Brilliant pitching by Tom Underwood extended Oakland's scoreless streak to 29 innings as the Blue Jays beat the A's, 4-0. It was the lefthander's first A. L. win.

The Jays scored a run in the first on a leadoff double by Rick Bosetti and single by Willie Upshaw. Bosetti singled in another run in the third and Bob Bailor delivered two runs with a double in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Blue Jays 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 4 6 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Bosetti cf 2 2 2 1 1 0 .287 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Bailor 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .290 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Upshaw lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 Perez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carty dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Page lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .245 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233 Hutton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .318 Ashby c 2 1 0 0 0 1 .111 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .292 McKay 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .103 Staggs 3b,2b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .353 Gomez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Essian c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .212 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dilone rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 4 9 Totals 23 4 6 4 6 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 11,339 Left on Base: A's 8, Blue Jays 5 DP: A's 3, Blue Jays 0 Errors: McKay Doubles: Essian (4), North (4), Bosetti (7), Bailor (5) Caught Stealing: Guerrero (3), Bosetti (2) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (3), McKay (2), Bosetti (1) GIDP: Carty (2), Hutton (3), Mayberry (5) Hit by Pitch: Ashby (1,by Broberg) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Broberg L(4-1) 4.2 5 4 4 3 1 0 20 1.89 Lacey 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 1.96 Heaverlo 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 2.55 Totals 8 6 4 4 6 4 0 33 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood W(1-3) 9 5 0 0 4 9 0 35 3.38 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 9 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Broberg (2) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied out to center; Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor was called out on strikes; Upshaw singled to center [Bosetti scored]; Carty grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Upshaw out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander struck out; Guerrero singled to left; Revering struck out; Guerrero was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Hutton grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Staggs struck out; Essian doubled to center [Essian out at third (center to third)]; On a bunt Dilone made an out to catcher; Miguel Dilone called for interference; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay walked; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [McKay to second]; Bosetti singled to center [McKay scored]; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bailor flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards flied out to center; Page walked; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to left; Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero reached on an error by McKay; Revering singled to center [Guerrero to second]; On a bunt Staggs singled to third [Guerrero to third, Revering to second]; Essian was called out on strikes; Dilone struck out; North flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby was hit by a pitch; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Gomez grounded out (second to first); Bosetti walked; Bailor doubled to right [Ashby scored, Bosetti scored]; LACEY REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Upshaw struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Page was called out on strikes; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry struck out; Hutton walked; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Revering popped to catcher in foul territory; Staggs walked; Essian flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); McKay popped to third in foul territory; Gomez walked; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gomez to second]; Bailor walked; Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); North doubled to right; NEWMAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Newman flied out to center; Page popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: PEREZ REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 3B); STAGGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Carty singled to left; Mayberry grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carty out at second]; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alexander flied out to center; Guerrero was called out on strikes; Revering walked; Staggs walked [Revering to second]; Essian forced Staggs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 4.

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