffered slight pull in right hamstring sliding in 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); VELEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); Cowens popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty singled to center; Velez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty out at second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Wathan grounded out (third to first); Porter singled to left; Patek forced Porter (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg lined to right; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); White flied out to right; Wilson doubled to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett was walked intentionally; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Upshaw walked; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Upshaw to second]; Howell homered [Upshaw scored]; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); HURDLE BATTED FOR WATHAN; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 1.

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