The surprising A's stretched their lead in A. L. West to 3½ games, pounding the Blue Jays, 11-3. Gary Alexander snapped a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run homer. The round-tripper was Alexander's eighth of the season, tying him for the league lead, and was his sixth which decided a game for the A's.

Pete Broberg and Bob Lacey combined to hold the Jays to five hits. Four Toronto pitchers aided the A's by issuing 11 walks. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 1 A's 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 x - 11 9 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 North cf 4 0 0 2 1 1 .208 Bailor rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Edwards 2b 3 1 0 1 2 0 .282 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .269 Page lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .318 Carty dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 .259 Murphy pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Alexander dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .267 Upshaw lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .323 Staggs pr,dh 1 2 1 0 0 0 .357 Cerone c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .237 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .323 Iorg 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .174 Perez pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Revering 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .280 Ault ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Gross 3b 2 0 0 1 2 0 .239 McKay 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Essian c 3 2 1 2 1 0 .222 Gomez ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .200 Dilone rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .197 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 5 3 4 4 Totals 31 11 9 10 11 2 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 2,512 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, A's 10 DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 2 Errors: Gomez, Guerrero, Dilone Doubles: Upshaw (4), Essian (3), Staggs (1) Home Runs: Alexander (8) Stolen Bases: Edwards (3), Dilone (8) Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (5) Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (2), Gross (1), Essian (2) GIDP: Iorg (2), McKay (3) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(1-2) 4.2 5 5 4 5 2 1 25 6.41 Murphy 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 10 2.30 Moore 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6.75 Wallace 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 8 13.50 Totals 8 9 11 10 11 2 1 45 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg W(4-0) 6.1 3 3 0 3 2 0 25 1.08 Lacey SV(2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 10 2.18 Totals 9 5 3 0 4 4 0 35 Wild Pitches: Wallace (1) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Edwards walked; Edwards stole second; Page singled [Edwards scored]; Alexander made an out to second; Guerrero struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty walked; Mayberry reached on an error by Guerrero [Carty to second]; Upshaw flied out to center; Cerone walked [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; Iorg hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carty scored (unearned), Mayberry to third (error by Dilone), Cerone to second]; Gomez singled [Mayberry scored (unearned), Cerone scored (unearned)]; Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled; Gross made an out to third; Essian walked [Revering to second]; On a bunt Dilone singled [Revering to third, Essian to second]; North forced Dilone (third to second) [Revering scored, Essian to third]; Edwards reached on an error by Gomez [Essian scored (unearned) (no RBI), North to second]; Page flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell struck out; Carty walked; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Alexander flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Revering grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw singled; Cerone flied out to right; Iorg grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Upshaw out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Essian grounded out (second to first); Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Page walked; Alexander homered [Page scored]; Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Revering singled; Gross walked [Revering to second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Essian flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to right; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Dilone flied out to right; North grounded out (second to first); Edwards made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Upshaw doubled; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Upshaw to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR IORG; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); AULT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Ault struck out; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: MCKAY REPLACED AULT (PLAYING 2B); Page walked; MURPHY RAN FOR PAGE; Alexander singled [Murphy to second]; STAGGS RAN FOR ALEXANDER; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Murphy to third, Staggs to second]; Revering was walked intentionally; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murphy scored]; Essian doubled [Staggs scored, Revering to third]; MOORE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Dilone walked; North walked [Revering scored, Essian to third, Dilone to second]; WALLACE REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Edwards walked [Essian scored, Dilone to third, North to second]; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 9. BLUE JAYS 8TH: STAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 9. ATHLETICS 8TH: Staggs doubled; Guerrero singled [Staggs scored]; PEREZ RAN FOR GUERRERO; Revering made an out to catcher; Gross walked [Perez to second]; Wallace threw a wild pitch [Perez to third, Gross to second]; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored]; Dilone flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 11. BLUE JAYS 9TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mayberry singled; Upshaw struck out; Cerone walked [Mayberry to second]; McKay grounded into a double play (third to first) [Mayberry out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Athletics 11.

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