A two-run homer by Edie Murray in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Orioles to a 3-2 triumph and ended the Red Sox winning streak at seven. Pinch-hitter Carlos Lopez opened the ninth with a bloop single to center. After Ken Singleton sacrificed, Murray unloaded.

The first Red Sox run came in the second on consecutive singles by Carlton Fisk, Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson. Singleton's homer tied it for the Orioles in the fourth. The Red Sox took a 2-1 lead in the seventh on an RBI double by Frank Duffy. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .205 Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .308 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .370 Harlow rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .314 Lopez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Singleton lf 2 1 1 1 1 1 .344 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Murray 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .253 Hobson dh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .290 May dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Duffy 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .300 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 10 Totals 30 3 8 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 10,023 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Orioles 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Smith Doubles: Duffy (1) Home Runs: Singleton (3), Murray (5) Stolen Bases: Bumbry (5) Caught Stealing: Belanger (1) Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley 7.1 6 1 1 1 4 1 27 4.71 Burgmeier L(1-1) 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 6.00 Totals 8.1 8 3 3 1 4 2 32 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(3-3) 9 7 2 2 3 10 0 36 3.61 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 10 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy struck out; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry stole second; Smith popped to third in foul territory; Harlow flied out to left; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled to right [Fisk to second]; Hobson singled to left [Fisk scored, Lynn to second]; Evans struck out; Duffy singled to second [Lynn out at third (second to third), Hobson to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to right; May was called out on strikes; DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson struck out; Remy was called out on strikes; Rice walked; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Bumbry lined to center; Smith flied out to right; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow flied out to left; Singleton homered; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May singled to right; DeCinces flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans struck out; Duffy grounded out (second to first); Burleson reached on an error by Smith [Burleson out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to right; Belanger lined into a double play (second to second to first) [Dempsey out at first]; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1. RED SOX 6TH: Remy was called out on strikes; Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith flied out to right; Harlow flied out to center; Singleton walked; Murray lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to center; Lynn struck out; Hobson walked; Evans singled to right [Hobson to third]; Duffy doubled to left [Hobson scored, Evans to third]; Burleson was walked intentionally; Remy grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: May flied out to left; DeCinces was called out on strikes; Dempsey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. RED SOX 9TH: Hobson struck out; Evans flied out to left; Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: LOPEZ BATTED FOR HARLOW; Lopez singled to center; Singleton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Lopez to second]; Murray homered [Lopez scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 3.

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