A two-run triple by Bruce Bochte and two-run homer by Leon Roberts broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning and enabled the Mariners to top the Blue Jays, 9-7. The Mariners had a 5-1 lead going into the top of the eighth but the Jays tied the game on Rick Bosetti's first grand slam homer of his major league career. Mariner starter Dick Pole pitched perfect ball for 6 1/3 innings, but Bob Bailor ended the string with a solo homer. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 - 7 6 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 x - 9 10 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 1 1 4 0 1 .272 Cruz 2b 3 3 2 1 2 0 .281 Bailor 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .289 Bochte lf 3 2 1 2 1 1 .289 Upshaw lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Roberts rf 5 1 3 6 0 0 .309 Carty dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Hale rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Stanton dh 2 0 0 0 3 1 .205 Hutton rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .241 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Ashby c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .120 Ruppert Jones cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .214 McKay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stinson c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .293 Iorg 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Reynolds ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 .338 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 7 6 7 1 4 Totals 33 9 10 9 8 2 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 12,489 Left on Base: Blue Jays 0, Mariners 9 DP: Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0 Doubles: Carty (1), Ruppert Jones (2), Cruz 2 (5), Roberts (4) Triples: Bochte (1) Home Runs: Bailor (1), Bosetti (1), Hutton (2), Roberts (4) GIDP: Ruppert Jones (5) Hit by Pitch: Bochte (1,by Garvin) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin 6 6 5 5 4 2 0 28 5.45 Willis L(0-2) 1.2 4 4 4 3 0 1 12 6.35 Wallace 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.18 Totals 8 10 9 9 8 2 1 42 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole 7.2 3 4 4 1 4 1 27 5.06 Romo W(3-0) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 7 4.37 Totals 9 6 7 7 1 4 3 34 Hit by Pitch: Garvin (2) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor struck out; Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte was called out on strikes; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton was called out on strikes; Stein flied out to center; Ruppert Jones doubled to center; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby struck out; McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson flied out to center; Reynolds singled to left; Cruz doubled to center [Reynolds to third]; Bochte was hit by a pitch; Roberts lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Reynolds out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor flied out to right; Upshaw flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Stanton walked; Stein popped to first in foul territory; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Hutton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer singled to center; On a bunt Stinson forced Meyer (pitcher to shortstop); Reynolds reached on a fielder's choice [Stinson to second]; Cruz doubled to right [Stinson scored, Reynolds to third]; Bochte walked; Roberts singled to left [Reynolds scored, Cruz scored, Bochte to second]; Stanton popped to second; Stein forced Roberts (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby flied out to left; McKay struck out; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3. MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Meyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Stinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor homered; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 3. MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds walked; Cruz walked [Reynolds to second]; WILLIS REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Bochte forced Reynolds (pitcher to third) [Cruz to second]; Roberts doubled to right [Cruz scored, Bochte scored]; Stanton walked; Stein flied out to right; Ruppert Jones popped to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry popped to third; Hutton singled to left; Ashby singled to right [Hutton to second]; EWING BATTED FOR MCKAY; Ewing flied out to right; HOWELL BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Howell walked [Hutton to third, Ashby to second]; JOHNSON RAN FOR HOWELL; ROMO REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Bosetti homered [Hutton scored, Ashby scored, Johnson scored]; Bailor flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: IORG REPLACED EWING (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Stinson popped to first in foul territory; Reynolds singled to center; Cruz walked [Reynolds to second]; Bochte tripled to right [Reynolds scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts homered [Bochte scored]; Blue Jays Manager Roy Hartsfield ejected by HP umpire Dale Ford; Stanton walked; WALLACE REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Stein walked [Stanton to second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Mariners 9. BLUE JAYS 9TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); Upshaw flied out to center; Carty doubled to right; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Carty to third]; Hutton homered [Carty scored]; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 9.

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